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Michael D Higgins -Presidential Advertisment

  • 18-10-2011 12:48pm
    #1
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭


    Was just browsing around various forums and in the top right hand corner there's usually an advertising banner there.

    Just noticed a Michael D Higgins Presidential advert there a few minutes ago.

    Should boards.ie not be impartial or are there other Presidential candidates who have advertising here too?

    Just curious is all.
    Post edited by Shield on


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  • #2
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,072 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Anyone's free to buy advertising space. I doubt partiality comes into it.


  • #3
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Anyone's free to buy advertising space. I doubt partiality comes into it.

    Ah right. Was just wondering. :)


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Thought I saw Gay Mitchell, but maybe I was mistaken.

    But yeah - anybody can advertise as long as they are willing.


  • #5
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Sully wrote: »
    Thought I saw Gay Mitchell, but maybe I was mistaken.
    I think that was an ad for a re-run of ALF.

    gay.jpg


  • #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    See the Fairness Doctrine.

    So long as boards.ie offers the same and equal advertising opportunities to any other candidates I don't see the problem.


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  • #7
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    It doesn't surprise me at all to see political ads here - Boards.ie advertises all kinds of everything.


  • #8
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Should boards.ie not be impartial or are there other Presidential candidates who have advertising here too?

    Just curious is all.

    Should Irish Rail be impartial as a semi-state body? I passed through Leixlip station today and there was a full hoarding ad for Gray Mitchell.

    Irish Rail doesn't control these hoardings - Bravo do. Similarly Boards.ie doesn't choose the ads here. There are certain categories blocked - e.g. adult ones - but political ones aren't. Any candidate can book ads.
    starbelgrade wrote: »
    It doesn't surprise me at all to see political ads here - Boards.ie advertises all kinds of everything.

    I see what you did there :pac:


  • #9
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Anyone's free to buy advertising space. I doubt partiality comes into it.


    Adult shops aren't.


  • #10
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Any political parties at any election are welcome to advertising space here - that's always been the way and I would imagine it will always be the way.

    Adult shops are allowed to buy advertising here Zohan - they have done in the past :) They've been restricted to the S&S forum though.


  • #11
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Dav wrote: »
    Any political parties at any election are welcome to advertising space here - that's always been the way and I would imagine it will always be the way.

    Adult shops are allowed to buy advertising here Zohan - they have done in the past :) They've been restricted to the S&S forum though.
    But I thought subscribing meant that you didn't get ads?


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  • #12
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    But I thought subscribing meant that you didn't get ads?

    You can turn them off, well you could anyway, but its not set that way by default.


  • #13
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Sully wrote: »
    You can turn them off, well you could anyway, but its not set that way by default.
    Gotcha.


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