Originally Posted by
IBJoel
Now that you've seen one, do you think you could glance at a thread index and notice the ones that are ads?
the blue "Sponsored" (circled in screenshot above) is a pretty good clue :/
checking random airline boards a few minutes ago, I saw that same ad in **ALL** of them; also a "Top Credit Card Redemptions" ad on the AmEx and Chase boards
again, I understand the advertising business model, but this implementation really detracts from the value of the site as a whole