Author Topic: I know we don't pay for this site, but... (Concerning Ads...) (Read 13239 times)

UncleBob · « **on:** January 23, 2005, 08:00:31 AM »

Let me say, first off, I *love* the site and have for quite some time... It's one of two places that I rely on for my Nintendo news (The other being GameFAQ's boards, and that can be... questionable at times)...

And I'm very thankful we get all the stuff on this site for free! I understand the high costs of Internet Bandwidth and such - and thus I understand the need for ads to pay for all the great news and features we get here...

But...

http://rightmedia.net/51/5366/120x600_gamecube_blackflash.gif

I hate these kinds of ads... Not the "Free stuff!" ads - while I'm no fan of those all over the place, I don't "hate" them. It's the big, flashy, "Let's give everyone seizures" types of ads that I hate...

It is my opinion that any ad of this style, I will *not* click on, even if they do offer to give me a free Gamecube for doing absolutly nothing. I hate these ads and I really wish they would just go away... PlanetGameCube should aim a little higher in the ads it allows to be placed on its site.

Please?

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2005, 03:32:46 PM »

Yeah, that's pretty gross. Ironically, I haven't even seen it.

Seriously though, is that your phone number in your signature, or what?

UncleBob · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2005, 03:38:22 PM »

Umm... yeah, it's my phone number, why?

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2005, 06:02:11 PM »

I'm not sure it's prudent to post that on the internet

Psychos like myself might call it

Noble~Feather · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2005, 06:06:49 PM »

Posting Phone Number On The Internet = Huge No No

Seriously, why would you do that? How lonely are you?

Haha, I kid I kid.

And yes, those ads are very, very annoying... I wish they wouldn't flash in your face like that!

KDR_11k · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2005, 07:53:21 PM »

Someone should sue ad companies for epileptic seizures. I mean, they tried it on Nintendo, why not on the real evildoers?

UncleBob · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2005, 02:20:46 AM »

'eh, phone numbers are *real* easy to find anyway... I'm not too worried, I've had my phone number in my signatures on various message boards (including GameFAQs, if you can believe it) for years and have never had an issue come up...

I did once have the head of an international multimillion dollar company call me once... that was pretty cool.

(And yes, I'm serious... and yes, I know 100% that it was him because I was good friends with some other people who worked at the company *and* this individual has a certian... I'd almost call it a lisp, but not so much....)

Anywhoo, I've made some good friends from it, so 'eh...

nemo_83 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2005, 02:25:33 PM »

i can't believe you put your number on the internet and you're complaining about ads that just want information from you about where you live and stuff.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2005, 06:44:20 PM »

Wow. PGC really is teh mature. The new ads have boobs and stuff.

UncleBob · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2005, 04:18:13 AM »

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Originally posted by: nemo_83
i can't believe you put your number on the internet and you're complaining about ads that just want information from you about where you live and stuff.

Ummm... the difference is that by posting my phone number, it doesn't make my eyes hurt.

By the way, can we drop the ads with the constant sound and go back to these flashing ads? They were less painful...

RickPowers · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2005, 06:43:12 AM »

Ads? What ads?

Firefox + Adblock = Bliss.

Pale · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2005, 07:00:33 AM »

I'm still waiting for the SWF blocker plugin though... ^^

vudu · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2005, 08:04:51 AM »

Rick, if we block ads, does PGC still get money? I'm not exactly sure how it works--do we need to click on the ads to nab you some bucks, or is merely viewing the ad good enough?

UncleBob · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2005, 02:36:31 PM »

Like he said above... Does PGC still get money if we don't see/click on the ads? I personally click on the occasional ad (usually the "Shoot the ..." ads, because they amuse me...) I don't want PGC to *not* get the ad revenure...

KDR_11k · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2005, 05:42:17 AM »

All I know for sure is that PGC is not getting the ad revenue from clicks. Perhaps Lik-Sang affiliate sales but no clicks.

vudu · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2005, 08:43:45 AM »

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I personally click on the occasional ad (usually the "Shoot the ..." ads, because they amuse me...)

I do the same thing. Usually, i click as far away from the target as possible, just to see if it tells me I won anyway. Sometimes it does, which I find really funny for some reason.

RickPowers · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2005, 06:39:11 PM »

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Originally posted by: PaleZer0
I'm still waiting for the SWF blocker plugin though... ^^

Adblock does that. Always has.

As for whether or not we get money if you don't see the ad, I can't divulge all the details, but I will say that it depends on the ad.

UncleBob · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2005, 06:45:46 PM »

UncleBob · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2005, 06:47:07 PM »

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Usually, i click as far away from the target as possible, just to see if it tells me I won anyway. Sometimes it does, which I find really funny for some reason.

Yep, I know that one... And sometimes, I try to shoot the anti-target (Like the cop or what not) to try and yield the same result...

Pale · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2005, 04:52:26 AM »

Rick, or anyone who uses adBlock.....

I know you probably don't want to answer stupid tech questions but,

AdBlock works great....blocks swfs just like you said, but how do you unblock them? I click on the adblock tab that appears over it and set up the filter. The flash goes away and all is fine...

When I view the blockable elements, the swf is red and italicized and I can't seem to unblock it... What am I missing?

RickPowers · « **Reply #20 on:** March 17, 2005, 08:07:23 AM »

Tools, Adblock, Preferences. Find the entry in the list, and remove it.

By the way, you can use WILDCARDS on the Preferences on the list as well, which can help you block entire domains, or even just common subdirectories. For example, one of my entries is "http"//*doubleclick*". Another one is "*banner*".

Pale · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2005, 08:49:37 AM »

Cool, thanks ^^

BTW, Rick is right...its a friggin sweet plugin for Firefox. Download it if you don't have it...

Pale · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2005, 09:12:39 AM »

Alright, to further my attempt at coverting all of you to firefox/adblock combo Rick mentioned...

PGC Forums maximized at 1600x1200

vudu · « **Reply #23 on:** March 17, 2005, 10:04:09 AM »

Pale, where does one get this friggin sweet plugin? Also, I like your kitty.

Pale · « **Reply #24 on:** March 17, 2005, 12:18:42 PM »

http://adblock.mozdev.org/dev.html

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