How do you differentiate ads? What is commercial? If you don't want to read a post, no one is forcing you to. Generally, promo's are going into the Showcase forum. The Mike stuff is as much to show off M3 as it is to show off the vendor's product. Many times the vendor is asking for advice, not showcasing. I do like the idea of a discount given in teh Product Showcase forum though. But that's because I'm a cheap bastard with too little cash to get what I want. However, that said, it should be up to the vendor, not a 'sity policy. It's a shame the 'sity doesn't have product specific coupon coding available. Then the merchant could run a promo based on the coupon number given in the Showcase.