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Oh take that poor bear awaaaaayyy!

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Peggotty · 02/12/2006 20:36

This may be a 'head in the sand' mentality, but that bear in the wspa ad at the top of the page is doing my head in!! Every ruddy time I log on to have a nosy in MN it pops up making me reeeeaaallly bloody sad!!! Just me....?

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ruty · 02/12/2006 20:40

there has been a thread about this before. IMO that is a head in the sand mentality and the bear and other animals are suffering whether you want to know about it or not, and an ad might just help them. You wouldn't say it if a starving child was pictured at the top of the page? Of course a child is more important, but it is the same logic. However, I think there are some people who will agree with you, not me.

Peggotty · 02/12/2006 20:48

Ruty, I know that the bear is suffering. I think/worry a fair bit about animal cruelty (and other kinds of cruelty). It's NOT that I don't want to know about it, just not EVERY time I log on here. It seems a bit manipulative to me.... I don't know why, and I can't put my finger on it.

I didn't realise there had been a thread about before, don't get on here as much as I used to.

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7swansaswimmingup · 02/12/2006 20:54

i cant see a bear?

ruty · 02/12/2006 20:57

not getting at you personally pegotty, just don't quite get the argument. I mean all advertising is manipulative at heart! I don't actually notice the bear ad that much i must say, i just go to the threads i want.

Peggotty · 02/12/2006 21:01

Actually, true about all ads being manipulative This one just very emotionally manipulative iykwim. Wasn't taking it personally . It's not always been so prominent I think.

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7swansaswimmingup · 02/12/2006 21:02

am i blind! what bear!?

Peggotty · 02/12/2006 21:05

Sometimes it's a dog 7swans. It's right at the top of the page, banner ad for wspa. It's not always there, changes as you change page. I've got orange mobile one now. Don't worry, you're not in a parrallel universe or anything

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7swansaswimmingup · 02/12/2006 21:08

phew, thought i was going barmy

realjolly · 02/12/2006 23:54

it's the dog right now...also thought I was going nuts or whatever as I could not see the bear...mind you must admit, I do not take anynotice about ads on the side of the webpages....I only noticed there was an ad after looking around this page, looking for a dog or bear...

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