Truthfully, we're so inundated with advertising everywhere else on the internet this has felt like a safe haven for information in a clean space and that is one of the largest reasons I love this platform.
But, if advertising rears its ugly head in the future it won't send me away from Steemit....I guess I'll just have to ignore it like I do on every other site. This would make me sad for real.
I strongly agree as an advertising student
Me too, man! Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
I AGREE. Advertising should never be allowed, and there is but one possible exception: IF the advertising can only link to another steemit members post! And only if it is paid for with steem and benefits steemit users. If ads are added, it must be done VERY carefully, or not at all!
A PERFECT example of how ads might can work, complete with unobtrusive placement, is shown on my post here: QUESTION: should steemit let us steemers advertise using steem? Be sure to tell everyone you know to come vote here at: https://steemit.com/steemit/@kingtylervvs/if-steemit-ever-does-decide-to-advertise-there-is-only-1-way-it-could-work-in-my-opinion-debate
This is a democratic community decision.
Upvote the #steemengine for in house steemit poster ads!