silverdae Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>We use P.net a lot at work as a reference and it is often left open on the screen. I found this ad to be a little risky for pnet. Scrolling over a woman's scantily clad body doesn't seem like the type of ad pnet would go for. Thought I would bring it to your attention.</p> <p>Thanks!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal_b Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>Great shot! Nice skin tones.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chartrand Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>Maybe it is just me, but I like computer games and don't find them offensive. ;)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>I'm aware of that ad and am working to remove it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdae Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>I never said anything about the ad or what the ad was advertising being offensive, only that the choice of ad was probably not what pnet was looking to have as a banner on their site. There is a difference between being offensive and being inappropriate.</p> <p>Thanks, Josh, for your response.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsc Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>Not only is it inappropriate, but it's wildly misleading. There are no scantily clad women in the game. Um, or so I've read... Here's what the actual game looks like:<br> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Evonyscrshot.PNG" alt="" width="448" height="252" /><br> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evony</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 <p>All things considered, it's not a terrible ad. I would much prefer to have something like this than those "You A winner!" audio ads that sneak through from time to time. I do find Jin's claims to be fairly hilarious however. Then again, there are no pretty women at the bottom of a beer bottle either. But look at how long the "bud gals" been used in advertising.</p> <p>That having been said, it's below what I would like to see on the site and so removal is the best option. The ad guys are working on tracking down the adserver and blocking it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chartrand Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <blockquote> <p>Then again, there are no pretty women at the bottom of a beer bottle either.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having spent time in bars -- when I was younger, of course -- I found that the more bottoms of beer bottles I saw, the prettier the girls got.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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