[quote="benyeats"]
Correct. However it would be better to report the post to a moderator (even yourself as you are a mod iirc) and get the post taken down or contact the poster, no points for spotting an obvious clay model.
Ben
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I didn't really see anything 'bad' about the post, apart from the incorrect statement (the link in the signature is another matter and Richard was on the case), so I couldn't justify it's removal. His use of a non de plume, which is quite common on here, was only mentioned to show that it wasn't a dumb blonde posting.
I only corrected it as it then led into an article about the initial development of the X-Bow, which I don't think had been mentioned before, and to show that it wasn't a clay model of a forthcoming version.
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and the fact you had noticed identical posts on other fora ? I agree nothing bad about it save the advert and it being bollocks as an excuse to post an advert, but yes apart from that a valuable contribution. To be clear I don't think any bad can come of your post as it was in response to a load of bollocks / an advert but I think as a forum we should be capable of devising a more elegant riposte to such posts !
part at the end wasn't necessary, but on the other hand, he was right about the facts and if someone posts a load of crap because they haven't taken the time to become informed on the issues they're posting about, it's totally fair and appropriate to point it out.
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