Are these forums filled with shills?

[Johnnie Price]

I'm always going to shill what works for me. I have no affiliation with the companies that make these products; they're just what I use every day to keep me away from cigarettes.

Then again, I will also recommend devices I haven't used, if that's what people are looking for.

 

[MacSabbath]

I'm sort of an anti-shill. I haven't been vaping long but I won't hop on the bandwagon just because everyone else likes something. i made a little mini review of HHV and also my initial impressions of using a Volt e-cig and both reviews were less than stellar. They were only my initial impressions first coming off analogs. I've learned some quirks though and can appreciate both products a bit more now.

I worked in marketing professionally so I can spot a shill very easily. That's one of the reasons I am apprehensive to give positive appraisals to things just because they are popular. I have no doubt there are company employees that try to get sales in an inconspicuous way here. Marketing has no ethics or lows they aren't willing to sink too and word of mouth advertising is the #1 sales tool, so I am very apprehensive to give positive appraisals like some of the people here.

 

[Hello World]

Are these forums filled with shills?

Wherever you have vendors, you have at least some shills, goes hand in hand.

ECF rules and moderation are actually quite good clamping down on thread hijacks by agenda-laden sockpuppets too.

Some other vaping forums out there arose exclusively to bypass certain restrictions --- vendors excessively petting & stroking for biz, essentially an avenue to get around these rules ... every other topic railroaded by them.

 

[Fury83]

Some shills but mostly not.

The join date/post count thing is not always really relevant here for a few reasons. At least not when applied as an absolute bias.

1. Not everyone who vapes is initially looking to talk about it. So people like me had vaped for a while prior to joining.

2. Even after joining you don't necessarily make a lot of posts. I mostly read the vendor forums and some reviews for quite a while. Some people have to find their voice on a forum so to speak.

3. Vaping is so young and the technology/devices changes so fast...a guy who has been vaping for two months may have just as relevant of things to say about a new mod/batt/atomizer/carto/clearo as someone who has been vaping for two years.

 

[Hello World]

I even smoked while using patches and chewing the gum!

Will be the day when nic-suppositories come out ... lol

 

[Thucydides]

I'm a shill... for vaping.

 

[classwife]

I really enjoyed reading this thread

 

[PeachieKeen]

I lurked a good 5 months before joining today. You all use a ton of specialized jargon that i'm still extremely shakey on.

 

[bacc.vap]

Not filled, but there is one making his rounds right now.

 

[Idaholandho]

Been vaping for just at 2 years. Never been a social forum fan, nope not even a Fakebook account. I was in a near death auto accident and have been in rehab for my broken neck, sternum, brain, speech, balance after a successful carrer in the USMC without injury and find myself bored.
I vape, I dont smoke. I'm good at it. I know how to review juice and electronic devices if I have the itch. Guess what, I can also test drive a vehicle a couple of times and review what I enjoy and what I dont. Neat huh. I can also give you my unvalued opinion on food that I have eaten once.
I have 60 posts +-. I may never post again but I probably will. I have found that I really like Mountain Oak Vapors juice for several reasons. I hang out in the MOV thread because I have found there are some really good folks hanging there that have accepted my half baked meaningless babble.
I have learned quite a bit here and I appreciate the members. I look for info and several opinions and I have never thought that there may be "moles" with a secret handshake speaking code amongst the herd.
One of the MOV forum peeps suggested to try a new flavor. I bought it, vaped it, loved it and guess what...wait for it...wait for it...I am going to post a quick review.
I now feel like I am justifying my exsistance on this forum for the OP. I'm not.

 

[Worzel]

They should have the option for us to show male or female with our stats. That would be a big help for those offering suggestions. Some women do not want to carry huge Optimus Prime mods like some men do not want to vape what Lindsay Lohan is vaping.

 

[Trick]

some men do not want to vape what Lindsay Lohan is vaping.

Speak for yourself. I definitely want some of whatever it is she's been inhaling.

 

[Worzel]

Speak for yourself. I definitely want some of whatever it is she's been inhaling.

Ugh. I don't. That girl looks like a hot mess.

 

[JUDGMENT AFFIRMED]

What do you guys mean by shilling anyway? Is that some forum lingo I'm not familiar with?

Someone with a connection to a supplier or product that posts very flattering things about the product, trying to push people to buy it.

Glad someone with more education than I asked, couldn't find it in the dictionary.
But I haven't noticed any of that on ECF.

 

[flintlock62]

I guess it does happen sometimes. I have shot flintlocks for a long time, but only joined a forum last year.

You see people with December 2012 join dates and 3 posts giving reviews like they have been vaping for years.

 

[amyc75]

And then there's me, who only started vaping in August, but am a complete zealot and can't get off my soap box.

This is awesome. I feel the same way.