Adverts bar on the Instruments board?

Karl Hungus

What the hell? This bar doesn't seem to be on any other board, but it's appearing on Instruments. What gives?

Ruu_Old

Theres one on Computers/Technology.

ecksor

We're selling out!

honru

That looks so weird.

You should drop it where Threads in Forum begins.

grimloch

There's one in the Literature board too, but oddly enough, not one in the mobiles forum.

Karl Hungus

ecksor wrote:

We're selling out!

Being bloody annoying more like. I for one don't like ads shoved in my face. For shame I say!

feylya

I don't like things messying up my forum. Get rid of KH for a start

Gordon

Fear the change!

ecksor

Karl Hungus will be getting a rag soaked in chloroforum shoved in his face, and he'll like it.

Karl Hungus

ecksor wrote:

Karl Hungus will be getting a rag soaked in chloroforum shoved in his face, and he'll like it.

Oh boy! Will you be wearing your 6" heels this time Mistress Ecksor?

ecksor

Karl Hungus Whore just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Karl Hungus

So seriously though, why are we getting ads shoved in our faces on certain forums? It's one thing on the main page, but this is a whole other cookie.

feylya

TBH, it instantly defeats what myself and Doctor J have been trying to do for the past year - keep the Instruments forum ad free. Bad form tbh.

ecksor

I didn't realise this was on the Feedback forum actually, I thought it was on the Mod forum.

Anyway, this is all new and a proof of concept rather than a reflection of some grand boards policy to annoy you. All feedback is welcome and will be considered while we fiddle around with this stuff.

Karl Hungus

ecksor wrote:

I didn't realise this was on the Feedback forum actually, I thought it was on the Mod forum.

Savour this while you can regular forum goers! A brief look at ecksor as he is behind closed doors; all chloroform and 6" heels!

ecksor

I thought it was the weekend too.

Asok

I'll get my mincer

DonkeyStyle \o/

Eurgh, me no like... widens the page with something I won't read.
Pff, I know adverts.ie is there if I want to look for something... don't need it as a side-bar personally.

regi

Perhaps it ought to be some fancy AJAX thing that can vanish / reappear at a click, and remember your preferences. Will you have it ready by thursday Asok?

Crash

WORK INTERN WORK


and stop invading poland.

Sparky

Regi wrote:

Perhaps it ought to be some fancy AJAX thing that can vanish / reappear at a click, and remember your preferences. Will you have it ready by thursday Asok?

TBH it would look better in the header beside the forumHome logo.

irlrobins

Not liking the adverts box myself. It's too big for a start and spoils the overall look of the page. Also don't like how some forums are lumbered with it and not others. I can understand the point of showing computer ads on the computer forum and tickets on the gigs one, but I still feel it should be on all or nothing. Preferably nothing.

If we are to have the adverts box, I'd prefer it to be smaller (shorter). Prehaps the ads can scroll upin a loop? Or that it picks a random ad to display each time along with a pic of the product?

Anyway just some feedback. I'm aware it's an experiment and will change over time.

GoneShootin

It's a good idea but could be implemented in a better way, possibly:

1) When you minimise the adverts table, allow the main vB table to expand to fill the screen as it does when the bar is not there.

2) Get rid of the vertical bar, and make it horizontal. Possibly marquee-ish to reduce screen real-estate.

Earthhorse

Wasn't this showing up on the left hand side of the screen for a time yesterday? I thought it looked better there. Less intrusive and easier to ignore.

Either that or I'm imagining things.

jlang

When did the adverts down the side of the Motors>Motors page come from? I'm noting in particular that there's at least two stickys about how ads selling cars are strictly verboten in this forum. Can we turn off these ads and reclaim the window space as forum space? Apologies if this should be in the feedback forum.

mike65

Yes it should be in the feedback forum and its a good question to ask so I'll move it.

Mike.

Sleepy

What's the point in promoting adverts.ie to the detriment of user experience on boards.ie?

Is it planned to try and use adverts.ie as a revenue stream?

tba

implusebuyarific!!!!!!!

wheres me jumpa

Im not a fan of the integration of adverts on boards. The new bar on the right hand side is definitely a step too far imo.

Goodshape

Very ugly and distracting, even when minimised.. if the important stuff could fill the white-space when the ad bar is minimised it would be almost tolerable.

Goodshape

GoneShootin wrote:

Possibly marquee-ish to reduce screen real-estate.

Like a scrolling marquee? Please god no!

Karl Hungus

Can we please get rid of it? Pretty please?

Hobbes

Actually an option to switch it off would be nice. I Can see how some people would want it.

Can't wait to see what gets advertised in AH.

Gordon

ecksor, the rag needs more chloroform.

Sparky

Hobbes wrote:

Actually an option to switch it off would be nice. I Can see how some people would want it.

Can't wait to see what gets advertised in AH.

The personals section.

RuggieBear

i like it:o

Cloud

Sure, there's an option in your User CP (Options -> Misc Options) to turn it off.

Making it a scrolling marquee would reduce vertical real estate on the screen, which I think would be worse than something on the right hand side. Acc. to Regi, most ads are clicked on the left hand side, and I found that even more distracting... But please give us more ideas on how to make it look better.

irlrobins

Cloud wrote:

Sure, there's an option in your User CP (Options -> Misc Options) to turn it off.

NOW you tell us!

Cool. Happy now.

Cloud

I just added the option 20 minutes ago

irlrobins

Cloud wrote:

I just added the option 20 minutes ago

(psst, Pisstake )

Eoin

Cloud wrote:

Sure, there's an option in your User CP (Options -> Misc Options) to turn it off.

That's cool, nice one Cloud

Cloud wrote:

Making it a scrolling marquee would reduce vertical real estate on the screen, which I think would be worse than something on the right hand side. Acc. to Regi, most ads are clicked on the left hand side, and I found that even more distracting... But please give us more ideas on how to make it look better.

If google put their adverts on the right hand side, there must be a good reason for it?

This is very rough but would something like the attached image work? I know there would be a problem fitting the thread name in though...

Edit: they would obviously be random adverts there.

GoneShootin

eoin_s wrote:

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This is very rough but would something like the attached image work? I know there would be a problem fitting the thread name in though...

Edit: they would obviously be random adverts there.

I like your thinking eoin...

Dave!

I think the adverts bar is a good idea! Boards is expanding, woooooooahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

/me wonders if there's a bar at the side of Sex/Sexuality...

(my subscription ran out!)

Nevyn

There is a little button beside the search on the ads bar and you can click on it and the bar retracts hiding from view.