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New Google Ad feedback
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I noticed the new ads today and i really don't like them. This isn't how YT used to be, and all of a sudden we're having all sorts of changes after we were told nothing would change. ads like that just dont scream professionalism to me.
guess ill just default to my trusty google ad blocker so i cant see them anyway
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I cant see anything, but i have firefox and all kinds of blocks installed.
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I agree they suck and I guess thats what we get when we don't get a chance to voice our opinon before the admin decides to sell it out just like METALLICA said they would never go main stream.
You know it's just gonna get worse from here we got sold out not a hold out
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I never even noticed...and don't really care. The new owners purchased YT to make money I'm sure and the Google ads recoup on their investment.
Now if vendors were required to pay to advertise and there were still the Google ads, then I'd have a problem with it. The only thing that never changes is change. ![]()
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I'm all for changing it up, but squeezing in random advertising is more than a little annoying. Next will be certain words linked to advertising and I'll have to watch where my cursor moves so I don't hover over one.I think what is so annoying is that it is so noticeable. It's pretty hard to miss since it starts as a big white rectangle when each page loads. I wasn't sure if vendors paid yet on here or not. I agree with you on that one since vendors don't pay.
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Bump for others thoughts, yea or nay. Also, would like to hear from the staff on this one.
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they do that on thumpertalk and i haven't been there in years; used to visit every day. i can't stand it.
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![]() Advertising is a necessary evil of any site that has outgrown "hobby" status. It's a business hence the sale to Internet Brands. For them to make the most of their investment, I'm sure this isn't the last advertising related initiative you'll see. The degree to how invasive these advertising programs are on the general forum user is where they can make a difference. For example, that banner is the largest horizontal size (728 x 90) you can do through Google. If they put it above the navigation bar, reduced the size to a less obnoxious size of 462 x 60 they'd get nearly equal production from it without pissing off the members. The image rotator up there should be changed to accommodate this. Inflexibility to change something that benign only hurts the forum members' experience. Going to an "Adwords" type of program like some have suggested, while unpopular, brings in more revenue than banner ads that must be clicked. Maybe they can shut all this stuff off for the contributing members since there was always a promise to keep YT ad free. This sort of membergroup filtering IS possible.
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It is taking some getting used to. I just have to scroll down in order to see the postings. I will add that i would hate to see the popup links on YT. (linked Words) Man those really suck!
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I agree with you Chris.....but I am not on this board as much as I was back in the day, so I dont really care.
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i dont like the one on top..... the sponsored links "post" at the bottom of the thread and the banner on the bottom of the page are ok with me. i have google adwords on my forum (www.pacific-crawlers.com) and it is nice to have a couple bucks a day come in that goes to server upkeep and clothing/stickers swag. (bonus points and a big thank you plus a free sticker to anyone who wants to sit and click on the ads on my site
)...... i'm gettting OT, but my point is that i can understand the value of ads, but i dont like the placement of the top one.... put ventor ads in the Sponsored Links section, keep adwords at the bottom and call it a day.... and PLEASE whatever you do, DO NOT put the underlined words with the lil popup window Bull or install it and then say that if we contribute it will go away....
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This thread is back, and we do appreciate the valuable comments in here by a few members.
This thread was pulled (and no, was not I, but I am sure I was the heated talk of much drama talk, perhaps slosurfer can start a poll as to who pulled it) as it contained a reply by a member throwing out personal attacks here, something that reminds of a schoolyard bully fight. We do not allow personal attacks of that nature here, and personal vendetta style attacks will be removed from any thread on this forum. Personal attacks are best left for in person face to face, and not played out as drama on a public forum. Keep the thread clear of personal attacks and this thread will stay.
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I still like the German one. And hey, be grateful all the ads aren't just about how to enlarge your junk, or how to get cheap Viagra.
But I don't like how it sometimes appears in the middle of a thread, though.
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I never saw the German one.
I mainly see Toyota ads, and some of them are directed at me locally such as Bob Bridge Toyota which is by my work, and I also see ads for strap22's dealership he works at. And I have put in a concern for the underlined text stuff that pops up videos and ads. While I am not a fan of that text, that does not stop me from surfing IH8MUD on a daily basis. I spend almost as much time there as I do here.
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Thanks for bringing it back. Not too sure if you are helping in keeping the personal out of it though.
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hijack.
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back on topic.
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i hate all that advertising at the top. move it back to the bottom if it's gotta be here. but i will say that one of the reasons that i like YT over many other sites is because there wasn't much ad pollution on the site. it's getting worse and if it ever gets to the point where we have the words in a post that are links to whatever, i and probably other, will be seriously disappointed
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Funny. Well, if "not I" wasn't evasive enough. I pulled the thread. I don't have much tolerance for drama, rumors and personal attacks. And because of my schedule it's sometimes easier to pull something and "clean it up later".
Just keep it constructive.
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I have noticed that when you post, there is an ad that displays between your post and the previous post. Don't like that but other forums I go to do the same thing. by the way, what does Dominos Pizza have to do with Toyotas? Seems to be at the top alot lately.
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Paul, I am not seeing this ad you mention between your post and the one above you when you reply.
You were probably thinking about ordering a pizza, and it read your mind ![]() Seriously, the way they have the ads set up is it reads keywords here. If I type in the word kotex, a kotex ad may pop up, ya never know ![]() But most of the ones I see are Toyota based and some are for dealers in my area. As I type this, I see a Circuit City one above me.
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Nope, Dominoes again. Man I want some pizza but I already ate meat loaf and mashed potatos. Yum, yum.. Corey, the ads only appear when you first post a reply. When you recheck the thread, it is gone. Gosh darn I just figured it out, when ever I type that places name of course it will appears.
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I had to laugh when I saw a Jeep Ad on the top......but I laugh at all of them now I guess. Not a fan.
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You mean like this?
See ad above. If so, that is just the standard one that is below the blue navbits tool bar.
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