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May 08, 2003
I left today's sports injuries link alone for the moment, but I'd like to hear what the Sportsfilter membership thinks of that decision. Even if the photos are acceptable with a content advisory, the site itself is riddled with explicit porn ads. Keep or kill?
posted by rcade to editorial policy at 10:29 AM - 14 comments
I agree with StarFucker. The warning makes it acceptable to me.
posted by pfuller at 10:58 AM on May 08, 2003
I concur with SF...the warning helps to hold of the IT folks at the workplace, but links with pop-ups should be avoided at all costs.
posted by bcb2k2 at 11:14 AM on May 08, 2003
Of course, you all could use browsers with built-in popup blockers, I recommend Slimbrowser, or the standalone variety. Then this issue is moot.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:17 AM on May 08, 2003
I'm very anti-pornography, and won't go near the stuff.
posted by vito90 at 11:44 AM on May 08, 2003
Of course, you all could use browsers with built-in popup blockers, I recommend Slimbrowser, or the standalone variety. Then this issue is moot. sure that works... but some employers *cough* monitor what software you add to the machine. i don't care about the pop ups/porn, as long as there is ample warning with the initial post and it isn't embedded with the comments.
posted by jerseygirl at 12:03 PM on May 08, 2003
As long as the content is good (unlike say, a post plugging your own site, which only contains links to other sports sites, but that's just hypothetical), and the warning is explicit, keep it.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:52 PM on May 08, 2003
Pop ups and porn, or even porn pops, are fine, but this site seems like purely a porn advertising vehicle and pretty much a waste of time. The content here is borderline at best.
posted by kloeprich at 12:53 PM on May 08, 2003
Then, I must point you to a site of higher vintage, PhysioRoom.com , which I've been using to track injuries in my EPL fantasy team. A thoroughly respectable, educational, and useful resource.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:23 PM on May 08, 2003
Yes wc2002, but where are the knockers?
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:02 PM on May 08, 2003
I don't have a problem with it. I have a pop-up stopper which stopped all the pop-ups on that site anyway. The warning was clear enough to make me wait until I got home to have a look. FWIW, I thought there was a good selection of injury pics there, if you like that kind of thing.
posted by squealy at 02:16 PM on May 08, 2003
Everyone using IE should go get themselves some sweet, sweet Adshield. It's free.
posted by Samsonov14 at 03:54 PM on May 08, 2003
I don't mind the sweet, sweet porn and agree with having a content advisory, but kloeprich makes the key point that it's the content of the site we should consider, and the original linked site is pretty weak. As a more general matter, I don't know if it's practical to worry about the ads that other sites have. What if we link to a site and they add porn ads later? Just add a NSFW disclaimer and let people decide if they want to risk being offended or not.
posted by kirkaracha at 05:28 PM on May 08, 2003
I use Mozilla, which has a preference that turns all pop-ups off.
posted by rcade at 09:40 AM on May 09, 2003
Its fine with me as long as there is a warning... I just won't look at it till i get home. Links with popups however should be discouraged...