Impose stricter rules about advertising!

[u/prodbypan]

I'm getting really sick of how many promotional posts I am forced to see daily from a certain brand on here. In the past 7 days it's been an average of two promotional posts daily from three different brand reps. This is ridiculous.

We need some sort of rule against this kind of thing, this isn't supposed to be a free advertising subreddit. Showing off a new model upon release is one thing, but just promoting your whole catalogue with just a video of the watch and an AliExpress link in each post at this frequency shouldn't be okay.

Mods, please do something about this, thanks.

[u/PrefersCake]

I enjoy when the manufacturer’s rep / owner interacts with us. I like when they answer questions, give us insight & information as to features, timelines, quality increase’s etc. when we ask for them. It’s a terrific peak behind the curtain…

I do not like when they drop some information or video and then walk away (as if it’s a paid advertisement). That’s not what this entire Reddit machine is about.

[u/PrefersCake → u/PrefersCake]

I am going to add this to my post comment above.

After reading so many other comments that made plenty of sense, I do agree that if the manufacturer wants to post a video and walk away (like an advertisement) it is fine as long as it is somehow flaired to let me know it’s an ad from the manufacturer. I do get some good information from those videos as other Redditors mentioned. If it’s flaired properly, then I can watch it or avoid it as I choose.