Not really a pony, but more of a WTF: Why are there ads for Zingr on the sidebar?
posted by kldickson on May 20, 2009 - 1 comment

Miracle Whip Zingr beta? That deserves a graphic ad on the front page, even when logged in? Did the advertising guidelines change recently? [more inside]
posted by Ynoxas on May 12, 2009 - 142 comments

Advertisements in the RSS feed? Given that Matt has written before about his disdain for this bullshit, what gives?
posted by blasdelf on Feb 11, 2009 - 62 comments

"Metafilter Ad Appropriateness FAIL" [more inside]
posted by niles on Feb 2, 2009 - 208 comments

Zombie Strippers!!!??!?! WTF? [more inside]
posted by JimmyJames on Nov 3, 2008 - 43 comments

MeFi is showing me a "surprise her... with a bigger penis" ad. She looks pretty surprised, but not as surprised as me. [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri on Oct 25, 2008 - 94 comments

MeFi unwittingly (?) supporting Scientology? [more inside]
posted by Cat Pie Hurts on Jul 26, 2008 - 185 comments

Can we get a policy regarding the ads on Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Jun 19, 2008 - 71 comments

Yes, my job does suck. How can I get you to stop reminding me of that unpleasant fact?
posted by timeistight on Feb 4, 2008 - 29 comments

Is mathowie still selling ad space on the front page of Mefi?
posted by pxe2000 on Dec 12, 2007 - 17 comments

Just out of curiosity, what's the new flash component for? [more inside]
posted by Arturus on Oct 30, 2007 - 49 comments

Advertisments are not the best of the web.
posted by BeerFilter on Jun 8, 2007 - 83 comments

Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I am logged in and see ads from fmpub.net on the front page. The ad presently displayed invites me to "chew the fat at serious eats". It's the same ad after multiple refreshes also. While I am a fan of bacon, I don't normally see ads when I'm logged in. This is all the more curious given that I'm using adblock plus and don't usually see ads on any site. Is this a temporary thing, or is bacon now an integral part of the site?
posted by Pastabagel on Mar 1, 2007 - 94 comments

How long has MeFi been serving banner ads at the bottom of closed threads to logged-in users?
posted by Kwantsar on Jan 31, 2007 - 14 comments

Signed in. Yet, I see an at&t ad on the blue and green. Is this kosher?
posted by jne1813 on Jan 26, 2007 - 9 comments

Stavros...? Is that you?
posted by ODiV on Dec 24, 2006 - 24 comments

This is happening again. Page loads but gets stuck sucking the dynamic.fmpub.net adserver link. + the spellcheck is stuffed (mi)
posted by strawberryviagra on Sep 19, 2006 - 18 comments

projects: It'd suck if the place turned into a $5 ad space.
posted by sergeant sandwich on Sep 8, 2006 - 43 comments

So, Um, I'm logged in and I'm getting upper right graphical ads on MeFi and AxMe. Is that on purpose? Because, y'know, I thought the purpose of being logged in all the time and having an account was to not have to see ads, and I didn't see an announcement that they'd be starting. Then again, if it's necessary to pay for bandwidth, OK, but I'd prefer a donation drive.
posted by SpecialK on Sep 5, 2006 - 29 comments

I may be missing something obvious (checked previous metatalk queries) but this post has an advert in it shown in Firefox but not in IE. The advert is for www.ecological.co.uk. Is there a reason for it? I don't remember an adverts on/off feature.
posted by movilla on Jun 28, 2006 - 5 comments

dynamic.fmpub.net: It's come up before, and I know I can block it in my hosts file, but why does loading/rendering the entirety of Ask.Metafilter depend on contacting this site? When it is slow to respond, the entire site seems to hang, which should be avoided.
posted by knave on Jun 4, 2006 - 7 comments

OK gang, how many times are we gonna let MetaFilter be made a tool for marketing Hollywood product?
posted by NortonDC on May 21, 2006 - 57 comments

Has anyone ever been propositioned to put ads on their Mefi profile page? I was shocked. Well, not really. (mi)
posted by mrgrimm on Feb 9, 2006 - 3 comments

If you want to help me and the site out, take a short survey to help match the site up with future advertisers. I'll publish a summary of results after it's done.
posted by mathowie on Jan 23, 2006 - 101 comments

Why do posts without tags appear with the mysterious copy "Tags: Wanna reach people who know their way around the Web? Contact FM." in place of a blank "Tags:" field in the newish Yahoo search results? (posted under bugs out of a better place to file it)
posted by mwhybark on Dec 25, 2005 - 7 comments

First Amendment issue? I have to say I've been really grossed out the last couple of days by the dead puppies picture in the ads on MeFi. I'm not for censorship---but similar to a NSFW notice, can't there be an icky picture warning that you can choose to click or not? I understand that is the point of the ad, to raise my ire (or bile) so I'll do something. But ewww.
posted by agatha_magatha on Nov 15, 2005 - 48 comments

Wearing Six Apart gear gets results. Sodas for all!
posted by Vidiot on Oct 27, 2005 - 50 comments

What's the story behind the "GoToMyPC" ads on the MeFi front page? Even for the logged-in.
I notice they are the only advertiser for that spot and that it appears for the non-members in the same place.

Is this a big new advertising deal for you, Matt, or is it a template issue? Are we being sold to again, and if so, why?

