I understand your reasoning, Jen, but I can also see Anton's point. It is a bit of a double standard, and it certainly wouldnt stop the more unscrupulous merchant from saying to one of his friends, "Hey, do me a favour -- post something about my new product available at X!" and so friend does, under the guise of "Wow, check this out!" -- and before long you still have a sneaky advert that came, circuitously, from the creator.

I dont like the commercial threads either, but to stop them like this seems more arbitrary than anything else.

Just my 0.02 -- which is available now for $19.95 at... oh wait. Sorry about that.

:-)

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