Timeline for Should respondents make a disclaimer when recommending equipment/cameras, etc?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:44 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Apr 7, 2011 at 15:58 | comment | added | jrista Mod | @labnut: I whole-heartedly agree. Great analysis. | |
| Apr 7, 2011 at 7:22 | comment | added | labnut | I think it can be acceptable under certain circumstances: 1) it must be a direct and relevant answer to the question. 2) it may not make any claims for the product except to state that it is a possible answer to the question. 3) It must carry an explicit disclaimer. 4) The respondent must state his connection with the company. The answer fails tests 3 and 4 so should be disallowed. | |
| Apr 7, 2011 at 6:55 | comment | added | jrista Mod | Now comes the hard part. Despite the fact that the user is advertising his/her product...it seems to be a product specifically designed to solve the provlem the OP described. I would personally still disallow the answer, and leave it up to an unaffiliated person to offer that product as a solution. But is that the right solution? Should we allow such advertanswers in this one type of case? | |
| Apr 7, 2011 at 5:59 | comment | added | labnut | Yes, I think it is troubling. The name is not sufficient, there needs to be an explicit disclaimer. This is commercial advocacy which seems to cross the borderline of what is acceptable. Answering questions about the product and the company is another matter and is useful, provided there is always a proper disclaimer. I share your concern about astroturfing. | |
| Apr 7, 2011 at 4:22 | history | answered | jristaMod | CC BY-SA 2.5 |