Most adults know you editors don't work for free, just as we don't work for free, and that the bills have to be paid somehow to keep Slashdot running; and we know that advertising is one of those ways. So please ignore all those ragging on you for the presence of advertising. You provide real value to the world so don't let the haters distract you from that fact.
Nobody is complaining about the advertisements that are marked as advertisements.
The complaints are about the advertisements masquerading as articles. I don't see a lot (1-2 a day, if that) but it does happen. The question is - are these advertisers paying slashdot (unlikely), paying the folks who pick the articles (possible but still not very likely) or have they simply found a way to abuse the submission process (most likely).
First, take the haters with a grain of salt (Score:2, Insightful)
Most adults know you editors don't work for free, just as we don't work for free, and that the bills have to be paid somehow to keep Slashdot running; and we know that advertising is one of those ways. So please ignore all those ragging on you for the presence of advertising. You provide real value to the world so don't let the haters distract you from that fact.
And to all the haters doing the hating: grow up.
Re:First, take the haters with a grain of salt (Score:3)
Nobody is complaining about the advertisements that are marked as advertisements.
The complaints are about the advertisements masquerading as articles. I don't see a lot (1-2 a day, if that) but it does happen. The question is - are these advertisers paying slashdot (unlikely), paying the folks who pick the articles (possible but still not very likely) or have they simply found a way to abuse the submission process (most likely).