Ads for gimmicks

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8/29/12 4:36 P

That's not how the ad provision works. They don't get to preview and pre-approve.

However, if you do see ads for products not in line with Spark's philosophies, here is what to do about it:

www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_ar
ticles.asp?id=1454

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8/29/12 4:24 P

Why is it that on this site there are so many articles about gimmicks and scams and how to avoid them in the diet industry, yet some of the ads I have seen on my screen are just that. Two examples are for Sensa (I didn't know what this was, so I googled, and now would running screaming from it) and another for a vibration machine that does "60 minutes of cardio in 10 minutes" (I don't recall the company name).

I realize that ads are generated by computer based on the advertisers criteria, but perhaps someone at SP should be previewing what ads get approved for the site?

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