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  • April 3, 2014 at 7:29 pm #258876
    nonnie
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    IS THE FORUM NOW MONETIZED ? ? ?

     

    I am seeing all kind of ads… funny clips I have never seen before… I have not been on the forum for a couple of days then today ads for all kinds of stuff.

     

    Nonnie

     

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    April 3, 2014 at 7:33 pm #258879
    TheWatcher
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    The funny thing is, I’m so used to ads on other sites that I barely noticed them 😛 it doesn’t bother me. If it keeps the forums alive and well, let the ads advertise on in my opinion 🙂

    "I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
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    April 3, 2014 at 7:38 pm #258883
    RumplesGirl
    Keymaster

    Yes, Nonnie.

    I believe Daniel got a sponsor and there are ads now on the site. The ads help pay for the upkeep

    "He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
    April 3, 2014 at 7:40 pm #258884
    Jenna_B
    Participant

    They’re well placed, don’t seem to get in the way. If it keeps our forum alive and kicking, then I’m good with it! 🙂

    April 3, 2014 at 7:44 pm #258886
    RumplesGirl
    Keymaster

    Yes, Jenna. Pretty much

    The cost to upkeep this site and the two podcasts associated with it is quite high.

    "He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
    April 3, 2014 at 8:48 pm #258895
    nonnie
    Participant

    I don’t care … I just noted a change in the forum and was trying to figure out what was going on.  I did try to boot one of them before I figured it out.

    I do hope that they do not automatically turn on if they are video that would play havok with my bandwidth.

    As for advertisements… I only buy what I need and the older I get the less I need..

    Nonnie

    April 3, 2014 at 10:29 pm #258934
    ozgrl
    Participant

    You can also install an ad blocker (do a quick google search for one) so that you don’t have to see them.

    April 4, 2014 at 8:18 am #259003
    Daniel J. Lewis
    Keymaster

    Yes.

    Actually, the forum has always been monetized. I’m experimenting with some new things, so you may see stuff move around.

    I’m sorry about the potentially offensive ads you may have seen yesterday. I had to block a lot more categories than I expected (like all clothing and gaming categories).

    April 4, 2014 at 10:33 am #259028
    Gaultheria
    Participant

    You can also install an ad blocker (do a quick google search for one) so that you don’t have to see them.

    Ad blockers help deal with signature banners, too, especially the animated kind. Not an ideal solution, but any relief is welcome when someone’s favourite thing is not your own favourite thing. Signature banners are like baby photos that way.

    Gaultheria's fanvids: http://youtube.com/sagethrasher

    April 10, 2014 at 11:33 pm #260753
    Phee
    Participant

    Nitpick: the ads in the middle of threads feel invasive. I don’t care about them being elsewhere on the page, but having them smack bang in the middle of conversations disrupts the flow of the thread.

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