Someone with a connection to a supplier or product that posts very flattering things about the product, trying to push people to buy it.
Are these forums filled with shills?
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Someone with a connection to a supplier or product that posts very flattering things about the product, trying to push people to buy it.
Shills are people planted to sell a product on a forum like this.
I dont really see that many and the ones I do are fairly easy to spot and quickly dealt with by the mods.
I find post count and join date to be a handy tool sometimes but like its been mentioned above it isnt an absolute by any means.
I've seen people whove been here two months who thought they were experts and people that have been here 4 years who are admitted noobs.Without holding an actual conversation with someone its hard to tell how much experience they might have or what background they are drawing on.
I dont really see that many and the ones I do are fairly easy to spot and quickly dealt with by the mods.
I find post count and join date to be a handy tool sometimes but like its been mentioned above it isnt an absolute by any means.
I've seen people whove been here two months who thought they were experts and people that have been here 4 years who are admitted noobs.Without holding an actual conversation with someone its hard to tell how much experience they might have or what background they are drawing on.
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I was a lurker for three months and my husband for five months before we joined. 
I was a lurker for three months and my husband for five months before we joined.
You also average some 100 posts a day! That's dedication!
Yep, right up until you reach the whopping total of 5 posts... Then you can be a social butterfly pretty much everywhere but the classifieds and a few other vendor/supplier/moderator only spots. Only two more to go!
I also lurked for a while before finally joining today. I was completely confused
LOL..i actually posted i think 2 other times somewhere else. I figure if i'm going to understand this..i need to get on and look around and then saw the new members sticky note
Yeah I was a lurker for awhile. I just joined in December. I'm no expert but not a noob either. I know enough about vaping to be asked to work for a local vape shop that I now work for. Honestly love this forum I have learned so much about vaping from here so I finally just joined.
Ive been here for 3+ years and have been lucky enough to be a vendor (no longer thanks to the F.D.A) and attend several of the larger vapemeets and I still learn something new at least on a weekly basis.
Plus Caridwens avatar has REALLY nice ankles
Plus Caridwens avatar has REALLY nice ankles
Need to post 5 times, wait a bit, then you can post in most places. Classifieds take more and coops take verification.
I am always leery naming a vendor, juice or hardware because of peeps thinking I'm one but I'm truly not. I am, however, extremely grateful that I stumbled on a super one for all of my needs.... and first time out yet... beginners luck I guess. Anyway, so much so, that I wrote the vendor telling them how grateful I was and briefly gave my story in that email to which I got a very appreciative reply... which goes to show why I feel so lucky finding them. I'm trying to say... sure some might sound that way but they might just be so happy and grateful like me. (Notice I didn't name anyone?) ;-)
I have been vaping for a year after 22 years of smoking. I am so happy it so easy for me to quit after YEARS of trying and failing. This is the best thing and so misunderstood!
I joined ECF in April, around the same time that I began vaping. I have a particular interest in cartotanks, so I tend to offer advice more so in that niche of vaping. I also try to help new vapors from my experience of first using the cigarette-sized batteries, eGo sized batteries, and then on to the larger advanced personal vaporizers or mods.
If it appears that I push a particular product or vendor, it is because I have had a very positive experience with that product or vendor. I have no business ties to any vendor that I may promote.
I make a personal attempt to explain vaping jargon in a way that new people coming in can understand. I also like to include images in my posts, as I feel this greatly assists in their understanding. Including links to helpful information or to vendor websites helps, too, as not everyone is internet savy to do this on their own. My overall intent is to help fellow vapors to stop smoking and to make their initial experience into vaping as simple as possible.
If it appears that I push a particular product or vendor, it is because I have had a very positive experience with that product or vendor. I have no business ties to any vendor that I may promote.
I make a personal attempt to explain vaping jargon in a way that new people coming in can understand. I also like to include images in my posts, as I feel this greatly assists in their understanding. Including links to helpful information or to vendor websites helps, too, as not everyone is internet savy to do this on their own. My overall intent is to help fellow vapors to stop smoking and to make their initial experience into vaping as simple as possible.
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Yeah I smoked new ports for 13 years. So grateful that I tried vaping again. It's the only thing that helped me quit. Now I am no longer getting bronchitis twice a year!
Been vaping just over 1 month. My brother has been vaping for quite some time. Between picking his brain constantly and researching both here and other sites..I feel I'm pretty damn knowledgeable doesn't hurt that in 30 days ive managed to spend a small fortune on pv's and tons of accessories.
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doesn't hurt that in 30 days ive managed to spend a small fortune on pv's and tons of accessories. Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2
Honestly I've been lurking and YouTubing for all the information I needed ever since I started. Also have been using blogs like vapingguide.com for other things. I recently registered simply because I wanted to be part of a community after months of trying different things. Whether you started one month ago or years ago, input is input........
Plus I wanted to increase my post count so I can buy here
Plus I wanted to increase my post count so I can buy here
OMG! Me too!! I was getting it 3-4 times a year and my doc said " Look..are you trying to get Emphsyma? Cuz you're getting there..One of these times you are going to get Bronchitis and it will be just that!" I have had it once since i quit but i am around diesel fumes and i think so much damage has been done from all the times i have had Bronchitis that the " protection" in my lungs is gone
Yeah, my doctor has been trying to get me to quit for years. My doc always told me to at least stop while I had bronchitis cuz it would speed up the healing but of course I never listened. I was coughing up a lung and more but still smoking a cancer stick.
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