What the HELL is with this AdBot thing in all the posts?

[mjolnir2k]

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

[Phatman]

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.

[shokhead]

Helps keep the forum going with money?

[RonH]

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. :)

[SamDaBikinMan]

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.

[Joe Gardner]

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

[shokhead]

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.

[Feltup]

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

WAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Cry.

[roadfix]

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

[Joe Gardner]

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?

[Charlie21]

After the second post. Give more info about donating.

[Joe Gardner]

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

[SamDaBikinMan]

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 ;)

[mjolnir2k]

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.

[mjolnir2k]

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! ;)

[SamDaBikinMan]

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

You must have some experience with it ;)

[gwhunt23]

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

[Joe Gardner]

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. :)

[SamDaBikinMan]

Quite a gig your runnin here Joe ;)

[bg4533]

$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.

[Joe Gardner]

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.

[Guest]

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

[Hawkster]

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.