Reporting inappropriate ads

[Merkuri]

How do we go about reporting inappropriate ads again? I seem to recall there was somebody we could email, but I couldn't find the address.

I just saw an ad for Rappelz Online - One of the Most Addicting Games that I think was bordering on grandma unfriendly. It looked like it was advertising for porn. It was an animated ad that showed close-up pictures of a woman (including her exposed midriff and breasts covered by a very low-cut shirt) and the text "Like what you see? Discover the luscious hills and valleys of rappelz."

 

[Umbran]

Posting here is a decent way to go about it.

A screenshot of the ad would be very useful, so we can see what you're talking about.

 

[Merkuri]

If I see it again I'll take some screenshots.

 

[Asmor]

I find the '1 Tip for a Flat Belly' ads disturbing for some reason. They disgust me enough that if they're on a page I'm going to be on for any amount of time (e.g. a post I want to read), I need to reload the page to get rid of them...

I think it's the red necklace, or whatever the hell that's supposed to be. Whenever I see it I immediately think it's a scar and it makes me think the chick in the ad's undergone some objectionable surgery (or has just gotten over a case of decapitation...).

That it also features a full-body shot of a chick in a bikini is a bit incongruous with ENWorld and not something I'd expect to see here...

 

[Morrus]

I just saw an ad for Rappelz Online - One of the Most Addicting Games that I think was bordering on grandma unfriendly.

In addition, any ad which uses the word "addicting" instead of "addictive" should not be taken seriously.

We really need to make this a sticky. The quickest way is to email ephealy@gmail.com but you can post here - it just takes longer since all that happens is I email him instead after spending a couple of days clarifiying what ad you mean (the questionable ads are invariably Google ads, which means it's highly unlikely that I, a person in a different country, will see the same ones you do).

 

[Merkuri]

This isn't as bad... but I think it's the same image they used in the ad I saw, except in that ad they ONLY showed her midriff and her cleavage.

 

[MarkB]

This isn't as bad... but I think it's the same image they used in the ad I saw, except in that ad they ONLY showed her midriff and her cleavage.

The version of that ad that I get starts out with the close-up, then zooms back with the "luscious hills and valleys" comment, then finally settles on the image you've posted.

 

[MarkB]

I'm not too comfortable with this ad for Terror Network by Bedrock Games.



I know it's been awhile since 9/11, but I still don't think that image is appropriate as promotional material.

 

[Oni]

I actually started to post about the Bedrock Games ad last night as well, but decided to sleep on it in case I was being too sensitive.

Frankly it still bothers me.

 

[Morrus]

I've had a quick conversation with Bedrock, and they're changing the ad.