Annoying little logo

MIJB#19 · 07-17-2003, 02:01 AM

As of lately, to me this

has become one of the most annoying logo's on the internet.

It's always situated next to sentences like "Whispers around the NFL", "players to watch on offense", "Draft Big Board Top 100"...

Masked · 07-17-2003, 02:36 AM

"Whispers" is available free at http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW...rs/default.htm

MIJB#19 · 07-17-2003, 02:53 AM

True, but still this logo is annoying...

MIJB#19 · 07-17-2003, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally read at Pro Football Weekly dot com:
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mckerney · 07-17-2003, 03:34 AM

And I believe that more than half of their 'exclusive' content is just linking to other sites.

Darkiller · 07-17-2003, 04:04 AM

I agree wholeheartedly MIJB.
I see it more and more and it's sooooooo frustrating !

Honolulu_Blue · 07-17-2003, 05:28 AM

I dig it.

cthomer5000 · 07-17-2003, 08:21 AM

Related question, is everything in the college football section exclusive? There is seriously almost NO content that a non-member can read. Just a couple news items.

Honolulu_Blue · 07-17-2003, 08:27 AM

Suck it up. Become a member. Good times had by all. The money goes to a worthy cause, up-to-the-minute sports news 24/7.

Marmel · 07-17-2003, 09:11 AM

It is annoying because you can't get something for free?

JeeberD · 07-18-2003, 01:05 AM

I get it for free...

korme · 07-18-2003, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marmel
It is annoying because you can't get something for free?

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

yeah, that about sums it up

MIJB#19 · 07-18-2003, 07:06 AM

Hey, we pay for our internet connection, isn't that enough already? Besides, why should a radio/tv company like ESPN hide their internet information behind a subscribe-first system?

Also, why should one pay for such low quality, or are you telling me the Insider pages are not loaded with spelling errors?
In fact, if I recall correctly, a customer who buys something to read can demand that the thing they buy does not have spelling errors, or grammatical errors.

Basically, they are not doing so much wrong, but the way they are quietly hiding one section more per day, all seems so, I don't know, like: "we want them to subscribe, and if they don't, we continue hiding more and more pages."

Subby · 07-18-2003, 07:15 AM

Silly Europeans and there stupid Socialist ideals...

Anrhydeddu · 07-18-2003, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Hey, we pay for our internet connection, isn't that enough already?

That's really funny, even when knowing that you were serious. I guess an analogy would be that you pay taxes to build roads to stores but then you expect the stores to sell their goods for free?

albionmoonlight · 07-18-2003, 09:14 AM

Why give it away free if people will pay for it?

I find myself going to profootball weekly and cnnsi.com more because of the annoyance of the ESPN insider content.

However, I am sure that their bean counters have done the math and they are making more on people signing up for insider then they are losing by people going to other web pages. It's all about the $$$.

Subby · 07-18-2003, 09:32 AM

ESPN Insider content is completely worth it.

Pony up or shut the fuck up, as my grandmother is fond of saying...

Cuckoo · 07-18-2003, 09:35 AM

Wow, your grandmother is a frightening woman.

tucker342 · 07-18-2003, 10:02 AM

It seems like every worthwhile article on the ESPN website is an insider article, it pisses me off.

MIJB#19 · 07-19-2003, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
That's really funny, even when knowing that you were serious. I guess an analogy would be that you pay taxes to build roads to stores but then you expect the stores to sell their goods for free?

No, I was not serious, at least not on paying for the internet connection.
I realise that when you want more, you have to pay more.

My true beef was in the last alinea, they are silently hiding more and more articles.
It almost forces one to subscribe, if you want to read everything.
Maybe I'm just jealous that they finally got smart and let people actually pay for things they were giving away for free.

And as Masked pointed out with the "whispers" example, it doesn't sound very nice to let people pay for reading articles they can read for free at other websites...

If people take it for granted that such things happen, go ahead.
I was just wondering if more people were annoyed by this tendency.

That, and that logo on itself is annoyingly enough.

07-17-2003, 02:36 AM	#2
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	"Whispers" is available free at http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW...rs/default.htm Last edited by Masked : 07-17-2003 at 02:37 AM.

07-17-2003, 04:04 AM	#6
Darkiller FOF2 Guy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Paris, France	I agree wholeheartedly MIJB. I see it more and more and it's sooooooo frustrating ! __________________ FOF2 lives on / Continue to support the best game ever ! - Owner of the San Francisco 49ers in FOF2 - Charter member of the IHOF and owner of the Paris Musketeers franchise (FOF2004) - Chairman of the IHOF Hall of Fame - Athletic Director of the Brigham Young Cougars in TCY FOF Legend: Hall of Fame QB Brock Sheriff #5, one of the most popular player in Front Office Football history.

07-17-2003, 05:28 AM	#7
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I dig it. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

07-17-2003, 08:27 AM	#9
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Suck it up. Become a member. Good times had by all. The money goes to a worthy cause, up-to-the-minute sports news 24/7. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

07-17-2003, 09:11 AM	#10
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	It is annoying because you can't get something for free? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

07-17-2003, 02:53 AM	#3
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	True, but still this logo is annoying...

07-17-2003, 03:34 AM	#5
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	And I believe that more than half of their 'exclusive' content is just linking to other sites.

07-18-2003, 01:05 AM	#11
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I get it for free... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-18-2003, 07:06 AM	#13
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Hey, we pay for our internet connection, isn't that enough already? Besides, why should a radio/tv company like ESPN hide their internet information behind a subscribe-first system? Also, why should one pay for such low quality, or are you telling me the Insider pages are not loaded with spelling errors? In fact, if I recall correctly, a customer who buys something to read can demand that the thing they buy does not have spelling errors, or grammatical errors. Basically, they are not doing so much wrong, but the way they are quietly hiding one section more per day, all seems so, I don't know, like: "we want them to subscribe, and if they don't, we continue hiding more and more pages."

07-18-2003, 07:15 AM	#14
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Silly Europeans and there stupid Socialist ideals... __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

07-18-2003, 09:14 AM	#16
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Why give it away free if people will pay for it? I find myself going to profootball weekly and cnnsi.com more because of the annoyance of the ESPN insider content. However, I am sure that their bean counters have done the math and they are making more on people signing up for insider then they are losing by people going to other web pages. It's all about the $$$.

07-18-2003, 09:32 AM	#17
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	ESPN Insider content is completely worth it. Pony up or shut the fuck up, as my grandmother is fond of saying... __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

07-18-2003, 09:35 AM	#18
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	Wow, your grandmother is a frightening woman.

07-18-2003, 10:02 AM	#19
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	It seems like every worthwhile article on the ESPN website is an insider article, it pisses me off.

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