Banner advertising on the board?

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Posted By: DJ

I basically followed the lead with those who felt it was alright with Leon to profit and a day later, this thread has jumped with much opposition. If you ask one hundred people a question, any question on this Board, you will have some opposition. That's a given.

Cobby hit it on the head of late:

Seriously. Get real. Most of what I hear from (some of) the self-proclaimed "expert(s)" is a bunch of editorial, off-topic (yet sometimes amusing) drivel and NO "knowledge" about cards.

Um, yeah. C'mon Jay. You think people come here for your O/T banter?
People glued to their seats in anticipation of your latest message regarding Dorskind! Links to cartoons you found on the Internet! Steroid chit chat! Non-baseball interactive challenges!

The bigger this Forum gets, the more "Sean's" you will get. The more anger from the "Regular viewership" who call out a person's innocent question regarding the Holy Grail by calling them a "Sean".

I would rather have a harmless banner then advertisers posting in the Forum to announce an upcoming auction that keeps getting lifted to the top with comments like: "nice cards!", "nice stuff!", "neat items" and such. My mailbox is already loaded with e-mails giving me a countdown to the precise moment when the auction ends.

Why should these auction companies use the VBC Forum to get the word out for free, when I'm sure they pay a heavy sum to advertise in a particular Wisconsin rag?

Whatever you do Leon, I stand behind you as there is no site like this and I appreciate the babysitting you do and the sites existence.

DJ