Comments on: Today’s Word Is… http://thefordreport.com/2009/07/todays-word-is-2/ The lowdown on what's really going on in paintball! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:16:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SirRod http://thefordreport.com/2009/07/todays-word-is-2/comment-page-1/#comment-153 SirRod Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:12:44 +0000 http://thefordreport.com/?p=680#comment-153 Paintball Nation was one of the first web site forum's I experanced. I don't know jack about advertising. I do know that the clientel sets the pace for the content on any web site. I have been attacked more on PBN than any other site. Mostly because I'm a christian and profess my beleafs. I don't like the use of fowl launguage it is inaproprate for a family based site. I didn't think there was a sware filter on PBN. I have left other web sites because of inaproprat launguage, and content. I wish PBN no Ill will but how can a web site continue when every other word begins with an "F". Even the fowl mouths will get tired of hearing the "F" word over and over. Numbers in decline "Well there it is". Paintball Nation was one of the first web site forum’s I experanced. I don’t know jack about advertising. I do know that the clientel sets the pace for the content on any web site. I have been attacked more on PBN than any other site. Mostly because I’m a christian and profess my beleafs. I don’t like the use of fowl launguage it is inaproprate for a family based site. I didn’t think there was a sware filter on PBN. I have left other web sites because of inaproprat launguage, and content.
I wish PBN no Ill will but how can a web site continue when every other word begins with an “F”.
Even the fowl mouths will get tired of hearing the “F” word over and over. Numbers in decline “Well there it is”.

]]> By: anonymous-insider http://thefordreport.com/2009/07/todays-word-is-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152 anonymous-insider Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:01 +0000 http://thefordreport.com/?p=680#comment-152 I am really glad to see this story get more and more traction - as someone who spends money in online advertising I was really disgusted to see PBnation send out such a desperate not to mention arrogant email. I have run banner ads simultaneously across multiple sites including PBnation and I can say that the real number that should be discussed is the Return On Investment. From what I have seen it feels like most companies don't research things like ROI and more or less dump money on sites/publications that they are buddy-buddy with. As belts tighten you will see companies start to second guess where they are putting their advertising dollars and I believe that is what sparked this PBnation debacle. You can brag all day about your traffic numbers but that doesn't mean anything if your site is so cluttered that people generally don't notice ads. Keep up the good work Dale, everyone in the paintball community should demand an apology from Ed. I am really glad to see this story get more and more traction – as someone who spends money in online advertising I was really disgusted to see PBnation send out such a desperate not to mention arrogant email.

I have run banner ads simultaneously across multiple sites including PBnation and I can say that the real number that should be discussed is the Return On Investment. From what I have seen it feels like most companies don’t research things like ROI and more or less dump money on sites/publications that they are buddy-buddy with.

As belts tighten you will see companies start to second guess where they are putting their advertising dollars and I believe that is what sparked this PBnation debacle. You can brag all day about your traffic numbers but that doesn’t mean anything if your site is so cluttered that people generally don’t notice ads.

Keep up the good work Dale, everyone in the paintball community should demand an apology from Ed.

]]> By: mytmouse http://thefordreport.com/2009/07/todays-word-is-2/comment-page-1/#comment-151 mytmouse Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:46:41 +0000 http://thefordreport.com/?p=680#comment-151 Say you DID desire to advertise with PBnation...... How would one do such a thing when they are actually in the SWEAR FILTER????? How UNFORTUNATE..... Say you DID desire to advertise with PBnation…… How would one do such a thing when they are actually in the SWEAR FILTER?????

How UNFORTUNATE…..

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