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Blink 182 on the homepage?!

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MatRich
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I just saw the banner and the background on the homepage... as a blink fan I am stooooked! but also as a newschooler I wonder.. holy shit how much did they pay to have a background.. that is epic. sweet idea doug!

May 30 2009 7:06PM
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summersover
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yeah and I like that it's only on the homepage not everywhere
i prefer to see ski backrounds while discussing skiing :)
May 30 2009 7:47PM
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VT_scratch
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wait, you saw a blink182 BACKGROUND?

or just banner/ad?
May 30 2009 8:41PM
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summersover
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May 30 2009 9:03PM
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DYFI
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ewwww
May 30 2009 9:28PM
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Malcolm
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thats sick. my cousin won tickets to go see them in montreal
May 30 2009 9:55PM
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Willard
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damn im not cool enough to have it
May 30 2009 10:47PM
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.Capn.
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First ad I actually clicked through. And now I'm going to see them in September.
May 31 2009 9:17PM
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MatRich
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haha sick! im going in montreal!
May 31 2009 9:42PM
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drumbumocdp
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cant wait to see blink!
Jun 1 2009 11:04AM
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pho[tog]rapher
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I just got this tooooooooo
Jun 5 2009 11:19AM
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.jesus.
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god i hate those guys they suck
Jun 5 2009 12:13PM
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dowalibeast
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props to NS for just having it on the homepage. hope they got a pretty penny for the ad.
Jun 5 2009 1:57PM
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Willard
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gtfo and i have never said that
Jun 5 2009 2:33PM
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Kevski
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I didn't know that so many people actually liked that band... I can't stand their music or anything related to them, but hey whatever.

I must say that I am annoyed with this though. Sorry to all the fans and everything, but I actually turn off a vid if their promotional thing comes on. And it has nothing to do with skiing either or even sports. Like as much as double pits to chesty sucked, you could imagine a skier doing something similar, rather than seeing a bunch of musicians playing naked. I'm glad it hasn't shown up as the actual background for me though, because that would be a real piss off. I'm fine with ads and all, but having a skier or skiing pic as the background is like the backbone for the skiing vibes on here. It's like being home, surrounded by skiing.

Sorry for the negativity but this got to me pretty bad...
Jun 5 2009 6:55PM
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summersover
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i don't see what the big deal is:
1. It was only on the home page
2. Obviously good Money for NS
3. our current backround is just blue so it's hardly blocking anything crazy interesting
Jun 5 2009 7:07PM
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Kevski
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1) ok then that's fine I guess since your #2 is valid
2) yeah I know
3) It still has a skier on it and I like it that way

But since you like the band you would probably like it and see no problem.. I suppose if there was a band I liked a lot on there I wouldn't mind either. But if NS didn't need the $$ then I would not want bands to replace skiers for the background of the site... It's summer and I'd like to saturate my brain with snowy shots as much as I can right now to deal with withdrawal...
Jun 5 2009 7:51PM
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summersover
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to be honest i really don't like blink much at all haha but i think what is important is that NS is getting the cash and it's only visible on a page that you see only briefly before going to the forums and it isn't intrusive like the axe pop downs
Jun 5 2009 8:03PM
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rj.
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i think im going to see them july 6th. chea
Jun 5 2009 9:25PM
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inactive
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where?
Jun 7 2009 11:51AM
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00000000
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it made me lol
Jun 7 2009 12:06PM
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siktrix777
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if you like blink 182 you must be gay, a chick, or under 12 years old
Jun 15 2009 1:34PM
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Willard
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well lets see im not gay im not a girl and im 16 hmm idk so stfu and gtfo
Jun 15 2009 2:14PM
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MatRich
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OH SCORE!! im gonna get my wank on!

Jun 15 2009 6:58PM
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k-rob
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i like blink, but i prefer the skiing backgrounds.
Jun 15 2009 9:45PM
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pho[tog]rapher
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It's happening to me again.. but now with the Rockstar contest or whatever.. it's happened twice in the last hour.. so annoying.
Jul 11 2009 12:02AM
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chapz
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yes ma'am

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Jul 11 2009 3:02PM
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pho[tog]rapher
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I don't ever ever complain about ns ads, I understand why we have them... those full screen ones are just a bummer since they cover up the dope backgrounds.
Jul 11 2009 3:10PM
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chapz
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it's confidential ;)
Jul 11 2009 3:11PM
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summersover
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i was about to say it wasnt but it really was haha
Jul 11 2009 10:40PM
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garrets
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Jul 12 2009 12:54AM
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Holte
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I've been getting this one all day. It's worse than myspace.
Jul 16 2009 7:34PM
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MatRich
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but then you click on anything and its not covering it anymore... why complain, how long do you spend on the homepage? not very long. I understand that its cool to see a nice skiing background but realy? what are you losing during those 2 preacious seconds you pass on the homepage? you dont miss anything that you will see on the next thing you clic. doug knows we want to see skiing backgrounds and skiing content and beleive me he knows its invasive but its better than any other page.

Think about it this way, the adds on those page get visibility everytime someone opens newschoolers.com. that is a shitload of visibility! visibility= money. Now weigh that against how much time you actualy spend on that page. You get to see the add for all of ( this is an aproximate average) 5 seconds, yet the add gets more visibility than any other add package on the site and for this they have to pay... a lot!

Jul 16 2009 7:47PM
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pho[tog]rapher
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So owned.

Totally see where you're coming from, didn't mean bad blood by it at all. Just was surprised there was another full-screen after the Blink response. Don't worry, I'm all for the betterment of NS.
Jul 17 2009 12:42AM
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MatRich
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haha dont wory I didnt karma rape you for having an opinion. i was just using what you said so I could put the statement out there for people who are realy agaisnt this
Jul 17 2009 4:14PM
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