rogerd - 12:53 am on Mar 11, 2005 (gmt 0)

<takes off limbo disguise>

In the early days of a forum, a little seeding is acceptable, in my opinion. For an established forum, I'm less fond of a manipulative set of posts like this.

Having said that, I think it can be useful for an admin or mod to introduce a topic, or comment on an existing topic, using a different identity if the topic is controversial in some way. Sometimes you may need to make a point or bring up a subject without the full weight of "this is the forum owner speaking..."

The practice described, though, seems less honest and more manipulative.