A Shill Thread is a thread that is started with a post that is praise, thanks, or a recommendation for a certain provider for reasons of self-interest, personal benefit, or out of friendship or loyalty. Starting a new thread with a Shill Post is not allowed by TER because such threads are considered extra "advertising" above and beyond what each provider is allowed each week.
Shill Threads are not allowed, and will be removed.
Mini-Reviews posted according to the Posting Guidelines are not considered to be Shill Posts.
Responses to a current thread that refers to a provider with positive comments about that provider is okay, as long as the comment is pertinent to the topic at hand.
My post was informational. I had never seen the provider before, I am not her friend, I don't have any self interest, could not benefit, and I have only seen her once. Further, unlike other providers who are allowed a fairly constant stream of advertising, she doesn't advertise on this board at all.
How does my original rejected post constitue a Shill Thread as it does not fit any of the criteria you mention?
Even more ridiculous is accusing me of being a shill, then starting a thread, "Who is the provider of the week?" and then allowing people to post the same type of information I did originally.
How does the "Provider of the Week" thread you started NOT constitue a series of shill threads?
It was actually a fat finger, I inadvertently hit enter and it posted. The moderator apparently allows error posts, but thats about it. I tried to post a previous explanation, but the moderator, for reasons known only to him, thinks it is a shill.
We can have this converstation ad nauseum if you wish. You are incorrect in all your assumptions and thinking.
My job is to merely enforce the rules TER has set down and I am doing just that. Whether you agree or not doesn't really matter. Whether you agree with provider of the week or not, again, doesn't really matter. I suggest we move on and let the board flow, okay? We are boring the rest of the good folks here with this conversation. I consider this matter closed and you should as well.
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