Then it seems to me the obvious solution is to ban account sales, not advertising campaigns.
I have wondered why accounts are permitted to be sold since I joined here, especially ones with trust. Trust must be earned, not purchased. I would support banning account sales 100%, I do not see how that contributes to our community at all.
Speaking of trust, as of this post I do not see trust ratings displayed any more. New change?
Trust is only shown in some of the subs (where trading between members happens, I think). As far as account sales, yeah, that's a jaw-dropper, but not likely to change. I started a thread about it in the Meta section, and quickly got some red trust (later removed) from an account dealer who happens to be on default trust. <- obligatory dig.
Bitcointalk is a forum about money and anonymity, without an official set of rules. A recipe for banana republic-style corruption, and the reason why law became a thing in the first place.