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Old 04-19-07, 09:24 PM
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I've been here a long time, and honestly by this point expected a lot more ads so I am ok with whatever makes this site run. But I don't think I have ever clicked an ad. Now I know back when I used to buy things online I did use ref. links a lo, but I don't spend money online much anymore.
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Old 04-19-07, 09:38 PM
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The ads within the posts are really annoying to me also.

The ads between the first and second post were fine though.
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Old 04-19-07, 09:47 PM
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It's worse than that, folks. They are investigating the use of software which actually inserts advertisements into the posts as text, posing as the writings of the actual user, and indecipherable to the outside user. I'm so outraged that I plan to cool my temper with a nice refreshing bag of Bando Brand Potato Chips.
Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
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Old 04-19-07, 09:48 PM
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I've been here a long time, never complained about ads, but these new ones suck!!!!!!
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Old 04-19-07, 10:29 PM
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One more "This is awful" vote.
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Old 04-19-07, 10:43 PM
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I pray to god that Miss Peach doesn't get wind of this.
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Old 04-19-07, 11:06 PM
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I pray to god that Miss Peach doesn't get wind of this.
Looks like you don't have to worry about him / her coming back:

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Old 04-20-07, 12:36 AM
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I find the ads within the posts less intrusive than the ones in-between the messages. It's easier to read posts continuously rather than having breaks like that. Besides, I think it looks tidier (e.g., no huge "dead space" for a tiny ad in the middle of the screen).
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Old 04-20-07, 01:11 AM
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The new ads suck.
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Old 04-20-07, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Eplicon
I find the ads within the posts less intrusive than the ones in-between the messages. It's easier to read posts continuously rather than having breaks like that. Besides, I think it looks tidier (e.g., no huge "dead space" for a tiny ad in the middle of the screen).
Ditto
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Old 04-20-07, 01:40 AM
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I am sorry to say it but...This is absolutely terrible!!

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Old 04-20-07, 06:07 AM
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Maybe it's my browser (Safari 2.0.4), but if a post begins with a quote and contains an ad, they overlap, making a chunk of the post pretty much unreadable. It's incredibly annoying.
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Old 04-20-07, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by maxfisher
Maybe it's my browser (Safari 2.0.4), but if a post begins with a quote and contains an ad, they overlap, making a chunk of the post pretty much unreadable. It's incredibly annoying.
I agree, but it's not just your browser. It's happening in IE as well.

Another "these suck" vote.
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Old 04-20-07, 06:30 AM
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I'm all for ads if they keep us free here (although I would pay a small amount to be premium/ad free).

However, I strongly think the ads need to be completely outside of individual posts, or at least clearly marked as ads and separated by a line of some sort. I'm with Miss Peach on that.
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Old 04-20-07, 06:50 AM
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This is crap, please change it back!
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Old 04-20-07, 07:17 AM
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Another vote for these suck, go back to the way it was.
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Old 04-20-07, 07:28 AM
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I noticed this as it happened to me just now.

I don't mind the ads BETWEEN posts, but this crap of interjecting them INSIDE the posts really throws off the flow of reading the posts.
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Old 04-20-07, 07:58 AM
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Old 04-20-07, 08:02 AM
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Yeah, this is pretty crappy. Do these ad companies just sit around thinking of new and exciting ways to annoy potential customers? I'd gladly pay a yearly fee to Geoff to avoid seeing ads in the forums if this is the direction we're heading.
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Old 04-20-07, 08:08 AM
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Edit : I love DVDTalk.
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Old 04-20-07, 08:17 AM
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Note that it's against the TOS to run an adblocker at DVDTalk.
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Old 04-20-07, 08:19 AM
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Old 04-20-07, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by UncleGramps
Yeah, this is pretty crappy. Do these ad companies just sit around thinking of new and exciting ways to annoy potential customers?
Not at all. Just yesterday I was sent a survey from an Internet marketing company asking about these ads.

How do you feel about in-post advertisements?
  • Slightly outraged
  • Moderately outraged
  • Very outraged
You see, if a particular campaign scores in the "slightly outraged" category, it's deemed a success.
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Old 04-20-07, 09:22 AM
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They are actually covering up part of the first post in this example too:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=498088

This is not a good road to head down.
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