"AMD's role in Stealth Viral Marketing - Q&A" source ABT link inside

[dma0991]

I thought everyone knew this? Surely you didn't figure this out only just now?

It is so cute when the young ones realize for their first time that I am the puppetmaster, the grand daddy of viral marketing coordinators.

Its all true to, every bit of it. In some circles there are folks who consider 9/11 to be my best work. But I consider the gulf of tonkin to have been a far more challenging project. Still though, success was mine, as is always the case.

Wait till you see what I masterminded for you all this autumn, bought and paid for by global corp, naturally. :sneaky:

 

[AdamK47]

This just in: nVidia has apparently been strong-arming websites to take down articles that are unfavorable to their products.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=348417

 

[Idontcare]

This is all true. The liberal infractions IDC lays down on me are just to keep up appearances, but I'll never be perm-banned as long as the royalty cheques keep rollling in.

That reminds me, the new ABA routing number for "donations" to operation "free speech" is 043202409. :awe:

 

[f1sherman]

I was considering buying FX 8120/81250, for it's sheer exotic appeal. 2500K simply looked boring as hell.
But when I saw that AMD Reality Check Challenge, I said WTF.
Here you are treating me like a moron,
so why would I be more enthusiastic about your product then you who are obviously targeting sheeple.

So say what you want, but there's something unsettling and Orwellian about the AMD's new wave marketing.
quad for $100... My OC'd AMD FX 8150 review....The AMD Reality Check Challenge....

users blogging/posting and overclocking their new hardware like their life depended on it.

I can not quite put my finger on it, but the entire AMD's outreach to social networks is disturbing to me.

 

[Will Robinson]

We put so much effort into cleaning up this forum from this type of flame fest, can't we just lock the thread?

We all have our oppinions on certain posters. I think that I have a good feel for it, since it is my job to survey people who are consistently trying to defraud in anyway they can. I really only see two posters in this forum who appear to be paid "viral marketers", although they actually act as one, so I doubt it is two seperate people. That said, I dont' really care. If people are paid to promote a product and bash a competitor, that is their business.

I would like to avoid these very stupid conversations. I know I had the option to not click on this link at all, and I did not until just now, but it upsets me that Keys felt the need to post this. If it was almost anyone else, I wouldn't have read it, but I respect Keys. This type of post serves no good purpose, other than financially for specific companies, which none of us should care about.

Why is it that no one ever names names?
Stealthy hints and vague allusions to being "In the know" are just annoying and cheap.
Put up or shut up.

 

[ginfest]

Why is it that no one ever names names?
Stealthy hints and vague allusions to being "In the know" are just annoying and cheap.
Put up or shut up.

More trolling. You consistently show up in these threads and start throwing bombs:\
You must be emboldened by IDCs praise for your derogatory comment above eh?
Then you call this guy out for not naming names? When you know that will get the guy a vacation as it is against the rules.
Anyone that reads these forums for any length of time and notices who posts and when will know who's really trying to wreck these forums.
Do you really think no one else here reads Rage or Beyond 3D and knows why "some" folks post here the way they do?

 

[Madcatatlas]

Anyone that reads these forums for any length of time and notices who posts and when will know who's really trying to wreck these forums.
Do you really think no one else here reads Rage or Beyond 3D and knows why "some" folks post here the way they do?

I swear we must have some female teaparty members on this forum. Not that i dont like it

 

[WelshBloke]

More trolling. You consistently show up in these threads and start throwing bombs:\
You must be emboldened by IDCs praise for your derogatory comment above eh?
Then you call this guy out for not naming names? When you know that will get the guy a vacation as it is against the rules.
Anyone that reads these forums for any length of time and notices who posts and when will know who's really trying to wreck these forums.
Do you really think no one else here reads Rage or Beyond 3D and knows why "some" folks post here the way they do?

I kinda agree with Will though.

If you have names then you should inform the mods and leave it to them, if you have vague suspicions then keep them to yourself or sort it out in PMs.

This whole innuendo and suspicion thing really isn't good for the forum or a great way to sort things out.

