Tim Vasquez
EF5
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Bill Tabor
EF5
So how is this going Tim? Is it worth having for the extra cash? Does having them also help get a better ranking in Google?
Karen Politte
EF5
LOL I dunno - but that new bar along the right hand side of the forum is uber-annoying! :lol: It off-balances the WHOLE forum no matter what page you are reading.
K.
Dave Kaplow
EF4
In regards to the ads appearing to the right of posts, was that area really whitespace before? It seems to me that posts used to go all the way to the right of the screen/window. If so, this is not merely using "existing whitespace". Perhaps it depends on the browser you're using, I don't know...
Be that as it may, I have to admit that I appear to have gotten used to the presence of the ads relatively quickly, and find them to be only a minor distraction. I suppose if this kind of thing is what it takes to keep the board going, so be it. I guess I can live with it. I've seen way worse on other sites, that's for sure.
fplowman
One of the adds is giving Tims book away for free " Weather forecasting Handbook".. ???
It is the one I paid 25$ for.. lol
It is the one I paid 25$ for.. lol
Laura Duchesne
EF5
I wouldn't mind a job that pays $1200 per hour! LOL
It does off balance the forum a bit but I'll get used to it....
It does off balance the forum a bit but I'll get used to it....
Scott Olson
EF5
I think they stood out less when they were on the top since you could scroll down and it wouldn't shrink the forum.
Jeff Snyder
EF5
I'm fine with the ads, since I understand the need to financially support ST while also not making the board extremely annoying. I guess I prefer the ads being top rather than on the sides (since the ads on the side change the layout of the board and offset the page). Am I to guess that there weren't enough clicks when the ads were on the top?
As long as we don't start seeing Google ads look like posts IN threads I'll be okay with it. That arrangement of ads drives me crazy! I hate boards which do that -- the Google ads that look like posts placed every 3-4 posts in all threads.
As long as we don't start seeing Google ads look like posts IN threads I'll be okay with it. That arrangement of ads drives me crazy! I hate boards which do that -- the Google ads that look like posts placed every 3-4 posts in all threads.
Greg Stumpf
EF5
Wonder if they could be put at the bottom?
Chris Carlson
EF1
Perhaps increase the amount of adds that visitors see. Since I don't think that most ST members will be clicking ads anyway. Something like:
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-7948923252002525";
google_ad_width = 120;
google_ad_height = 600;
google_ad_format = "120x600_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="";
google_color_border = "CCCCCC";
google_color_bg = "CCCCCC";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_url = "666666";
google_color_text = "333333";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-7948923252002525";
google_ad_width = 120;
google_ad_height = 600;
google_ad_format = "120x600_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="";
google_color_border = "CCCCCC";
google_color_bg = "CCCCCC";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_url = "666666";
google_color_text = "333333";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
Robert Dewey
EF5
I've seen a few interesting ads and have clicked through... The last one that comes to mind is the GRIB reader ad, but that's just because I'm fascinated by met software, hardware, etc..
