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It's an implicit form of negative advertising, which is rarely noble or "gentlemanly". I think most people would be disgusted if a politician started running ad
by rm999 14y ago
It's an implicit form of negative advertising, which is rarely noble or "gentlemanly". I think most people would be disgusted if a politician started running ads about how healthy he is when his opponent is in the hospital. This situation is similar: while the sites are touting themselves, it's the obvious contrast they are creating that makes it negative.
- jiggy2011 14y agoNot sure, I think if a politician had health problems that could affect his ability to govern it would be legitimate for his opponent to point that out. If I ran a hosting service with better uptime than amazon I'd sure as hell let people know too.
- protomyth 14y agoPoliticians would wish their opponent a speedy recovery after their morning jog[1], like a website might say it won't take advantage of another's situation by writing a blog post with a link to the competitors problems[2] and pointing out some other competitor is acting poorly. 1) or tennis on The West Wing 2) I do believe their post is in good faith, but I spent a chunk of my life dealing with politicians and I think seeing the gears makes one a bit cynical
- OzzyB 14y agoI want to give your brain a hug.