New Ad Format Coming to Mac-Forums

PunkRockTuba · May 5, 2008

schweb said:
I don't think anyone ever said that it would be pay or no forum. The paid version would be ad free and possibly some other perks.

Nobody said it would be a pay only forum, I was just talking about if it were.

schweb · May 5, 2008

PunkRockTuba said:
Nobody said it would be a pay only forum, I was just talking about if it were.

Sure. I just wanted to make it very clear that is not happening. Sometimes people will read into things or take them the wrong way. I just wanted to be sure that people are very aware that there is no intention of ever making this a pay-only forum.

fleurya · May 5, 2008

I don't mind the ads. You can't do anything without seeing them, so they're like white noise to me any more, unless it's something I would actually have an interest in. I go to a forum where there's ads exactly like what will happen here and I personally don't mind it.

mac0s9user · May 5, 2008

The only ad I have ever used was Crucials. But I was going there anyway...

jram · May 9, 2008

I never saw a ad here, but paid member , yeah right. Most people here aren't old enough to be paperboys, how would they pay?

schweb · May 9, 2008

jram said:
I never saw a ad here, but paid member , yeah right. Most people here aren't old enough to be paperboys, how would they pay?

You clearly don't have a good grasp on our membership demographics then. But thanks for the feedback.

eric · May 10, 2008

man, i hate to shake this beehive, but did this get cancelled or just delayed?

schweb · May 10, 2008

Just delayed.

Tanner31593 · May 14, 2008

jram said:
I never saw a ad here, but paid member , yeah right. Most people here aren't old enough to be paperboys, how would they pay?

Uh, MY MOM WOULD PAY, then i'd do chores! lol
Nothing wrong with being young.

Anyway, sorry that i'm just jumping in on this now.
I would pay depending on the numbers we are talking about.
It would be great to have no ads, especially for us with dial up.
It's like a facebook page with no applications...it's fast and to the point.
I'd be glad to pay a small fee to be a part of this ROCKIN' place filled with ROCKIN' people.
Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside......

This community is a mothers hug amongst a world of sexual predators and spam.

rman · May 14, 2008

It appears that the ads are here now. For me it slows down the loading of a page.

Derek McNelly · May 14, 2008

I'd gladly pay for an ad free site.

GLADLY.

I can't stand the inline ads.

MBasile · May 14, 2008

those are definitely annoying and give the forum a cheaper look. If I wanted to buy their product I would have found it on my own. I also don't care "how popular my favorite star is." If you're looking for more money maybe try cycling around ads more. I already have crucial memory!

[rant]As far as the movie theater thing goes....I'm fine with the ads before the movie, its the constant upselling I cant stand. When I say a medium popcorn, I don't want a large for 50¢ more, if I say a medium soda, I don't want a large for 50¢ more, if I wanted to try their "new" candy I would have grabbed it on my own.[/rant]

PapaNoHair · May 14, 2008

New ad format

How much would it work out to (individually) if the money generated by these new, irritating ads were spread out among 1) all members, 2) us hard core members on a monthly/yearly fee??

Kash · May 14, 2008

All I've gotta say is thank goodness for Adblock

cheesybanana · May 14, 2008

Yeah, it slows me down as well. Stupid cheap cable connection...

Though I will not leave because of them, I have a feeling it may turn off new members. It does look cheap.

I like the euphemisms in your first post though, shweb

puaerotch · May 14, 2008

MBasile said:
[rant]As far as the movie theater thing goes....I'm fine with the ads before the movie, its the constant upselling I cant stand. When I say a medium popcorn, I don't want a large for 50¢ more, if I say a medium soda, I don't want a large for 50¢ more, if I wanted to try their "new" candy I would have grabbed it on my own.[/rant]

I completely understand and agree with you on that but you shouldn't get upset at the employee for this. They can actually get fired for not upselling. I was told this when I interviewed at a local theater for a summer job a couple years ago. (Didn't take the job, mainly because they didn't pay enough, but also because I didn't want to get fired for not being a jerk)

WakeCarver · May 14, 2008

adblock plus is your friend!!! I wouldn't be opposed to a paid subscription plan though.

appleisgreat · May 14, 2008

babarnette said:
adblock plus is your friend!!! I wouldn't be opposed to a paid subscription plan though.

Very true... with ABP I do not see any ads on this site, let alone new ones. What kind of ads are they, and why so annoying?

Noels · May 14, 2008

Schweb,

This new ad format is disconcerting, to say the least - I read the OP's problem and looked for the first response and Voila! there's this big ad in the middle of the discussion...

I know someone has to pay, but the ads weren't intrusive before. Can't we just go back to the way they were? I'll pay if we have to, but this is just my honest opinion.

Noel

Thedspeth · May 14, 2008

The ads WERE obtrusive and ugly... "were" because I installed adblock for safari! I probably wouldn't have if it weren't for the huge ads after the first post! Thank you mac-forums! LOL