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nedray · October 30th, 2009, 11:06 AM

Hi,

Just noticed that TDPRI is running banner ads from the RNC trashing the Democratic candidate for VA governor.

Does that count as political content? Since TDPRI is at least theoretically nonpolitical, it looks a little out of place. Looks like it's part of a rotation from Google ads. Is there any way to address that?

Thanks,
Ned

Mik · October 30th, 2009, 12:33 PM

That is truely off the chair, coffee out my nose hilarious!

wish I'd run into it!

Live by commerce, suffer by commerce!

GitHead · October 30th, 2009, 12:37 PM

Politics is too divisive. It's like the Civil war. Brothers can end up killing brothers over it. This forum is the coolest place on the planet and I would hate to see it go to he11 over politcal cr@p. And it WOULD go there very quickly if you let that fire get started.

I, for one, would leave very quickly if that happened.

Groovey Records · October 30th, 2009, 12:54 PM

TDPRI has no control over google content> The ad you see in your house will not be the same as I see in mine

Big Brother IS watching

nedray · October 30th, 2009, 02:21 PM

Understand TDPRI can't control what Google puts in their rotation--and I'm sure forum members in California aren't seeing Virginia political ads. But then chances are they're seeing other political ads. So what you do then is tell Google to either keep political ads out of their rotation or pull their ads. No doubt the revenue is important to TDPRI and I don't begrudge Paul the cashflow to support this effort, but you can't ask the membership to stay out of something that is presented as approved content (yes, an ad is approved content if it's in your publication). I'm a contributor as well, although probably not as lucrative as Google, and I was about to enter this year's drawing, but we'll see.

Groovey Records · October 30th, 2009, 02:36 PM

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TDPRI · October 30th, 2009, 02:39 PM

If this is true, then Google is violating their service agreement with us. And, only Google ads are running.

We have all political ads blocked.

I'll check into it.

TDPRI · October 30th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Only Google ads are running, and we have all political ads blocked.

Since I'm not in VA, I can't see them.

Can you get me the exact URL they go to? Click on one and post the link. I'll block it manually as well and complain to Google.

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 02:47 PM

I keep getting that Amazon ad that flogs a Susan Boyle CD. 'Fess up, what forum member bought that CD? There must be a reason they keep assigning it to the TDPRI!

stevieboy · October 30th, 2009, 02:48 PM

I just looked here in California and got this one

http://www.campbell.org/?ref=2gl&gcl...FShGagod_ltSMQ

TDPRI · October 30th, 2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDaddyLH

I keep getting that Amazon ad that flogs a Susan Boyle CD. 'Fess up, what forum member bought that CD? There must be a reason they keep assigning it to the TDPRI!

Hate to tell you this... but Amazon target YOU, not the website. That Susan Boyle CD is targeted to you no to the TDPRI.

That's the truth, I'm not making that up.

TDPRI · October 30th, 2009, 04:29 PM

I found that Google introduced a new blocking structure and Politics wasn't selected to be blocked. In the old method it was. Anyway, it's blocked as a subject as of now. It will take a few hours for this to take place.

Also, only 5 categories of bad ads are available for blocking, but they will be expanding it to 8 in the next two weeks. We block about 200 individual ad URLs right now.

GitHead · October 30th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDPRI

I found that Google introduced a new blocking structure and Politics wasn't selected to be blocked. In the old method it was. Anyway, it's blocked as a subject as of now. It will take a few hours for this to take place.

Also, only 5 categories of bad ads are available for blocking, but they will be expanding it to 8 in the next two weeks. We block about 200 individual ad URLs right now.

Thank you!

nedray · October 30th, 2009, 04:47 PM

Here's the URL for the ad running on my screen http://deedsuncut.com/.

Looks like it actually might be blocked now because a blank white box comes up at some points in the rotation and I don't see that particular ad at the moment. Never did get the Susan Boyle one....

At any rate, appreciate the attention to this--sounds like it's a tough issue to stay on top of. Just proves the old adage, "for every system of restraint, there's an equally effective system of evasion." I've never found an exception to that rule.

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDPRI

Hate to tell you this... but Amazon target YOU, not the website. That Susan Boyle CD is targeted to you no to the TDPRI.

That's the truth, I'm not making that up.

Frontier9 · October 30th, 2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDaddyLH

♪ I dreamed a dream... ♫

take it away, BD...

dale_c · October 30th, 2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDPRI

Hate to tell you this... but Amazon target YOU, not the website. That Susan Boyle CD is targeted to you no to the TDPRI.

That's the truth, I'm not making that up.

Actually I think those ads are just listing top sellers. I believe I heard yesterday that the Susan Boyle CD is the number one pre-release order in Amazon history....

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dale_c

Actually I think those ads are just listing top sellers. I believe I heard yesterday that the Susan Boyle CD is the number one pre-release order in Amazon history....

Of course! That's the only thing that makes sense, whew!

GitHead · October 30th, 2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDaddyLH

Of course! That's the only thing that makes sense, whew!

Maybe she's a closet Telemaster!

Joe-Bob · October 31st, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDPRI

Hate to tell you this... but Amazon target YOU, not the website. That Susan Boyle CD is targeted to you no to the TDPRI.

That's the truth, I'm not making that up.

BigDaddy is so busted!!

October 30th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
nedray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: No. Virginia Age: 57 Posts: 232	RNC ads at the top of the page???? Hi, Just noticed that TDPRI is running banner ads from the RNC trashing the Democratic candidate for VA governor. Does that count as political content? Since TDPRI is at least theoretically nonpolitical, it looks a little out of place. Looks like it's part of a rotation from Google ads. Is there any way to address that? Thanks, Ned

October 30th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mik Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,809	That is truely off the chair, coffee out my nose hilarious! wish I'd run into it! Live by commerce, suffer by commerce! __________________ a "motor-bike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocations, to excess."-T.E. Lawrence

October 30th, 2009, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,422	TDPRI has no control over google content> The ad you see in your house will not be the same as I see in mine Big Brother IS watching __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

October 30th, 2009, 02:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,422	[Deleted ] __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

October 30th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigDaddyLH Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Age: 48 Posts: 1,094	I keep getting that Amazon ad that flogs a Susan Boyle CD. 'Fess up, what forum member bought that CD? There must be a reason they keep assigning it to the TDPRI! __________________ Transient are all component things, strive on with diligence.

October 30th, 2009, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
GitHead Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Ridgeville Ohio Posts: 141	Politics is too divisive. It's like the Civil war. Brothers can end up killing brothers over it. This forum is the coolest place on the planet and I would hate to see it go to he11 over politcal cr@p. And it WOULD go there very quickly if you let that fire get started. I, for one, would leave very quickly if that happened.

October 30th, 2009, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
nedray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: No. Virginia Age: 57 Posts: 232	Understand TDPRI can't control what Google puts in their rotation--and I'm sure forum members in California aren't seeing Virginia political ads. But then chances are they're seeing other political ads. So what you do then is tell Google to either keep political ads out of their rotation or pull their ads. No doubt the revenue is important to TDPRI and I don't begrudge Paul the cashflow to support this effort, but you can't ask the membership to stay out of something that is presented as approved content (yes, an ad is approved content if it's in your publication). I'm a contributor as well, although probably not as lucrative as Google, and I was about to enter this year's drawing, but we'll see.

October 30th, 2009, 02:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,060 46 Photos	If this is true, then Google is violating their service agreement with us. And, only Google ads are running. We have all political ads blocked. I'll check into it.

October 30th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,060 46 Photos	Only Google ads are running, and we have all political ads blocked. Since I'm not in VA, I can't see them. Can you get me the exact URL they go to? Click on one and post the link. I'll block it manually as well and complain to Google.

October 30th, 2009, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
stevieboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the valley Age: 58 Posts: 3,386 6 Photos	I just looked here in California and got this one http://www.campbell.org/?ref=2gl&gcl...FShGagod_ltSMQ

October 30th, 2009, 04:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 7,060 46 Photos	I found that Google introduced a new blocking structure and Politics wasn't selected to be blocked. In the old method it was. Anyway, it's blocked as a subject as of now. It will take a few hours for this to take place. Also, only 5 categories of bad ads are available for blocking, but they will be expanding it to 8 in the next two weeks. We block about 200 individual ad URLs right now.

October 30th, 2009, 04:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
nedray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: No. Virginia Age: 57 Posts: 232	Here's the URL for the ad running on my screen http://deedsuncut.com/. Looks like it actually might be blocked now because a blank white box comes up at some points in the rotation and I don't see that particular ad at the moment. Never did get the Susan Boyle one.... At any rate, appreciate the attention to this--sounds like it's a tough issue to stay on top of. Just proves the old adage, "for every system of restraint, there's an equally effective system of evasion." I've never found an exception to that rule.

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