"Hall of Shame" discussion thread

[spinynorman]

@CRX

I have always wondered how do people get all these lights for free, are there lists to sign up to, do they ask directly or get asked?
I have offered a couple of times and never heard back, I think they fear what I would do to their product :laughing:

You reviewing some of the lights that come through this place would be like having Mozart review a Miley Cyrus album.

[Lightbringer]

@spinynorman

You reviewing some of the lights that come through this place would be like having Mozart review a Miley Cyrus album.

“It needs more cowbell…”

[Angler]

Add ‘genstattu’ to the list.

3 different people in recent weeks here only to post references to this brand.

[raccoon]

dentrangtrihanoi.vn = spammer

[eebowler]

@Ronin42

zanflare has a shill feeling bike light thread in non commercial.

looks like there in cahoots with huntking to me.

I agree. It certainly looks like huntking is directly connected to zanflare… All posts except one are connected to them. THUMBSDOWN

[DavidEF]

@zak.wilson

Of course, I’m not a neutral observer here. I like writing reviews, and I mostly like the free stuff (I’m still not sure what I’m going to do with that Wuben T102, which has about the worst firmware possible).

Give it to me! :innocent:

[Suncoaster]

Yep, looks like huntking is a zanflare shill account.

[MRsDNF]

halolily17 is spamming for Cosmo.

http://budgetlightforum.com/user/24115/my-posts

[raccoon]

@MRsDNF

halolily17 is spamming for Cosmo.

Cosmo is just ledflashlighting.com, which is #1 on the Hall of Shame list.

[MRsDNF]

Figures.

[raccoon]

lighting.philips.co.in = spammer

[jack-bkk]

@jon_slider

Massdrop. They coordinated 6 “reviews” by people who got FREE lights, to appear simultaneously for the Brass Tool

Giving free lights to “reviewers” is a typical way to enroll an individual to promote a product while bypassing the Commercial forum.

imo, “reviewers” who get free lights should post in the commercial section.

Real reviews should come from people that PAID for the light.

+100000000000000000000

[atbglenn]

@Lightbringer

@spinynorman

You reviewing some of the lights that come through this place would be like having Mozart review a Miley Cyrus album.

“It needs more cowbell…”

You asked for it

PROCOL HARUM - Whiskey Train

[rdoc613]

Guys, let’s respect Sb’s wishes and keep the discussions to PMs or another topic. No offense intended.

[atbglenn]

@rdoc613

Guys, let’s respect Sb’s wishes and keep the discussions to PMs or another topic. No offense intended.

None taken

[wle]

i think zanflare is hype-y and spammy feeling, at least the bike light and who ever they’ve got pushing that thing

wle

[Phlogiston]

I’ve just seen Zanflare pushing one of their lights on a thread where someone was asking for recommendations, and that feels borderline to me.

I feel that people asking for recommendations are looking for ideas from real users like them, rather than manufacturers pushing their stuff. The manufacturer’s vested interest in getting sales makes me nervous in that scenario.

[Mike_C]

@Phlogiston

I’ve just seen Zanflare pushing one of their lights on a thread where someone was asking for recommendations, and that feels borderline to me.

I feel that people asking for recommendations are looking for ideas from real users like them, rather than manufacturers pushing their stuff. The manufacturer’s vested interest in getting sales makes me nervous in that scenario.

I always hit the “mark as spam” button on those kind of posts.

[clemence]

@sb56637

mankerlight.com

Manker already very popular lately, why and how they did the spam?
Sorry, can’t resist not to ask.

- Clemence

[stephenk]

@CRX

I have always wondered how do people get all these lights for free, are there lists to sign up to, do they ask directly or get asked?
I have offered a couple of times and never heard back, I think they fear what I would do to their product :laughing:

Just PM the vendor, and ask. It helps if you can show examples of previous reviews. Some prefer new reviewers to review lower cost products first, and if they are happy, then they will allow you to review higher priced products. They also like it if you are on multiple forums (e.g. BLF, CPF, Reddit), post videos (YouTube), and are on multiple social media platforms. I’ve never had any issues from vendors with any negative comments in reviews, though I try to word things politically e.g. if a light overheats in 30secs, recommend it for “experienced users” who can manually step down, rather than complaining too much about poor heat handling.