There's a new sticky post here that's just an ad for tires
I don't mind ads placed on the side or the top, since you know they're ads, but if they posts ads in the forum for the highest bidder, I'll find another forum.
The forum is nothing without the content of its members. I've not seen that in forums and want nothing to do with it.

 

Larry,

Ever since this site was sold, this type of crap keeps happening more often. Very little (if any) help with the spammers, advertising space sold and most of the "old-timers" leaving due to those (and other) reasons. I used to be a LOT more active in the other areas here but gave up trying to reason with people who got their panties in a wad because I didn't agree with them.

I stay around the Camry forum to try and help with technical issues but other than that, I never come on this site anymore.

 

Thruth of the matter is, unlike computers, which require assistance, this is basically a car. It's got a different power system, but after that, it's four wheels, four doors and a horn. Pretty much like all the other ones out there. I don't come here as often, either. The sticky might get me to remove my bookmark and not return.

 

Take care folks, it was fun.



...last one out of here remember to turn the light off when you leave.

 

Is there another forum that's better?

 

That IS the question !

Part of the answer, I think, is that "better" would need to be preceded by "as good as" (this one, that is).

"As good as," at a minimum, I suggest, would require participation of most of the serious regular contributors here.

 

Larry,

I hate to see you go but I do understand. Take care friend.

 

since I am a supermod in another forum as well as here, it is just "normal" to have some ads from sponsors to support the site(owned by internet brands). website like this will not exist without its members=true, as well as sponsorship unless funded by the site owner out of pocket. btw, I try to remove as much spam as possible and the site has installed some spambot software that is why the spam has lessened somewhat than before. pm me if you guys have any suggestions.

I am a supermod at evom, a purely driver's enthusiast site and just happened to buy a hybrid hence this "new" position.

 

I agree with Larry. It is one thing to have ads on the top or in the border where they are clearly ads. It is something completely different to have them pseudo disguised as normal posts (sticky posts at that).

I think I would like to move on also, but to repeat the question posted earlier, where?
I have enjoyed being being part of this forum, and will continue for now. But unless the sticky ad disguised as a post goes away, I will probably leave also.

Haroldo, if you find another place better than here, plz let us know, goes for anyone else too... Thanks to all...

 

Personally, I think the advertiser is not getting as much exposure as they would if they placed a banner ad. Banner ads take up more "real estate" and are able to present more info without requiring the potential customer to click on it. So as I see it, the sticky post as ad is a failed approach. If we just don't click on it, they will see that it doesn't work. I will not click on any sticky (or any other post for that matter) that looks anything like an ad.

Why should we let them drive us away from this great forum?