Hi Paul.
People from all walks of business join in and participate in this bustling, infromative forum. Most follow what moral business props would usually do and that's introduce themselves and sort of 'lay low' for a while as they gain comfort with the forum.
The network marketing opportunist though, employs a different tack. Sure, we all respect their enthusiasm of the product, but the promotion of same seems to be done so brashly and 'in your face.' To make a first post proffering all the merits of XXX and how it will help us realise our wildest dreams and give us a residual income for life, and as recently quoted, enable a person to 'retire at 25' and give us the glinting white teeth, the Merc, the Florida hioliday at Disneyland etc, etc etc, makes me go all gooey!
I know I can't recruit all my friends and neighbours, but many can. It's a case of each to their own. The primary difference is that we 'openly offer' our products/service. MLMers though, to me, seem deceitful in that they NEVER announce what the product is. It's always a 'unique/great opportunity' but you can never find out what it is until you either register your name and details or 'invite' someone to call you. What's the big deal??
Cheers, Nigel