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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Timbo on February 06, 2007, 10:12:02 pm

Title: Google Ads
Post by: Timbo on February 06, 2007, 10:12:02 pm: Just hypothetically (no, really) would you be upset if we put unobtrusive advertising on the website?
Title: Google Ads
Post by: vcxzet on February 06, 2007, 10:15:06 pm: front page and forum
I dunno but it looks like forum gets more hits
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Post by: Survivor on February 06, 2007, 10:15:43 pm: Unobstrusive I have no problem with. As long as it doesn't start flashing like a las vegas casino I think trem could do with some income.
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Post by: Plague Bringer on February 06, 2007, 10:18:02 pm: oh, whoops :P lol, i meant to put nowhere...but accidentally selected front page or forums...If you get paid by google, post them everywhere, [sarcasm]nothin like a little extra cash in your pocket to get you finished a new version of a game :wink: [/sarcasm]but, I guess I wouldnt mind an ad or two on the forum footer
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Post by: Thorn on February 06, 2007, 10:32:33 pm: Firefox 2 script blocker auto blocks them... so i dont care ;)
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Post by: Neo on February 06, 2007, 10:35:16 pm: Yeah, post it wherever you want, anything that helps Trem is good.

Though the Firefox NoScript plugin might screw things up somewhat.
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Post by: kozak6 on February 06, 2007, 10:48:14 pm: Unobtrusive advertising is fine as long as stays unobtrusive.

Although, if I can help it, most advertising gets blocked anyways.
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Post by: tomek-k on February 06, 2007, 10:55:34 pm: I am for as long as the ads don't cover the contents of the site (that's why I don't have the flash plugin installed :P )

But only on forum - I think it's pointless to put 'em on the front page as it could damage it's design (thus be disturbing).
As for the forum they could be composed into it more effectively.
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Post by: _Equilibrium_ on February 06, 2007, 11:15:35 pm: i wouldn't mind. i'm used to ignoring them anyway.
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Post by: janev on February 06, 2007, 11:15:40 pm: Sure place them where you want as long as they are reasonable (please no ½ page adverts or adult friend finder ads).
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Post by: Basilisco on February 06, 2007, 11:51:55 pm: Don't put them in the front page, makes it look cheap.
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Post by: Nosfore on February 06, 2007, 11:59:30 pm: If it can give you some money, I would be pleased to click on them.
You deserve it.
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Post by: tuple on February 07, 2007, 04:07:26 am: Quote from: "Nosfore"
If it can give you some money, I would be pleased to click on them.
You deserve it.

+1
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Post by: Paradox on February 07, 2007, 05:05:16 am: Meh, i have googlesyndication blocked in noscript, so go ahead.
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Post by: Undeference on February 07, 2007, 05:17:09 am: Quote
Just hypothetically (no, really) would you be upset if we put unobtrusive advertising on the website?
Not in the slightest bit. But I don't recommend using Google ads. I know of at least a dozen cases where peoples' accounts have been closed for no apparent reason (and, of course, whatever Google owed them to date was withheld).

They closed my account because I failed to prevent something that I could not have prevented without violating the agreement.
Title: Google Ads
Post by: Confess on February 07, 2007, 05:45:03 am: I put googleads on SST's website. We got many hits, and racked up to $50...then I get an email the day before payment that says "People at your site have been clicking it more then once blah blah blah", and my account was terminated. So, if you do that, please make sure that people only click once per add or something.
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Post by: Rekov on February 07, 2007, 06:03:25 am: google adds are usually pretty unoffensive and can often actually be useful. I wouldn't mind them.
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Post by: Xonya on February 07, 2007, 09:36:00 am: Quote from: "Survivor"
Unobstrusive I have no problem with. As long as it doesn't start flashing like a las vegas casino I think trem could do with some income.

:D:D

+1
Title: Re: Google Ads
Post by: gareth on February 07, 2007, 11:03:26 am: Quote from: "Timbo"
Just hypothetically (no, really) would you be upset if we put unobtrusive advertising on the website?

well i read this and then clicked no. I couldnt see the title of the poll. I dont care either way, and even if i did it wouldnt matter, so really this poll is pointless.
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Post by: jal on February 07, 2007, 11:11:53 am: front page and forum and in Trem's loading screen too (ofc not clickable in this case).
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Post by: NiTRoX on February 07, 2007, 11:15:21 am: I have no problem if you put them in forums but if you put them in front page put them at bottom (otherwise ppl would think its a freewebs website)
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Post by: Lava Croft on February 07, 2007, 11:23:47 am: At the top and bottom of the Forum pages would work fine.
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Post by: David on February 07, 2007, 01:30:16 pm: The main page will look cheap to new people, but anything that helps pay you pack for all you have done for tremulous is good.
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Post by: Pat AfterMoon on February 07, 2007, 02:30:05 pm: I have voted Front page or (and) forums. Please about ads in forum, put them at top or at bottom, but not between each post, else it will be annoying, like big signatures.
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Post by: NiTRoX on February 07, 2007, 02:56:01 pm: ^ What he said

This is a suggestion,so maybe you could get more hits..

You could put the ads also in Tremulous in the selection menu.

Don't know if its a good idea tough
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Post by: Bajsefar on February 07, 2007, 03:09:57 pm: Put as many as you like for my sake..

The game is great anyway! :D
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Post by: SLAVE|Mietz on February 07, 2007, 04:46:51 pm: Frontpage or Forum, as long as it is no popup, or other annoying extra window.

Banners are no prob, idc.

(http://user.uni-frankfurt.de/~adamkiew/mietz%20approved.jpg)
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Post by: jhaa on February 08, 2007, 02:49:11 pm: No.
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Post by: DASPRiD on February 08, 2007, 05:35:35 pm: I hate any kind of advertisment, expecially, if it destroys good looking designs. So a true "no" for the frontpage, and a "maybe" for the forums.
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Post by: vcxzet on February 08, 2007, 05:38:38 pm: Quote from: "DASPRiD"
I hate any kind of advertisment, expecially, if it destroys good looking designs. So a true "no" for the frontpage, and a "maybe" for the forums.

place it in dasprid's forum sig
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Post by: The Reverend on February 08, 2007, 06:04:14 pm: Timbo for all of the hard work you and the development team has put into this game thanks. You all deserve a little something for that effort and if you don't pocket the money put it towards development.
Title: Google Ads
Post by: gareth on February 08, 2007, 09:23:35 pm: you could have a bot that puts the an ad on the start post of each thread.