another tuppence worth.I can't blame Mr Manuel for caving in to selling advertising as suddenly and rapidly
as he seems to have. I imagine the poor sod is suddenly much richer than he needs to be and is
probably already too addicted to it to stop now. In time it will be banner ads and all the real talent will fuck off to a new site which will in time be corrupted and so on. You can't even blame sony - they wouldn't do it if it didn't work. Let's face, we, as a race, just suck. Just don't tell me pirate girl has done one for them. I would be sad.
(as he seems to have. I imagine the poor sod is suddenly much richer than he needs to be and is
probably already too addicted to it to stop now. In time it will be banner ads and all the real talent will fuck off to a new site which will in time be corrupted and so on. You can't even blame sony - they wouldn't do it if it didn't work. Let's face, we, as a race, just suck. Just don't tell me pirate girl has done one for them. I would be sad.
EasyCheese,
Sun 22 May 2005, 20:51,
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we agree, at least in partnote that i didn't state 'this compo sucks ass' and post a pic of the beloved mr. manuel with his head shopped on to an ass boil. what someone does with a website he owns is his business, though i would frequent a site less often if it started to become more corporation positive, particularly those corporations (like sony) which i despise. not that i am dismissing the emotional rejoinders posted here -- every b3tan deserves the opportunity to visit his or her opinion upon the rest of us on the board, and the challenges ask for our input, so to get cranky because a certain percentage of the input mocks b3ta or its client is both shortsighted and foolish.
note that i'm not mindlessly anti-corporate -- there are companies out there making decent products and not raping the environment and the rights of most of their employees and clients. perhaps there's room for b3ta to feature a future challenge which could benefit a not-for-profit organisation if mr. manuel feels the need to atone for this travesty.
(note that i'm not mindlessly anti-corporate -- there are companies out there making decent products and not raping the environment and the rights of most of their employees and clients. perhaps there's room for b3ta to feature a future challenge which could benefit a not-for-profit organisation if mr. manuel feels the need to atone for this travesty.
postbear has metal knees,
Tue 24 May 2005, 6:23,
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