Stealth Marketing, is it affecting the .Org?

**professorspatula** · 10-04-2006, 01:55

I try to deter stealth marketers from entering my forums or any places I frequent by wearing cloves of garlic about my person. I've yet to confirm if it is working on stealth marketers, but I'm pleased to report there's not been one case of vampire attacks during the entire time.

Next trial: landmines.

**ajaxfetish** · 10-04-2006, 06:42

I'm experiencing the most bizarre sensation. I suddenly feel the urge to drink a nice, refreshing Sprite as I play a Total War game, and hopefully that Pizza Hut delivery will arrive soon, man am I hungry. I also think I need to find out what kettle chips are as soon as possible. The oddest thing is I wasn't even thirsty a minute ago, but oh what I wouldn't give for a Sprite. I wonder if my roommates have any stowed away. Or maybe a neighbor. Um, be right back.

Ajax

**Mikeus Caesar** · 10-04-2006, 07:38

Stealth Marketing could never happen here at the .Org - after all, it's Powered by vBulletin, and they provide a good enough service to prevent such horrible things ruining your perfect day. Heck, they're so good, with each purchase of a website running vBulletin, you get a free sprite.

I love them.

**ByzantineKnight** · 10-05-2006, 09:06

If this counts, I'm sorry. I was wanting to see if anyone would play a multiplayer.

**macsen rufus** · 10-05-2006, 15:26

Who's worried about STEALTH marketing -- every time I've logged in for the past few weeks I've been getting a lousy AOL gambling site pop-up ad that my pop-up blocker won't kill. I guess this has to have the permission of someone at the org or its ISP. Now THAT really gets on my .... errr (struggles to find frontroom-friendly phraseology)... well it gets on them, anyway

And with some of them having transparent backgrounds you don't always notice it's there til you've tried to click on a thread only to find yourself hijacked into gamble-land. Really, I wasn't interested in gambling first time I saw this thing, nor the hundredth, and I still won't be for the thousandth.... WHY do we have to have this rubbish????????

Hmm, okay, rant over

**ByzantineKnight** · 10-05-2006, 15:56

Originally Posted by macsen rufus

Who's worried about STEALTH marketing -- every time I've logged in for the past few weeks I've been getting a lousy AOL gambling site pop-up ad that my pop-up blocker won't kill. I guess this has to have the permission of someone at the org or its ISP. Now THAT really gets on my .... errr (struggles to find frontroom-friendly phraseology)... well it gets on them, anyway

And with some of them having transparent backgrounds you don't always notice it's there til you've tried to click on a thread only to find yourself hijacked into gamble-land. Really, I wasn't interested in gambling first time I saw this thing, nor the hundredth, and I still won't be for the thousandth.... WHY do we have to have this rubbish????????

Hmm, okay, rant over

Yah, me too. That never happened before, whats going on?