[KLUG Advocacy] Re: And the Spam Wars continue...

Bruce Smith advocacy@kalamazoolinux.org
17 Nov 2002 09:36:17 -0500


I switched this to advocacy since this could turn into a debate.

>Okay, I don't remember if only email ads are spam, but the title was too
>cute to resist. Anyway, I thought you guys might find this site amusing:
>http://www.antiadblocker.com/

Personally I don't have a problem with banner ads, and I don't even care
if they try to force visitors to their site to view them.

I've always figured this is better than the alternative.  I don't want
to pay a subscription fee to every web site I visit for information. 
I'd MUCH rather see a banner ad on their web pages.

Popup ads are much more annoying, but I can still live with them, given
the alternative.

And for people who don't like ads on sites, DON'T GO TO THOSE SITES!!!
Or buy a subscription from sites that offer ad-free browsing for a fee.
(ala slashdot)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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