Ooooh, would they be extra ads I see? ;o)

PullMyFinger! · 09-09-2008 11:14pm #1

At the bottom there seems to be a lot more Google Ads lately. Daft.ie are looking for a few shillings from their investment it would seem :pac:

Sully · 10-09-2008 12:00am

There a while, they were just lower and to the right. They were moved probably to get more people to see them. Personally doesnt bother me in the slighest!

AlmightyCushion · 10-09-2008 12:02am

Sully wrote: »

Personally doesnt bother me in the slighest!

Ditto. They're quite unintrusive (is that a word? spell check says no.) so meh.

Doctor DooM · 10-09-2008 12:05am

I think it was empty space anyway...

Jackz · 10-09-2008 12:26am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Ditto. They're quite unintrusive (is that a word? spell check says no.) so meh.

unobtrusive i think is the one you were after, english has some quirks.

AlmightyCushion · 10-09-2008 12:34am

Jackz wrote: »

unobtrusive i think is the one you were after, english has some quirks.

Probably is. I was thinking inobtrusive but that just sounded stupid.

Bob the Builder · 10-09-2008 12:37am

i would much prefer the ads dialog box than the similar threads dialog box tbh...

Overheal · 10-09-2008 4:05am

that explains that new empty space below the threadlist then.

Ponster · 10-09-2008 7:26am

Ah, just realised that subscribers don't see ads (if they don't want to of course).

On the top/bottom is fine. It's when they start appearing mid-thread that annoys me.

Nevyn · 10-09-2008 7:38am

And ?

Boards now has two people 'working' for the site and has wages to pay and they need to make sure that they can do that.

Hagar · 10-09-2008 7:40am

Two? CuLt and ?

6th · 10-09-2008 8:02am

Vexorg.

Hagar · 10-09-2008 8:04am

Ah, thanks.

Sully · 10-09-2008 8:32am

Plus, coke and hookers don't come cheap these days. Recession and all.

Doctor DooM · 10-09-2008 8:38am

Sully wrote: »

Plus, coke and hookers don't come cheap these days. Recession and all.

You should start a consumer issues thread on that.

Nevyn · 10-09-2008 8:46am

Surely the prices for hookers will do down...

Sully · 10-09-2008 8:48am

Thaedydal wrote: »

Surely the prices for hookers will do down...

Oddly, they are trying to raise their prices as prices have gone up for them, due to the rescission, somehow.

Its about time Tesco did hookers. Tesco branded.

Doctor DooM · 10-09-2008 8:50am

Thaedydal wrote: »

Surely the prices for hookers will do down...

They're like oil prices, their prices continue to rise even in times of recession!

javaboy · 10-09-2008 9:08am

Sully wrote: »

Oddly, they are trying to raise their prices as prices have gone up for them, due to the rescission, somehow.

It's simple supply and demand. The recession has people down in the dumps and what better way to cheer oneself up than an evening's entertainment with one of our dear ladies of the night?

Xiney · 10-09-2008 9:54am

Sully wrote: »

Oddly, they are trying to raise their prices as prices have gone up for them, due to the rescission, somehow.

Its about time Tesco did hookers. Tesco branded.

just for you:

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Jackz · 10-09-2008 11:26am

Xiney wrote: »

just for you:

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/995/tescohookerrz3.jpg
http://g.imageshack.us/img144/tescohookerrz3.jpg/1/]

Think I'll be heading to Marks & Spencers for the middle ground.

AARRRGH · 10-09-2008 12:46pm

They're a little bit annoying. I have to scroll an extra few inches to see the message box.

Any chance of making them horizontal?

Vexorg · 10-09-2008 12:49pm

If you click the quick reply button you are brought to the box - no need to scroll at all.

V.

delly · 10-09-2008 1:57pm

I was gonna suggest horizontal as well, either that or under the who's viewing option, which I regularly take a look at.

SimpleSam06 · 10-09-2008 1:57pm

Thaedydal wrote: »

And ?

Boards now has two people 'working' for the site and has wages to pay and they need to make sure that they can do that.

Plugging a few google ads into the least accessable corner of the site is not going to make any sort of a difference.

Two column layout lads, its the only way!

Nothing to be ashamed of, most sites and forums use that layout type. It might even be made very useful with new features!

pickarooney · 10-09-2008 2:25pm

Are the similar threads gone for good then? I was wondering about the half-acre of free space myself.

Boston · 10-09-2008 2:35pm

I find them annoying.

SimpleSam06 · 10-09-2008 3:01pm

Here are a couple of quick sketches of something I think would work well, apologies for the size!

Boston · 10-09-2008 3:04pm

That's terrible, I couldn't use a site that had adds up an down the sides.

Tar.Aldarion · 10-09-2008 3:07pm

I don't see any ads but I do see the blank extra space, maybe they are off as default for subs or something.
Not a fan of those sites that have the ads on the side with your user information moved too, up to boards of course.

SimpleSam06 · 10-09-2008 3:20pm

Boston wrote: »

That's terrible, I couldn't use a site that had adds up an down the sides.

Meh, you've got the very same typing and reading space, plus access to interesting new stuff. If graphical ads bother, just specify homebrewed google style adverts and write your own terms to people that want to buy them, none of this 3% of 5 cent malarky.

Not mention it actually makes boards a more pleasant experience, since we naturally read top to bottom and left to right, so making the content closer to either edge is a good thing, and you could move top menu options to the right.

Just an opinion!

