Posted on May 11, 2019
Can we please have no political advertising from any party on here?
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If a politician is a military member and wants to come on here and chat, great. If they want to contribute topics, great. However, can we please not have sponsored political advertising on here no matter what the political affiliation of if they politician is a vet or not. Seriously. Can we have a political advertising free zone? Can we keep this from becoming another fakebook?
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My first thought is that yes, that is a good idea, BUT. do you want to make up for the lost money? RO has expenses, Server time, IT support, web hosting and troubleshooting. I am always amazed that people complain about FB or TW or Google.... THEY GET IT FREE and complain about getting free service. Most do not read the agreement because they are in a hurry to start their free service. If I buy you your favorite meal tonight...will you still complain. It is the same with allowing these companies get some money back for their cost. (Do we get free closes? car cleaning? etc?)
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MSgt (Join to see)
I am ok with regular advertising because at this point it is part of life on things like this. I am not against all advertising just political advertising.
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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint
MSgt (Join to see) - I hate political advertising, but having taught in the School of Business for 7 years, I know that the Election Year advertising keeps many media companies alive. There is a lot of bucks in it. So, if it helps RP it is ok for me.... I never pay attention to the political ads!
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I don't agree with limiting RPs ad revenue. I'll do what I've done for many years pertaining to ads in general, ignore them and move on.
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PO2 Matt Gonzales
I think ultimately, those who control the platform are entitled to determine their sources of revenue. After that, the end user can decide to support or boycott the platform. That said, what I believe RP lacks is the option to gain revenue from those willing to pay out of pocket for an ad-free experience. It's a very common model and one I think many people are willing to pay for.
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How do you define "political advertising"? Paid? I have never seen any of that on RP. Any mention of a specific politician? That would be difficult unless we also banned all political discussion. Any political that annoys you? There's content of things political and nonpolitical that annoy me, but I have never expected that all such things be banned. I simply ignore them and scroll on to the many things I enjoy. I recommend the practice...
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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint
LTC Stephen C. - MSgt (Join to see) I wonder if you signed up for the Politics topics and that may be why you get those ads and I do not.
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PO1 John Johnson
Good question, Jack. I can't remember seeing overt "political advertising". Might be I skipped over it?
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LTC Stephen C.
PO1 John Johnson, I posted three ads from the same guy right above your comment and question.
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