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Charles Capps
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An uninvited friend has come along with the new Forums, ladies and gentlemen.

The new format takes up a good chunk more space than the old one... And it's only going to get bigger from here. That meant that a few hours ago I bumped us up from the $30 a month account to the $60 a month. This, combined with the bill for the two (and soon three) subdomains has put me deep into the red.

I'll be blunt.

I need money, and it doesn't look like I'll be getting any signifigant income any time soon. What does this mean?

I'm about THIS --> II <-- close to signing up for a banner ad system. $.12 to $.15 a click...
All ads would go on the VERY bottom of every page, and therefore, wouldn't effect load time. Assuming that one-third of the registered users clicked one ad a day and explored the site a bit, that would provide a good deal of income, more than enough to keep my parents happy and me out of the red. *L*

Thoughts? Is this a good idea? Are there viable alternatives?

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Sol System
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Perhaps you should put them over on the right side there.

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AAHHHHHHH!!! NOT ADS!!!!

But seriously, if thats what it takes to keep this place up and running, I'd do it. I wouldnt like it, but I'd do it.

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*blunt mode on*
The banners will look shotty on the page. People may hate them, and that's bad.

*blunt mode off*

That being said, I think it's still a good idea.... you being bankrupt is obviously NOT a good thing. If we can stick them in a place where we can ignore them, then I guess they'll be tolerable. And i'm all for clicking the banners to raise ya money. *L*

But isn't there something else we can do to help you out? ... Okay, I mean, I know that _I_ currently am over 1,000 dollars in debt myself, but SOME of the 180 members here have got to have spare cash lying around somewhere.....

I say, if it's a last resort, do it... and if we can do something else, let's do that instead.

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First of all I'd like to know what makes this format take up more space than the previous.

Second, I don't mind a banner add, though when it affects the overall look of the forums I hate it with a passion.

Ultimately I don't care, as long as it's not a popup window, and it isn't stupid stuff.

If it means the preservations of the forums, why not?

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Charles Capps
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The ads will be suffeciently below the rest of the forum structure as not to be disruptive. I've looked through the banner ad display, I don't think too many of them will be that bad, and those taht I don't like I can stop from displaying.

In addition, I'll be SELLING banner ad space... Prolly something insanely cheap ($5 a month) to get people to sign up.

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*grabs the penny jar*

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Charles Capps
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The Deed is done. They'll be looking around here within 10 business days.

BTW, guys... The ads are there not just for money - when you click, do look around the site a bit. I find that more often than not, clicking an ad will lead ya into a few interesting sites.

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Jay the Obscure
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So, were we to take a couple of minutes and click through on the banner ads....click through on one or two of the links (paying attenion or not to the material on the page) we get money for the Forums and everyone is happy??

Where do I click?

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Charles Capps
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Jay: Not quite.
You click on an ad a day, and explore the site that comes up. I suggest choosing the ad carefully, as you actually might want to check them out... *grin*

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Sol System
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Hmm.

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AndrewR
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CC, can I make a suggestion - can you replace the bottom - 'eclipsed sun' pic - with the ad and move the text that is there - above the ad!?!

cause - really - we do see the solareclipse at the top anyway... - and I guess it'd take up space...

just a friendly suggestion!

heh heh

Andrew

oh also, is the extra space caused by the hop-to's if so - they aren't really necessary

Andrew
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Elim Garak
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*is trying to figure out the big deal of clicking a banner a day to keep these Forums alive...*

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Charles Capps
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Andrew: I put that there as a filler for buttons in future versions of the UBB...

This time I actually documented all my modifications, so bringing this place up to date with more features will be easier.

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I don't care how many ads you put into each page, as long as they don't pop up.

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