No, I'm endorsing a stop-shoving-ads-in-my-face-or-I'll-stop-visiting-your site policy.
B > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bob Sullivan > > 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. > > -- > 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.
