I also practice such a policy, mostly. And for PESOs here, I’m way less likely to click on them if the URL includes photo.net. -T
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
