I'm slightly bothered by a banner ad I just saw on Neopets.

Angus Young · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:33 am

teh0mega wrote:

Quote:

NOTE: Just in case someone gullible comes along, the watch and knife ad are NOT ads found on Neopets, just a couple I made rather quickly as a joke to illustrate my point.

*feels gullible*

For a second there, I thought those ads were real, although sort of unprofessional

lol yeah they're hilarious though

valerielundberg · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:38 am

teh0mega wrote:

*feels gullible*

For a second there, I thought those ads were real, although sort of unprofessional

Heh, I gave them both a whopping 5 minutes of my time.

I could have made them smoother/cooler but I'm lazy this afternoon. :lol:

Thanks though.

o_0 wrote:

Ahahahaha! I love you, Val!

You made me laugh so hard!

0:)

Where can I buy that cheat watch? My SATs are next year.

Heh....you can buy them here:

http://www.studyhall.com/

Really...honest... 0:)

Okay, maybe not... :evil:

jellyoflight · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 11:53 am

Well....um....of course, I wouldn't do anything like passing notes in class

*stuffs all notes bascily saying "HIYA, HIYA WOT U DOIN?, IM BORED!!, YEA, MATHS IS CRUD, I DUNT GET IT, NEITHER DO I Y CAN'T SHE SPEAK SO WE CA UNDERSTAND HER?, SIRS COMIN TTYL"

0:)

rageaholic · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:04 pm

I don't think it's that big of a deal, passing notes and all.

Am I don't see how this makes note passing any easier? I mean sure you can hide the paper, but won't it look odd when you keep passing the bracelet back and forth?

Hey Jenny, can I... borrow your bracelet?

Sylence · **Posts:** 1159 **Joined:** Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:40 pm

I am glad I simply dont have to see em

Twisted Sanity · **Posts:** 1993 **Joined:** Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:40 am

I can just imagine someone at school hunching over and pressing some crap on their watch right in the middle of an exam

Some kid at school actually got away with using a calculator watch during a maths test in a Non-Calculator section. No need to say, he flew past that section with full marks :roll:

Anyway, being a dude and all, that whole bracelet thing seems even more like a waste of time. At least with a note, you can scrunch it up and pretend you're throwing it into the bin, or make it into a paper plane so that you can swiftly fly it to your friend

What the heck are you meant to do with a bracelet?

valerielundberg · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:35 pm

The bracelet comes with tiny "pads" of paper. So you don't pass the bracelet around, you use the itty-bitty pen to write on the itty-bitty paper and then rip off the sheet of paper from the itty-bitty pad and I guess the whole deal is since it's soooo small it's not as likely to be noticed in comparison to passing a full size folded paper.

However, I doubt there is so much you can write on those things. You'd probably have to pass 20 or so of the itty-bitty papers to make the eqivalant of what you wanted to say with one normal note, so I'd say the chances of getting caught would actualy rise using the dumb bracelet.

And how DUMB are you going to look when the teacher notices the odd behaviour of you constantly attempting to write on your bracelet? :roll:

Still, it wasn't the product (or how well it will work) but the point they use to sell it.

luckystar101 · **Posts:** 352 **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:09 pm

valerielundberg wrote:

I just think the idea behind it is bad, I'm not complaining about it being a non-neo ad or that they are using it to profit....it's the message the ad sends...anyone feel me on what I mean?

I'm just wondering where we draw the line on what's suitable for a site of this type...is it the banner above?

Or is it here? :roll:

:

Or here?

:

I'm just wondering, because if some parents got all up in arms over a little thing like gambling, what are they going to think when they're kid asks for them to buy some bracelet they saw on neo so they can pass notes in class.... o_O

NOTE: Just in case someone gullible comes along, the watch and knife ad are NOT ads found on Neopets, just a couple I made rather quickly as a joke to illustrate my point.