Honey-ec · 10-09-2008 3:21pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Probably is. I was thinking inobtrusive but that just sounded stupid.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

leninbenjamin · 10-09-2008 3:27pm

don't mind the adds but i do find the layout changes a bit annoying. too much white space. why not put a bigger banner on the top (where it's more visible anyway) and then one of the longer google ads banners on the bottom?

Vexorg · 10-09-2008 3:28pm

Similar threads are still there - look harder:)

The rectangular banner would be 90 pixels tall

This one is 250 pixels tall, we will probably run a mix of island (250 pixel and leader board 90 pixel banners).

The two column layout has its advantages, however it is not something we are considering for the current site layout It is coincidently part of the site redesign but for different reasons to the above, but the intended purpose is technically difficult to implement.

Vexorg · 10-09-2008 3:33pm

The reason for the island is that it is more desirable real estate.

We could put it at the top of the page, it just seems an easier fit at the bottom.

leninbenjamin · 10-09-2008 3:36pm

Vexorg wrote: »

The reason for the island is that it is more desirable real estate.

hmmm never thought about it like that.

i still think i'd prefer to see the Island at the top. i dunno. too much white space at the bottom freaks me out...

SimpleSam06 · 10-09-2008 3:46pm

Vexorg wrote: »

It is coincidently part of the site redesign but for different reasons to the above, but the intended purpose is technically difficult to implement.

Aha, so you are moving to a two column layout, but not for any reasons I mentioned?

Fair enough...

oleras · 10-09-2008 5:09pm

Sorted.....

Remove banner adverts?
Subscriber feature.
Use this option to disable advertisements on pages.
Leave 'em Remove

AlmightyCushion · 10-09-2008 6:24pm

Thaedydal wrote: »

Surely the prices for hookers will do down...

As long as the hookers still go down, I'm happy.

Eoin · 10-09-2008 6:29pm

Vexorg wrote: »

If you click the quick reply button you are brought to the box - no need to scroll at all.

V.

I often scroll back up to re-read other posts, or to quote other people while using the quick reply box.

Could the adverts go below the quick reply box? Not that much difference to the adverts, but I would think a lot easier for the users.

togster · 10-09-2008 7:05pm

i think it\s bollox. it's a slippery slope and there seems to be more ads all the time now. Fcuk it

MooseJam · 10-09-2008 7:23pm

Clicking on ads redirects away from boards, wouldn't it be a lot better to open a new window, I think it would anyway

Dave! · 10-09-2008 9:52pm

This is what happens when you sell out!!!

Boston · 11-09-2008 7:08am

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

Meh, you've got the very same typing and reading space, plus access to interesting new stuff.

If graphical ads bother, just specify homebrewed google style adverts and write your own terms to people that want to buy them, none of this 3% of 5 cent malarky.

Not mention it actually makes boards a more pleasant experience, since we naturally read top to bottom and left to right, so making the content closer to either edge is a good thing, and you could move top menu options to the right.

Just an opinion!

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Its a bloody mess man, it makes it harder to judge who posted what, and it breaks up the flow of pages.

wrt to these adds, a agree with togster, I've seen this with two other sites, both gone now. Became overly depended on the unreliable source of income which is click through advertising. Got to the stage there where adds between posts, and between page loads (for example when you submitted a post, you got a page with a flash add for about 5 seconds. Each on their own where very non obtrusive, but taken together they made using those sites far less enjoyable.

I'd personally like to hear from the admins where the boundaries are?

Ciaran500 · 11-09-2008 8:43am

eoin_s wrote: »

Could the adverts go below the quick reply box? Not that much difference to the adverts, but I would think a lot easier for the users.

Exactly, at the very least they need to be spread across the page so they don't take up so much vertical space.

Vexorg · 11-09-2008 8:50am

The "boundaries" at this time are outside of the reading area - with the exception of the guest banner.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 11-09-2008 9:05am

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Exactly, at the very least they need to be spread across the page so they don't take up so much vertical space.

I'd agree, there's a lot of space having them vertical. Would it not be a lot tidier to have them horizontal?

6th · 11-09-2008 9:26am

MooseJam wrote: »

Clicking on ads redirects away from boards, wouldn't it be a lot better to open a new window, I think it would anyway

This is something I find annoying. I see alot of ads I am interested in but checking them out can be a pain.

Eoin · 11-09-2008 9:43am

6th wrote: »

This is something I find annoying. I see alot of ads I am interested in but checking them out can be a pain.

You can still right click and open in a new window/tab though. Or if you have a mouse with a scrolling wheel, clicking the scroll button on a link normally opens it in a new tab automatically.

SimpleSam06 · 11-09-2008 9:55am

Boston wrote: »

Its a bloody mess man, it makes it harder to judge who posted what, and it breaks up the flow of pages.

You mean besides the enormous white username at the top of the post? If that makes it difficult to judge who posted, I'm not sure how you manage to make use of a forum at all!

Boston wrote: »

wrt to these adds, a agree with togster, I've seen this with two other sites, both gone now. Became overly depended on the unreliable source of income which is click through advertising.

Eh the entire internet depends upon advertising. Google, everyone's favourite company, is purely an advertising company. If boards wants to expand and grow, I'd fully support them putting together a more comprehensive and valuable advertising package. They need to own that territory.

faceman · 11-09-2008 9:59am

I dont find them intrusive. But i dont pay much attention to them anyway. I had a look at them now out of curiosity to see what i was missing.

Ooohhhh waterford nitelife and organic tastings in Louth!!

Seriously though, until boards starts using pop up windows telling me Im the 1,000,000th visitor or ads between posts I wont be complaining!

Ooooh, would they be extra ads I see? ;o)

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