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Re: Re: They aren't appropriate[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#10)
by Ed Foster on Sun Dec 05, 2004 at 11:24:42 AM PDT

I'll grant you it often seems incongruous that the ads are offering products from a company about which I'm reporting reader gripes. But even then, the ads may not be inappropriate for everyone who comes to the site. The ads are usually from third party suppliers, not the company itself. It's possible those third party suppliers could be a source of help for those readers who find that page because they're having the same problem readers are griping about. At least that's the theory.

I'm certainly open to considering alternatives, or getting rid of the ads altogether, so if other readers have strong feelings about this, I'd like to hear them. It's not a huge source of revenue. On the other hand, at least it doesn't require me to spend any of my time selling ads, which I don't want to do. So any suggestions would be welcome.

Ed Foster



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