http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-63345 pam Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:29:31 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=742#comment-63345 A little follow up on this: Another writer I know got in touch with the provider that bashed me for asking about comps. The provider offered that writer a comp. I should have been angry, but I just laughed and laughed and laughed when the writer told me. A little follow up on this: Another writer I know got in touch with the provider that bashed me for asking about comps. The provider offered that writer a comp. I should have been angry, but I just laughed and laughed and laughed when the writer told me.

]]> http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-63335 ian Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:56:50 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=742#comment-63335 great post Pam, it's a tricky line indeed. great post Pam, it’s a tricky line indeed.

]]> http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-58715 Marilyn Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:05:04 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=742#comment-58715 If there's one thing I'd never worry about with you, it's integrity. If there’s one thing I’d never worry about with you, it’s integrity.

]]> http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-57676 Lori Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:47:55 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=742#comment-57676 I think the former "legitimate journalist" is pompous, arrogant, and judgmental. The fact that s/he used the term "legitimate" makes me want discount him/her to begin with. Was this person a former travel writer? Probably not, since presumably they'd otherwise know better. Did s/he work for a publication that paid for all of expenses? If so, s/he should get off the damned high horse. The fact that you disclose that you've received comps or not allows us to make our own judgments about how you review an item. The fact that you're willing to give less-than-glowing reviews of things you've seen/received for free tells me that your integrity is intact, thank you very much. I think the former “legitimate journalist” is pompous, arrogant, and judgmental. The fact that s/he used the term “legitimate” makes me want discount him/her to begin with. Was this person a former travel writer? Probably not, since presumably they’d otherwise know better. Did s/he work for a publication that paid for all of expenses? If so, s/he should get off the damned high horse. The fact that you disclose that you’ve received comps or not allows us to make our own judgments about how you review an item. The fact that you’re willing to give less-than-glowing reviews of things you’ve seen/received for free tells me that your integrity is intact, thank you very much.

]]> http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/10/20/playing-for-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-57437 Mindy Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=742#comment-57437 You? Lack integrity? That's just ridiculous. You are only abusing comps if you promote something bad just because you got something free. As someone who has spent many a night in a complimentary hotel room, every one of those suppliers knows that comps don't = business...it is PR and they're rolling the dice. You? Lack integrity? That’s just ridiculous. You are only abusing comps if you promote something bad just because you got something free. As someone who has spent many a night in a complimentary hotel room, every one of those suppliers knows that comps don’t = business…it is PR and they’re rolling the dice.

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