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DAMN Tony Hawk Ad!!!
Argh! It keeps repeating the damn sound! Why should these damn ads have sound anyway! It is utterly annoying!
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“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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I agree! Get rid of that crappy sound bite!!
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
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Stupid ad indeed. I hate the thing already.Comment
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Yeah I was about to start a thread myself. It takes intrusiveness one level up from Ebay pop-up ads and is just too annoying.
I think these kinds of ads are completely counter-productive because they create a negative perception of the product . Ebay and Tony Hawk sure as hell haven't built their brand with me with their silly ads.
I know the owners of the site have to make money but I think they should draw the line somewhere.Comment
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DUMP TONY HAWK!!!
A user should never be forced to turn off their speakers or close an extra window. This is poor design and alienates the users of the site.
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I never had a problem whit popups but this is too much! I hate having to turn off the sound just becouse I want to visit Apolyton
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Henrik (edited April 05, 2001).]</font>No Fighting here, this is the war room!Comment
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You know some of us visit this site from work and don't want unexpected sounds.Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi Wan's apprentice.Comment
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AAAGH! It talked to me!Comment
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same song, next verse:
91 bottles of beer on the wall....Gaius Mucius Scaevola Sinistra
Japher: "crap, did I just post in this thread?"
"Bloody hell, Lefty.....number one in my list of persons I have no intention of annoying, ever." Bugs ****ing Bunny
From a 6th grader who readily adpated to internet culture: "Pay attention now, because your opinions suck"Comment
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Mark and Dan should be complaining loudly to those who provide the ads. Why? Because the repeated incidents with ads (near-pornographic banners, faulty Java, popups, and now sounds) have doubtless driven many posters to the point of either leaving the site or obtaining ad-blocking software, either of which results in a loss of revenue, the very thing the ads were supposed to provide. As far as I am aware, I am only blocking the banner at the top of the pages and any and all related pop-ups. I apologize to Mark and Dan if this is hurting their cashflow, but the ad situation has become intolerable so often that I have taken preemptive action against further incidents.
MurgatroydOne year at Apolyton with the same username and location!Comment
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Guys, I understand your frustration -- we have it as well -- but I have said the following on numerous occasions: there is nothing that we can do about it. The market is in a crunch and any advertising is what is keeping this site alive, and that is what UGO is doing. All I can recommend is to turn off your speakers or, if you can stand it almost muted, down to the lowest setting. If you would like to complain about the ad, by all means do so... numbers are a powerful voice... but please contact UGO directly.
All the "cashflow" goes to paying the server costs. Hopefully the market will improve in the coming months.
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Dan; Apolyton CSComment
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Actually I have never seen that ad other than during those two hours that this thread was assambled in.
I think they removed it after that time...No Fighting here, this is the war room!Comment
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How do we contact UGO? Please provide an email address for them. Thanks.Comment
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Please visit UGO's website at <A HREF="http://www.ugo.com" TARGET="_new">www.ugo.com</A> to obtain contact information.
Thanks, folks!
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Dan; Apolyton CSComment
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I agree, but Gamestats require the site it hosts to run these adds, Mark and Dan can do northing about it.Comment
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