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Post by bdeacon on Dec 16, 2009 16:06:30 GMT -5
Great to have a message board. As with many, I am cool with having ads to pay the way...but REALLY...an ad for fake cigarettes? Now I can smoke anywhere?
Are we that hard up for ad revenues that we would sell ad space to a manufacturer of fake cigarettes on a track and field message board???
What is next?
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Post by SI on Dec 16, 2009 16:22:26 GMT -5
I think they get put up based on what gets posted here.
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jdome
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Post by jdome on Dec 16, 2009 16:36:42 GMT -5
Every time I hear about something "selling out" a little part of my soul dies inside...  Although I'm (clearly) not an admin, I assume that since this forum is part of a larger webpage, it is probably a "free" website (in the sense that the administrator doesn't pay a monthly fee for the space). The host, being a company, wants to make money, and does this by putting adverts on the free sites. If this is the case, the administrators of this specific page do not have much control over this. Either way, do would you want to have to pay a monthly fee to use this site? Thought not. If you're still mad, think about TV. You PAY for TV stations and you STILL have to watch ads which INTERRUPT the content you're trying to watch. The internet you probably (unless you live in Waterloo or are bumming someone's wireless) pay for, but you can access any number of sites, and the ads don't (on this site) interrupt you from viewing the content. They are small, ignorable and keep the site free. I'm going to be good and avoid going into a very long rant this... |
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Post by thinskinned on Dec 16, 2009 17:33:08 GMT -5
Great to have a message board. As with many, I am cool with having ads to pay the way...but REALLY...an ad for fake cigarettes? Now I can smoke anywhere? Are we that hard up for ad revenues that we would sell ad space to a manufacturer of fake cigarettes on a track and field message board??? What is next? Hmmm, I count about 4 posts in the last 3 days for you. That's 4/24= 17% of your last 3+ years on TnF, posted very resently. This one you seem a little irritated! Is that couch getting uncomfortable?  You should be in good spirits & seeking out your most patient inner being...hope all went & is well. |
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pmac
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Post by pmac on Dec 16, 2009 18:16:18 GMT -5
Great to have a message board. As with many, I am cool with having ads to pay the way...but REALLY...an ad for fake cigarettes? Now I can smoke anywhere? Are we that hard up for ad revenues that we would sell ad space to a manufacturer of fake cigarettes on a track and field message board??? What is next? *Ads by Google. (Read the fine print under every ad.) |
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leroy
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Post by leroy on Dec 16, 2009 20:33:23 GMT -5
by the looks of the link at the bottom of the page you could pay to make the board ad-free.
I dont have any problem ignoring the ads but if it bothers you that much there is a solution.
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Post by sctotsco on Dec 16, 2009 22:22:35 GMT -5
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Post by bdeacon on Dec 17, 2009 12:05:30 GMT -5
[/quote] This one you seem a little irritated! Is that couch getting uncomfortable? You should be in good spirits & seeking out your most patient inner being...hope all went & is well.[/quote] Are you implying that the searing pain from my heel is seeping into my posts? |
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dr1500
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Post by dr1500 on Dec 17, 2009 12:28:07 GMT -5
How about who cares about the ads, and why dont you just ignore them. I can't believe theres a whole thread on the discussion of ads on the site and how to block them. Come on now like really this is RADiculous stick at least some what to the subject here people.
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pmac
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Post by pmac on Dec 17, 2009 12:40:34 GMT -5
How about who cares about the ads, and why dont you just ignore them. I can't believe theres a whole thread on the discussion of ads on the site and how to block them. Come on now like really this is RADiculous stick at least some what to the subject here people. Exactly. There should be at least three threads either directly or indirectly mentioning ROPSAA runners by now. Get right on that Rismay- the lack of such intriguing topics where you can exhibit your ever-insightful logic is radiculous to say the least. |
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Post by wetcoast on Dec 17, 2009 13:09:03 GMT -5
Easy kids, be nice. Not everyone knows ALL ABOUT Google ad program. This started with 1 simple question. It is all the so-called people-in-the-know who have made this into a thread.
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cda
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Post by cda on Dec 18, 2009 14:19:01 GMT -5
How about who cares about the ads, and why dont you just ignore them. I can't believe theres a whole thread on the discussion of ads on the site and how to block them. Come on now like really this is RADiculous stick at least some what to the subject here people. Exactly. There should be at least three threads either directly or indirectly mentioning ROPSAA runners by now. Get right on that Rismay- the lack of such intriguing topics where you can exhibit your ever-insightful logic is radiculous to say the least. The doctor gets a taste of his own medicine. |
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B-rads
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Post by B-rads on Dec 18, 2009 19:52:40 GMT -5
to be honest I couldn't care less about the ads on this site, even if it was an ad for a sweatshop in India I still wouldnt give a f***
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pmac
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Post by pmac on Dec 18, 2009 20:37:29 GMT -5
to be honest I couldn't care less about the ads on this site, even if it was an ad for a sweatshop in India I still wouldnt give a f*** Really? All those crazy Indian sweatshop ads always do me in. Can't seem to go a week without being enticed into purchasing another one of my own cheap Southern Asia labour forces to mass produce any goods I need. |
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Post by coachj on Dec 18, 2009 20:44:28 GMT -5
Molt's can filter ads, I run over 200 websites and have adwords on about 1/4 of the sites and I can filter out ads that dont reflect the domain -
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B-rads
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Post by B-rads on Dec 18, 2009 23:33:10 GMT -5
to be honest I couldn't care less about the ads on this site, even if it was an ad for a sweatshop in India I still wouldnt give a f*** Really? All those crazy Indian sweatshop ads always do me in. Can't seem to go a week without being enticed into purchasing another one of my own cheap Southern Asia labour forces to mass produce any goods I need. sorry for my wording I meant a sponsor for this site that was a sweatshop in india |
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