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I know the site has to advertise and all but isn't advertising a religion the bounds of trying to convert people? Is that really OK for curse to throw at folks on an MMO forum? That opens the door for any kinda of religious advertisement rite? I have no issue with Mormons, I just don't agree with that on the front page. Well I also wouldn't agree with an army recruiting banner either so maybe its just me. What do you think?`
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Thread: Mormon.org on the front page.
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2011-02-20, 03:57 AM #1Titan
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Mormon.org on the front page.
"If you want to control people, if you want to feed them a pack of lies and dominate them, keep them ignorant. For me, literacy means freedom." - LaVar Burton.
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2011-02-20, 04:04 AM #2I am Murloc!
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I agree. An MMORPG forum is not a good place for any religion to proselytize, even if they are paid ads.
For one, I would say that most people on this forum aren't in the market for a new one. (Or one at all.)
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2011-02-20, 04:05 AM #3Warchief
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The ads aren't chosen by MMO-Champion; oftentimes they're dictated by your previous surfing history. If you don't like an ad, report it and move on.
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2011-02-20, 04:06 AM #4Pandaren Monk
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Well here in the US we have something called freedom of religion so I don't see the problem with it, if you don't agree with it, and will not convert for sure, then why do you care?
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2011-02-20, 04:07 AM #5Stood in the Fire
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no halmotors... im getting them to and i have not done anything mormon related i assure you
I don't really care what you call me, you can even call me cold...
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2011-02-20, 04:07 AM #6Mechagnome
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Almost half the adds on this site are dictated upon what you have either googled, or what sites you have visited recently...
For me, I get adds about Newegg.com and other Computer-related website.
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2011-02-20, 04:07 AM #7Banned
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Google is responsible for the ads. Not MMO-Champion. If you don't like an ad, report it. If you don't like ads at all, get AdBlock for FireFox.
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2011-02-20, 04:08 AM #8The Insane
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Couple problems here:
Originally Posted by Blackarthas
Not everyone is from the US
The owner of this site is not a US citizen, iirc
Free of speech stops when you go to a privately owned forum, ie mm-champion forums.
Freedom of speech isn't a "say anything anywhere!" clause like people think it is, especially online...
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2011-02-20, 04:08 AM #9Warchief
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Sorry, but that's the way it works. Blame Google Analytics. Originally Posted by Godshot
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2011-02-20, 04:10 AM #10Data Monster
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If you don't like a type of ad, go here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences
Then you can configure the ads to your heart's content.
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2011-02-20, 04:11 AM #11Field Marshal
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Lenscrafters. The last time I looked up anything related to glasses is...oh wait, never. Do not understand x.x
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2011-02-20, 04:12 AM #12Titan
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Im not looking up a trip to barbados or mormon porn let me tell ya... HA! Originally Posted by Shuckless
Ty Simca for the info"If you want to control people, if you want to feed them a pack of lies and dominate them, keep them ignorant. For me, literacy means freedom." - LaVar Burton.
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2011-02-20, 04:13 AM #13The Patient
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Generally these adds are based on stuff you have recently Googled.. When I purchased my Toms, I had Toms adverts for a couple weeks. When I purchased my Fred Perry polos, I had Fred Perry adverts for a couple weeks.
Have you Googled anything related to Mormonism in the past few weeks?
"The Reggae Shaman"
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2011-02-20, 04:15 AM #14Banned
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The most hilarious thing was I saw a Christian Dating site while on a porn site.
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2011-02-20, 04:17 AM #15Pandaren Monk
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I thought everyone was using Adblock Plus and NoScript these days. If you aren't, you should.
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2011-02-20, 04:19 AM #16Field Marshal
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Yeah I thought Adblock Plus and NoScript were more common than this! You mean there are ads on this web site? Huh.
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2011-02-20, 04:20 AM #17Herald of the Titans
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Post this in the Suggestions and Feedback forum.
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2011-02-20, 04:22 AM #18I am Murloc!
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And at the risk of being devil's advocate, you're hurting MMO's revenue while doing that. (Incoming "LOL CURSE PAYS THEM U STUPID DUMBASS SUCK UP") Originally Posted by Jon
Whitelist certain sites. I do it for MMO-C and other favorite sites of mine while leaving it alone otherwise.
Either way, it's just an advertisement. The way I look at it is I'm bombarded with this crap while on television, yet I don't call the network and complain - why should I complain to Curse or MMO?
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2011-02-20, 04:26 AM #19Field Marshal
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Originally Posted by Kaneiac
Except on the TV you can't install a add on to your cable box that removes commercials. I am all for adblock and No script.
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2011-02-20, 04:26 AM #20The Patient
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How on earth are u hurting mmo's revenue? I disabled the ads because i didnt plan to buy anything they advertised, no matter what it was, so no matter if the ads were there or not, they wouldn't gain anything. Originally Posted by Kaneiac
EDIT: and ur not complaining to curse or mmo, they're not responsible for the ads, they sell adspace and while im not sure i guess they get paid no matter if people disable they're ads or not.
