Free Condom Samples on a popup?

Inverse Icarus · December 13, 2002, 03:16

~~i'm going to pretend~~ i'm offended and hope this snowballs.

MarkG · December 13, 2002, 03:25

i'm happy. only CFC had condom ads until now

any screenshots?

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 03:27

Hey! You admit it! You're visiting CFC!

Where can we obtain those free samples?

Skanky Burns · December 13, 2002, 03:50

Dis · December 13, 2002, 04:21

sadly I have no use for condoms

H Tower · December 13, 2002, 04:29

maybe if i wasn't running a pop up killer i'd notice these pop ups that everyone is talking about

MarkG · December 13, 2002, 04:55

oh you're running a poup kille H Tower. you're soooo cool

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 05:18

Yeap, and I'm also as cool as him, because I don't see any pop-ups on Poly as I've had enough of them after these two latest incidents with a dialer and this trojan horse.

Harovan · December 13, 2002, 06:31

But you also prevent Apolyton to get money from the ads, which is needed to keep it running.

So cool.

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 06:39

It's so cool that no one has been listening to my several proposals of alternative income sources.

Well, I think this is getting a little too much off-topic now, so I'll rewind a little bit.

Markos, what kinds of ads aren't shown here? At lest we get ads about condoms and gambling, so I assume only sex related stuff is blocked?

VJ · December 13, 2002, 08:15

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It's so cool that no one has been listening to my several proposals of alternative income sources.

...because it sucks?

Listen, this is Dan's and Markos' site, seems to me that they have now heard your proposals
and considered them. are you claiming that you know this site better than them?
Are you saying that you have more experience on administrating? Surely they have given a thought to them.

Dauphin · December 13, 2002, 08:20

Choosing a computer gaming site to advertise free condoms seems rather, erm, misplaced.

Dauphin · December 13, 2002, 08:22

Are those horny goat weed adverts still kicking around?

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 08:38

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Originally posted by Tuomerehu

...because it sucks?

Sure, sure...

Based on what do you say it sucks?

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are you claiming that you know this site better than them? Are you saying that you have more experience on administrating?

I haven't claimed or suggested anything regarding their level of administrative skills. As for you, I suggest you go and hit your head into a wall.

Anyway, why would I suggest that? I was only raising the question that there has so far been no direct or in-direct response to the several proposals of different paid memberships and cash donations. Absolutely no response. So are youn't now jumping ahead in your conclusions?

MarkG · December 13, 2002, 08:46

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Choosing a computer gaming site to advertise free condoms seems rather, erm, misplaced.

the providers we use dont put much emphasis in audience targeting...

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Are those horny goat weed adverts still kicking around?

hmmm havent seen them lately

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Absolutely no response

on paid memberships we feel it's better to respond(and open a discussion on the issue) if and when we have some possibility of offering something like that. on donations, we have already rejected the idea several times in the past

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 09:07

Are you against the principle of receiving cash or do you feel it would mean that you would have to do something in exchange?

As for the paid memberships, it sounds quite understandable that you can't currently offer anything like that.

VJ · December 13, 2002, 09:13

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I haven't claimed or suggested anything regarding their level of administrative skills. As for you, I suggest you go and hit your head into a wall. Anyway, why would I suggest that? I was only raising the question that there has so far been no direct or in-direct response to the several proposals of different paid memberships and cash donations. Absolutely no response. So are youn't now jumping ahead in your conclusions?

Fine. Let's ignore the

-smileys and end our every sentence in

-smiley,
afterwards claiming not to understand others.

The Pioneer · December 13, 2002, 10:18

Ras, shouldn't you as a mod support Poly with all your heart?!

!

So long...

Lefty Scaevola · December 13, 2002, 10:18

"Free condoms samples IN a pop up ad"

Well, that might be adequate for most of the virtual phalluses here, but some of us require soething more substancial.

H Tower · December 13, 2002, 13:38

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Originally posted by Sir Ralph
But you also prevent Apolyton to get money from the ads, which is needed to keep it running.

So cool.

pop up killer, not blocker, the ad briefly flashes across the screen and then is no more, so technically i still viewed it. that's how i understand how it works

Rasbelin · December 13, 2002, 14:54

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Originally posted by The Pioneer

Ras, shouldn't you as a mod support Poly with all your heart?!!

Yes, that's what I'm exactly doing. Why do you think I'm asking for the option to donate cash to Poly or have e.g. premier memberships that are paid?

Well, that's the best way one can support Poly financially as pop-ups and banners don't generate that much revenue and as I have several voucher stockpiled for the Poly shop, my orders won't benefit Poly. So I'm ready to volunteer and stand up with a small donation (maybe something like 5 € as e.g. 200 members, 5 € per member, would mean 1000 €, plus taxes in Greece or Canada) or a paid membership with an annual fee of e.g. 5 €. Just trying to say that I'm supporting Poly, but I would like to do it in a more meaningful way than pop-ups windows with dialers, trojan horses, Macromedia Flash animations, etc. Do I have to start playing online gambling in order to support Poly? Apparently, so I rather abstain and suggest something that I find more suitable and efficient. And someone might see this as segregation if Poly would have paid memberships, but I would call it helping out with the bills and having an excellent service like before.

spartak · December 13, 2002, 15:12

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Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
"Free condoms samples IN a pop up ad"

Well, that might be adequate for most of the virtual phalluses here, but some of us require soething more substancial.

:LOL:

Inverse Icarus · December 13, 2002, 15:52

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Inverse Icarus · December 13, 2002, 15:53

it's flash if that matters to you.

spartak · December 13, 2002, 16:05

What else is on offer?

MarkG · December 13, 2002, 17:09

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Are you against the principle of receiving cash or do you feel it would mean that you would have to do something in exchange?

i cant accept giving the same service to some people in exchange for money and to others for nothing. or to be exact for a much much larger amount of money. each visitor right now is making some money for us, either by viewing ads, clicking on ads or buying stuff through our links. i wouldnt like the idea of a group of people contributing 100 times more $ than others....

uber, that's seems to be a RealMedia ad, shown to Americans. if you have something against condoms

you can use a special or ultra special style to avoid them.

Lefty Scaevola · December 13, 2002, 21:47

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Originally posted by MarkG
[i cant accept giving the same service to some people in exchange for money and to others for nothing. or to be exact for a much much larger amount of money.

Each of us has a different marginal utility value for a fixed sum of money, as well as for use of the site.

MarkG · December 14, 2002, 06:13

i can understand that lefty.

but can you imagine a situation where 100-200 people payed the bills for 250000?

War4ever · December 14, 2002, 19:52

again i see these samples at work but not at home, must be my COOL popup ad killer...haah..

but really mark, condom ads, are you even old enough to use a condom

MarkG · December 14, 2002, 19:59

1) i dont choose these ads one by one
2) i'm 25