I must be quite gullible. I think they r hallirious

Caboose_#-1 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:40 pm

luckystar101 wrote:

valerielundberg wrote:

I just think the idea behind it is bad, I'm not complaining about it being a non-neo ad or that they are using it to profit....it's the message the ad sends...anyone feel me on what I mean?

I'm just wondering where we draw the line on what's suitable for a site of this type...is it the banner above?

Or is it here? :roll:

:

Or here?

:

I'm just wondering, because if some parents got all up in arms over a little thing like gambling, what are they going to think when they're kid asks for them to buy some bracelet they saw on neo so they can pass notes in class.... o_O

NOTE: Just in case someone gullible comes along, the watch and knife ad are NOT ads found on Neopets, just a couple I made rather quickly as a joke to illustrate my point.

I must be quite gullible. I think they r hallirious

At first I didn't realize what the add was for. Man, that sure is funny: I give it 10/10 Pocketknifes. Lol

plushie · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:46 pm

valerielundberg wrote:

I just think the idea behind it is bad, I'm not complaining about it being a non-neo ad or that they are using it to profit....it's the message the ad sends...anyone feel me on what I mean?

I'm just wondering where we draw the line on what's suitable for a site of this type...is it the banner above?

Or is it here? :roll:

:

Or here?

:

I'm just wondering, because if some parents got all up in arms over a little thing like gambling, what are they going to think when they're kid asks for them to buy some bracelet they saw on neo so they can pass notes in class.... o_O

NOTE: Just in case someone gullible comes along, the watch and knife ad are NOT ads found on Neopets, just a couple I made rather quickly as a joke to illustrate my point.

Oooh, whre can I get those!? :battar:

Well, um, i have this teacher at school and shes really mean- XDDD

AFI_Sorrow · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:03 pm

aemaen wrote:

I agree there are some rather inapproriate ads.

For instance, what about that slim ad? It features a woman in her bra. Or that balloon ad? Opens up to a scam page.

The greatest one of all - Ebay. Only 2 months ago I recieved a warning for posting the Ebay jingle - because I was advertising 3rd party sites.

There's an ad with a bra on it? O_O I haven't seen THAT one yet. My god, if I had a kid under seven playing Neopets and I didn't know what it was...and I logged on and saw that I wouldn't let him play anymore.
*sigh* Neopets Preminum...here I come!

shapu · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:23 pm

In junior high, I would pass notes in class just to get caught. They'd say things like "Wow, this is such an interesting lecture!" or "I wonder when we'll get to biomes...."

But then, I'm different.

IcyBlue · **Posts:** 610 **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:30 pm

sqwiggly wrote:

If they are gonna have ads, then why not at least make them relavent.

Considering that a large amount of players on Neopets are adults, I'd say they're pretty relevant.

The next thing they need to work on is targetting the ads so kids do not see certain ads. But who knows, they might have already done this, it's just that some people lie about their ages for their accounts.

AFI_Sorrow · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:31 pm

shapu wrote:

In junior high, I would pass notes in class just to get caught. They'd say things like "Wow, this is such an interesting lecture!" or "I wonder when we'll get to biomes...."

But then, I'm different.

HeeeHeee...that reminds me of the part in Billy Madison where the kids are caught passing notes when the principal was their subsititute. :lol:

"We're so lucky to have so and so for our teacher...now we get to stare at his fat gut!"

But back on topic....
I was also bothered by a "SHOOT Bugs Bunny and get free Looney Tunes cursors." Woah, woah, woah...SHOOT BUGS BUNNY!?!?!

If I were little, I'd be depressed out of my mind about the idea of killing Bugs Bunny. :cry:

meowth1982 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:33 pm

Michelle wrote:

Eh..Neopets is getting more *adult* - like by the day. First ads...then who knows the whole site might cost money...

Comeone kids can't affourd money for a "premiem" site....it's making me mad

Concidering Neopets was originally intended for adults... However, that's a rant for another time.

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