Forum Suggestions & User Assistance - What the HELL is with this AdBot thing in all the posts?

Do we have to put up with advertising EVERYWHERE now? Sheesh! :mad:

yea, it used to just be at the bottom of the screen, and only for lurkers. I don't like it too much. It doesn't show for donating members.

Helps keep the forum going with money?

It doesn't show for donating members.
Donating members keep the forum going for everyone.
Why not become one? You get a really nice red star. :)

Nothing is free pal. Help Joe with hardware and hosting expenses with a donation and you will no longer see those pop up ads.

Remain a non contributing member and deal with ads. From what I understand the ads here are kept in good taste and not very intrusive anyway.

I'll take off the good ad's when donations regularly cover the cost of hosting ($350 / month)... I doubt that will ever happen ;)

They dont bother me. Its just like going past a post you dont want to read. A few more for money help is ok with me.

Do we have to put up with advertising EVERYWHERE now? Sheesh! :mad:

WAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Cry.

What advertising???? I don't see any..... ;)

Do we have to put up with advertising EVERYWHERE now? Sheesh! :mad:

Are you seeing this after every post? Or just after the 2nd post in each thread?

After the second post. Give more info about donating.

Thanks Charlie, didn't want to annoy the forum members too much ;)

Donation info can be found here: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=38732

Thanks Charlie, didn't want to annoy the forum members too much ;)



Aww come on Joe. If they can put up with me then a little ad every now and then ain't gonna hurt nothin.

That reminds me, I think its time to send in a little bribe so you will let me remain a member ;)

Actually, I just didn't know about the donation process.

I don't mid subscribing to a good forum and paying a fee. It's just that I have not encountered this type of advertising in any of my other forums.

I will gladly donate if that is required to keep this forum up and running and AD free.

Thanks for the info.

Aww come on Joe. If they can put up with me then a little ad every now and then ain't gonna hurt nothin.

That reminds me, I think its time to send in a little bribe so you will let me remain a member ;)

Oh, and where I come from, this is just plain 'ol brown nosing! ;)

Oh, and where I come from, this is just plain 'ol brown nosing! ;)

You must have some experience with it ;)

I'll take off the good ad's when donations regularly cover the cost of hosting ($350 / month)... I doubt that will ever happen ;)

$350 a month for hosting this site???? That sure is expensive. Who is your web host? If you ever do switch hosting packages, consider this:

http://iquz.com/resellers.htm

Baswically, unlimited bandwidth and storage for $60 a month.

-Garrett

gwhunt, the server I am on is a P4 2.4 w/ 1 gig of ram. Server load is from 0.4 to 1.2 depending on the time of day.

Bandwidth? About 3 gig a day.
Database size with one week of backups? 7+ gig

Plus, I host a few other sites on the server, including kenkifer.com ... tack on another 50 gig a month in bandwidth that domain. :)

Quite a gig your runnin here Joe ;)

$350 a month for hosting this site???? That sure is expensive. Who is your web host? If you ever do switch hosting packages, consider this:

http://iquz.com/resellers.htm

Baswically, unlimited bandwidth and storage for $60 a month.

-Garrett

I have heard of very few hosts which actaully deliver unlimited bandwidth and storage reliably and last more than a few months. When you give them gigs of data and 100s of gigs a month of bandwidth they wont like you very much.

Thanks for the great site Joe. I dont think the banners are too annoying. Do you get paid per click on the banners or just for the banners being here? I will try yo donate in a bit here when I get more money. I just spent it all on a new bike.

bg4533. good point on the bandwidth comment. Even at wholesale rates of $.60 per gig, I am looking at a $84 / month bill. That doesn't include the rest of the service, or an room for profit. $60 per month for a site like this is just wishful thinking.

As for the ads, it is paid per click. But don't click just to make me a few cents! I don't want the advertisers to stop using adsense as a way to promote there site, due to fraudulent clicks.

Actually, I wanted to order a Bike Friday. Does the Bike Friday show up on your site? If it does, I'll use your site to order through.

Koffee

The first few times I saw the ad-bot I thought it was just a member with the google G as an aviatar. I finally noticed that it never posted anything. Guess I'm a little slow :rolleyes:.
Anyway, it is cool how it posts advertisements relevant to the thread.