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Well, since I was the one who was originally sized for new footwear, and I didn't get all worked up over it, perhaps you don't need to either.

It's a bulletin board, not a presidential debate.

It is kind of funny to me how during a 5 minute drive anywhere in the U.S.A you will see more advertisements then if I was navigating Coasterbuzz for a Month. (except fot maybe in Livonia, Michigan. Which has banned all Bill Boards on Public roadways).

Where can I buy a BillBoard Blocker?

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RamblinWreck said:
$25,000 for a domain name. Hmmm... I think I should go and register every domain that I can think of with the words "Hillary" and "2008", if I get 'em all, maybe I can make some money in a couple of years :)

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Try It. Almosy every one of those domains are already taken... 95% of domains name with a combintation of 2 of the following words have been taken already. 2008, 08, hillary, clinton, or vote. I checked.

How about www.fortheloveofgodpleasedontvoteforhillaryin2008.com?

Gonch,

You owe me a new keyboard...I took a sip of cola right before reading your post and sprayed it all over my keyboard while laughing... ;)

Where should I send the check? :)

Brian..I am not getting worked up either...Notice the winks ;-)

But thanks for the advice, Dad. ;-)

No problem. Dad advice is what I do best.

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Lord Gonchar said:www.fortheloveofgodpleasedontvoteforhillaryin2008.com?

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Forgot that one... another 35 bucks a year I need to spend to make a fortune. Im gonna be rich, I tell ya! Rich!

(Good message by the way)

I much prefer Arnold or Jesse Ventura as candidates, but I guess Hilary would be ok.

Ha, better yet, you said that Arnold is a strong conservative... truly odiferous.

Mrs. Clinton and The Terminator are not actually strong liberals or conservatives. They're both about as centric as the come. I hope that's why you had the wink...

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Kyle Fobe said:

This isn't like stealing at all, I'm not taking something from Jeff with out his permission, he in fact, is offering the free membership to his site.

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Wrong. Like it's been said before, you are blocking the pop-ups. Therefore, you ARE blocking potential profits without permission. That's why it's considered stealing.

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DUMB. How can he block potential profits if he's not going to click on the ads, whether or not he sees them? Right now I see a "Pop-up blocked. To see this pop-up..." message in internet explorer, because its default setting is to block pop-up ads for me. Am I stealing simply because I use a legitimate, free internet browser and chose not to change the settings it came with? Am I stealing from Target because I choose not to look at its newspaper ads? The purpose of those ads is to attract business from potential customers, not people who have no interest in their products. There are *no* potential profits in a person who is unwilling to pay out money for a service, and so there is no "blocking" of potential profits, and definitely *no theft*.

Okay, here's the deal . . .

I am no fan of pop-ups, but did any of you read the TOS when you signed up?

"You agree when viewing pages on CoasterBuzz.com to not use any kind of ad-blocking software, and agree to be held liable for any damages or loss of revenue to POP World Media, LLC in the event you do use such software."

The reality is, if you post, you agree to the TOS, the TOS states that you cannot block pop-ups. By rights, you could be removed from the site, or more, by using such software.

Stating that you use such software is similar to calling the police when your drugs have been stolen.

Every once and a while this topic comes up, and the posts (and sometimes even the posters) are the same.

I do not know Jeff, but I do know that CoasterBuzz and profit are two words that most likely do not go together.

Can we bury this horse?

*** Edited 12/19/2004 12:24:42 AM UTC by CoasterDad64***

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Coastration said:
Am I stealing from Target because I choose not to look at its newspaper ads? The purpose of those ads is to attract business from potential customers, not people who have no interest in their products. There are *no* potential profits in a person who is unwilling to pay out money for a service, and so there is no "blocking" of potential profits, and definitely *no theft*.

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Before you start calling people dumb, I'd like to know how anyone ever got paid by viewing a print ad. I saw dozens, maybe hundreds in the newspaper today, and my seeing them didn't get anyone paid any more than if the newspaper had never left the newspaper vending machine.

When ads on this site are loaded into your browser, I get paid. If they never appear, I don't get paid. It really is that simple.

Even more simple, if you're not willing to either view the ads or pay for a membership, I'm not willing to let you visit the site. I am not a charity. Don't think even for a minute that there aren't simple mechanisms that check to see if you are viewing ads, and if not, block you from seeing anything on the site.

Actually, Kyle, I'm pretty sure the Govinator can't run for Pres. Don't you have to have been born in America to American Citiziens to be able to run for President, or is it that I've just been out of 12th grade Govt. too long?

Yes, you do.. although also in the news a few weeks age was a grass-roots campaign in California to push for an ammendment to change that. I think it's called something like "AmmendForArnold" or something. I can't remember offhand.

So I'm not getting as old as I once thought. I knew it was something like that. Oh well. The grass roots campaign would probably never work. Do you want the Terminator for President?

"We Ave to Go to de Futor and fight da machines with weapons of MASS destrukshun before its too late! I'll Be Back!"

Yeah, I forgot the amendment wasn't made yet. :)

Also, I see no further point in arguing the whole pop-up war. I mean if it means that much to you guys, I'll use my birthday money and buy a membership.

Kyle, I don't want you feeling forced into buying a membership (although nor do I want to prevent it if you want to.. :) ). What I (and I think the rest of us) are saying is that it would be just as cool if you configured your ad blocking software to allow coasterbuzz ads (which if my memory serves correctly I think you mentioned to me in private conversation that you have, which is great!). Also, I think it should be noted that the popups on coasterbuzz usually stop appearing after about 10-20 pages or so in one visit (due to frequency caps and all that).

As for Tekno.. It'd definitely be good for some movies after he's out of office..

The West Winginator? *** Edited 12/19/2004 8:59:43 AM UTC by dannerman***