MrPhil Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I've recently started seeing a number of topics started along the lines of "This is a really nice shop. Is it osCommerce?". Although I can't prove anything, matching up names of posters (which suggests a location) and the location of the shops, it appears to me that site owners may be registering here just to put out the name of their shop in public (as advertising). They know full well what powers the shop, but have hidden it so that they can ask with a straight face. Usually the poster has only 1 or 2 questions, which leads me to believe that they registered specifically for this. Do others get the feeling that this is going on? Are there any policies on this forum to prohibit such activity? If no one can prove this is going on, should such topics be isolated anyway, in their own little area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I pretty much just ignore those threads. They are very anoying though. If people want to advertise, then do so.If you are this sneaky with this kind of thing, how sneaky are you in running your business? JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥toyicebear Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Just report them as spam to the moderators Basics for osC 2.2 Design - Basics for Design V2.3+ - Seo & Sef Url's - Meta Tags for Your osC Shop - Steps to prevent Fraud... - MS3 and Team News... - SEO, Meta Tags, SEF Urls and osCommerce - Commercial Support Inquiries - OSC 2.3+ How To To see what more i can do for you check out my profile [click here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Well, without going to the competitors' cart support forums and looking around to see if they're advertised over there, too, I guess I can just ignore them. I wonder if I google for their domain name if that will be a good way to easily catch them? If they're really blatant about it, I'll report as spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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