So Bob W, you are actively endorsing a no win policy? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, they are offering a "free" service. > [...] >> Nothing is free. You have to pay for it somehow. > > they're not offering me a service at all. The people who use it are getting > the so-called service, but if nobody looks at their pictures because the > so-called service provider is pissing people off then nobody wins. > > B > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> George Sinos >> Sent: 25 March 2012 18:42 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior >> >> Well, they are offering a "free" service. And they do have to pay the >> bills. They aren't doing anything many other sites are doing. I agree >> that the interstitial ads are more annoying, but they are easily >> dismissed with a single click. >> >> The most annoying ads, for me, are the flash animated ads you see on >> many sites. That's a sure way to drive me away. >> >> I did sign up several years ago, but other than looking at the links >> people post here, I haven't been there for years, not because of ads, >> it just didn't fit my needs. >> >> One of the reasons I use Smugmug is the lack of ads, and their policy >> of not constantly bugging your customers with follow up emails. But, >> they have to pay the bills, too. And for that, you pay between $50 and >> $150 per year. >> >> Nothing is free. You have to pay for it somehow. >> >> gs >> >> George Sinos >> -------------------- >> [email protected] >> www.georgesphotos.net >> plus.georgesinos.com >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> >> Of George Sinos >> >> >> >> This sounds right. Every time I go to photo.net I get an >> >> advertisement that is a full screen overlay. There is an "x" in the >> >> upper right hand corner to dismiss it. They started doing this >> several weeks ago. >> >> Sounds like the problem is a side effect of this. >> >> >> >> Like all advertisements, it's annoying, but they have to support >> >> themselves somehow. >> > >> > they've been doing similarly annoying things with their ads for >> years. >> > Whether or when you see them seems to be random, but it seems to go >> in runs. >> > When you get them they are extremely intrusive, and they can't be >> > excused by 'they have to support themselves somehow' because driving >> > people away from the site can't possibly be a good business model. >> > >> > Since they started doing this I never knowingly follow a photo.net >> > link, just as I don't give time of day to chuggers, doorstep >> salesmen, >> > Jehovah's Witnesses, spammers or cold-callers. A plague on all their >> houses! >> > >> > B >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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