Hi all...
This post is primarily to address those who own or help manage this forum.
I noticed a couple days ago (when I was viewing the forum not logged in,) a post of mine that had words that were "clickable" (blue in color) that I did not create links for. Instead, they were for some ad site that I can't remember the name of and ebay.
I'm not sure how anyone else feels about this, but I object to it! In the last forum, it was simply ad pictures (sometimes flash) between the posts. That was acceptable but having a server take words that I have written and making sales links out them is not acceptable to me. The links I create are for the purpose of helping the OP's or others on a given thread. In part, I want to avoid confusion for those who would see a post. I can envision someone clicking on a link that had had something written like "PCI Card" (who knows, the server might take those two words and make a link out of them to prove my point,) thinking they were going to receive important information and see only an advertisement instead. That just wastes people's time. The other is that I find it intrusive or invasive in a way. :mad:
I understand KFN has to employ an ad scheme to help pay the bills but please go back to the way it was before, in the last forum ran by Simple Machines. And in case I missed it, re-insert the paypal donate button as well.
Thank you for your time and consideration...
Regards...
This post is primarily to address those who own or help manage this forum.
I noticed a couple days ago (when I was viewing the forum not logged in,) a post of mine that had words that were "clickable" (blue in color) that I did not create links for. Instead, they were for some ad site that I can't remember the name of and ebay.
I'm not sure how anyone else feels about this, but I object to it! In the last forum, it was simply ad pictures (sometimes flash) between the posts. That was acceptable but having a server take words that I have written and making sales links out them is not acceptable to me. The links I create are for the purpose of helping the OP's or others on a given thread. In part, I want to avoid confusion for those who would see a post. I can envision someone clicking on a link that had had something written like "PCI Card" (who knows, the server might take those two words and make a link out of them to prove my point,) thinking they were going to receive important information and see only an advertisement instead. That just wastes people's time. The other is that I find it intrusive or invasive in a way. :mad:
I understand KFN has to employ an ad scheme to help pay the bills but please go back to the way it was before, in the last forum ran by Simple Machines. And in case I missed it, re-insert the paypal donate button as well.
Thank you for your time and consideration...
Regards...
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