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You decide who get's a 5th grade education!
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Nov 8, 2004, 03:56 AM
 
Seriously, what is up with this ad? Is it possible to send them a request asking them to fix this glaring grammatical mistake?

Granted, it's not as annoying as the "Shoot the moron who came up with this ad and win a free iPod!" ads, but still.

(Last edited by CharlesS; Nov 8, 2004 at 04:09 AM. )

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Nov 8, 2004, 08:38 AM
 
Go to the lounge and spend a few minutes reading some threads. You'll realize it won't matter how bad the grammar and spelling are in the ads - many people won't even notice.
     
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Nov 8, 2004, 11:10 AM
 
You have to realize that not that many people care in the end none of these ads get all that many clicks(at least from the people with an iq above 55).
     
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Nov 8, 2004, 03:22 PM
 
Yeah, the Lounge has bad grammar, but it's not usually at the top of the page, in huge, bold print.

Yeah, ads may not get that many clicks, but it certainly can't help to have an ad that screams "We're so lazy, we couldn't even be bothered to spend 5 seconds proofreading this ad. Buy our hardware, I'm sure it's great!"

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Nov 8, 2004, 06:46 PM
 
macnn has to pay for bandwidth somehow it actually doesn't matter to the people who run macnn if a banner ad has bad grammer.
     
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Nov 8, 2004, 08:15 PM
 
Originally posted by macaddict0001:
macnn has to pay for bandwidth somehow it actually doesn't matter to the people who run macnn if a banner ad has bad grammer.
True. I just wonder about companies that spend the money to put up advertisements that make them look bad. You know?

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Nov 8, 2004, 09:29 PM
 
Originally posted by CharlesS:
True. I just wonder about companies that spend the money to put up advertisements that make them look bad. You know?
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Nov 8, 2004, 10:04 PM
 
Originally posted by MacGorilla:
Yer talkin' about the internets where leet haX0rs are?


yes, you get's it.

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