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| marantzo |
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| I'm in favour of ads like the ones gromit describes. I know how my finances have been crushed in the last six months so I'm sure others who were not in a position to worry much about the dues in the past have also taken a big hit. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:16 am |
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marantzo wrote: I was just thinking of Bobby Kennedy this morning and how that assassination most probably kept the US in such a sorry state as far as wars, international respect, and some very pathetic leadership, and that maybe Obama after some forty years would achieve what I think Bobby would have.
Though I appreciate the fact that Bobby Kennedy's assassination was a genuine tragedy, and even suspect he would have made a very good president, I was never a Kennedy fanatic--even JFK--and found Bobby to have a too-brash, too-narcissistic personality for my taste. I never felt one-thousandth the feeling for him that I do for Barack Obama. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:17 am |
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Good to hear from gromit and Gary about their opinions on ads. I have given much thought to the matter since last year and have found any number of sites which feature discreet ads.
I'm in favor of discreet ads and have confidence in Lorne, etc. to ad them to our site in such a way that they are not disruptive. And ANYTHING to avoid all the carping. We had enough trouble with this when the economy was flush...what will it be like now? |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:23 am |
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I wasn't even thinking of that, but you're right. Two of my stocks have gone in to extreme meltdown, while another pair had good 3Q results and would have gone up under normal conditions, but couldn't get any traction in this financial bloodbath.
Here's a film site with some simple ads lining the bottom of the page, barely noticeable.
http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=208178#208178
Maybe others have other examples.
I seem to remember Lady W. providing a link to a sample site with ads(?) |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:27 am |
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chilly posted some sites.
Yeah - Gary and gromit, I'm in meltdown mode myself. I just hope it doesn't get worse. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:30 am |
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gromit wrote: As for seagull, I found him annoying and obnoxious, seemingly coming from that older (read: younger) internet, where anonymous people insult each other and act brash.
Odd. We all saw his picture on one of the avatars, and he wasn't THAT young. carrobin would know, I guess. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:56 am |
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gromit wrote: .....let me take this opportunity to ask about adding discreet ads at the bottom of the site in order to pay for this place.
Quote: PS. I hate ads, and it's one of the reasons I don't watch Tv or read magazines..... |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:57 am |
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| I started out thinking Seagull was a troll then retracted my position. He was touchy, he wouldn't let an argument go, he had to have the last word. In other words, he fit right in. But he's gone and what the majority around here wants is the way it should be, so I won't argue the point. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:41 pm |
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marantzo wrote: Billy, I think it was your over the top vilification of Clinton and anyone else who challenged Obama that was the cause of those contentious posts, not your enthusiastic support of Obama.
Damn right. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:44 pm |
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marantzo wrote: I'm in favour of ads like the ones gromit describes. I know how my finances have been crushed in the last six months so I'm sure others who were not in a position to worry much about the dues in the past have also taken a big hit.
I agree. The examples of such ads we looked at a few months ago were discreet, and I think we can live with that. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:49 pm |
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| Thanks, Lorne. I think you made the right decision. He was given every possible chance to continue here, and he finally just blew it. Someone who only comes here only to try to bait people and pick arguments just doesn't belong. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:52 pm |
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| I really meant to have just one "only" in that last sentence. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:29 pm |
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The internet is full of ugly, scapping forums, I'm sure Seagull will find one where he feels more at home.
I don't now what type of force Marc Campbell is or even if he's a force for the good, but there's no denying that he is a force. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:32 pm |
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| The internet is full of ugly, scrapping forums, I'm sure Seagull will find one where he feels more at home. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:38 pm |
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