chiyo - 3:47 am on Jul 16, 2003 (gmt 0)

>>This has got to be the only industry where adults tattle like children as a business practice.<<

Disagree entirely. This is a well etablished practice in ALL business, especially highly competitive business which is the case for entreprenurs here who create sites in competitive areas and try to gain an edge by SEO.

Everything from the whistleblowers at Enron, to intelligence bodies (heck the CIA, KGB, etc etc. all depends on telling tales) to millions of brick and mortar companies worldwide who will do anything to get a competitive edge to their competitors and will report then to tax, industry, professional and government authorities for practices they find out about. It's hardly childish, its business survival for many.

..And just one other competitive thing that all businesses must guard against if they are doing anything remotely under the board.

However, calling them names, as is common here, and taking a "higher moral ground" is not going to stop anybody.. Do you really think the "serious" spam reporter who does this regularly in the (often mistaken) belief that it will give them a ranking benefit, will be swayed by appeals to their ethical moral character? In highly competitive arenas like the affiliate game, good guys often come last.

It's business reality.. off and online...