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StarryNite

(9,446 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:51 PM Nov 2012

Tired of the Republican Ads on here....

Why are there anti-Democratic ads here on DU? I'm really tired of seeing ads against the Democrats in my state popping up on here every time I turn around. As I type this there is one on the left hand side of this page against Democrat Richard Carmona who is running for the U.S. Senate here in Arizona.

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Tired of the Republican Ads on here.... (Original Post) StarryNite Nov 2012 OP

One word: Firefox Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #1

That costs this site money jenw2 Nov 2012 #2

Far be it from me to deny operating revenue to DU Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #5

Spring for a $5 donation to DU, ads go **POOF!!** problem solved. nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #3

Buy a star, so you don't have to look at them. broiles Nov 2012 #4

I just did that ... DakotaLady Nov 2012 #8

click on them and make the site some money. TeamPooka Nov 2012 #6

Either Donate or Deal with the Ads - Site Needs Revenue to Keep Going Indykatie Nov 2012 #7

I think you're missing my point... StarryNite Nov 2012 #10

DU has no say in what ads appear. onenote Nov 2012 #12

Thanks! StarryNite Nov 2012 #14

Ads are randomly generated. If you donate to DU you won't see them. Chorophyll Nov 2012 #9

buy a star and see no ads ThomThom Nov 2012 #11

What do we need democratic ads for? LisaL Nov 2012 #13

Of course I have made up my mind...that wasn't my point. StarryNite Nov 2012 #15

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)

1. One word: Firefox

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:59 PM

Nov 2012

Followed by two words: Adblock Plus

Simple as that.

No ads, no aggravation, and - perhaps most important for the restovus - no complaints!

jenw2

(374 posts)

2. That costs this site money

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:04 PM

Nov 2012

so please don't do that.

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)

5. Far be it from me to deny operating revenue to DU

Reply to jenw2 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:32 PM

Nov 2012

Personally, I'm oblivious to the ads, but if they cause consternation to the point that threads must be started in GD, then I'm just here to suggest a solution to their suffering.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

3. Spring for a $5 donation to DU, ads go **POOF!!** problem solved. nt

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:10 PM

Nov 2012

broiles

(1,367 posts)

4. Buy a star, so you don't have to look at them.

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:26 PM

Nov 2012

DakotaLady

(246 posts)

8. I just did that ...

Reply to broiles (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:14 PM

Nov 2012

the other day.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

6. click on them and make the site some money.

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:33 PM

Nov 2012

Indykatie

(3,697 posts)

7. Either Donate or Deal with the Ads - Site Needs Revenue to Keep Going

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:48 PM

Nov 2012

Nothing in life is free. DU can't control placement of ads but I guess the poster don't know that.

StarryNite

(9,446 posts)

10. I think you're missing my point...

Reply to Indykatie (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:53 PM

Nov 2012

If somebody were to start a thread saying how Richard Carmona is "WRONG FOR ARIZONA", the thread would be locked, and rightly so. But yet ads saying exactly that are on here. Or does DU not have any say in what ads appear?

onenote

(42,714 posts)

12. DU has no say in what ads appear.

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

StarryNite

(9,446 posts)

14. Thanks!

Reply to onenote (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:05 PM

Nov 2012

Then that settles that!

Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)

9. Ads are randomly generated. If you donate to DU you won't see them.

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:16 PM

Nov 2012

I haven't seen an ad here in years.

ThomThom

(1,486 posts)

11. buy a star and see no ads

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:00 PM

Nov 2012

you can donate anytime

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

13. What do we need democratic ads for?

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:02 PM

Nov 2012

Haven't you made up your mind yet?

StarryNite

(9,446 posts)

15. Of course I have made up my mind...that wasn't my point.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:14 PM

Nov 2012

The race for Senate here in Arizona has been very contentious. It's to fill the seat of Republican Jon Kyl and it would be great if we could have a Democratic win for that seat. Nightly there are TV ads for both Richard Carmona (D) and Jeff Flake (R). The ads run back to back and Flake is a real flake! So it just kind of irks me to come here on Democratic Underground and see the negative ad campaign being run by Flakes flakes popping up. It's not that I mind seeing ads here because I am well aware that it costs a lot of money to run a website. But I guess DU has no control of what ads wind up here so I will just grin and bear it.

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