Beta key giveaway at Wowhead
by Eliah Hecht 
Dec 6th 2006 at 3:09AM
One of my favorite WoW database sites, Wowhead, is currently running a contest to give away 100 coveted Burning Crusade beta keys, as well as a 20" LCD monitor at the end of the contest. For a chance to win, all you have to do is post comments, send them screenshots, or use their client to upload data. Sounds pretty easy to me.I enjoy Wowhead not only for their clean, low-calorie design, but also because, unlike some other prominent WoW sites, they don't accept ads from gold sellers. So go over there and take one for the team by winning a beta pass!
Edit: I've been alerted that WoW Insider itself apparently features gold ads. It would be sort of ironic if they were contextually triggered by the word "gold" in this very post....Anyway, sorry for that bit of pot-calling-the-kettle-black-ism. That's what I get for always using AdBlock, I suppose.
[Thanks, Silvertusk]
Filed under: News items, Expansions, Contests
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Deafdumbandblind Dec 6th 2006 3:42AM
" but also because, unlike some other prominent WoW sites, they don't accept ads from gold sellers"
*cough cough* You mean like WoWInsider?
Eliah Hecht Dec 6th 2006 3:47AM
Actually, I was thinking of more like Thottbot, but you make a good point. *blush* I had my adblock on, so I hadn't noticed ours. I wonder if there's something we can do about that...
Brim Dec 6th 2006 3:47AM
Thottbot is actually owned by goldsellers.......
Graham Dec 6th 2006 4:02AM
Yeah, I cam in to post about the gold ads directly above the post about not having gold ads.
Maybe you could post about how cursegaming and worldofwar have both been nuked to the ground and don't exist anymore instead.
Larawen Dec 6th 2006 7:15AM
Ok, you can stop the wow gold ads and wow hacks ads from Google, but its a bit hard, and I'm not entirely sure how its done. Go here http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/news.php?i=1011
This is a link to a news post from the CAD comic strip about this very issue and how to deal with it.
Prauche Dec 6th 2006 9:28AM
"unlike some other prominent WoW sites, they don't accept ads from gold sellers"
LMFAO I have a cold and almost fell outta my chair from my laughing/coughing fit when I read that.
thee Dec 6th 2006 12:26PM
@ 5.
Nice list i might use it on some of my sites.
As for how to "enable" it: login to Adsense, go to Adsense Setup tab, and enter the URL's as "competitive ad filter"