View Poll Results: THE RICH JERK LINK: to permanently remove or to keep?
it should be kept on my350z
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it should be removed permanently from my350z
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54.65%
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Who wants THE RICH JERK ad gone forever? Private poll: Please vote or vote again
10-22-2006, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by iceco1d
+1 man. That really burns me up...that the owner of this site thinks we are that stupid, and we pay his bills, and he would try to deceive us like that?
10-22-2006, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by John@Victory
how is it you are paying his bills? i dont see a premier member status, vendor status, or sponsor status under your user name
10-22-2006, 01:07 PM
#124
Originally Posted by John@Victory
how is it you are paying his bills? i dont see a premier member status, vendor status, or sponsor status under your user name
10-22-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by John@Victory
how is it you are paying his bills? i dont see a premier member status, vendor status, or sponsor status under your user name
LOL, he's just jumping on the hate-bandwagon.
10-22-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by John@Victory
how is it you are paying his bills? i dont see a premier member status, vendor status, or sponsor status under your user name
Don't even THINK about getting on your high horse because you paid to belong to a site that should be free. I'm here for my leisure, you are here for business, that's not my problem either.
The point is, I don't really care whether or not that ad stays or not. I think there are BETTER ads for that spot (like a Credit Card affiliate program, reasons for which, I stated above). A more reputable ad would look better, and I'd bet it would make the owner of this site more money, since most people driving Z's, aren't "Pathetic Losers" - they are doing just fine. And who does that? I don't care what kind of new era advertising tactic "the rich jerk" uses, and I'd be d**ned if i'd let a sponsor post and ad like that at my business. So basically what you have is an ad that doesn't seem to be targetting the correct audience (honestly, "Kyle" how much money have you made on it since you put it up?), is making my350z CUSTOMERS angry, and really could be replaced with more effective and profitable advertising/affiliate programs.
My OPINION as a business professional. I couldn't care less if he advertises bestiality at the top of this site, what he does, is his business, I don't have to look at it.
However, the fact that he thinks changing a poll is acceptable, and/or that we are that stupid to not pick up on it, is pretty sad, unethical, and unprofessional. And once again, he can do whatever he likes, but with crap like that going on, well...350zmotoring here i come!
One thing I will disagree with, but no offense intended...the ads on this site are partially supposed to go in the owners pocket. I wouldn't expect anyone to deal with the hassle involved with a forum, directory, search engine, or information gathering site, to do it in their spare time, for free. He owns this site to make some money at it, whether it's a few bucks, or whether he's trying to be another "rich jerk" - I dunno, or care. I don't have a problem with him putting advertising/affiliate money in his pocket, that's how the world works. And up until this point, I think this site is VERY, VERY GOOD, he deserves whatever he makes off of it.
BTW Jun, love the avatar
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10-22-2006, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
There is not bandwagon, it's ****ing stupid, and makes the site look cheap. What's next? Pop up ads?
It's bad enough that some homo admin changed the poll results.
It's bad enough that some homo admin changed the poll results.
10-22-2006, 01:35 PM
#129
Originally Posted by iceco1d
One thing I will disagree with, but no offense intended...the ads on this site are partially supposed to go in the owners pocket. I wouldn't expect anyone to deal with the hassle involved with a forum, directory, search engine, or information gathering site, to do it in their spare time, for free. He owns this site to make some money at it, whether it's a few bucks, or whether he's trying to be another "rich jerk" - I dunno, or care. I don't have a problem with him putting advertising/affiliate money in his pocket, that's how the world works. And up until this point, I think this site is VERY, VERY GOOD, he deserves whatever he makes off of it.
The person that placed that banner DOES NOT own this site.
10-22-2006, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
The person that placed that banner DOES NOT own this site.
10-22-2006, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
There is not bandwagon, it's ****ing stupid, and makes the site look cheap. What's next? Pop up ads?
It's bad enough that some homo admin changed the poll results.
It's bad enough that some homo admin changed the poll results.
^exactly. Sooner or later we'll be inundated w/ having to close pop-ups in order to read posts. It's chessey as hell too and right in your face.
10-22-2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
Well the reason you pay your sponsor fee is to sell stuff, but you won't do much of that being a smartass to members now will you? Maybe you should buy the book?
It's funny how simple minded that sponsor is (duh). I wonder how long before he's in another line of work.
10-22-2006, 05:50 PM
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Like a few others... i really don't care if it stays or goes... for majority of the forums that i visit... there are ads all over the place... to me it's just one more... and just one more thing that i really don't pay attention to... When it was first posted... i spotted it and just wondered WTF? is that? clicked it and read about it... now that i know what it is... i simply scroll right past it...
no big deal IMO...
no big deal IMO...