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Author Topic: Birmingham Mail (request)  (Read 10923 times)

Offline Legion

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Birmingham Mail (request)
« on: May 25, 2016, 03:20:32 PM »
When linking to the above abominable rag, please copy and paste the article itself into the post made instead of just providing the link.

Thank you.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2016, 03:23:45 PM »
is that so their site gets less clicks?

Offline newtonsballs

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2016, 03:34:50 PM »
When linking to the above abominable rag, please copy and paste the article itself into the post made instead of just providing the link.

Thank you.

Excellent idea - the less hits it gets the more advertisers will think not to use this rag.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2016, 03:35:04 PM »
I'd imagine so.

Offline Des Little

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2016, 03:45:15 PM »
It's a dreadful excuse for a news source.  Surely its days are numbered?

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2016, 03:46:29 PM »
doesn't this mean that one unfortunate sap at least has to click this crap to extract the information? We need someone new to sacrifice themselves for us.

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2016, 04:53:46 PM »
doesn't this mean that one unfortunate sap at least has to click this crap to extract the information? We need someone new to sacrifice themselves for us.

That Blue's guy on here, he probably reads the Villa news before any of us anyway, he could copy and paste for us.

Offline peter w

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2016, 07:59:08 PM »
Well said Lee.

Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2016, 07:59:13 PM »
We should probably start a Birmingham Mail deathwatch thread. Given they are a worst run business than Aston Villa I reckon they will be gone within a year or so and unlike football clubs nobody is interested in buying downmarket local newspapers.


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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2016, 09:22:03 PM »
Ad blockers are the way forward.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2016, 09:55:54 AM »
Would it not be worth posting the link when the article is actually positive and supportive of the region's biggest club? Just copy and paste when it's the usual negative trolling.

If they realise they get more clicks for promoting the club than denigrating it they might change their ways.

Offline phantom limb

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2016, 11:01:04 AM »
Would it not be worth posting the link when the article is actually positive and supportive of the region's biggest club? Just copy and paste when it's the usual negative trolling.

If they realise they get more clicks for promoting the club than denigrating it they might change their ways.

Dont hold your breath.

Offline godzvilla

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2016, 11:01:59 AM »
It's a dreadful excuse for a news source.  Surely its days are numbered?
Couldnīt agree more , but given that itīs  the bastard child of the Mirror, should we be surprised at itīs dreadfulness ?!.  Bring back the the Evening Despatch ! ................. Godzvilla!

Offline AVH87

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2016, 11:05:14 AM »
Not defending the Mail as it's been poor for years, but the reason they probably do articles digging Villa is because when you combine Blues and Albion fans who'll read it, along with a handful of Cov and Wolves fans it probably gets them more clicks than an article which appeals just to Villa fans.

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Birmingham Mail (request)
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2016, 11:16:27 AM »
Ad blockers are the way forward.

There'd be nothing left.

 


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