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Post by ruat caelum on Aug 3, 2008 19:46:30 GMT 1
I've recently noticed the big advertisement for Photobucket on this forum, consisting of a running stream of photographs near the top of the Home Page and the 'Last 100 Posts'.
Can the Photobucket ad be removed, or do individual forum members have an option to hide the ad? It is highly distracting and annoying.
We already have the ads for galleries and other forums at the top and bottom of each page. Along with all the Google ads on each page and next to every YouTube video, this seems to be a case of overkill. Then there are the eBay ads, which are intrusive enough as it is. I would have hoped that they alone would largely cover any costs of running Banksy.info.
Trying to make even more money from this forum smacks of opportunism and greed. Query whether this is truly in line with the whole ethos behind street art.
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Post by Guest on Aug 3, 2008 19:50:15 GMT 1
everyone on this forum is against making a buck or two...FFS
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Post by pezlow on Aug 3, 2008 19:52:04 GMT 1
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
f**k that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.
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Post by carl on Aug 3, 2008 19:56:56 GMT 1
You can pay a small fee to make the board add free. look at the bottom of this page and click on the link. C
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Post by Daniel Silk on Aug 3, 2008 20:01:57 GMT 1
What are you talking about!  Photobucket adverts? Where? Its just photos of the Cans Festival for god sake!  Jesus! I worry about some of you  |
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Post by Guest on Aug 3, 2008 20:03:23 GMT 1
Could be wrong, but I dont think its an advert for photobucket. Looks like Silky has put his photobucket account up for people to see images from the cans festival? I think its a nice touch myself
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Post by Guest on Aug 3, 2008 20:06:24 GMT 1
I thought the pictures are a nice idea Silky
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Post by simococo on Aug 3, 2008 20:07:06 GMT 1
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you. You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity. f**k that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head. You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs. bloody love this post |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Aug 3, 2008 20:07:58 GMT 1
Could be wrong, but I dont think its an advert for photobucket. Looks like Silky has put his photobucket account up for people to see images from the cans festival? I think its a nice touch myself Thank you! ;D Im adding a few Photo slide shows like that around the forums on related boards for those people that are interested in Art  ;D |
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Post by Oliver Winconek on Aug 3, 2008 20:08:46 GMT 1
I'm a fan of the photos as well, I was only just browsing through them earlier, lots of stuff I had never even seen, some people will complain about anything
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Post by Guest on Aug 3, 2008 20:10:52 GMT 1
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you. You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity. f**k that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head. You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs. Wise words from Banksy |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Aug 3, 2008 20:11:01 GMT 1
I'm a fan of the photos as well, I was only just browsing through them earlier, lots of stuff I had never even seen, some people will complain about anything Thanks ;D I also have another load of Cans Festival taken a few weeks after the event that are pretty interestin, so I will get those up at some point ;D |
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Post by Guest on Aug 3, 2008 20:12:21 GMT 1
photos are a nice touch
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Post by luvlyjubly on Aug 3, 2008 20:19:24 GMT 1
To be honest Ruat it appears you owe silky an appolgy, he has kindly put up photos of cans that are easily accessible for the majority of us that didnt get to go! its touches like that which make this forum (and Silky) quality! and not just another proboard!
And as for the adverts as pezlow says sure they are intrusive and a complete pain in the arse but they are hear to stay (unless someone donates a rather substantial sum) and they are everywhere else as well. But I can assure you, this forum, (and the others) wouldn't be hear without them! Ignore them if they bother you, I actually find them quite useful. After all, it could be worse, they could be advertising viagra and dieting pills like many other sites.
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Post by sham69 on Aug 3, 2008 21:14:35 GMT 1
More adverts please.
(Especially ones for books)
Though that photobucket thing does kind of make me feel like throwing up.
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Post by Karl Read on Aug 3, 2008 22:05:03 GMT 1
Come on, who cares about a few adverts! So Silky might be makeing a few quid of them, fair play to him! He did'nt have to set this site up! Im sure it's very time consuming also.
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Post by meatbag on Aug 3, 2008 23:31:43 GMT 1
Trying to make even more money from this forum smacks of opportunism and greed. Query whether this is truly in line with the whole ethos behind street art. wtf. You get a free meal every day, get waited on, then complain about the service and insult the cook? |
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Post by mcster on Aug 4, 2008 8:19:27 GMT 1
Pez hit the nail on the head.
