# SDMB, now commercial-free? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 13, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191 "2000-06-13T02:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/1 "2000-06-13T02:10:00Z")
Hey, where’d the ads go? Not that I miss them, just wondering if this is temperary or not? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/2 "2000-06-13T13:45:42Z")
Oh, good, it’s not just me. I was assuming Juno was being stupid again. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/3 "2000-06-13T17:27:33Z")
They’ve been disabled. At least you guys NOTICED them. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/4 "2000-06-13T19:26:32Z")
Ads? What ads? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/5 "2000-06-13T20:03:29Z")
sfdasdaf ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/6 "2000-06-13T22:21:40Z")
They put ads on the internet? When did _this_ happen? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/7 "2000-06-13T23:12:27Z")
Ster- **LING!** Don’t make me come over there… ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/8 "2000-06-13T23:40:22Z")
> [@](#): > > **They’ve been disabled. At least you guys NOTICED them.** How come? Were the ads the reason why the board was going all slow? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/9 "2000-06-14T03:56:48Z")
The ads (or lack thereof) have nothing whatsoever to do with any slowness we might have experienced on the boards. Think of us like PBS – and stay tuned for our pledge drive. Just kidding. Maybe. your humble TubaDiva Administrator “Send us some money or we shoot this dog.” ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/10 "2000-06-14T13:14:09Z")
Be still my heart. Tote bags? Cecil as a coffee table book? Who’s going to do the cooking for the “win a gourmet meal for 6” raffle? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/11 "2000-06-14T17:48:57Z")
Please tell me that this thread is not related to [Paid memberships: Possibility?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27177) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/12 "2000-06-15T01:49:29Z")
It’s not. your humble TubaDiva Administrator Feeling better now? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/13 "2000-06-16T05:21:28Z")
I didn’t really think it was, but thanks for the reassurance. I feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Bilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@Bilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bilder)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/14 "2000-06-16T16:59:53Z")
I am confused. There is an ad on the opening page, and clearly marked. It flashes “Pick it.” “Click it.” “Ticket” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2000, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-now-commercial-free/22191/15 "2000-06-20T12:00:09Z")
I think the results of the survey must be in, and they’ve discovered that no-one wants us as a target group.