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I have said it before and I will offer to vote with my wallet again!
These latest advertisements with the flashing buttons (that frankly, scare me, as they look like popups that will perhaps load mal-ware for me) has me saying it again.
If site administration offered a paid membership that had a sole benefit of removing the ads, I would be all over it!
Thanks :)
Just go to the bottom left corner of your screen and click on the drop down and pick "no side ads"
I use adblocker a firefox plugin. I didn't know the site had advertizing on it until a few weeks ago. I have a blank sponsors box on the left of the page. I don't have a lot of ads in my browsing but it can be a mixed blessing.
I understand, and I'm all for making more options available, but these things take time. We have few other things that are higher on the priority list, but be assure that improving the advertizing/sponsorship is something that I'm very interested in and is on the TODO list.
I for one enjoy the the fact that this site is free. Moreover, I don't mind supporting those who support this site with their adds.
Like Cat said -
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Originally Posted by Catrentshaving
This may be sound a little crazy, but maybe so crazy it just might work. Contact dwessell and buy up all the adspace on SRP, using a plain dark blue background as your ad. This way you dont have to worry about malware or flashing ads, and you get to support the site financially. Problem solved?
Whoa! It works! no side ads! I feel like I just got a big-screen monitor. Sweet! (and free!) :y
I'm cheap - I'll put up with a lot if it means I don't have to pay! :roflmao
This reminds me, I haven't seen any ads for Russian brides or cougar dating services on SRP for awhile.;)
:) A side effect. If you set up for no side ads and go to your home page, everything on the left side is gone. Latest posts, started threads, friends. You gotta restore the SRP default to see it. Still free, though!
Yeah, and I'll be in the market soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by Theseus
I've heard about these ads before, a good while back; I only see/get the same two shaving ads.
I have never seen the Cougar/Russian Bride ads.
Something ain't right; I feel like I've been cheated!! :(
Come to think of it, I have not seen them either! It might be a good departure from the norm? Who knows? At least we would have options! :hmmm: :D
I am sorry bro! But hey... you'll have your own den!Quote:
Originally Posted by roughkype
Exactly, imagine spending 30 minutes in the "Hones" section drooling over the latest naturals fron Japan & Europe.
Then with one click you jump right into the Cougars & Russian Brides, WOW !!
Just thinking about it now, I'm getting light headed,,,,need to sit down.
Yes! Best of both worlds! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Wow, we mentors seem to travel the low road!
Shoot! :) Busted again! Where to next, Hiralu?
( I blame Theseus!) ";"
That's Hirlau !! See you're all excited, can't even spell my name right.
New brides must be in stock...:wQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Between you and Theseus, I have a hard time spelling. We should all be named "Bruce"! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
It might be that Tim is keeping an eye on us; probably a good idea, we did help de-rail that one thread. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
One thread?:wQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
You have to admit, Theseus, a lot of members were waiting to see that $70.00 towel warmer.
I want one!.......................:popcorn:.............. ....................
"Derailing threads is our speciality!"
Wait,,wait,,,where did you get this "our" stuff from ????
Do you realize that the Big Cat's light is on ???
The "Our" Is You, and the mouse in your pocket, Buddy! ;) Some threads need derailing! ;)
Now that should be your guys' sig lines. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Wait... I thought this WAS the non sequitur thread!
Yes I will. Here it is with my Subaru:Quote:
Originally Posted by earcutter
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Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
The way the ad software works is unfriendly to CSS. I put the no side ads together as a quick fix with the intention of really doing something about it when I have time.
For now you'll have to switch back and forth between the themes if you don't want ads.
Not going to happen at this moment. Dealing with money is a pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by unit
As soon as you offer service for money, things get murky from a legal and fiscal point of view.
Probably nothing that an accountant and a lawyer can't figure out, but that is going to cost money as well, and will still be a hassle.
And then there is the whole 'you're only doing this to get money' / 'you decided to do X or promote Y for your bottom line' spiel that is just baloney. But as you yourself said 'for the sole benefit of removing the ads' is a very complex requirement. The ads generate some amount of revenue. I have no clue how much, but it won't be that much, considering the fact that we a) restrict the type of ad, and b) have a limited amount of views.
Still, it is enough to pay the bills. Or at least I am not paying anything to get this site going :)
Suppose we go with your proposal and you are the only one using this feature. Then it is simple: I charge you the loss of income, and we're ok. But it is not just you. I would need to divide it between an unknown amount of people. The number will vary throughout the year. So how much do I charge? I need the money up front to renew the domain name, pay for VB, etc.
So I need to come up with a reasonable fee, based on the expected number of members who'd pay.
Inevitably, I'd either come up short (in which case I have a problem) or I have a surplus.
If I have a surplus, what do I do with it? spend it on other things that could use improving (such as the classifieds system) or do I refund? Additionally, people would renew their registration at various time throughout the year, and our costs are spread as well, so there is never a clear moment when you can make a balance with the goal of making sure that your money only goes to the removal of advertizing.
The only way to make such a scheme work is to charge a fixed fee for a fixed set of 'improvements' (such as no advertizing, or more PMs or whatever) without needing to justify whatever we spent it on.
And that's something we are not doing at present.