 

[bryanW1995]

I suspect that was the intent, but that's not how it played out, at least as far as the infamous Rollo was concerned. As I recall, here's basically what happened:

1) It was revealed that Stealth Marketing was occurring. Immediately many people didn't like the concept mainly because it seemed underhanded and made people suspicious of other Members recommendations/advice.

2) Before this, many people(myself included) were already very puzzled/suspicious about Rollo. He always had strange and unique "problems" with ATI Cards that mysteriously all disappeared when he switched to Nvidia Cards. Not only once, but 2 or 3 times he claimed to have tried differing ATI Cards and have the same strange issues with them. With that "experience" he constantly went from thread to thread repeating his claims and recommending an Nvidia Card despite no one else experiencing those problems and most website Reviews recommending otherwise.

3) AEG/Stealth Marketing by Nvidia revealed and Rollo insisted he was not involved. I don't recall how long his denials went on, but it seemed like a long time then, but many people suspected he was involved as that was the only explanation for his odd posting. IIRC though, others were exposed who were thought to be Nvidia Fans, but certainly not with the kind of stories being spread by Rollo. These outed AEG members beared the brunt of criticism while Rollo continued on and the suspicious members constantly followed him around raising their suspicions he was involved devolving thread after thread into giant cluster****s. People were Banned for not letting it go and devolving threads into huge flamefests over the issue.

4) Again my memory is a little sketchy, but it seemed like this went on for months, although it may just seem that way due to the sheer volume of discussion on the matter. Regardless, it was eventually revealed that he was indeed part of AEG. Given all the drama that had ensued during the whole thing, this revelation caused its' own ****storm and damaged the integrity of the whole Forum. IIRC, it took a few days after this to finally Perma-Ban him.

AEG/Stealth Marketing: Like said earlier, a lot of people didn't like the idea of it from the moment they heard of it. Rollo was the sum of all fears in that respect and he really tainted the concept so badly that even the accusation of it occurring causes a furor. See this thread for proof.

Don't forget the part about how NV convinced Anand to let Rollo back onto the forums, but he went back to his old ways and was finally perma-banned. Again. Allegedly for really really good this time.

Rollo was totally different/normal in pm's. Apoppin and I have discussed this several times, I think that was actually my biggest concern with Rollo in fact. It was clear that he wasn't some blind/crazy fanboy like wreckage, but a normal and even intelligent person who simply chose to be a douchebag. And then he kept making that same choice every day for years and years, and in fact he's still doing today on other forums.

 

[bryanW1995]

whoops...

 

[badb0y]

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[chimaxi83]

I may be completely off base here but I don't think he was addressing you. Personally I like your posts and I think your one of the more level headed people here.

Yea, I think he meant Brian, as in Brian_S, as in Rollo. I think. lol

 

[blackened23]

Yea, I think he meant Brian, as in Brian_S, as in Rollo. I think. lol

Yeahhh I don't think he was referring to you Bryanw, your posts seem level headed from everything i've seen

 

[ZimZum]

Yeah, I assumed he was referring to the guy who keeps getting banned and claims to be Rollo.

 

[thilanliyan]

nm

 

[bryanW1995]

lol, got it. I never saw the brian_S posts, though I saw IDC mention that he had outed another of rollo's accounts. I'll go delete the post now.

Sorry Creig.

 

[Creig]

Sorry, I've been around these forums for so long now that I forget that not everybody knew that Rollo's supposed real name is Brian. aka Brian_S aka Rollo aka Jethro_Bodine aka dozens_of_alt_accounts_so_he_can_sneak_back_into_forums_he's_been_banned_from.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Sorry, I've been around these forums for so long now that I forget that not everybody knew that Rollo's supposed real name is Brian. aka Brian_S aka Rollo aka Jethro_Bodine aka dozens_of_alt_accounts_so_he_can_sneak_back_into_forums_he's_been_banned_from.

Yep, very true.

 

[Dribble]

So, what about this bloke:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2217355

New joiner, same thread with the AMD bulldozer pr line on about 10 forums:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32938993&postcount=187

Is he for real?

 

[Arkadrel]

So, what about this bloke:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2217355

New joiner, same thread with the AMD bulldozer pr line on about 10 forums:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32938993&postcount=187

Is he for real?

This is actually the first post Ive seen in this thread, that actually supports anything at all.

That does look suspicious to me.

