Why do you all disguise retailer names in your posts?

[SaraJH]

I've seen things like Bee and Queue, L1dl etc.

Is there any reason for this? Do posts get rejected if you enter the actual brand name?

Thanks

[Aberdeenplotter]

Sara, try typing in J*E*Y*S fluid without the asterixes and see what you get.

[SaraJH]

Hmmm, it seems very random, I can happily type Suttons Seeds but not Be n Q.

[SaraJH]

***** fluid
B&Q

[SaraJH]

Hmmm, how odd!

[SaraJH]

Homebase
Pound Land
B&m

[Bal]

Lidol aldi B&Q ***** fluid they all work for me

[Bal]

Oh no they don't !

[veggiechicken]

Its free advertising - so if some sort of search engine wanted to know how many times L1dl had been mentioned, they'd miss it, Its a game really.
The Jayes thing goes back years, before my time, and I've no idea why. Four letter words are asterisked out too.

[SaraJH]

Lidl
Aldi
Tesco
Morrisons
Asda
Lidl

Apologies, I'm just experimenting

[SaraJH]

So, ignoring the duplicate of Lidl, I have 3 x 4 letter brands, all of which have been 'accepted'

[veggiechicken]

They'll all be accepted except J*yes!

[SaraJH]

Perhaps we should have a st1cky ...... post of what is accepted and what is not?

Apologies if this already exists.

[veggiechicken]

Its easy, its just J*yes and (bad language) 4 letter words!

[SaraJH]

Its easy, its just J*yes and (bad language) 4 letter words!

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding but my four letter retailers are not being changed to asterisk names e.g.

Lidl
Asda
Aldi

Why do people disguise these retailers?