Dealers hijacking the discussions


I’m a very long term member and look at the forums most every day. I’m personally extremely irritated by dealers injecting sales pitches into the discussions which has never really been a problem before. Dealers are biased as it’s the nature of business and this is fine but I don’t go to audiogon to see shameless promotion. There’s one guy in particular that needs to go away. The fact that you’ll all know who it is says volumes about the amount of posting this guy/dealer does on audiogon. Does anyone feel as I do. Just curious.
4425

Showing 3 responses by p59teitel

The model example of appropriate dealer participation on the forums is Johnny Rutan of Audio Connection.  He only posts when someone asks for his input or is specifically referred to him, or when questions pop up about brands he carries and knows intimately.

I've yet to see him jump into any thread about gear that he does not carry to tout the brands he does carry.  That's the OP's point of contention here. 

And FWIW, I've never even spoken with Johnny.  Just my 2 cents from observing what goes on here.  
4425, I agree that shilling the products one carries by jumping into threads where the OP never asked about those products - under the guise of “being helpful” or “providing additional options” - is still shilling.

But look on the bright side - at least site management no longer allows him to post his phone number!