TelephotoMarigold Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Can anybody say why we are now seeing an advert in the top banner of the forum? Is this going to be there from now on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 It's been there for years, if not since the beginning..... I'm not a huge fan of them, but it helps pay the costs of running the site and forum (hosting, Invision licence etc.) Not sure why you've only started seeing it now though unless you've changed browsers/settings or suchlike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I've only just seen it to for the first time today.. haven't changed any settings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris J Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 It's technically always been there. However up until yesterday it was only a text-based banner - it's now a slightly larger image banner, so I guess it doesn't blend in quite as well as it used to I'm currently testing it to see how well it performs, so it may or may not revert back to the more subtle one in the coming weeks. As Dan said, the banners are a necessary evil to help pay the bills. I want to implement a few improvements over the coming months, such as upgrading us to the latest version of Invision Board, and looking into an upgrade to the main site's content management system. All these things sadly cost money, and the banners help reduce the burdon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau_t Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 It's so ugly. But if it's a necessary evil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelephotoMarigold Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 It's been there for years, if not since the beginning..... I'm not a huge fan of them, but it helps pay the costs of running the site and forum (hosting, Invision licence etc.) Not sure why you've only started seeing it now though unless you've changed browsers/settings or suchlike. I haven't changed browsers or settings. I believe that Chris J answered this with his response. It's technically always been there. However up until yesterday it was only a text-based banner - it's now a slightly larger image banner, so I guess it doesn't blend in quite as well as it used to I'm currently testing it to see how well it performs, so it may or may not revert back to the more subtle one in the coming weeks. As Dan said, the banners are a necessary evil to help pay the bills. I want to implement a few improvements over the coming months, such as upgrading us to the latest version of Invision Board, and looking into an upgrade to the main site's content management system. All these things sadly cost money, and the banners help reduce the burdon. When it was a "text based" banner it didn't show up at all on the forum and only if your mouse hovered over it could you tell that something was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau_t Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 When it was a "text based" banner it didn't show up at all on the forum and only if your mouse hovered over it could you tell that something was there. I\t always showed for me. \ Does clicking on the advert give BTTB funding? Or is it just displaying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris J Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I\t always showed for me. \ Does clicking on the advert give BTTB funding? Or is it just displaying it? It's people clicking on the banner ads that gives us a small amount of funding. Of course, the ad company is pretty attuned to people trying to trick the system, so I'd certainly discourage clicking to help pay the bills If it's an ad that interests you and you're going to make use of then feel free to click, if it doesn't then continue ignoring it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo x Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Same here, I never used to have any ads on the banner until a couple of days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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