Ads?

[wethepeople]

Why are their ads in the middle of the thread listings?

Is there a way to get them out of the way but still keep them?

[linux_author]

Why are their ads in the middle of the thread listings?

Is there a way to get them out of the way but still keep them?

http://adblock.mozdev.org/

[barba]

They help pay for the forum. Pay $25 for the red star and they go away.

[Flippin Sweet]

No, this is an annoying ad in the thread listings (not the thread itself) and it just showed up. I don't think it's supposed to be there, but maybe a mod can clarify...

[Denis K]

If these are permanent, I'm out-a-here. (48 hours and counting)

Denis K

[Joe Gardner]

No, this is an annoying ad in the thread listings (not the thread itself) and it just showed up. I don't think it's supposed to be there, but maybe a mod can clarify...

It is supposed to be there... I just put it there.

Give me a week to test the ad locations... you will see a few changes over the next few days as I figure out a way to pay the bills around here.

[DavidLee]

If these are permanent, I'm out-a-here. (48 hours and counting)

Denis K

Oh nooooooooooooooooooooooo, he gave a deadline!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

:rolleyes:

The ads don't bother me a bit. If it helps pay the bills & I can continue enjoying this forum I'm all for them. Soon I'll get my red star, one day I promise. :D

[operator]

Why are their ads in the middle of the thread listings?

Is there a way to get them out of the way but still keep them?

Ugh, seriously.

[monogodo]

Why are their ads in the middle of the thread listings?

Is there a way to get them out of the way but still keep them?
Here's how to get rid of them:
Upgrade membership
No ads!
Little red star!
More private message space!
Larger avatars!
That feel good feeling... (http://www.bikeforums.net/payments.php)

[TCR]

That new one in the threads listing is definetly an eyesore. :(

[DXchulo]

Yeah, these new ads suck ass. I'm not going to leave or anything, but if I were a first-time visitor I'd definitely move on to another forum.

Just something to think about...

[Boudicca]

I like the ads in the threads -- sometimes I get good ideas from them and sometimes I click on them. So I don't want the red star, because I don't want the in-thread ads to go away. But I really, really, really dislike the ones in the thread listings. Not those ads Joe, please not those ads.....

[Joe Gardner]

It's rather simple, the old ads did not pay the bills, the new ads do. They are annoying, and they get clicked on. Without ads, I can't pay the $10,000.00 hosting bill for this year.

[phantomcow2]

SO what is it anyways? Ads between the threads? Isn't that what there used to be?
Since i payed 25 bucks a long while ago, I've forgotten what they look like ;)

At the end of the day, Joe is the owner of this forum and the one responsible to pay the bills - keeping this forum alive. As the forum grows, bandwith consumption increases, and so does the server bill. This forum has nearly doubled its membership in the past 2 years I think.
Perhaps more red stars would equate to fewer ads

[monogodo]

I actually clicked on one of the new ads today. I never clicked on the old ones, I always skipped over them visually, but the new ads catch my attention.

[Boudicca]

I guess that makes Joe's case. I clicked on the old ads, without getting annoyed by them, and do get annoyed by the new ones. But I suppose I will get used to them, and perhaps start ignoring them as well, so Joe will have to find new and even more intrusive ways of funding.

As I said before, I like the in-thread ads. I don't suppose I could pay the $25 and keep them, but lose the other ones? No, I didn't think so.

If we all promised to click on 10 ads a week, would that be enough to stop the new ads? Another silly question.

[Guest]

Please just don't click on ads to click on them. Joe could lose his ads because of that. If you see something you like, that's totally different- he gets something like 5% of a sale (or some really small amount), but clicking just to click= bad.

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