Shoot the biker get and IPod?

What is with the ATS advertising? I understand it helps pay for operation costs but do you guys realize what is put up on the website? I guess the Incentive Reward Program is one of the sites sponcers. I was amazed when I scrolled down to to see a blurb," Shoot the biker win and I Pod!" you then use your mouse to aim the crosshairs at the biker shooting you! I failed to mention that "you" are a cop in a police cruiser! When you score a direct hit his head explodes and blood splatters all over. You are then directed to the Incentive Rewards Page!. What kind of advertising is this and why does ATS accept this as legitimate advertising? I tried to link a topic about the Trading Spaces star Paige Davis and her supposed stripping, wich was just a few few tame pics (a bogus story of course), and I caught all kinds of grief about it! The moderators claimed they were offensive!! But yet today I see this "offensive advertising" on the site! What a double standard! Hopefully I wont be banned from the site for stating this because I do enjoy the vast majority of stories but come on! Whats with that?

For future reference, please use the suggestions/complaints box for issues such as this.

Thank you.

PA

I just found the suggestion box and submitted a "complaint". I have seen other threads questioning the new advertising and its content. Will this be looked at?

Perhaps this may be of some assistance?
Important Changes to ATS Advertising and Philanthropy Efforts

This is on the main page, big revolving 'thingy' on the near-top lefthand side of the board. It is a mechanism for making members aware of special or important or noteworthy information.



seekerof

[edit on 4-3-2005 by Seekerof]

If you submit a complaint, it will be looked at. They're very good at that sort of thing.

However, I must say one thing. It's "iPod."