Long white space at top of forums

[pacerron]

Might have no bearing on the issue here, but I can tell you guys this much...online and television advertising in any form, rather than making me want to buy something, always makes me loathe and detest the advertiser in general. Was watching "Jeopardy" recently and as they cut to a commercial break, Trebek told the viewers "and now you can enjoy watching these commercials..."

YEAH, RIGHT !!! I always have and always will go out of my way NOT TO PATRONIZE ANY ADVERTISER who chooses to interupt in any way what I want to view. ALWAYS. Do the morons who cram advertising down the viewer's throats really think the crap they are trying to make us buy appeals to us because of their tactics?

Totally agree.
This morning they injected a video at the top of the white page part that couldn't be skipped for 15 seconds and then it took more time to really quit.

Don't the administrators of this site know that a large number of the folks
live out in the country? Many places, including mine, don't have broadband cable internet available. The old copper phone lines are full of static from mice building in the up boxes at each residence and splitting box along the way and usually don't even meet the FCC standard for voice communication. The alternative I use, and I'm sure many others do, is expensive Satellite service. It is not near as fast as any city cable broadband service and has MB daily use limits that are eaten up by the crappy advertising.
As JD Green said above, forcing ads on us turns us off. I never had anything against Cub Cadet, never owned one, and have known people that do. The recent game on this site of adding a link to them every time someone innocently adds the words Lawn Tractor has turned me off to them. I don't want people to think that I endorse Cub Cadet in any way, because I don't.
We realize the site has to be paid for by advertising, but subtle advertising will keep the TBN market base growing rather than shrinking it.

 

[smstonypoint]

YEAH, RIGHT !!! I always have and always will go out of my way NOT TO PATRONIZE ANY ADVERTISER who chooses to interupt in any way what I want to view. ALWAYS.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch" goes the old saying. The resources to provide television and radio shows, and internet forums such as TBN have to come from somewhere. I don't expect the administrators to provide TBN out of the goodness of their hearts.

Presumably, the TBN administrators want to maximize their profits by choosing the optimal advertising strategy. Too much intrusive advertising will limit TBN visits and potential ad revenue: too little advertising forgoes potential ad revenue. I hope they find the optimal strategy.

Steve

 

[jmurray01]

As the advertisement for that certain blue pill says if lasts for over 4 hours call the Doc.

ken

I sure hope my Google search for "blue pill" didn't bring up what you were suggesting! :shocked:

We have enough of that in the Good Morning thread :laughing:

 

[Ibrahim]

The ad takeovers were removed. It was a malfunction or something by the ad server, and we took them out entirely. We hate those type of intrusive ads, especially when they have nothing to do with tractors.

Check the other threads in News/Feedback and you can report if any more of them are popping up.

 

[JDgreen227]

The ad takeovers were removed. It was a malfunction or something by the ad server, and we took them out entirely. We hate those type of intrusive ads, especially when they have nothing to do with tractors.

Check the other threads in News/Feedback and you can report if any more of them are popping up.

Thank you for the efforts made to solve the issue.

 

[jmurray01]

Seconded! I haven't had any problems today.

 

[Muhammad]

Fingers crossed... I think we may have found the culprit. Of course, as soon as I post this we'll probably see the problem come back. :laughing:

 

[pacerron]

Fingers crossed... I think we may have found the culprit. Of course, as soon as I post this we'll probably see the problem come back. :laughing:

Thanks for working on it. Let's see what happens if I type I need a new lawn tractor.

 

[pacerron]

Fingers crossed... I think we may have found the culprit. Of course, as soon as I post this we'll probably see the problem come back. :laughing:

See my test below your post. You flunked again.. pointrol.com is redircting to http://www.cubcadet.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10051&catalogId=14101

 

[jmurray01]

Fingers crossed... I think we may have found the culprit. Of course, as soon as I post this we'll probably see the problem come back. :laughing:

No doubt :laughing: