I am going to first close this topic and then may delete it. I sent a private email to Mr. Adelman. I still don't understand why folks have a problem with advertiser posts since members have the option of not reading them if they don't want. Actually, our policy of allowing advertisers to promote where they want is because they pay a lot of money to be here. Frankly, hundreds of times more than those of you (and we thank you!) that are supporting members and/or subscribers. We ask that if you don't like a policy of ours to contact us / me, this is stated in our TOS. To debate a topic like this is just not going to get anyone Brownie points. Suggestions are fine but to assert the way that advertisers post here doesn't work and in fact works against their success is simply based on opinion. Tracking software is provided to us that clearly shows the tens of thousands of members that click on the banners and advertisers links/posts. I appreciate those of you that posted above that show an understanding of marketing and why an advertiser would not want to be limited. Heck, it would be like all of the media telling advertisers that they can't run ads during any programming and to just hope that folks go to the one channel out of thousands to find their ad! If you don't want to see ads then don't read them and better yet, how about supporting OGR and become a subscriber and/or supporting member! That would help defer us having to go out and find more advertisers!
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