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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: Promoted posts shouldn't be locked.

There are posts on Reddit that are Promoted - just ads. (This is some peasent view that you are too rich to understand)

But these ads are locked, and can't be up- or down-voted. They can't have comments put on them.
As a result, we get crap ads.

So, I think they should be under the regular rules of Reddit - up votes if good, high quality ads, and down-voted for garbage content.
And a big part of what makes Reddit great is the comments. Having comments would even make it interesting to open the ad, to see what people commented, to comment yourself.

EDIT: I think the placement of the ad shouldn't change based on the votes - they are paying to have their ad on the page regardless. But that the stats on the ad would reflect the quality of ad, and would drive traffic to interact with the ad, instead of just seeing it.

It could also lead to people sharing stories, or telling what they think about the product or service (and with Reddit's history being available, gives an idea if the credibility on the commenter).

(Sorry about the delay in replying. Its my first CMV, and I did it right before falling asleep)
gpt
Advertisers aren’t looking for interaction with their ads. They just want visibility. They don’t care if consumers actually like their ads they’re paying for people to see their ads. 

Also vote manipulation would fuck things up anyway. It would be cheaper for smart companies to pay for a low level ad and pay for upvotes to bring it to more viewers than it would to pay for guaranteed viewership.