Permalink Reply by Gwaithmir on June 7, 2012 at 2:05pm It is online advertising for a Christian website. Advertising provides part of the financial support for Atheist Nexus.
Permalink Reply by Joseph P on June 8, 2012 at 7:37am The Google ads service places ads based upon words within the page for which it's placing the ads. On this site, we talk about Christianity, Islam, and other religions. When we do that, the ads for those pages will often be for those sorts of religious sites.
Google ads doesn't scan for context and negative connotations. It's just a simple keyword scanner.
Permalink Reply by Edward Teach on June 8, 2012 at 9:16am I am tickled with the Christian website wasting their advertising dollars.
Permalink Reply by Joseph P on June 10, 2012 at 11:32am Well, all advertizing is a percentage game. Most of your ads are going to go out to people who don't give a damn and will never be interested in your product.
Permalink Reply by G on June 7, 2012 at 11:38pm
Permalink Reply by Sarah Walton on June 8, 2012 at 11:50am Click it and have it open in another tab. Chances are good that the site that placed the ad has to pay for every click through they get. End result: religion-based companies, sites and services pay for Atheist Nexus' hosting fees.
AdChoices is configurable to an extent but AN moderators would need to look at the configuration to change it. Users can't change it.
There's also AdBlock if you really cannot abide seeing the ads.
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