11 forums with same account name, makeing a new tread about *his* benchmarking.
I doubt most *normal* users would do something like that.

 

[Idontcare]

So, what about this bloke:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2217355

New joiner, same thread with the AMD bulldozer pr line on about 10 forums:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32938993&postcount=187

Is he for real?

This is actually the first post Ive seen in this thread, that actually supports anything at all.

That does look suspicious to me.

11 forums with same account name, makeing a new tread about *his* benchmarking.
I doubt most *normal* users would do something like that.

Guys, this is dangerous thinking, we aren't the "conform with what we think *normal* users would do" police. That kind of thinking would have people who lap their CPU's labeled with suspicion, etc.

If you have a suspicion that an individual may be up to something questionable we strongly encourage you to report the member/activity by reporting their post and let the moderators perform some due diligence without making people guilty until proven innocent.

Let's see a show of hands for everyone that wants to unwittingly become part of a witch-hunt? What's that, no hands? No one wants to descend into mob rule?

Well, good then, we all understand each other.

Please don't do what you did above, it is a poisonous way of thinking that not any one of us wishes to find ourselves at the other end of.

Administrator Idontcare

 

[sandorski]

Guys, this is dangerous thinking, we aren't the "conform with what we think *normal* users would do" police. That kind of thinking would have people who lap their CPU's labeled with suspicion, etc.

If you have a suspicion that an individual may be up to something questionable we strongly encourage you to report the member/activity by reporting their post and let the moderators perform some due diligence without making people guilty until proven innocent.

Let's see a show of hands for everyone that wants to unwittingly become part of a witch-hunt? What's that, no hands? No one wants to descend into mob rule?

Well, good then, we all understand each other.

Please don't do what you did above, it is a poisonous way of thinking that not any one of us wishes to find ourselves at the other end of.

Administrator Idontcare

I'd just add: If that's AMD Viral Marketing, it's so tame as to be non-alarming. As long as the information is accurate anyway.

 

[Idontcare]

I'd just add: If that's AMD Viral Marketing, it's so tame as to be non-alarming. As long as the information is accurate anyway.

:hmm: Your defense of indefensible acts of suspected viral marketing is not what a *normal* user would do, the cloud of suspicion has now drifted over you...:sneaky:...can you account for your whereabouts on the eve of rollo outing himself as FredGamer?

What's that? You can account for your whereabouts? I see then...that's exactly what I'd expect from someone who was guilty! Only a guilty person would have such a handy alibi!

LOL. Its fun to joke about it but the sad thing is you know there is someone out there right now reading my post here and thinking to themselves "yeah, I was thinking the same thing, he's obviously covering for something here, get'em boys!". That makes this a LOL-sigh.

 

[sandorski]

:hmm: Your defense of indefensible acts of suspected viral marketing is not what a *normal* user would do, the cloud of suspicion has now drifted over you...:sneaky:...can you account for your whereabouts on the eve of rollo outing himself as FredGamer?

What's that? You can account for your whereabouts? I see then...that's exactly what I'd expect from someone who was guilty! Only a guilty person would have such a handy alibi!

LOL. Its fun to joke about it but the sad thing is you know there is someone out there right now reading my post here and thinking to themselves "yeah, I was thinking the same thing, he's obviously covering for something here, get'em boys!". That makes this a LOL-sigh.

I was having a Beer at AMD HQ. Nothing to see here. :hmm:

 

[AdamK47]

Guys, this is dangerous thinking, we aren't the "conform with what we think *normal* users would do" police. That kind of thinking would have people who lap their CPU's labeled with suspicion, etc.

If you have a suspicion that an individual may be up to something questionable we strongly encourage you to report the member/activity by reporting their post and let the moderators perform some due diligence without making people guilty until proven innocent.

Let's see a show of hands for everyone that wants to unwittingly become part of a witch-hunt? What's that, no hands? No one wants to descend into mob rule?

Well, good then, we all understand each other.

Please don't do what you did above, it is a poisonous way of thinking that not any one of us wishes to find ourselves at the other end of.

Administrator Idontcare

Yeah I agree, these Internet forums are real serious business and it's very dangerous to be posting things like that. It can lead to bannings, infractions, and some really hurt feelings.