Fri-12-10-2018, 16:48 PM
(Thu-11-10-2018, 11:03 AM)Fred Wrote:(Thu-11-10-2018, 10:49 AM)Maryam Wrote: I think that, as ageneral rule you can say that when they call it a “chinese herbal cream” you can assume that it contains steroids.
Yep.
Re: "Is it worth compiling a thread with name of known scam lotions and potions?"
No it would be a bad idea, for the following reasons.
#1 Any advertising is good advertising, even bad can help the offending product/website get found.
#2 Google will start to punish us for spamming our own content, we have built up a good reputation for good reliable content and although it may seem a positive thing to list the scams it would be looked on as a swing away from what we are known for.
#3 Psoriasis Club is not a place to use for slagging off other products/websites. All members are welcome to comment on something if a question is asked such as in this thread, but we don't want to be known for slagging off other places even if they are scammers.
#4 There are far to many to list and a lot of them just change their names. There are probably more scams out there than real treatments.
#5 If we start slagging off another product/website we are asking for retaliation. This could be by an influx of spam or even a possible DDOS attack, we can fight back but we ask them to leave us alone and most do so it would be unfair to start a war.
There is one site that does list some and I think he has had a lot of hassle, it's not been updated for a while and as I'm not allowed by my own rules to post links you will have to search for it yourself or let me know and I will PM a link.
I think it's best that we carry on the way we are and let our members offer their personal opinions on a question. We are better off giving good quality information and support rather that shaming others.
I agree Fred, slagging off these so called cures could be corrosive. I have always felt a little uncomfortable watching American adverts slagging off the competition.
Information and education is king .