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[tree_and_leaf]

I'm considering going over to a sponsored account (chiefly for the icon slots...) However, I'd like to know what the flist think. Those of you who have sponsored accounts, what have been your experiences with them. And those who don't - do you find the adverts tacky, nasty, annoying...?

Of course, I also have to decide whether I want to have my page endorse things I don't necessarily (or: how great is my lust for more icons?) - but that's my problem.

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I personally don't like the idea of advertising on my LJ, because I find them intrusive; but have yet to set my teeth and pay for an account, something I'm not keen on doing in my current impoverished state. I confess that I, too, like the idea of more icons, as they are a good visual way of distinguishing between types of entry, and better than tags in that regard.

[prelud.livejournal.com]

Ads annoy me. I can ignore their content, but they mess up the page.

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

My view, should you want or need it, is that your space is yours. I have no issues with plus accounts, or any other sort of accounts.

I asked a similar question last year. Back when they were first introduced, there was a deal of wank from people squawking "I will defriend any plus account users!" and such, which died down when everyone saw how unintrusive the whole things was.

Go for it.

[juno-magic.livejournal.com]

I've had a sponsored account for my icons journal, before a friend gifted me with paid time.

Here's the deal: anyone with a paid account won't see any ads anyway.

And those who are on a free account only need to use Firefox and the Adblock Plus extension (I use the subscription list of Easy List for the US and Dr Evil for Germany) and afaik they simply WON'T see any ads. I only saw nice empty spots where the ads would have been.

A friend of mine who is on Safari had to look at the ads though and found them very annoying.

So ... if you are comfy with Firefox, I'd say there's nothing to say against a sponsored account. And you can always warn those regular readers of your journal that don't have a paid account about the Firefox/Adblock Plus trick. :-)