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In article <DCyz0...@cunews.carleton.ca>,
Sean Kaye <sk...@chat.carleton.ca> wrote:
>Rather interesting thread... I was just flipping through the latest
>edition of CGW and noticed the number of XXX CD ads myself...
>
>My position is this...
>
>I am a 21 year old, university student... I know that these CD's are
>not for me, so I don't pay attention to the ads... Just like, when I
>see ads for new DOOM levels or whatever, I skip those ads also... 

	Glad to see someone has a clue.

>
>Quite simply, I find it a pain in the butt to get to the end of the
>magazine and have to flip past pages of these ads... I think the
>editorial staff should step in and limit the number of XXX ads per
>issue... I feel the same way about any one type of ad in a magazine...
>If MicroProse were to take up 15 full pages and print ads I would feel
>the same way... Its not a matter or quality or morality, its a matter
>of manageable quantity...

	However I see your point,  I must disagree.  These ads in these 
magazines, arent by the same company.  I would understand if Cybersluts 
was advertised 15 times, it would become silly.  However,  if one company 
can advertise a word-processor,  then ALL companies can advertise 
word-processors.  I think it would be great to be able to see 15 ads for 
word-pros, but most companies cannot afford the ad space. 

	To say I am only goning to let in 3 Word processing ads in my 
magazine, I would up the prices enormously,  and then they only people 
who could afford it would be the Big 3. (Ms, WP, and what-ever the next 
would be).  It would set an unfair advertising practice that would shun 
my magazine in different circles.  It is the same with compu-porn. If 
they can afford it,  they can advertise it.  And most porn companies have 
a lot of money.


>
>Mind you, I don't necessarily feel that I would want my child (if I
>had one) reading a review of a children's game and have it surrounded
>by CyberSluts ads or Virtual Girlfriend... I just find that somewhat
>distasteful... My personal opinion... 

	I would suggest buy a different magazine if you had a child.  If 
everybody just didnt buy the magazines that advertise porn, the editors 
would figure out that these ads are turning people off, and they would 
stop advertising.




>
>In summary, I really just wish that these ads would go away to the
>pages of "Big Boobies" or "Beaver Trail" or whatever... I don't think
>this is going to happen anytime soon, so I just hope that CGW has the
>good sense to limit the ad space of this genre of entertainment
>(that's exactly what it is, a genre, just like action, sports or
>strategy)... If the numbers of these ads continue to grow, I'll simply
>write CGW a letter thanking them for their fine work in the past, but
>informing them that I will no longer be purchasing their magazine...
>I'll also forward email copies of this letter to all my favourite game
>producers, just so that they'll notice that the full page ad for Wing
>Commander 4 is directly across the page from School Room Sluts (An
>interactive learning experience)...
>
	Actually, they probably requested it.   I personally could see 
myself wanting that.  All the kids would want to see the ad for 
School-room Sluts, and lo-and-behold, there is my glorious full-page ad 
for Dahrkness... an new innovative interactive game... (blah blah blah).. 
would sound like good marketing stratgey to me.



Zippy