Advertising not recommending?

Many’s the time in Best Reads we point each other towards a bargain on offer by an online seller. You know the one - think river and rain forest. 

I agree i also think it is a "mod" not following other threads and then doing their "thing"with one that was noticed?

Some time ago having made a considerable saving on a car purchase I mentioned the company on here. I was puzzled as to why, a short time later, the content was removed and the explanation put forward by a mod was that it had probably been deemed as advertising.

As said by others it is unclear what the issue may be here and could be down to a misinterpretation or similar but anything that puts people of posting is regrettable.

There is another post on here regarding petrol and diesel from a particular supplier which contains various references to other suppliers and includes references to several supermarkets.... Better also give that post a wide berth from now on... 

……then there’s the name of the fuel company giving the offer which the club has promoted so heavily…

How about that 'recommendation' that appeared here on a thread for a caravan 'Hoover' which isn't manufactured by 'Hoover'. On the strength of these recommendations I went out and bought one. Not quite 'dysing' 😚 with death but I'm most disappointed with the battery which after just two years is now only good for 10 mins even on Eco mode. 

There are clearly a lot of posters who are confused by what has happened to the OP.

I think it would be useful as a teaching aid if the mod/club who changed the OP's post would state why what was written was considered as advertising and why all the above examples are acceptable and not advertising?  

Every forum I’ve ever read and used has no problem with products/services being mentioned. The difference is that advertising when it’s blatant promotion and usually for self gain is banned. 

None of the examples given, nor the OP’s mention of the boatyard, fall into the latter category as far as I can see which makes this whole issue somewhat farcical. 

Tony - might I ask, just to be absolutely clear - do you have any connection with the boat company you named or do you stand to gain personally in any way by naming them?

How would the Mod know this if he does? The Mod would presumably be just as ignorant as the rest of us.