I think most of you, by now, know what my Rule #1 is (and I only have a few):
We are an adult theme (politics intertwined with culture) but kid-friendly site. Never write or display anything that would cause little Johnny or Janie to go to Mommy and Daddy and ask “What does this mean” as then *I* get the nasty phone call or email.
Well, I am getting nasty emails over this “Ad” for “enhancement” (trying hard to not violate my own Rule here). Deservedly so. So, I sent a “not pleasant” email to the Ad Server folks stating exactly that:
From: “Skip” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
To: <sales lady at Lockerdome / Decide>
Cc: <sales guy at Lockerdome / Decide>; “Steve Mac Donald” <steve@granitegrok.com>
Sent: 3/4/2022 3:04:51 PM
Subject: Re[4]: Decide (formerly LockerDome) <> Granite Grok, Q1 UpdatesI have only a few rules here at GraniteGrok. Rule #1:
We are an adult theme (politics intertwined with culture) but kid friendly site. Never write or display anything that would cause little Johnny or Janie to go to Mommy and Daddy and ask “What does this mean” as then *I* get the nasty phone call or email.
Well, I’m getting nasty emails over this – one example: (one would be from Commenter Moe F. who took the time to comment on what he was seeing).
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I’ve put up with the ads but do we have to be but up with ads for sex aids? I’ve seen two in the last two days besides this one. One was an birth control device and the second was a female sex aid. These ads are not the new popups on the left hand margin but are ads that come up in the middle of the article. Steve, you’ve made money on this one. I “clicked” on it to find out what the hell it was.
My admonition to the Ad Server folks was the following:
Do NOT allow such kinds of sex toys (et al) be displayed on GraniteGrok again. Please immediately remove such inventory slated for us.
I await their response – I’ll update this post when I get one. If they indicate that they don’t have the ability to do so, they will be down a site; we will no longer require their services.
Integrity counts for much for GraniteGrok. I’m always telling politicians that “Consistency breeds Trust yielding Votes”. It also applies to us as well – YOU folks Trust us to be honest and tell you exactly what we think based on the object truths of our Constitutions and Conservative values. What would you think of us if we blithely ignored our own rules simply to be handed money?
Sorry, Principles come first. We’ll just figure out another way to replace that revenue. I will not sacrifice Principle for lucre.
I apologize to all you Readers that were put off / offended / dismayed / angered by that type of ad. We have no direct control over what an Ad Server presents. We CAN, however, tell them what will not be tolerated. We CAN, as well, hold them accountable by replacing them as needed.
This is a Big Deal for me – it will stop one way or another.