(don't know if this should be in "MeFi-related" or "etiquette/policy")
posted by NinjaPirate on Oct 22, 2005 - 26 comments

Do you need a liver or heart transplant? Do you have $175,000 cash on hand? Logout of MetaFilter (required), then go to this askMefi. Then tell me, how does Google know these things about Bangkok?
posted by orthogonality on Jun 22, 2005 - 8 comments

Could we perhaps have a voluntary moratorium on viral contest entries from Contagious Media?
posted by dejah420 on May 23, 2005 - 12 comments

I heart the Jewelboxing flash ad in the Blue sidebar! I have wasted many happy seconds mousing over the case to watch in infantile fascination! ...open the case... close the case! ...open the case... close the case!
posted by mwhybark on Apr 2, 2005 - 12 comments

I hit the blue page the other day and saw a JUST POSTED story that was nothing more than a link to a page where you can buy a t-shirt with a design/slogan on it. (I'm not mentioning/linking-to which one it was because that isn't the purpose of this post). The FPP was deleted within minutes (from when I noticed it). However, today I see that it is listed in the Blogads on the front page. All is as it should be - I'm not complaining - I just think it is interesting that self-linkers apparently (sometimes?) get the opportunity to purchase an ad that they were trying to get for free.
posted by spock on Feb 10, 2005 - 19 comments

Can we lose orange clock and keep chicobangs, please? Okay, that's not the best way to say it. I am no angel myself, but this beyond-the-pale swipe at chicobangs and mathowie - from a member of dubious contribution overall (IMHO) - should not go ignored.
posted by scarabic on Feb 3, 2005 - 100 comments

Matt Haughey has shown tremendous compassion by rejecting a large revenue stream for the sake of this major Internet community. Rare is the system admin who is both concerned and available. I'd like to remind the users there exists a way to thank him and fund the site directly.
posted by orange clock on Feb 3, 2005 - 137 comments

So yeah, suicide girls. After some teeth gnashing, and asking all my female friends about taking on suicide girls image ads on mefi, I decided to take them (they seem tasteful to me -- I dropped the ones showing too much skin) with the caveat that a simple click and anyone could hide them forever. Here's what I said when I took their first textad long ago and the same applies here. They are as racy as I will go, and this won't start a slippery slope as they're the exception to the rule.
posted by mathowie on Feb 2, 2005 - 649 comments

The UNICEF ad on (not logged in) MeFi is a little funky. I think they were expecting a white background. As it is, the child's face and the "relief" text to the left of it are obscured. Not a big deal, just thought I'd mention it. So this isn't just a complaint, I'm happy to copy/modify/send it somewhere, but I don't know to whom that'd go.
posted by Alt F4 on Jan 6, 2005 - 9 comments

Not my call, but I don't think that "Asses of Evil" blogad does anything for MetaFilter's aesthetic, perceived image or credibility.
posted by nthdegx on Jan 6, 2005 - 19 comments

Looks like some users are using MeFi text ADs to post google linkfarms. Example: This site, and this one.
posted by shepd on Dec 14, 2004 - 5 comments

Matt, that jewelboxing ad on the front page makes my browser hang (Safari.) When can I start paying you to not see any ads on Metafilter?
posted by vacapinta on Dec 11, 2004 - 28 comments

"Nekkid Celebrities, updated daily" kinda caught my eye in a TextAd. I don't actually see anything in the TextAd policy this clearly violates, so maybe it's fine. I'm at work so I haven't clicked the link to check, but thought I'd mention it.

http://www.metafilter.com/adsystem/redir.cfm?adid=1784
posted by freebird on Dec 8, 2004 - 10 comments

Is it possible/good karma to turn off the adbar on the side, now that I'm one of the (mass of) elite Metafilter users? I don't want to do it in general -- paying for the existence of MeFi is something I'm quite happy to do by showing ads -- but from school I get a fair amount less bandwidth (University wireless is a mess) and every little bit I can trim out is a good thing by me.
posted by ChrisR on Nov 19, 2004 - 7 comments

I have a question about Metafilter's Textad policy. In general, I find the ads relevant and useful --- I'm far more likely to click through here than on other sites.

However, I noticed today that there's an ad running that asks people to "Play Texas Hold'em", posted by checknraise. Those of you who run Movable Type or Wordpress blogs might have noticed a recent wave of comment spam advertising "Texas Hold'em".

If I had ads on my blog, I wouldn't accept them from people who are also spammers. Does Metafilter have a policy on this type of thing, and is there any way to dump the "Texas Hold'em" ads?
posted by robcorr on Nov 1, 2004 - 14 comments

Has the Bigha ad (here) always been an animated gif? It's fairly subtle (head swings left and right), but it was jarring nonetheless.
posted by ewagoner on Aug 9, 2004 - 21 comments

Matt, the Webvisions conference has passed, so the gif on the MeFi front page is now out of date. Do you have something else to put there?
posted by davehat on Jul 20, 2004 - 17 comments

Supporting our new advertiser. Since we know #1 is there as a speaker, anyone else want to make it a gathering?
posted by karmaville on Jun 23, 2004 - 24 comments

A thousand dollars? Are you serious?
posted by reklaw on Jun 1, 2004 - 255 comments

Matt, unless you're making more money off of them, please consider dropping the graphic google ads. I just saw a big Dr. Phil in this thread
posted by Grod on May 19, 2004 - 34 comments

When logged in, the Google ads on the front page are horrible colours. When logged out, the ads revert to the correct customised Metafilter colours. This is regardless of the browser used. Can anything be done?
posted by mokey on Mar 23, 2004 - 9 comments

Are You MetaPolar?
The Google Ads on the Front Page seem to be dominated by psychiatry sites and prescription drugs. Keyword: bipolar.
Is this a fair assessment of the content or membership here?
Are we all here because we're not all there?
posted by wendell on Mar 8, 2004 - 23 comments

The Google-Ads are looking awfully visual lately aren't they?
posted by feelinglistless on Feb 24, 2004 - 14 comments