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robin1128

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Who's The Adbot?
« on: March 13, 2012, 07:05:00 pm »
I notice on each form that someone writes this person puts ads on. I didn't think you could do that.

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2012, 07:23:09 pm »
I notice on each form that someone writes this person puts ads on. I didn't think you could do that.

While reading and replying to posts lately, (such as this one), I've observed that the "adbot" posts follow the last posted message.  One followed yours however, I doubt that you are adding these ads.  Instead, it looks like an automated function of a "bot" that posts "ads".
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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 07:39:18 am »
The AdBot is not a person!  It's FusionCash's doing.  You'll notice a lot of random ads have popped up in the forums as of late.  I think they're just trying to be cute by pretending "AdBot" is a forum user.  The more ads blend in, the more likely people are to click them (except me, who ignores them all regardless).
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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 07:52:42 am »
LOL the AdBot
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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2012, 07:56:01 am »
I don't like this new idea of advertising. I don't think it has a place in the forum. This whole site (FC) is advertising, I would like to have the forum ad-free.

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2012, 09:50:24 am »
Obviously FC is making money on it, or they wouldn't allow it in these posts.  I do agree, however, that discussions should be ad free.  Like most others, I just ignore it.  At least this site doesn't have all the anoying pop-ups that other sites do.


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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2012, 10:26:21 am »
It's a way for FC to make money, and we make money. I don't see any harm in it at all. :)

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2012, 10:45:02 am »
i agree whit you am triying to get the way it work,,would you be able to get me some tips..on fusion cash :dontknow:

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2012, 11:10:10 am »
I didn't even notice him until he was pointed out. I guess whatever it is I really do not have an issue with it...and if it keeps fusioncash giving us better deals, I'm for it!

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2012, 11:26:50 am »
It is anoying.  I try to ignore it. 

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2012, 02:45:23 pm »
I think like everything else, things will change.  I think that you just have to just overlook them.  I also think that if it is a way for FC to make some money that is great because that means the site will continue to be here for other to use.  I also think that you have to figure that you are going to get ads in the anything that you do online today.

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2012, 03:53:40 pm »
Obviously FC is making money on it, or they wouldn't allow it in these posts.  I do agree, however, that discussions should be ad free.  Like most others, I just ignore it.  At least this site doesn't have all the anoying pop-ups that other sites do.
It's asking a lot, you know: we already pay 10c per post in the forum, and you want them to have no ads at all?  We've gotta offset those costs somehow...

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2012, 04:44:38 pm »
Obviously FC is making money on it, or they wouldn't allow it in these posts.  I do agree, however, that discussions should be ad free.  Like most others, I just ignore it.  At least this site doesn't have all the anoying pop-ups that other sites do.
It's asking a lot, you know: we already pay 10c per post in the forum, and you want them to have no ads at all?  We've gotta offset those costs somehow...

Admin - I'm with you on this one. The more adds the better if you can continue to pay the forum bonus. This is a great site you have set up.

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2012, 05:42:44 pm »
I side with the Admin on this issue, they pay each user that qualifys $3.00 month X maybe THOUSANDS of members and they ask for very little in return, except to follow the rules and now to see the ADBOT, in my opinion it is a small price to pay for a quality site such as FC............trust me, there are a lot more WORSE site out there. :BangHead:

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Re: Who's The Adbot?
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2012, 05:54:42 pm »
The adbot is much like a TV ad; advertisers pay the 'station', (FC), to 'sponsor' their 'programming', (the site, in general).  It's capitalism at work and, as Admin mentioned, helps to defray the costs of running FC.
One can lead a horse to water however, if one holds the horse's head under, that horse will drown.

             

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