You know, I kind of disagree with you on OfficialPix. That's actually a business and they provide a service, getting guests to shows, private signings, etc. That I can respect, but trying to profit from a "fan" site? That I don't like. I even was pissed when Starwars.com started charging for access with their Hyperspace initiative.
I realize that technically a site like RS and a company like OP are the same, providing a service, but in my mind one's a legitimate business (OP) and the other isn't. I think of RS (and all the other sites like JD and GH) as news sites and fan sites...things I think of as being free. Putting up some ad banners to get click-throughs is one thing, you're helping support good dealers that further the hobby of your readers and it allows the site to keep running. This new, obnoxious crapware they've got? That's going over the top.
Sending out emails was the first step, guess we should have seen this one coming.
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