Jim Bauder wrote:
> However, to mention that a car is for sale or that a particular
> corporations products worked for me, should imply some
> impartiality! If it does, we should say so, hence the NFI. If on
> the other hand my brother-in-law is offering the car for sale or
> owns the corporation than that "may" be different and probably
> is!
Except, Jim, that is not the example I gave. I stated that NFI should not
be used when it relates to particular discount savings or similar
circumstances where the customer benefits financially, irregardless of their
intentions. I have to disagree with Randall though, about the circumstances
of NFI, I believe any financial gain is motivation enough to recommend a
supplier and therefore NFI should not be used in such posts.
I am not saying that people should not post recommendations, people should
not tack on a nearly useless acronym as a disclaimer just because everyone
else does in their posts. Sure passing on information about a car, or a
particular eBay auction, is a clear case of when the person posting probably
has absolutely no financial interest and wants to see the car or rare part
go to a good home. Agreed. When you're profiting in any aspect of a
transaction, you have motivation to be positive about the business you dealt
with and the products you received. 20% off on parts on a $600 order is
quite a bit of money... and I know some of you place much larger orders than
that at a time.
So in summary, I just wish for people to be more judicious in their use of
NFI as a financial disclaimer.
Kai
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