[oh8eleven]

"... acceptable" level and form of advertising on the net.
The only acceptable level is zero. I'm so sick of commercials on TV - and pop ups on the PC, I'm thiiiiiis close to canceling all of it.

[CurlyDave]

The only acceptable level is zero. I'm so sick of commercials on TV - and pop ups on the PC, I'm thiiiiiis close to canceling all of it.

So you think every person who creates content for the web should work for free.

This approach is way beyond even socialism. Essentially, you are a Gibsmedat.

[TomGuy]

I'm so sick of commercials on TV

Just last week, I bought a TiVo Bolt tv recorder. It can record up to 4 programs at a time. For many recorded programs, it can skip commercials during replay. So far, that has worked perfectly. For programs that cannot be set up for skipping, the remote has a 30-second rapid advance. When pushed multiple times, the 30-second advance will automatically advance for each push of the advance button.

The annual TiVo service is about $150/year, which is comparable to my cable's 2-at-a-time DVR service charge.

I do have to lease a cablecard, but it is only $1.99/month.