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Sep-14-2005 18:10

i don't want to see pictures of Christina aguilera! i want to turn off the banner ads, but i need to subscribe! WELLLLL....that's too bad! Can someone please explain the point of banner ads? I want to sleuth in peace. Amen.

Sep-14-2005 18:16

Bush on tribal sovereignty, arnold is coming... pick up lines? florida? What is bore me anyway? Billabong odessey? Welllllll......... I don't want free parking space! I don't like these things?!

Sep-14-2005 18:17

Franchise football.....OK, I'm outta here!

Sep-14-2005 18:20

paris hilton??? Why are these banner ads so wierd? i need answers!

Sep-14-2005 19:47

The best way to get rid of them, is to subscribe :)

Sep-14-2005 21:02

Tahama, sleuth is not a huge money maker through subscriptions alone. It tends to cost Ben (the creator) money to run it, rather than provide him with income. The banner ads are an income producer. I think they are awful, too, but they disappear when you subscribe. Plus, the game is much more fun when you subscribe (There is a whole thread on the benefits of subscribing posted by jstkdn on the newbie board), so the fact that the banner ads disappear when you subscribe is more a perk than an actual reason to subscribe, in my view. So the bottom line is, if you like to play but hate the ads, subscribe. If you don't like to play, well... that answer is easy, too! Let us know if we can help you further, as there are lots of us here who love the game and who also like to help new folks learn the ropes.

Sep-14-2005 21:23

Ack, I just reread what I typed, and it sounded like I was being a smart a** LOL I didnt mean that way at all. :) I agree Moonshh :)

Sep-15-2005 05:56

I didn't even notice when I was unsubscribed... advertising is everyway, we live in a consumer market, you could always go to deep dark Africa if you really wanted to get away from it all.. :)
*laughs* I'm the consumer queen,... I once bought Budweiser whn I normally buy Corona and I didn't know why until the next day I heard an add for Bud on my Launchcast player and was like... Wow....and anytime I see a Coke commercial, I want one... I don't even like it that much.

Sep-15-2005 14:34

My advice to you Tahama is to just ignore the ads. Don't even look at what they say. Subscribing is a good thing, too. But I just avoid them as best I can.

Sep-15-2005 14:40

thank you for all the advice. sigh. the late show with david letterman ad is playing now. i better go get popcorn and place myself in front of my chair. lol! thanks makensie brewer, moonshh, lady emerald devon, and colonel shanty. i appreciate the suggestions. but i hope other new people are aware about banner ads. WELLLL.....that's too bad!

Sep-15-2005 17:52

Honestly, before i subscribed, I never noticed them at all, I guess I was just too enthralled with the game. :) or used to seeing ads everywhere already.