Angry birds on Aibu

[JustineMumsnet]

In advance of the release of The Angry Birds Movie we thought it would be fun to let Angry Birds loose over the topic for the next four days. We very much hope you enjoy them but if you don't, not to worry; they'll be fluttering off in a few days.

Share your best Angry Bird moment for a chance to win £300 here

Read the feedback from the preview film screening here

(Usual Talk Guidelines still apply )

As you are still able to use the site with Adblocker in place, I think that this kind of advertising is v discreet & a clever/cute way to make it fully permission-based.

I think I must have your skewed perception too Adrenaline

Which is why I love the Mumsnet spliff so much

its a free to use site that has to be funded in some way, I've never seen an advert for a product or service that I felt particularly dubious, tends to be things that would be of interest to families; which considering we are on MUMSnet seems pretty reasonable.

If you're not interested, don't click the as links or enter the comps. Simples.

Also, y'all better take your weans to see it, then download the mobile game (yes, there is a game of a movie of a game...) And give it good reviews, so DP still has a job next week and my kids will still eat

Keep the ads popping up at the top of the screen by all means but a post to openly advertise a presumably shit film is just a bit disappointing in my opinion

Why? if the site relies on money generated through advertising to run, then whats wrong with advertising?

And your opinion of the film is only that - your opinion. Others, particularly children may actually enjoy it!

Worra That is most definitely a spliff and no-one can say otherwise!

Laguna - err, of course it's only my opinion, not sure I attributed my views to anyone else?

And what's wrong with advertising is a whole other thread about commercialism and consumerism, possibly via some Huxley. But possibly too early and sober for that.

Don't mind advertising, it's part of life - either we pay to access stuff, or somebody pays to access us.

Not keen on the new emoji but it won't cause me any harm, unlike the angry birds toy in DD's (rare) happy meal that I stood on!

The only "advertising" that has ever pissed me off on Mumsnet was the Cadbury Panel which was complete bullshit. What's it been now, six months? I've had not even a sniff of chocolate from being a member, it was a pointless exercise presumably to generate discussion about the brand. I see the brand in a far more negative light as a result of their association with Mumsnet now.

@WellErrr

obviously there are lots of brands we won't work with and formats we turn down...

Oooh who?

Well, the current list, which is always a work in progress, as agreed in consultation with Mumsnetters or just because we at HQ don't think the advertiser fits with Mumsnet's purpose - i.e. to make parents' lives easier- is as follows:

Nestle and any brands in which they hold majority ownership.

Formula milk - not because we are anti formula feeding per se but because the whole concept of follow-on milk was invented to avoid govn. ban on advertising formula milk

Exclusively bottle feeding products

Weaning foods for under 6 months

Payday loans - eg wonga

Dodgy weight loss products - eg diet pills - and pharmaceuticals

Spammy things - like PPI or accident or injury lawyers

Cosmetic surgery

Gender specific advertising - we recently vetoed a campaign to market a dinosaur toy just at mums of boys.

Sea world

Thomas Cook

We would be wary of advertising featuring pre-pubescent looking models - eg American Apparel or Beach Body ready type advertising.

We are also very selective about Sex Toys (IYSWIM) - if the site objectifies women we would reject

The Baby Show - (organisers also promote an Arms show)

@AdrenalineFudge

I quite like it. The newer emojis are a lot sleeker in appearance than the older ones. Perhaps the older smileys could be earmarked for a bit of refining treatment Justine?

I think we'd have to canvass quite widely before messing with the emoticons, Adrenaline [understatement]

Oooh I love it! Personally I think it's easy to scroll past the advertising, it's a small price to pay for having a free MN.
MNHQ, keep up the great work :)

I also thought it was a shout out for the Victoria Meldrews amongst us to gather here

Nothing wrong with advertising - it's how the world works. Perhaps there should be an option for those who are so anti to pay a premium for MN Ad-Free membership? Bet they wouldn't like that up 'em!

Wow good on you MN for having the guts to stick with that list. I'm impressed

Pfffttt call that a shitlist

My own personal shitlist is longer than that. It's on a vellum scroll dammit

Anyhoo how did Cadburys/kraft slip through the net. They reneged on their promises put people out of work and what's more their chocolate is shiiiiiit

My boys love and cannot wait for the angry birds film

So no yanbu

I'd suggest tie in with diazepam and fine french wine

Oh and babybel

Muddha

I don't like it. Glad to hear it is temporary.

Heh! I had never seen as a spliff! I like.

Duchess, as you asked the question directly, I'd happily pay a fee for the privilege of not having angry birds or similar hurled at me. As I do with Spotify for example. Adverts are mostly for useless shite no one needs, pray on the vulnerable to want to keep up with the Joneses, cause graspy consumerism in kids and are generally a bit vacuous. As I said before, I can tolerate (and understand the function of) the pop up ads, but I honestly credited mumsnet with a bit more subtlety than sticking a big fat angry bloody birds advert thread at the top of AIBU. I think the site is better than that.

Prey on the vulnerable not pray. Don't get me started on prayer.

What's wrong with Thomas Cook?

I don't like it, because I'm reading it as describing women who post on AIBU as "Angry Birds". It makes me, er, angry.

But, yeah, needs must and it's temporary.

There is honestly not one thing that HQ could do that would please everybody. There'll always be someone moaning about the most inconsequential of things me included on occasion

I don't mind it, got to stick up for Angry Birds for (acquired) national pride, plus they built a really cool playground in a city near me.

Justine thank you for that response - very interesting! And laudable. Sorry for my snidey comment earlier.

I think the absence of advertisements for pretty much all of those products is a large (yet subliminal) part of why I use mumsnet.

Thank you for your moral and responsible stance! impossible to say in non patronising way, sorry!