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05-04-2018, 03:49 PM | #1 |
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Is this for real?
If so, not sure how I feel about this.
I did not see any other threads on this so maybe I am the only one seeing it. But this is not a good look for OOTPD if this is indeed a new partnership. |
05-04-2018, 03:57 PM | #2 |
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I also don't love it taking up the entire screen on every page I click on, meaning I have to scroll down to read the forums after every click.
I don't mind a few ads but this one is especially obnoxious. |
05-04-2018, 03:58 PM | #3 |
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dola,
And yeah, the company itself is not a great one to be associated with. |
05-04-2018, 04:02 PM | #4 |
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That nightmare got added to my browser filter so fast it caused a small sonic boom in my office.
Honestly, I was really surprised to see it here. It seems to run contrary to the entire corporate reputation that OOTP is trying to build. Last edited by Qeltar; 05-04-2018 at 04:16 PM. |
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I was worried for a moment that this was a really well designed piece of malware. I have a few issues with this. First as you noted, it takes up 3/4 of my goddamn screen. Second, Draft Kings (and that entire genre) is a ethically grey area. I am a gambler and in fact I participate in sports gambling. But until recently or maybe even still that entire genre did not consider themselves gambling which was a moral and ethical dilemma for me and many others. Gambling can be an addiction as bad as any other and can ruin lives and to pretend your not a gambling product is disgusting and unethical. I really am erring on the side of not liking this at all. I do not mind ads or banners. I understand OOTPD is a business and needs avenues of revenue. But I have a huge problem with Draft Kings and their ilk who personally disgust me. I am probably overreacting because I feel so strongly about this particular issue but OOTPD could have gone down just about any other route and I would have been okay with banner ads and the offer of a free game for using their service. But if this partnership is for real and lasts then I will no longer purchase any further OOTPD products. Last edited by rudel.dietrich; 05-04-2018 at 04:08 PM. |
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05-04-2018, 04:16 PM | #7 |
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Eh, it only annoys me that I've had to scroll down farther than I'm used to to view the forum.
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05-04-2018, 04:20 PM | #8 |
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I am not sure I am even eligible for this, sitting 6,000 miles away from the US.
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05-04-2018, 04:22 PM | #9 |
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Blocked it with my adblocker the instant I saw the banner. No thank you, I am not a gambler.
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05-04-2018, 04:22 PM | #10 |
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Are you getting it too? I was wondering why I was getting the ad even though my IP address is not a US one. Sometimes I do use a proxy IP but I browse here almost exclusively with my real IP.
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05-04-2018, 04:32 PM | #11 |
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Yes, I get it very much.
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05-04-2018, 04:59 PM | #12 |
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The size of the ad is obnoxious.
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05-04-2018, 05:15 PM | #13 |
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Ah, who cares?
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05-04-2018, 05:26 PM | #14 |
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That is the most hideous ad I think I've ever seen... surprising
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05-04-2018, 05:28 PM | #15 |
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Startled me...Thought I was on the wrong site....lol
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05-04-2018, 05:29 PM | #16 |
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05-04-2018, 06:26 PM | #17 |
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Well that didn't last long.
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05-04-2018, 08:11 PM | #18 |
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Horrible and obnoxious. I expected better.
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05-04-2018, 08:39 PM | #19 |
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I’ve only just now seen it and on my iPhone. It annoys me because it starts threads about it.
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05-05-2018, 06:22 AM | #20 |
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It seems to have retreated to the den it crawled forth from for the moment...
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