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Offline franksolich

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Skins's island turns away advertisements
« on: June 23, 2011, 04:18:56 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=437x3325

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joeglow3 (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-20-11 04:27 PM
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Are any ads turned away?

I ask this as I love to tool around the site over the lunch hour at work. My boss will occasionally stop over and ask questions. He does not care, as it is over lunch. However, he did mention today the big freaking dildo being advertised on the page when he stopped over. And, despite the ad, it is not very "discrete."

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EarlG ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jun-21-11 04:00 PM
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1. Ads are very occasionally turned away

I think we're keeping the one you're talking about though. Sorry about that.
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2011, 04:21:02 PM »
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EarlG ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jun-21-11 04:00 PM
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1. Ads are very occasionally turned away

I think we're keeping the one you're talking about though. Sorry about that.
DU's advertisers sure know their target audience.
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2011, 04:58:54 PM »
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-20-11 04:27 PM
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 ----today the big freaking dildo being advertised on the page when he stopped over. And, despite the ad, it is not very "discrete."
Is someone selling pictures of Tony Weiner??
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2011, 06:21:47 PM »
Hey, I thought they had to accept all ads? if not then why don't they turn away all the Republican ads I see? obviously I enjoy seeing those ads and find it amusing, but I know people at DU have complained about them in the past and they were told there's nothing that could be done about the ads, so which is it?
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 06:52:18 PM »
They seem to have different ad placements managed by different companies - They are stuck with the Google Ads, but I'm pretty sure the 'Advertise Liberally' Block ads can be messed with.

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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 09:24:58 AM »
The admins keep giving vague answers to this complaint.  "You'll have to seek a third-party solution, I'm afraid."  Whatever the hell that means.  I think it means they're trolling for donations, so as to make the ads disappear.  I know they have a shop to run, but isn't this the sort of sleazy business practice they decry?  Reminds me of $kinner, when announcing a DUer's death, remarking that donations could be made to supplement the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, or DemocratsBuriedAlive. 

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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 09:56:11 AM »
The admins keep giving vague answers to this complaint.  "You'll have to seek a third-party solution, I'm afraid."  Whatever the hell that means.  I think it means they're trolling for donations, so as to make the ads disappear.

That's exactly it.
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2011, 10:06:08 AM »
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EarlG ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jun-21-11 04:00 PM
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1. Ads are very occasionally turned away

I think we're keeping the one you're talking about though. Sorry about that.
That ad must be paying out for them. Maybe they should add some for Cheetos.
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Re: Skins's island turns away advertisements
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2011, 10:35:16 AM »
I had to go over to see what they were talking about. 

 :lmao:

Directly under the ad for the dildo is for;

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