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Member Since: Sep 30, 2007
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 5,787
Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.8; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1
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01-23-2012, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Razormac
The problem as I see it (and I may be totally off base here) isn't so much the specific advertising as it is the implication that we endorse a product because that advertising appears here.
I don't know a way around that other than getting rid of it (which appears to be an option under consideration), but on the other hand I don't think we want to get into censoring and suppressing either ala all that SOPA and PIPA mess that was proposed.
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The ads shouldn't necessarily be individually approved, and endorsement shouldn't be implied (even though many people do assume that). But it is a problem when you receive revenue from advertising a product that we have a great disdain for. It'd be one thing if it was a select few of us who have a problem with it, but the concerns over MacKeeper in particular is nearly universal. Rejecting ads from companies that make software that we as a community find to be highly problematic isn't censorship. It's practicing what we preach. Well some variation of that saying anyway.
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I will add that I REALLY appreciate the work our staff does (even Van and Brian), especially their attitude, which is one of the big reasons that keeps me coming back.
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Hear hear!
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Thanks
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