Ads are bull**** - BigBlueBall

This topic has 12 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 22 years, 6 months ago by angels fury.

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August 28, 2003 at 8:48 pm #12407

Me604
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YES THEY ARE

August 28, 2003 at 8:54 pm #91089

Charles
Member

This post is pointless, can we have a moderator remove it? Everyone already hates ads. But the software producers need the ads for profit. Use an ad blocker or get over it. Someone lock this or remove it.

August 28, 2003 at 8:54 pm #91093

darkc0ne
Member

yes, we know this.Jeff needs a way to pay for this site.You only get 2 or 3 so chill out.
edit: gah 3 tenths of a second.o yeah and caps make you look dumb,read this and see how much the forum members hate caps https://bigblueball.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5993

August 28, 2003 at 8:57 pm #91095

Me604
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lol go ahdead remove it dont matter i just dont like ads =) i know ads = money but oh wells..

August 28, 2003 at 9:03 pm #91088

Charles
Member

Well let’s say you make a website, and you have spent about a year into making it. You bought a server, pay for DSL with a static IP and own the domain name. With the server alone, you are set back a couple thousand dollars. You pay $90 dollars a month for DSL w/ static IP. Wouldn’t you put up some sort of ad to cover your cost? If not, do you charge for your site?

August 28, 2003 at 9:03 pm #91090

IndyTone
Member

Good job detective.

August 28, 2003 at 9:06 pm #91094

Me604
Member

GOOD POINT but i dont want programs that i install that has VERY ANNOYING SPYWARE its okay if there is ADS POPPING when i goto a site but i dont any ad-ware in my computer

August 28, 2003 at 9:09 pm #91092

shifter
Participant

Me604 – I think its time you went ahead and had a look at the BigBlueBall’s Forum Policies and Posting Guidelines. Thanks.

August 28, 2003 at 9:33 pm #91091

Someguy03
Member

Me604, there was no point to making this topic.

August 28, 2003 at 9:48 pm #91086

Jeff Hester
Keymaster

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by Me604

GOOD POINT but i dont want programs that i install that has VERY ANNOYING SPYWARE its okay if there is ADS POPPING when i goto a site but i dont any ad-ware in my computer

Me604, I won’t tolerate any ads that install spyware… PERIOD. So we agree on that point. That’s why you’ll never get an ad like that on this site.

September 2, 2003 at 12:25 am #91096

angels fury
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some off topic posts are intresting..at least they provide interest and actually get a response whereas i seem to get little response to my postings.

“o yeah and caps make you look dumb”

i disagree with that. while having all caps constantly is annoying in the instracne it was used here it emphaized anger and frustation. It was apporriate.

September 2, 2003 at 2:17 am #91087

detn8r
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Alright, I had to bring up a point here. As much as I agree with removing the pop up for the ads, but I have a problem with what their ad-ing. According to the Forum Policies, Bigblueball doesnt support the following:

Jeff, as cool as that ad is, the general information people ask may end up turning bad. Someone may ask for a yahoo booter, a crack, ware, whatever, and the google ad will pop up whatever their looking for.

Maybe you should look into another choice for ads.

September 2, 2003 at 4:27 am #91085

Jeff Hester
Keymaster

Detn8r, actuallly there is nothing illegal about creating or selling software to keep track of usage on your own computer, which is what those programs advertised are for. While I personally don’t condone them, some people feel it helps them keep their spouse or children accountable. What our forum policies do not allow is sharing programs that allow you to install like a trojan on a computer that is NOT your own, for purposes that are clearly suspect.

If you ever find something that you feel is truly illegal, please report it to Google by clicking the small “Ads by Google” link in the lower right corner. This lets you report the specific ad(s) in question.
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