Is this for real?

rudel.dietrich · 05-04-2018, 03:49 PM

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.

Green & Gold Heart · 05-04-2018, 03:57 PM

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.

Green & Gold Heart · 05-04-2018, 03:58 PM

dola,

And yeah, the company itself is not a great one to be associated with.

Qeltar · 05-04-2018, 04:02 PM

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.

jparker2112 · 05-04-2018, 04:03 PM

unsubscribe!!!

rudel.dietrich · 05-04-2018, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

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.

Okay so its not just me.
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.

kosmos412 · 05-04-2018, 04:16 PM

Eh, it only annoys me that I've had to scroll down farther than I'm used to to view the forum.

Westheim · 05-04-2018, 04:20 PM

I am not sure I am even eligible for this, sitting 6,000 miles away from the US.

Yarideki · 05-04-2018, 04:22 PM

Blocked it with my adblocker the instant I saw the banner. No thank you, I am not a gambler.

rudel.dietrich · 05-04-2018, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

I am not sure I am even eligible for this, sitting 6,000 miles away from the US.

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.

Westheim · 05-04-2018, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

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.

Yes, I get it very much.

Orcin · 05-04-2018, 04:59 PM

The size of the ad is obnoxious.

wallewalls · 05-04-2018, 05:15 PM

Ah, who cares?

philthepat · 05-04-2018, 05:26 PM

That is the most hideous ad I think I've ever seen... surprising

Scoman · 05-04-2018, 05:28 PM

Startled me...Thought I was on the wrong site....lol

Le Grande Orange · 05-04-2018, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

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.

Agreed times a thousand.

RchW · 05-04-2018, 06:26 PM

Well that didn't last long.

5-4-3 · 05-04-2018, 08:11 PM

Horrible and obnoxious. I expected better.

endgame · 05-04-2018, 08:39 PM

I’ve only just now seen it and on my iPhone. It annoys me because it starts threads about it.

Westheim · 05-05-2018, 06:22 AM

It seems to have retreated to the den it crawled forth from for the moment...

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Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	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.

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Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	dola, And yeah, the company itself is not a great one to be associated with.

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kosmos412 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 27	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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Yarideki Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 162	Blocked it with my adblocker the instant I saw the banner. No thank you, I am not a gambler.

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Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,875	The size of the ad is obnoxious.

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wallewalls All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 774 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Ah, who cares?

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philthepat Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dover, UK Posts: 279	That is the most hideous ad I think I've ever seen... surprising

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Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,831	Startled me...Thought I was on the wrong site....lol

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5-4-3 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 143	Horrible and obnoxious. I expected better.

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