Horribly thought out radio ad.

[notfred]

Ok, so on radio stations around here, an anti-AIDS website has been playing adverstisements. That's fine. But the content of the ad goes like this:

"Educate yourself. Go to knowhivaids.org"

Maybe, or it could be like this:

"Educate yourself. Go to nohivaids.org"

Based on the context in which it's said, I honsetly have no idea whether they mean "no" or "know". You'd think someone would actually listen to the radio spot before playing it. They don't spell out the address or anything.

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

Originally posted by: notfred

Based on the context in which it's said, I honsetly have no idea whether they mean "no" or "know".

Compare relevancy:

Educate and know

Educate and no

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

but yes it would have been bad advertisement

 

[Uppsala9496]

What about 'no' as in I don't want any?
No hiv for you...

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe

Originally posted by: notfred

Based on the context in which it's said, I honsetly have no idea whether they mean "no" or "know".

Compare relevancy:

Educate and know

Educate and no

The purpose of the education is to get rid of HIV/AIDS, correct? Why wouldn't "no" work?

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

educate relates better to "know" which implies understanding than to just "no"

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

I think the purpose of the message was to understand HIV, not to just "No HIV", it's a little ignorant to reject something you hardly know anything about. Hence the education.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
I think the purpose of the message was to understand HIV, not to just "No HIV", it's a little ignorant to reject something you hardly know anything about. Hence the education.

It's a terminal illness, how much do you really have to know about it before deciding that you don't want it?

 

[no0b]

I agree with notfred, its best not to have a website address that can be spelled two different ways from the pronouciation.

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

Are you saying there's nothing to learn?

 

[DeviousTrap]

Definately horrible planning, but they caught it themselves and bought both domains

 

[MAME]

it's 'know', duh

 

[no0b]

why does http://www.nohivaids.org, http://www.nohivaids.com, http://www.knowhivaids.com all redirect to mtv.com

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

Originally posted by: no0b
I agree with notfred, its best not to have a website address that can be spelled two different ways from the pronouciation.

I agree it was a bad ad, but at the same time it's not terribly hard to rationalize.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
educate relates better to "know" which implies understanding than to just "no"

moron....


educate yourself about aids, and how it is spread

nohivaids.org because you are trying to NOT get it..


one isnt more relevant to educate than the other

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
educate relates better to "know" which implies understanding than to just "no"

moron....


educate yourself about aids, and how it is spread

nohivaids.org because you are trying to NOT get it..


one isnt more relevant to educate than the other

Are you the reason for the name calling sticky? Ever think about the possibility that there's more to it than that? Such as helping a loved one survive HIV, or advances in medicine for those who have it?

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
educate relates better to "know" which implies understanding than to just "no"

moron....


educate yourself about aids, and how it is spread

nohivaids.org because you are trying to NOT get it..


one isnt more relevant to educate than the other

did you actually try the url you fvcking moron?

 

[amcdonald]

Okay guys.. It's obvious to most of us, but stereotypically, the type of people that should be learning about AIDS aren't too keen on reading comprehension.

 

[Homerboy]

hahah knowhivaids.org takes you to the right one
the nohivaids.org takes you to mtv.com?!?!!? WTF.... if thats a domain squat by MTV thats HORRIBLE

 

[astralusion]

the very fact that you are having this discussion tells me that it isn't obvious...second of all a couple posters up...isn't the target demographic for this ad going to have even more trouble or at the very least...shoudlnt' you make it as easy as possible for them?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
I think the purpose of the message was to understand HIV, not to just "No HIV", it's a little ignorant to reject something you hardly know anything about. Hence the education.

I realize what you're trying to say, but your post can still be read as:

"how do you know you won't like HIV until you try it?"

 

[Lorn]

Originally posted by: notfred
Ok, so on radio stations around here, an anti-AIDS website has been playing adverstisements. That's fine. But the content of the ad goes like this:

"Educate yourself. Go to knowhivaids.org"

Maybe, or it could be like this:

"Educate yourself. Go to nohivaids.org"

Based on the context in which it's said, I honsetly have no idea whether they mean "no" or "know". You'd think someone would actually listen to the radio spot before playing it. They don't spell out the address or anything.

Sounds to me like you LIKE AIDS.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: CrackaLackaZe
I think the purpose of the message was to understand HIV, not to just "No HIV", it's a little ignorant to reject something you hardly know anything about. Hence the education.

It's a terminal illness, how much do you really have to know about it before deciding that you don't want it?

you would go to the site to learn more about it, and how NOT to get it. protection, etc etc