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RAYLIENET

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12/17/12 10:46 A

I agree with you, though sometimes I find it more funny than anything. I used to get an add all the time for a pizza with a hot dog rolled in the crust, me and my sister got a big kick out of it.

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DANISIDHE

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12/14/12 8:41 P

Thanks, Denise! Will do!

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SP_COACH_DENISE

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12/14/12 10:17 A

Please report that ad following the instructions on this page:
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_ar
ticles.asp?id=1454

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DANISIDHE

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12/14/12 3:16 A

1) This was my way of reporting the ad, I could find no other - that's way it's in tech support, not just ranting in some other forum
2) Those kind of temptations should not be here. If they are knowingly accepting money from such places then they are being part of the problem, like every other company that makes money off people who need to lose weight
3) If you know a way to block the ads, do advise. I use Chrome and have ad blocker on, and it doesn't block these kinds of ads for me.

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LUANN_IN_PA

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12/13/12 11:32 P

You have three choices:
1) report the ad, and Spark will see that it is gone
2) ignore the ad, knowing that there will always be temptations
3) block the ads.

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DANISIDHE

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12/13/12 11:01 P

I appreciate that "advertising keeps spark people free" but, seriously, flashing pictures of pretty pink donuts, burgers, soda drinks down the left side of the site, and big "Hungry? Order Food Online Now" flashing next to us while we enter our food intake, or post about how hard a day we're having controlling emotional eating?

Please tell me no-one at Spark specifically licensed this one - that it is part of some aggregation ad site - and get rid of it. We spend enough time using our "skills" to cope with friends, family and general society pressing us to eat badly, it shouldn't happen here.

Edited by: DANISIDHE at: 12/13/2012 (23:05)

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