Despite the rather sniping nature of the above posts, don't for a minute think this hasn't gone unnoticed amongst the moderators. As one who was targeted and temporarily blinded in one eye by a high-powered green laser recently, leading to two trips to the local eye clinic, I for one am particularly uncomfortable with this situation. There is a debate running in the moderators Admin forum on this issue, and has been for some time.
However, the selective banning of ads that fall outwith a definite category seems to be slightly more complicated than it would appear. Must admit, that slightly amazes me, a relative computer illiterate, considering we can put a man on the moon etc. etc. However, it seems to be the case.
Perhaps one of the sites new owners would care to comment with more authority. Meanwhile, those of us moderators who actually work in the industry share the concerns about the anachronistic nature of such adverts appearing on this, and similar threads.
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