Queer Beer banner ads (different take than the other thread)

Karl Hungus

I'm more worried about that banner that makes it look like some kind of Furry meet.

*Shudder*

newgrange

Sarky wrote:

I don't much care for their choice in underwear...

You won't like these then...

Fine sensible knickers.

Sleepy

I can see the OP's point tbh. I know my boss and many of my workmates would double-take at some of those banners. I've firefox installed here in work and adblocked the images so they don't present a problem for me but they could cause problems for some people. I know it's not the way the world should be, but facts are facts, we live in a country that was entirely backwards only 20 years ago and unfortunately many people still hold their twisted beliefs about religion, sexuality etc. and many of those people could be colleagues of people working on these boards and tbh, people who could be in a position to determine where the poster's career goes.

TBH, this is probably a case of the advertising being *too* good because they do jump straight out at you from the screen but I do think a little more discretion could have been called for in their design considering that this is a family site that many people access from work.

Boston

Sleepy wrote:

I can see the OP's point tbh. I know my boss and many of my workmates would double-take at some of those banners. I've firefox installed here in work and adblocked the images so they don't present a problem for me but they could cause problems for some people. I know it's not the way the world should be, but facts are facts, we live in a country that was entirely backwards only 20 years ago and unfortunately many people still hold their twisted beliefs about religion, sexuality etc. and many of those people could be colleagues of people working on these boards and tbh, people who could be in a position to determine where the poster's career goes.

TBH, this is probably a case of the advertising being *too* good because they do jump straight out at you from the screen but I do think a little more discretion could have been called for in their design considering that this is a family site that many people access from work.

I
I've never been one to pander to other peoples stupidity and ignorance. I know it exists but there it is. If I tone them down, hide their message, then it perpetuates this stupidity and ignorance. What's the bloody problem like, workmate comes over, see's add, then explain to them what it's all about. One maybe two sentences.

"It's a banner add for a piss up organised by the Gay guys on boards.i.e."
"Boards.ie is an online discussion forum, dealing with pretty much every aspect of Irish society"
"Including (insert something relevant to you job), and I'm just referencing something".

Bobs your uncle. If people are still that dense, tell them to go to boards.ie themselves and see.

Btw, The problem would be the exact same if I had an add saying GAY BEERS and just that.

This is the last time I'll entertaining the "But people are stupid" arguments.

DeVore

We try and protect kids from the worst excesses of the internet here but noone ever said this was a family site.

Anyway, now you can refresh a page and point at guns and restore your masculinity.

DeV.

nesf

If it's not a family site, then why the swear filter?

That's always been the reason in my head for it*.



*My head and reality are mutually exclusive most of the time though.

Boston

A family site, implies the whole family sits around and enjoys boards, like they would maybe a Tv. Kids are on the forum certainly, but I don't know if i'd call it a family site. whats wrong with kids seeing the adds anyway? So through Albums and you'll see an image of one girl sucking anothers tongue, in high detail. so what like.

nesf

LiouVille wrote:

A family site, implies the whole family sits around and enjoys boards, like they would maybe a Tv. Kids are on the forum certainly, but I don't know if i'd call it a family site. whats wrong with kids seeing the adds anyway? So through Albums and you'll see an image of one girl sucking anothers tongue, in high detail. so what like.

Some parents might object. Personally I wouldn't. But I can easily see quite a few parents objecting to such ads on a website their child uses.

I wouldn't agree with them, and I would consider them closeminded muppets, but that still wouldn't stop them. Quite a few people are still living in the 70's.

simu

nesf wrote:

Some parents might object. Personally I wouldn't. But I can easily see quite a few parents objecting to such ads on a website their child uses.

So the ads also function as a tool for getting rid of muppets? I approve!

mycroft

simu wrote:

So the ads also function as a tool for getting rid of muppets? I approve!

Woman has a point, I generally dislike every poster who's moaned about this so far.

