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  1. 16-Apr-2010 #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wyldwraith View Post
    Amen to Firefox Ad-blocker.
    Anyone who doesn't care for the adverts. (like me) should already be running it or a similar application. I just don't care for the rare page that won't load (or loads incredibly slowly) if you block the ads.

    I'm with others about wondering why a decent-sized advertiser would want to mess with a niche forum-site. HotD is great, but hardly a significant pool of potential customers for whatever they're pushing.
    I have found Ad-Blocker cocks up some sites... ie: The page doesn't even really load. I've had to turn it off due to a few sites behaving this way with it!
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  2. 16-Apr-2010 #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Capn Dallow View Post
    Are we talking about ads that appear every five or so posts or a big juicy one at the top of the page?

    Prior to having my Firefox ad blocker up, ads seriously slowed my shit down on a bad day. Wasnt a major hassle but could be quite annoying. Also, I highly doubt members will welcome advertisements when presented with a 'should we have ads or not' thread because most will say "hell no".

    I'm a member of one videogame forum where the ads seemingly had a mind of their own (prior to ad blocker), appeared randomly, doubled on top of themselves, even glitched up some pages. Not only that but after some weeks/months there were a number of dodgy ads popping up too.

    But at the end of the day, I'm neither for or against it because it's no bother to me in the grand scheme. Firefox ad blocker is your friend, peeps.
    No popups, most likely just a 90pixel high banner advert towards the top. Look at the fiction section for an example http://fiction.homepageofthedead.com
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  3. 16-Apr-2010 #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikePizzoff View Post
    While I do think it's odd that they'd want ads on these forums, the test runs you've done do look alright. Plus, it's extra money in your pocket.

    I was thinking the same thing. We might want one thing but we can't hate on him if he's trying to make money out of this thing. Who here wouldn't do the same?

    Cosmetics aside, as long as it doesn't change my experience here dramatically i have no prob.

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    Quote Originally Posted by darth los View Post
    We might want one thing but we can't hate on him if he's trying to make money out of this thing. Who here wouldn't do the same?

    Cosmetics aside, as long as it doesn't change my experience here dramatically i have no prob.

    2 cents ova.

    Hear, hear. I'm just glad to have this place to come to. I won't begrudge Neil the chance to get a little more money off it, as long as he's dealing with reputable people who won't afflict us with malware, popups, or noisy ads.
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