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Post by eddiedangerous on Aug 4, 2008 8:57:54 GMT 1
I'm a fan of the photos as well, I was only just browsing through them earlier, lots of stuff I had never even seen, some people will complain about anything Thanks ;D I also have another load of Cans Festival taken a few weeks after the event that are pretty interestin, so I will get those up at some point ;D hey silk, why not start a group on flickr for forum members. As the photos from members go into the pool, they appear up top in the slideshow, that way there will be endless photos and not just a stream of the same photos endlessly, if you see what i mean ;D |
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Post by dmandpenfold on Aug 4, 2008 9:37:24 GMT 1
Trying to make even more money from this forum smacks of opportunism and greed. Query whether this is truly in line with the whole ethos behind street art. wtf. You get a free meal every day, get waited on, then complain about the service and insult the cook? except you forgot the cooks are the members, the kitchen and pots and pans are provided by Silky |
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Post by Guest on Aug 4, 2008 10:16:52 GMT 1
Thanks ;D I also have another load of Cans Festival taken a few weeks after the event that are pretty interestin, so I will get those up at some point ;D hey silk, why not start a group on flickr for forum members. As the photos from members go into the pool, they appear up top in the slideshow, that way there will be endless photos and not just a stream of the same photos endlessly, if you see what i mean ;D Great idea, having new photos added will keep it interesting. |
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Post by dmandpenfold on Aug 4, 2008 10:20:47 GMT 1
nice idea, but doesn't that make parts of the board redundant? there are plenty of spaces to display members artwork and pictures from the streets, where we can comment as well.
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Post by eddiedangerous on Aug 4, 2008 11:12:23 GMT 1
that doesnt have to change but diversity in that photobucket thing at the top of the page has to be the key, in fact by doing that (a forum pool) it might raise more comment and interest than just those photos that make it onto the forum itself.
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Post by dmandpenfold on Aug 4, 2008 11:20:02 GMT 1
IMO it would be a waste of time, there would be a flurry of pics to start with (maybe) then it would probably slow right down. If you cant be arsed posting in the forum on the correct section in the first place, why would you head off to another site to do it??
Dont get me wrong, i'm not knocking the idea, i just think there's a bit of over excitement about it and what people expect it to deliver.
Best thing you could do is ask romanywg if the board could link to his photobucket, at least you'd get consistently new and quality images from all over.
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Post by eddiedangerous on Aug 4, 2008 11:36:58 GMT 1
IMO it would be a waste of time, there would be a flurry of pics to start with (maybe) then it would probably slow right down. If you cant be arsed posting in the forum on the correct section in the first place, why would you head off to another site to do it?? Dont get me wrong, i'm not knocking the idea, i just think there's a bit of over excitement about it and what people expect it to deliver. Best thing you could do is ask romanywg if the board could link to his photobucket, at least you'd get consistently new and quality images from all over. fair enough. but lets face it if you want to post a photo on the forum you gotta go to another site first to place it before you can post it. and many members of this forum head over here from other sites anyway (several forum members have regularly updated flickr sites where adding photos to groups is just the norm). if you look at the popularity of streetsy.com and the way they do it I think it may encourage more chat about the actual art itself (which is the idea isnt it???) |
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Post by dmandpenfold on Aug 4, 2008 12:01:28 GMT 1
if you look at the popularity of streetsy.com and the way they do it I think it may encourage more chat about the actual art itself (which is the idea isnt it???) yes indeedy |
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Post by dotdot on Aug 4, 2008 12:30:02 GMT 1
Whilst it might be well intentioned - it slows down the site and clutters the page. I don't think clutter is something which is to welcomed on a site of any nature. "Cans" pictures an a scrolly window are fine - perhaps on the front page that's all - but not alas everywhere. take this as constructive criticism nothing more nothing less. btw addblocker took care of it anyway hand |
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Post by Dellboyy on Aug 4, 2008 12:49:08 GMT 1
I do like the idea, but i have found on slower computers it slows down the site a lot! Maybe just on the home or selected pages would be better?
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Post by Daniel Silk on Aug 4, 2008 13:01:18 GMT 1
Thanks ;D I also have another load of Cans Festival taken a few weeks after the event that are pretty interestin, so I will get those up at some point ;D hey silk, why not start a group on flickr for forum members. As the photos from members go into the pool, they appear up top in the slideshow, that way there will be endless photos and not just a stream of the same photos endlessly, if you see what i mean ;D Quality idea! ;D Funny you should say that coz I am in the process of setting up a Flickr Group for the forum but I have found Photobucket has a few advantages but Im still testing things out to see what ones gonna work the best ;D Thanks to everyone who has made positive suggestions ;D |
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