Ads In OP of Threads... - Guild Wars Forums

Hanso Togakure · Oct 23, 2006, 01:53 AM

What is with the advertisements that are in the OPs of threads. They just seemed to show up tonight and are very irritating.

Tark Alkerk · Oct 23, 2006, 01:58 AM

ermm whats with the advertisments on the side of my post?
am i going mad?
also when i use words like games in my post i get adverts as well...
i know that guru needs adverts to pay for the servers but i find it a bit intrusive..., also it slows down browsing speed 10 fold.

Mourne · Oct 23, 2006, 02:02 AM

Apparently there are new advertisements on the pages now. One in the first post of every page and then some words are highlighted either advertising or giving some sort of small definition.

Not that it is a big thing but...the advertisement in the first post is kind of annoying, and having random words highlighted is just...well random.

What is everyones thoughts on the new advertisements?

Thom Bangalter · Oct 23, 2006, 02:09 AM

So, I already dislike the ads----->

but I hate the green text more, telling me I can search for NPC on ask.com.

Drithlan · Oct 23, 2006, 02:17 AM

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Bowman Artemis · Oct 23, 2006, 02:19 AM

So I haven't just got spyware or something? This is really irritating.

JR · Oct 23, 2006, 02:21 AM

It's just a test I believe, can't say at this point whether it will remain.

Feminist Terrorist · Oct 23, 2006, 02:30 AM

Ads IN the threads is/are extremely intrusive and, to me at least, very unwelcome.

Juicey Shake · Oct 23, 2006, 02:33 AM

hopefully it goes, I don't want to stop coming here >_<

Winterclaw · Oct 23, 2006, 02:41 AM

/me doesn't like this new feature

*Warks angerily

fenix · Oct 23, 2006, 02:47 AM

I thought it was just me, this is crazy. I hate the ads, especially the ones that highlight words, they just get in the way and make me even LESS interested in clicking.

Lasareth · Oct 23, 2006, 02:48 AM

Yes this was implemented as part of a site change. Please leave all types of feedback on it for us to assess.

Tark Alkerk · Oct 23, 2006, 02:52 AM

well i have seen it before on the guru home page a few times, the adverts that are highlighted in green that is, they ddn't stay for very long

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also noticed that Guild Wiki did this at one time, theirs didn't stat for very long either...xD.

-edit it may just me but the time it takes to edit has increases by quite a bit longer than usual.

Wrath Of Dragons · Oct 23, 2006, 03:01 AM

hmmmm. is my adblocker that good? I havnt seen ANYTHING

Lord Aro · Oct 23, 2006, 03:12 AM

(lmao!! highlighted that word, search for rival products anyone? )--> Wow, I didn't know Gaile Gray supported RBC Avion Visa. I should get one now since it must be cool, seeing as she's the one next to the image.

Gaile Gray supports some random thing?

Guess I'll be making generic, "I do not support the advertisement in this post." messages now on any that show one. Or pull out my trusty ad blocker again. Or the other choice.

arcanemacabre · Oct 23, 2006, 03:25 AM

I severely dislike this. So far, I have been supportive of GWG ads, and occasionally click on the banner at the top, ya know, the one out of the way but still noticeable. Now? Well, I just installed the script blocker for FF. Didn't want to do it, but I had to.

The ad in the posts, and the hotlink crap is way too intrusive and annoying, so away it goes. Get rid of it, and I'll get rid of my script blocker and go back to supporting GWG.

*kzap* · Oct 23, 2006, 03:28 AM

yep its a test, this is exactly what were looking for

give us feedback suggestions, how to make it less intrusive, i know the tribal fusion ads are annoying

Cebe · Oct 23, 2006, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kzap

yep its a test, this is exactly what were looking for

give us feedback suggestions, how to make it less intrusive, i know the tribal fusion ads are annoying

You could possibly make it less intrusive by coming around to all our homes and sticking huge billboards up behind our PCs and sticking well known company logos on all our keyboard buttons! Please Please do not keep those irritating "ask.com" links. Every time I move the mouse across the screen loads pop up and it is so so irritating. It also makes me considerably less likely to click on them...therefore the adverts do not work!

*Arkantos* · Oct 23, 2006, 03:35 AM

Feedback - Keep ads out of posts. They get in the way, are very annoying and mess up posts.

arcanemacabre · Oct 23, 2006, 03:37 AM

I have a suggestion:

Have an option somewhere on the site where we (the forumites) can give donations for site upkeep in exchange for special titles under our name. Seriously, is this possible? I've been looking everywhere on how to contribute, but I can't find anything. So, ya know, if it's there, maybe make it a lot more noticeable.

I'd love to contribute. I seriously think a lot of us would. This is a great site, and I'm sure we all want to see it do well. I just don't think littering it with ads is going to make it any better.