I have noticed alot of people who have lost some weight begin to use this forum like thier own personal ads...

It may seem harmless to the person doing it but you are making financial gain of of pushing a product, and using your own success as proof. Your sleeve was the success.

I wish the owners and moderators AND members were mroediligent in making this a taboo thing to to...

I saw the "ads" too. I agree with pookeyism. I think if you suggest something because you use it as a total consumer ( no way attached to the company or making money off it), I think it's great to hear a tip. If you ARE attached to a company or making money from it, then I question why they are posting about it. Just saying....

use theight begin tois forum like thier own personal ads...

Pookey

i saw that post too - thanx for writing a note

kathy

There have been at least three this morning - from two people.

One of the most important things we need to do is get away from bad habits - and the triggers and cues surrounding them - these types of "it helped me" ads were the tug in a thousand ads that pulled in millions of people. It is just too close for comfort, in aiding pre-sleeve habits. It is also unethical to treat this board as an opportunity for financial gain.

I say that, and yes, I bought a exercize DVD from a young lady on here recently - but it was being offered as she cleaned up her closet - and she stressed she never used it.

I have recommended products, too - but I do not profit from them. We have all probably recomended something, which is different.

When I see something trying to sell on this site, I hate it. I get a really bad view of that person and then I start questioning if they actually had the wls or is trying to expand their business. Those people need to get off of hear and post it where it belongs! Not here,not now. Sorry, I just had to vent. This is a great topic! Thanks for posting it!

I don't know what is supposed to happen, but I clicked on the "report" icon and wrote that this was going on.

Report it using the "report" link in the bottom of every post. That is spam and hopefully the mods will delete it and warn the poster.

Who even knows if these people lost weight or are even interested in the sleeve. It's just a way to get a free ad. They could be anyone. Nothing stopping someone from making a profile and history look any way they want it to.

Promoting products for their own benefit/sales is a direct violation of our terms of service. We try our best to catch it when this happens, but we also rely on you, our members to report the posts when you see them as well. It is difficult for us to monitor every post on every thread, so when you help us, it is definitely much appreciated.

Thank you to all of you for your support and help!