Yes, We Have Ads Now

[cbscreative]

Bring on those guests!

[CADesign]

I didn't even notice the ads until I saw this post, thanks Vangogh! ... (just kidding, of course)

I think you've done this in good taste. The ads seem to be relative to the forum and not distracting at all. I too appreciate the fact that you are communicating with the members.

We're probably all glad they are not bright flashing banners and huge drop-downs that cover the text you're reading or those little popup links throughout the text, you know, the ones that keep opening if you happen to hover nearby.

Yup, it costs a lot to run a nice site. Seems like a very reasonable balance to recoup some if not all of that cost. I ditto the kudos!

[vangogh]

At some point I know we're going to place more ads on the site and it's possible some will be a little Flashy. Depends where we get them from and in some cases it may be a little out of our control. We're looking to keep a balance. Something that helps pays the bills, but also doesn't overrun the forum with advertising.

Communication is definitely important. I know sometimes we'll change things a little without first asking, but we do want to let everyone know and get feedback. The lack of communication is one of the reasons we moved here from the old forum.

[BillR]

Fine by me - these things don't pay for themselves.

Well...er....now they do

[vangogh]

I think maybe the next version of vBulletin will create counterfeit credits that automatically get deposited in your offshore bank account

[Watchdog]

Ok with me - I have been displaying ads for the last few years on my site and darn glad I did. A great feature is that you can block competitor ads

(ching, ching, ching)

[vangogh]

So far I haven't noticed any competitor ads. I don't think a lot of forums advertise through AdSense. Banner ads seem to be more popular for the forums that do advertise. But yeah being able to block them will be a good thing.