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Arbee

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I hope SA are paying s...loads for littering this site with LABS ads, because apart from hitting the site's page loading times it's IMHO completely over the top. Please be aware some of us are not SA fans, no matter how much hype and Internet celebrity they have.

In fact, Mike please remove me from the VI Control database (that's a formal request to no longer show me as one of registered users count to prospective advertisers), sorry I'm out.....

Edit: so we're clear, I have no affiliation whatsoever with any developers
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yeah those ads overstep the mark - might be fun for a couple of seconds but ruins the "watchability" of the site
 
It's a teaser for the new Spitfire epic, ultra-modern, and innovative Myspace Alternative Vintage Collection, a completely new, never before seen, curated, bespoke artisan collection featuring only the finest of London's <blink> tags, and modeled after the priceless vintage leds on outboard gear similar to that seen at Air Studios, featuring exquisite binary articulations of "present" and "absent (on the very edge of non-presence!)," with a portion of proceeds gifted to prestigious seizure prevention organizations. (That, or there's quite a bounty for new opt-ins?)
 
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How dare they advertise their free samples that they used to give 1% of their profits to charity from, but now continue to do so, but pay it themselves.

I get your point, you don’t like the flashing, but wow, flashing really triggers you to leave the database? Isn’t that a little over the top? But if you’re reading this message, the flashing is probably no longer on your screen anyway, as you immediately scroll it off your screen! That seems a less drastic remedy, no?

Aesthetically, I agree - I think it doesn’t look great, but given it’s purpose, I’m going to give them a pass, and just shrug, ‘whatever’.

Can we move this straight to the drama zone now?
 
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Garry said:
How dare they advertise their free samples that they used to use to give 1% of their profits to charity, but now continue to do so but pay it themselves.

I get your point, you don’t like the flashing, but wow, flashing really triggers you to leave the database? Isn’t that a little over the top? But if you’re reading this message, the flashing is probably no longer on your screen anyway, as you immediately scroll it off your screen!

Aesthetically, I agree - I think it doesn’t look good, but given it’s purpose, I’m going to give them a pass, and just shrug, ‘whatever’.

Can we move this straight to the drama zone now?
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Garry, the fact that I'm able to respond means my account is still active for now. Your response itself is a great way to amplify my reasons for deciding this forum is no longer for me. Move this thread to the drama zone? Really? And re SA, have you ever heard of "societal marketing"?

Anyway, best wishes to you Garry, whatever your own aspirations may be for being so prolific at VI-C :thumbsup:
 
Arbee said:
Garry, the fact that I'm able to respond means my account is still active for now. Your response itself is a great way to amplify my reasons for deciding this forum is no longer for me. Move this thread to the drama zone? Really? And re SA, have you ever heard of "societal marketing"?

Anyway, best wishes to you Garry, whatever your own aspirations may be for being so prolific at VI-C :thumbsup:
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use the ignore function rather than leave - it is the saving grace for being online
 
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Move this thread to the drama zone? Really?
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Yup, precisely where it belongs: along with, 'ooh, Spitfire's email wasn't a mistake', and 'ooh, Spitfire's 'pro' isn't really 'pro' is it', then this, 'ooh, Spitfire's banner is too flashy' will sit just perfectly.

However, since any replies (including this) only serve to promote what is an utterly pointless thread, this will be my last comment on it. But before I go, I have to at least snigger a little at your melodramatic exit, "Take me off the database", only to be followed later by you still reading and checking said forum and posting, "you didn't take me off yet, I can still post?". Oh please!
 
I guess if you really aren’t a fan of said company, or are even prone to loathe them, then this ad campaign might be a slice of over-the-top hell. I never thought of it that way before.

I’m not of that opinion, but do want to express continued support for Mike - however he chooses to generate revenue for the upkeep of this site. Pleading guilty to being click-bated here (or is it baited?), I am nevertheless reminded of how many times I get information from this forum which is paid for and maintained by someone else.
 
There are different approaches in marketing on how to get people to know your product and advertise it best.
But I guess it's (just) an "experiment" to see weither or not more people are actually clicking on such ads here and end up downloading (though of course, as it's free, I think everybody clicking will download it anyways).
And even though some people will get tired of seeing it, it's undeniable that you at least are more likely to see the flashing ad with huge letters over some static non changing ad. This thread is proof enough for this I guess...

When I look at the top of this site right now I get the "AizerX - Modern Designer Toolkit" ad as a banner and the LABS ad smaller on the top right corner. Even when trying to concentrate on the AizerX ad, with the LABS thing flashing all the time I at some point end up looking at the LABS ad...and even when completely not interest in the thing or the company (wich I am not in this case, as I like Spitfire and their labs) I'd (and I just say the majority of people here too) end up clicking it just to see what this annoying ad could actually be for...so mission accomplished by the marketing team.
 
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