Boston

I'd imagine Those very same parents would object to their kids reading boards.ie at all. In away that's a parents prerogative. Rationality goes out the window when it comes to peoples kids. That said, Realistically a child should not be using the net without supervision, and the youngest age group boards would cater to would be junior cert students. I know the agreement is that anyone can find boards with afew clicks, but anybody can find an image of someone with their head blown off with a few clicks also. Ultimately I don't think the banner add would be damaging to a kid, unless a child is so repressed by it's parents that the sight of a topless male or two girls kissing, leaves him/her distraught.

nesf

mycroft wrote:

Woman has a point, I generally dislike every poster who's moaned about this so far.

Disliking people takes far too much energy. Far too much energy.

Sleepy

LiouVille wrote:

Btw, The problem would be the exact same if I had an add saying GAY BEERS and just that.

Sorry, I wasn't quite clear, I can't see a problem with the words Queer Beers at all. It's the imagery used that I could see a problem with. I'd have the same problem if it was a heterosexual couple eating the face off each other or dressed in leather S&M gear. It can easily give across the wrong idea as to the type of site you're viewing in work... I just don't see the need for it.

mycroft

nesf wrote:

Disliking people takes far too much energy. Far too much energy.

Ah but the hate flows through me strongly young skywalker.

sleepy wrote:

I'd have the same problem if it was a heterosexual couple eating the face off each other or

We'll never know now will we?

dressed in leather S&M gear. It can easily give across the wrong idea as to the type of site you're viewing in work... I just don't see the need for it.

And again the blokes in S&M gear are like 3cm x 3cm (someone! quick, do the pixel maths) this could be indicitive of your love of midget S&M porn (theres an out take reel from the Wizzard of Oz Dorothy was never meant to see).

Me, I generally just minimise boards when someone comes into my suite in work. Why? BECAUSE I'M AT DAMN WORK.

pickarooney

You have a suite at work? Fansay!

mycroft

pickarooney wrote:

You have a suite at work? Fansay!

Thats what they're called.

They do have frayed carpet and lack a mini bar. And we share them. Theres a rush. Four have all the movie channels, and all the basic channels. Two have all the basic channels. Two have only the news channels. Including Fox and CNN. Shifts in those suites are the dark days.

rsynnott

It occurs to me (as it has to others) that it's only the undesirables whining about the ads. If the ads keep up, maybe they'll leave.

flowerpotfrog

the undesirables

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Santa Claus

rsynnott wrote:

It occurs to me (as it has to others) that it's only the undesirables whining about the ads. If the ads keep up, maybe they'll leave.

But what about the folks who haven't complained and just go off and install ad blocking software thus decreasing the amount of revenue boards gets from google ads ??

rsynnott

flowerpotfrog wrote:

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Yes?

Santa Claus wrote:

But what about the folks who haven't complained and just go off and install ad blocking software thus decreasing the amount of revenue boards gets from google ads ??

People who block ads are rarely in the same group as people who click ads in any case, in my experience.

flowerpotfrog

rsynnott -what makes you a desirable? being gay? what makes you a boards aristocrat?

rsynnott

flowerpotfrog wrote:

rsynnott -what makes you a desirable? being gay? what makes you a boards aristocrat?

Not being, to the extent of my abilities, a braindead bigot, tbh. And I never said I was desirable, I simply said that those whining were generally undesirable.

flowerpotfrog

any chance of an example of a user you consider a braindead bigot? or to make it easier on yourself, a whining undesirable. the reason i'm asking is i'd like to see how you make the distinction between the worthy and the unworthty.

rsynnott

flowerpotfrog wrote:

any chance of an example of a user you consider a braindead bigot? or to make it easier on yourself, a whining undesirable. the reason i'm asking is i'd like to see how you make the distinction between the worthy and the unworthty.

Erm, the ones who are a) bigots, and b) not the smartest. There are very obvious examples on this thread and the other Queer Beer ad one.

flowerpotfrog

ok. thank you almighty one.