The possibility of adverts.
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
I have no problem with it. I'm assuming Google ads are vastly different than other ads, then...
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
Vastly different. They don't scream or flash or offer ugly smilies for your IM. They're subtle, and basically text in a frame. (I think. Anyone care to elaborate?)
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
Yeah, that's basically what they are. Also, they have the nice habit of tying in quite closely with the subject matter of the forum/website they're on (it's Google, after all, keywords and such), so they're not as non sequitorial as most ads.
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
I'm fine with them.
Actually i have to pay Graham for something like 3 years of Hosting... i'm expecting the men in black to come and get me anytime by now
Actually i have to pay Graham for something like 3 years of Hosting... i'm expecting the men in black to come and get me anytime by now
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No men in black are coming Marco. I wouldn't do something so clichéd and mean to one of my friends.
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It's the Turks!
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*snaps fingers and whistles*
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So. Apparently people are fine with the idea. I've places an advert in the sidebar of the main site, just for a starter. I'm also going to place one on the forum. THere are two places I could reasonably put it without distrupcting the layout too much. At the bottom of the page, or right underneath the main navigation. I'm leaning toward the bottom.
Anyway I'll stick it up tomorrow if there aren't any objections...
Anyway I'll stick it up tomorrow if there aren't any objections...
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[looks]
I am so totally amused by the fact that it's an ad for Branson tourism.
I am so totally amused by the fact that it's an ad for Branson tourism.
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
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Wow. That has got to be the most unobtrusive ad I've ever seen. If that's all it is, then I have no objection at all.
Meh. Not all it's cracked up to be. Yakov Smirnoff is still pretty funny, though.Molloy the Catburglar wrote: [looks]
I am so totally amused by the fact that it's an ad for Branson tourism.
Wow. That has got to be the most unobtrusive ad I've ever seen. If that's all it is, then I have no objection at all.
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Re: The possibility of adverts.
I don't like ads in general, but I don't object Google ads, since they are more or less some text with some links in a box. Thankfully, you can alter the colors and they don't have blinking GIFs, annoying flash movies, nor do they pop up exactly at the place where you wanted to see the content of the page.
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I'd just like to say after reading that it was still possible to donate to this site, I PayPaled Graham .55.
I hope that pays for five minutes of sever time.
I hope that pays for five minutes of sever time.
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He actually did it. God must love me.
Ok, the big one is in now. Click away! Unless you don't want to, in which case don't bother. It's relaly your choice.
Ok, the big one is in now. Click away! Unless you don't want to, in which case don't bother. It's relaly your choice.
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[Scrolls down]
Ohhh, I've seen these ads before. Wow, they really are unobstrusive.
Ohhh, I've seen these ads before. Wow, they really are unobstrusive.
WELSH: What the hell was that?
FRASER: The sound of a grown man squealing in a manner not becoming a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
WELSH: Oh, Turnbull.
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FRASER: The sound of a grown man squealing in a manner not becoming a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
WELSH: Oh, Turnbull.
-"Mountie Sings the Blues," due SOUTH