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Digital Solitude

Not sure if this is in the right place, but I was flicking through the forum listings today and came across the gearbest hosted forum.

Seems a bit strange that there's a link straight to them after the crap in the Chinese Android Thread last year that got them added to the swear list and made any association and links from users a big no-no.

Any explanation for this?

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Boards.ie: Niamh

You can still discuss your personal experience.

Anyone who was site banned for shilling at the time is still banned. This new sponsored sub forum does not negate the fact that those users broke site rules by shilling.

Edward Hopper

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

What's your point?

I don't know how it works but I think it involves members getting referral fees for posting bargain alerts?

If Gear best were telling members to post on Boards then its an issue.

If people were doing it on their own back then why would GB be held accountable?

They were offering rewards for people to post items on boards, encouraged people to shill and sent PM's to people encouraging them to post links and give positive feedback. Dav stated Gear best were the lowest of the low, banned any mention of them, which doesn't suggest they were an innocent party does it?

Euro signs changes everything.

Absolutely disgusted by this. Community my fu*ckin arse.

Are there any users banned during the big gearbest purge that remain banned? Presumably they'll all be welcomed back now too?

Satriale

Can we still discuss their bad aspects? Cause they can be a bit scammy. I had to do one paypal and one visa chargeback after months of being blatantly lied to and fobbed off by their appalling customer service. I had considered asking the mods on BA could i post my experience on the sticky there to warn people off.

In any case please try to get them to do a Talk to, that would be some solid gold entertainment right there, better even than the TescoMobile one. :pac:

Boards.ie: Niamh

Hands up guys, I set that sub forum up last week in Sponsored Threads and had intended making an announcement about it before it went live properly (it's to be moved) but ye obviously spotted it. As we similarly try with businesses who sign up an account to promote themselves either blatantly or via shilling, we have managed to convert Gearbest into a paying customer. Happy days.

Spear

Winterlong wrote: »

That is my point. We dont know how the shill was working and that is why people are raising this as an issue.

If Gearbest have been forced to give up the shilling, and instead do the responsible thing instead, then it looks to me that they were dealt with correctly.

Winterlong

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

What's your point?

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

If Gear best were telling members to post on Boards then its an issue.

That is my point. We dont know how the shill was working and that is why people are raising this as an issue.

Liam McPoyle

Winterlong wrote: »

But someone has to pay the shill and that someone would have been gearbeast ?

What's your point?

I don't know how it works but I think it involves members getting referral fees for posting bargain alerts?

If Gear best were telling members to post on Boards then its an issue.

If people were doing it on their own back then why would GB be held accountable?

Winterlong

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

Why?

There is a massive difference in a company paying Boards to advertise and the carry on ie shilling that members were involved in.

One is open and upfront.

The other is sneaky and underhanded.

Ye all know that anyway.

But someone has to pay the shill and that someone would have been gearbeast ?

Liam McPoyle

Edward Hopper wrote: »

Very disappointing if they really are going to accept them on boards, after the huge witch hunt that was devoted to them.

Why?

There is a massive difference in a company paying Boards to advertise and the carry on ie shilling that members were involved in.

One is open and upfront.

The other is sneaky and underhanded.

Ye all know that anyway.

Edward Hopper

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

pieces of silver

Very disappointing if they really are going to accept them on boards, after the huge witch hunt that was devoted to them.

Satriale

Whats the official line on this, only the farm takes up most of the day and in the evening i like a cup of tea, so i mightn't be able to devote all my time to the old Gearbest!

MarkR

Bit of a climb down.

Lovely Bloke

pieces of silver

degsie

Tut tut boards.ie

Gearbest: Widest selection of cool and fun gear at the best prices online.

All for a shilling!

_Tombstone_

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1757

I wanted to be first to post in it but it won't let me. Boo.

zarquon

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Not sure if this is in the right place, but I was flicking through the forum listings today and came across the gearbest hosted forum.

Seems a bit strange that there's a link straight to them after the crap in the Chinese Android Thread last year that got them added to the swear list and made any association and links from users a big no-no.

Any explanation for this?

Money talks. It's amazing how talk of morality and rightneous indignation gets thrown out the window when there is profit to be had.

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