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

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  • 10-09-2008 12:14am
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    PullMyFinger!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭


    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:
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    #2
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    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!


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Sully wrote: »
    Personally doesnt bother me in the slighest!

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


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    #4
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    I think it was empty space anyway...


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    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    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.


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    #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    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.


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    #7
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


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


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    #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,996 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    that explains that new empty space below the threadlist then.


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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    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.


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    #10
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    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.


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    #11
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Two? CuLt and ?


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    #12
    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Vexorg.


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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Ah, thanks.


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    #14
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


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


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Sully wrote: »
    Plus, coke and hookers don't come cheap these days. Recession and all.

    You should start a consumer issues thread on that.


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    #16
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Surely the prices for hookers will do down...


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    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.


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    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!


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    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    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?


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    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:

    emot-nws.gif
    http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/995/tescohookerrz3.jpg
    http://g.imageshack.us/img144/tescohookerrz3.jpg/1/]w650.png
    emot-nws.gif


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    #21
    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    Xiney wrote: »
    just for you:

    emot-nws.gif
    http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/995/tescohookerrz3.jpg
    http://g.imageshack.us/img144/tescohookerrz3.jpg/1/]w650.png
    emot-nws.gif

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


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    #22
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    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?


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    #23
    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭Vexorg


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

    V.


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    #24
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


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


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    #25
    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭SimpleSam06


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


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    #26
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


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


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    #27
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    I find them annoying.


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    #28
    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭SimpleSam06


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

    boardssketchzc0.gif

    boardssketch2jk8.gif


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    #29
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


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


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    #30
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    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.


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    #31
    SimpleSam06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭SimpleSam06


    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! :D


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