What's up with those ads?

Roland · Jan 14, 2012

Please, PLEASE tell me you guys are kidding??

ADS randomly placed between threads and at the bottom of every 1st, 2nd and 3rd post of EVERY THREAD?

Is that really the way you want to go with RaceDepartment?
Beacause it is most definitely not what I would like to see... plus it really takes the point out of having people donating doesn't it?

Deleted member 28995 · Jan 15, 2012

bleep bleep, still not fixed

Joakim Skalstad · Jan 15, 2012

I don't mind if there are some ad's here and there..

Bram, Xosè and the rest of the RD staff is doing a superb job keeping this community going smoothly!
I am honored to be allowed to take apart of this awesome family we have here!

I try to donate when i can, but unfortunately i have way more debt than income so i do not have much left in the end of the month

and the fact that i can't support the site more than i do annoys me..
But i will click as many ad's as possible when i see them!

Bram Hengeveld · Jan 15, 2012

We should open a club for this: more debt than income

I have the same, whahahaha. I think we can start a political movement for that subject and occupy Greece to have our own nation

David Carter · Jan 15, 2012

I must have click on 50-60 adds today

I hope my contribution helps

Senad Subasic · Jan 15, 2012

David Carter said:
I must have click on 50-60 adds today I hope my contribution helps

I wouldn't do that, fake clicks are frowned upon.

Clicks on Google ads must result from genuine user interest. Any method that artificially generates clicks or impressions on your Google ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include, but are not limited to, repeated manual clicks or impressions, automated click and impression generating tools and the use of robots or deceptive software. Please note that clicking your own ads for any reason is prohibited.

http://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=48182

David Carter · Jan 15, 2012

Senad Subasic said:
I wouldn't do that, fake clicks are frowned upon.

Clicks on Google ads must result from genuine user interest. Any method that artificially generates clicks or impressions on your Google ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include, but are not limited to, repeated manual clicks or impressions, automated click and impression generating tools and the use of robots or deceptive software. Please note that clicking your own ads for any reason is prohibited.

Sorry I thought I was helping out

Senad Subasic · Jan 15, 2012

David Carter said:
Sorry I thought I was helping out

Yup, I understand, no worries. Just carry on as normal

I might be wrong of course, haven't had any experience with these things.

Jan Larsen · Jan 15, 2012

Bram Hengeveld said:
@Jan, can you confirm they are gone now? If so, bless the lord: i can finally code

Yep, they're gone. I'm add free!

David Carter · Jan 15, 2012

Senad Subasic said:
Yup, I understand, no worries. Just carry on as normal

I might be wrong of course, haven't had any experience with these things.

No I think your right. I just didn't think of it.

Danny Asbury · Jan 15, 2012

Never understood the problem people have with adds (aside from pop-ups!!). If businesses actually pay you guys to post their little flashy banners, then power to you for cashing in.

Rhys Gardiner · Jan 16, 2012

Yeah, I don't necessarily care about ads. As long as they don't play sounds or videos and don't pop up in my face, it's business as usual for me.

Ole Marius Myrvold · Jan 16, 2012

I'll take another view on this. I only see one ad... Is that right? I'll gladly watch more ads if that helps!
With myself loosing 250 EUR each month, I really cannot afford to donate atm, but I hope I will, one time in the future

Paul Lock · Feb 5, 2012

Senad Subasic said:
I wouldn't do that, fake clicks are frowned upon.

Clicks on Google ads must result from genuine user interest. Any method that artificially generates clicks or impressions on your Google ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include, but are not limited to, repeated manual clicks or impressions, automated click and impression generating tools and the use of robots or deceptive software. Please note that clicking your own ads for any reason is prohibited.

http://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=48182

If you are gonna put sneaky ads between threads then I think you can expect fake clicks. If an advertiser complained that I clicked artificially I think they could go and boil their heads!
Sounds like getting in trouble for not ordering from that takeaway menu junk mail you didn't ask to have through your letterbox!

Banner ads are ok, or on the side where nobody looks, but ads cropping up and made to look like threads between threads just doesn't look professional and is nasty.

I hope Bram and the team find a better alternative.

Bram Hengeveld · Feb 5, 2012

Its a genuine ad position in Xenforo. Just the default template.

As said a few times, just chip in a tiny donation and you dont see any ads. Or just accept it as 99% of the websites on the internet have ads. Or send us three or four top notch server machines that we can place for free in a datacenter, that would also be a good solution

One way or the other the costs of this site have to be covered in order for it to continue.

Paul Lock · Feb 5, 2012

I was seeing those ads before my Gold donation last month ran out actually Bram so no need to get sarky with me as usual.

I am just expressing my opinion of the ads appearing between threads being a little bit crafty, whether I donate or not, which I did plan to do as soon as my last one ran out.

Also no need to condescend about sending you 3 or 4 servers to stop seeing ads, I know how it works, I just think there are preferable places to position ads, default position or not.

Bram Hengeveld · Feb 5, 2012

You can place ads all over a page at the boundaries but when people dont click them they are useless. Most people dont know how online advertising works and seeing the following quote you are one of those people (no offense though)

Banner ads are ok, or on the side where nobody looks

A click means a microscopic tiny payment. No clicks (just viewing) means no payment at all.

Therefore an ad needs to be placed on a good position and the one you refer to has a better click rate compared to the other ads that hardly generate anything at all and only pollute the screen imo.