Screw Rivals.com

I was trying to read an article on “some of the best high school players in the Pacific Northwest”. Instead I got this:

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The majority of the page is full of a “Registry Cleaner Recommended”.

 In a six point, grey font at the bottom of this window is the text “All information in this advertisement…”  I just want to go on record as saying this kind of advertising is scummy.  It’s the worst kind because it preys on less knowledgeable computer and web users.  And since their web design team sucks at their job, the advertisement is covered by yet ANOTHER ad for a Visa card, and since it’s not an HTML page, but probably a Flash thing, there’s no way to close the window, so I can’t even read the article I went to the site to read!

Good job, Rivals.  You lost a reader.