I'm still unconvinced that he's just after search engine rankings, with enough posts in here linking back to his site or mentioning his name or synonym his own search results are going to increase significantly.

It's a common technique for search engine optimisation, I remember working with a few people who practised it, though I prefer social methods myself.

how can we combat it??

get twisted to remove all words inc. XYZ maybe?

Just help him out by making him look like even more of a tit.

Problem is, from what i have gathered, no other forum see's the industry for what it is.

Its like the bible, If someone writes it in a book, it must work.

GAng of idiots

What other forums have you experienced? Do you think people on the other forums would really buy into this guy's sales pitch?

The only real way is to delete any trace, the mere fact that the keywords are in there are proving beneficial for him, even if the content is detrimental, since nobody is really going to sift through pages of forum threads unless they are in the same position we are.

A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre , so he gave her one.

Poor Max, he ticks a few of these boxes.

Believing that you're better than others
Fantasizing about power, success and attractiveness
Exaggerating your achievements or talents
Expecting constant praise and admiration
Believing that you're special and acting accordingly
Failing to recognize other people's emotions and feelings
Expecting others to go along with your ideas and plans
Taking advantage of others
Expressing disdain for those you feel are inferior
Being jealous of others
Believing that others are jealous of you
Trouble keeping healthy relationships
Setting unrealistic goals
Being easily hurt and rejected
Having a fragile self-esteem
Appearing as tough-minded or unemotional

I think you may have Narcisstic Personality Disorder. But then a Narcissist would never admit to that.

A girl once asked me for a double entendre - so I gave her one...

Edit: just saw Shah's post also being a limey in Canada - you don't need any pu skills, an English accent and a little self confidence will do it all - I'm married and get tons of unwanted attention, Omer knows shit.

I havent, this is the only one ive been on. I do know ive seen a lot of peeps come for a short span... and leave saying

"You guys dont know shit, i came here for some magic bean, u can get em on other forums"

which leads me to the conclusion in question