Americana Ad Day + Queries

[misstia]

today is for americana ads---yes of course regular ads are fine too! :)

couple queries, your feedback is always appreciated and valued!

1. what do y'all feel about a weekend or perhaps 3-4 days (long weekend?) event where we post ads for products that are for sale and then post what we find out about the current address, phone #, if the product is still available, etc???

2. what do y'all feel about having a day where we allow (for one day ONLY and it would have to be put on every post) spoof ads?? these could be ads that are found and/or ads that some of our very talented members could make? i know very rarely a spoof ad will be allowed to get posted....we have discussed and decided against a spoof ad tag (so as not to encourage their posting) but one day only??? ETA: someone just brilliantly suggested 'ads in disguise' for halloween...if members think this is a good idea, that's what we'll do, have it on october 31st and call it 'ads in disguise' :)

both 1 & 2 would take place some time in september as our event calendar is very full! :)

Comments

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

For whatever it's worth, I like both those ideas. I really like the 'checking the phone/address one.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Same here!

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

1. Not sure if I understand. Do you mean products that are still available?

2. I was thinking of suggesting a spoof day, but what I was going to suggest was April Fool's Day (for obvious reasons, but which has already passed) or Halloween (ads in disguise). But anytime would be fine.

[misstia]

1. not necessarily, i mean, the 'time to fuck' watch isn't still available---it was on that ad that this idea was born.....but i know many old ads that are selling things people will say 'that's by my place of work' or 'i use to live by that address' etc....

2. ooooo....ding ding ding!!! if people are for a spoof day 'ads in disguise' is the winning name for it!! :)

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I understand about #1. That would be kind of cool, especially if the poster could post a recent photo of the place or something. For example, someone recently posted a Springs Mill ad and I live in the neighboring county to where that particular mill was. I could drive over there and take a picture of how it looks now. Is that kind of the idea?

I think we could have a lot of fun with "ads in disguise"!

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

It's like "Where are they now".

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Sure, Halloween Ads in Disguise sounds like fun! The 1st one, though, sounds like work.

[furnacechant.livejournal.com]

It sounds like FUN work, though! Historical research of local buildings is a favorite hobby of mine.

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Have fun, then!