A question for the Amercian (service) men & women: ever heard of "Semper Finest" ?

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Tellos Athenaios 08:01 01-02-2012

Reason I am asking is because I received a rather dodgy e-mail requesting a link exchange with www.europabarbarorum.com to promote their website www.semperfinest.com. Then again, their website doesn't seem to have an obvious “fake” element to it: quite the contrary, in fact.

Which leaves me wondering. Usually when a dodgy SEO type decides to go spam some website admins they link to a minimal website with only minimal functions, and certainly not to something with a store and/or customer service number. The one that got closest was a fake French antiquarian based in Wisconsin who thought that broken French would add to authenticity. This is clearly something else, the blog has actual content on it with the name of one of the authors matching the name of the person who owns the semperfinest.com domain name.

Furthermore the style of the website design fits the combination of “USA”, “prepackaged”, and “budget”. So it could be they went with a budget webdesign & SEO package without knowing that it is delivered through questionable means. Therefore I am inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt and reply directly by mail to the domain owner.

But before I do so, I thought that the Americans (especially the men/women currently in service) on this board might know more. I'd be grateful for your opinion on this site, and in particular whether it is fake or legit.

(PS: SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation in case you didn't know. Sadly, often this means little more than creative ways to say particular words and their synonyms as often as possible in a given piece of text without being witty or outright (link) spamming.)

Husar 12:05 01-02-2012

Well, they have ~800 Facebook fans, ~300 Twitter followers and searching for "Semper Finest Scam" doesn't seem to bring up any complaints about them.

Not that I'm an expert but they may just be a small organization. And maybe one of them likes EB.

Tellos Athenaios 13:04 01-02-2012

Thanks for the replies!

Originally Posted by Husar:
And maybe one of them likes EB.

Somehow I don't think so:

Originally Posted by :
Dear [Sir/Madam],

We have visited your site and found it very interesting, resourceful and relevant to our business,
We would greatly appreciate it if you could provide us a link from your related web site page of PR1

https://www.europabarbarorum.com/links.html

That kind of phrasing I'd sooner associate with a hitherto unknown Nigerian prince in urgent need of funding to retrieve his heritage, than a Marine's mom, if you know what I mean?

Vuk 17:39 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube:
Huh. As someone with an irrational dislike for Marines...

Actually, my bro has this flag over his bed. :P

Centurion1 19:02 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Vuk:

Actually, my bro has this flag over his bed. :P

once again your in neither yet continually speak about how superior the marine corp is

Vuk 19:15 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Centurion1:
once again your in neither yet continually speak about how superior the marine corp is

A: Do you have to be a part of something to know that it is better? No, to say otherwise is simply arrogance.
B: Did I say that they were better than the Army in this thread? No. I posted a pro-Marine flag because GC was bashing them.
Seriously Cent, get over yourself.

Vuk 19:16 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube:
the fact that the Marines have much, much better looking uniforms True
In fact, they are under-funded, under-equipped, True
and their training is woefully outdated. I think many would disagree there.
But that is definitely not a topic for the frontroom! True

Face it GC, you just want to wear those Dress Blues.

johnhughthom 19:24 01-02-2012

Come on guys, do you need to derail a thread with this?

Tellos Athenaios 21:21 01-02-2012

@Vuk, Centurion: have either of you heard of Semper Finest before? What is your opinion on the site?

Centurion1 22:04 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios:
@Vuk, Centurion: have either of you heard of Semper Finest before? What is your opinion on the site?

It certainly looks incredibly legitimate. If it is a scam they almost deserve it quite a bit of effort put in.

I live in a navy town so the sort of care package drives that go on do tend to be Marine Corp so if I hear anything about them I will let you know.

Centurion1 22:07 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Vuk:
A: Do you have to be a part of something to know that it is better? No, to say otherwise is simply arrogance.
B: Did I say that they were better than the Army in this thread? No. I posted a pro-Marine flag because GC was bashing them.
Seriously Cent, get over yourself.

All of your comments are completely unfounded or based on a mysterious prior service friend you have.

Originally Posted by :
Face it GC, you just want to wear those Dress Blues.

Army has dress blues now too I have a pair. But yes the old greens are positively hideous.

Centurion1 22:45 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube:
Ick, no. The new blues are awful. The greens had dignity and class. Thats been replaced by a flamboyant wannabe Marine outfit. Boy am I glad I got out before they made me buy one of those.

*Although I am saddened that I joined right as the ACU became standard, and got out right before they began to phase it out. I hate ACUs.

while i disagree on blues (the covers are a thousand times superior at the least) i concur on acus. they are pieces of crap. like serously what exactly do i blend in with? they keep me cold in the winter and over heated in the summer, the velcro is crap and basically they have no redeeming qualities. I think we are switching over to multi cams though. I will get the joy of suffering through acus until i commission im sure.

Vuk 23:22 01-02-2012

Originally Posted by Centurion1:
All of your comments are completely unfounded or based on a mysterious prior service friend you have.

Army has dress blues now too I have a pair. But yes the old greens are positively hideous.

You assume too much. What I know or believe about the Corps comes from a great many sources, as I am sure any person's information on any subject. Much I learned from my father, who served in Vietnam, I have known quite a few guys who have served and whom I have learned from. I have read many things, news articles, books, etc that have added to my knowledge. I have also been to a great many military shows, talked to many vets, etc, etc. A lot of my knowledge of firearms comes from the fact that I have been shooting since I was 5 years old and probably have more general knowledge of firearms and am a better shot than many military men.
No, I was not in the military Cent, but that does not mean that my opinion is not informed, or that I have no right to have it.

There is the Army blue uniform, and then there are Dress Blues.

johnhughthom 01:26 01-03-2012

Backroom is open again for discussion of all your homo-erotic military fantasies.

a completely inoffensive name 02:09 01-03-2012

Originally Posted by johnhughthom:
Backroom is open again for discussion of all your homo-erotic military fantasies.

I have made such thread for Vuk, Cent and GC.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...s-vs-Eurowimps

Centurion1 02:19 01-03-2012

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name:
I have made such thread for Vuk, Cent and GC.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...s-vs-Eurowimps

i dont like giving comparisons and critiques between servicemen and women it isnt my place to be honest im nothing.

Mouzafphaerre 03:51 01-07-2012

They might have been a victim of phishing themselves. The email may not have come from them at all. Just a thought...

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