Looks like the forums got hacked again?

[VirtualLarry]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2043579

 

[allisolm]

No. Those are advertising posts approved by Anand.

 

[moshquerade]

Why was it locked then?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Why was it locked then?

probably because not all the mods were aware of what they were...

 

[KeithTalent]

They are automatically locked and not open for posting.

KT

 

[WelshBloke]

Sorry Sponsored Post is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her.

🙁

 

[guyver01]

No. Those are advertising posts approved by Anand.

very bad format of post. looks like a spammer.
no indication that's it's a sponsored poster, or approved ad.

 

[allisolm]

very bad format of post. looks like a spammer.
no indication that's it's a sponsored poster, or approved ad.

Maybe they will read your post and decide on a different format. It's similar to this: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2027874 in Hot Deals. Mods have nothing to do with them.

 

[Soundmanred]

I just read another one and it really does come across as spam.
Pretty sad...

 

[Greenman]

I just read another one and it really does come across as spam.
Pretty sad...

It is spam, but it's paid for spam, that makes it alright. It's a pretty good idea really, we can't block it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

This is kinda, odd... Why not just put actual ads on top of posts or something? I mean, not right in the post body, but above the table, and maybe one below, have it rotate. If it looks like spam nobody will actually click on it.