http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_marketing
I know that the .org has a very good policy against marketing (thank god for the entrance hall!) but has this new marketing technique affected the .org?
To spare anyone from possibly reading the link, the basic jist of stealth marketing is something that may happen in the Arena.
Ad group gets an account, asks "Any good WW2 games?" and lets a discussion begin. Then, ten posts later, he inserts "I saw this <game title> what do you think?" This steers discussion into the game, and website hits.
Has this affected the .org? Are there barriers in place to prevent such user manipulation. Have you encountered this subliminal exploitation of the community?
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