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Sup guys, going to try once again to insert ads into a style which does not apparently support any mods whatsoever.
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is this why the forums were just down?
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I got a handle on it! *hefts oversized monkey wrench overhead, turns toward server*
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I know this is going to help you out a lot and all, but man, does that look ugly!
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Dubiousity wrote:I know this is going to help you out a lot and all, but man, does that look ugly!
Yeah...maybe put them at the bottom of the page instead? Me no wanna turn on adblock for the site; I've had it disabled before but if that ad is always sitting up there...
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Buckdida wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:I know this is going to help you out a lot and all, but man, does that look ugly!
Yeah...maybe put them at the bottom of the page instead? Me no wanna turn on adblock for the site; I've had it disabled before but if that ad is always sitting up there...
That actually makes more sense anyway, to have it at the bottom instead of the top....
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Well give it a little bit; it might look better once there's an actual ad on it. Also I can change it to get rid of the text on the bottom.

I sort of want it on the top because that is where the most eyeballs go. But if it still looks too intrusive in a few hours, I'll move it.

How about I also prepare for a bottom-of-site version too just in case the top isn't gonna work out.

Also be reasonable; it's a LOT better than interstitial post ads.
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rickgriffin wrote:Well give it a little bit; it might look better once there's an actual ad on it. Also I can change it to get rid of the text on the bottom.

I sort of want it on the top because that is where the most eyeballs go. But if it still looks too intrusive in a few hours, I'll move it.

How about I also prepare for a bottom-of-site version too just in case the top isn't gonna work out.

Also be reasonable; it's a LOT better than interstitial post ads.
So, I'm guessing you're doing this because you need a bit more income?
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rickgriffin wrote:Well give it a little bit; it might look better once there's an actual ad on it. Also I can change it to get rid of the text on the bottom.

I sort of want it on the top because that is where the most eyeballs go. But if it still looks too intrusive in a few hours, I'll move it.

How about I also prepare for a bottom-of-site version too just in case the top isn't gonna work out.

Also be reasonable; it's a LOT better than interstitial post ads.
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Dubiousity wrote: So, I'm guessing you're doing this because you need a bit more income?
I am largely doing this because I know that the forums take up a lot of space and if I can generate SOME revenue from it, that will make things a lot easier.
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Yeah, I'm glad this helps you, but it does look ugly >_> Whatever, we'll get used to it sooner or later.
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rickgriffin wrote:
Dubiousity wrote: So, I'm guessing you're doing this because you need a bit more income?
I am largely doing this because I know that the forums take up a lot of space and if I can generate SOME revenue from it, that will make things a lot easier.
Ah, I wish you luck then.
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Now instead of having a large leaderboard ad up top, I could have button ads or half-banner ads up there instead and keep the leaderboard on the bottom.
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rickgriffin wrote:Now instead of having a large leaderboard ad up top, I could have button ads or half-banner ads up there instead and keep the leaderboard on the bottom.
That would be much better--I just now noticed you have TWO of these things, one on the top and one on the bottom. :P
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ChewyChewy wrote:
rickgriffin wrote:Now instead of having a large leaderboard ad up top, I could have button ads or half-banner ads up there instead and keep the leaderboard on the bottom.
That would be much better--I just now noticed you have TWO of these things, one on the top and one on the bottom. :P
Right now it's just the same ad cloned.
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Is the text always going to be centered or is that a work in progress?
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yoyodude wrote:Is the text always going to be centered or is that a work in progress?
. . . is this somehow a problem?
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rickgriffin wrote:
yoyodude wrote:Is the text always going to be centered or is that a work in progress?
. . . is this somehow a problem?
I find it a tad bothersome. It's not like I'm going to visit the forum less or anything, I'd just rather have my sideways scrolling less wacky (Wii :P )
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yoyodude wrote:
rickgriffin wrote:
yoyodude wrote:Is the text always going to be centered or is that a work in progress?
. . . is this somehow a problem?
I find it a tad bothersome. It's not like I'm going to visit the forum less or anything, I'd just rather have my sideways scrolling less wacky (Wii :P )
Why do so many people browse this site on the Wii

I don't so I don't know what the issue is; you're going to have to explain that
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I browse using my own custom browser on my own custom OS on the smartphone that I build with my bare hands. You better make the forum work for me.

Nah, it works fine for me. But the "your ad here." sign is really obnoxious. I'd much rather have an actual ad. Hopefully you'll get some up soon.
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Sleet wrote:I browse using my own custom browser on my own custom OS on the smartphone that I build with my bare hands. You better make the forum work for me.

Nah, it works fine for me. But the "your ad here." sign is really obnoxious. I'd much rather have an actual ad. Hopefully you'll get some up soon.
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Well I hope it funds you well. There are actually some ads that I have clicked on from this comic. FW! Adventures and Sandra & Woo. (I like the first one better) Seems like good advertising for whoever posts it here. I hope it is appropriate. :s
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rickgriffin wrote: Why do so many people browse this site on the Wii
It's the only thing I can use to browse the internet at the moment.
rickgriffin wrote: I don't so I don't know what the issue is; you're going to have to explain that
When I zoomed in, it was nice having the avatars and signitures relatively on the same side or the screen as the message. when the text is centered I find myself spending extra time scrolling sideways to see what user posted which text and vice versa. For short 1 sentence posts I actually found myself accidentally passing them. All in all it's a bit wonky. I'm not going to complain though, it's your forum ;)
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yoyodude wrote: When I zoomed in, it was nice having the avatars and signitures relatively on the same side or the screen as the message. when the text is centered I find myself spending extra time scrolling sideways to see what user posted which text and vice versa. For short 1 sentence posts I actually found myself accidentally passing them. All in all it's a bit wonky. I'm not going to complain though, it's your forum ;)
So what you're saying is that all the text is centered? (It would have been nice if you actually said that.)

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It's not so much the lack of an ad period that bothers me, it's where it is (and how BIG it is). The bottom one doesn't bother me so much, the top one does, and two of them seem redundant to me. If there must be one at the top, it would seem to make more sense to have it be between the logo on the left, and the text on the right (in other words, above the "User Control Panel, Private messages, FAQ, Search, Members, Login/Logout" bar), rather than where it is. And I don't see the point of having two at all.
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I don't really mind too much. If at all possible, it would be nice to have no Evony ads.
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The ads dont bug me one bit. As long as they aren't everywhere it's fine in my book.
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Some of them look silly and make me giggle :3
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nothing wrong with these ads. Granted, it was that 'YOUR AD HERE!" that was burning my eyes, but these ones are good. :D
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Guys, you gotta Believe!

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It's only for 6 Cents? What is the rate at which you get it?
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They're okay, now. I already got used to it :).
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Uh... I'm supposing that this might be related to the changes in ad format, so... am I the only one who is now seeing everything that used to be to the left now centered?

Never mind, I can now see that some other people have mentioned it as well. It's not annoying or anything, I just thought that something might be wrong with my computer.
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Dubiousity wrote:It's only for 6 Cents? What is the rate at which you get it?
Perhaps it's 6 cents per rotation.
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It's just a nickel now. <_<
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Project wonderful ads sell per-day but it takes about five days for the statistics to normalize
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mmm, delicious nickels
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Okay it might be better if the price was not displayed
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*puts ad at your ad here*

Did it work ?:3
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i think the top one broke...
it's four "your ad here" signs now...
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