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Announcements => Announcements => Topic started by: Sandwich on June 23, 2006, 10:32:17 am
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I'd like everyone to take note that the Google ads are now back. Don't abuse things... please.
Ads, HLP and You
We understand that many people hate and despise ads on websites, but please understand that ads are our lifeline. Without ads we cannot pay for the domain and the server. We kindly ask that you do not block ads on hard-light.net but we do NOT encourage clicking on the ads either, only click on the ads when you see something interesting. Clicking sprees on ads is prohibited as ads service providers do not look kindly at such occurences.
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Congrats :yes: ;)
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Now, that I KNOW, that I shouldn't klick everything, I'll only klick two google-ads a day...
That's not too much, is it?
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Now, that I KNOW, that I shouldn't klick everything, I'll only klick two google-ads a day...
That's not too much, is it?
Don't click unless you're interested in the ad or it's an accident. Don't set yourself a quota of "two clicks per day", or they might detect a pattern.
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Well, at least there's more money for the admins. :D
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Wasnt there some sort of protection software thingye? That is something that tries to prevent the extra clicks?
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I don't even want to see people saying "I'll click X times per year"... don't plan on clicking AT ALL. I'm serious. If something interests you, fine. If not, do NOT click just for the hell of it.
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Hmm, I always wanted some small animal ventilators...
*Imagines little furry animals with fans blowing cool air at him*
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I don't even want to see people saying "I'll click X times per year"... don't plan on clicking AT ALL. I'm serious. If something interests you, fine. If not, do NOT click just for the hell of it.
But what if NOTHING of these Ads are interesting to me? :(
P.S.: I'd really LOVE to buy something from ThinkGeek, but I live in Germany...
There are problems with the Transport and maybe with the power supply (110V - "American" Plugs vs. 230V - "German" Plugs... I don't know the real names of those Plugs...)
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I'm sure you can find an adaptor.
Well, at least there's more money for the admins. :D
Or, more money to keep the damned server running, no? :rolleyes:
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But what if NOTHING of these Ads are interesting to me? :(
Then, like me, you won't click on anything. It's very rare that I click on ANY ad, on ANY site. I'm just not very drawn in by them. Don't worry, don't feel under any sort of obligations of any sort. Just enjoy the forums. :)
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I'm sure you can find an adaptor.
Well, at least there's more money for the admins. :D
Or, more money to keep the damned server running, no? :rolleyes:
what i just ****ing said.
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what i just ****ing said.
No, you didn't. There is a huge difference between money that goes to keep the server running and money that goes into the admins' pockets.
We've been operating the site at a loss for a few months now because of the whole ad snafu. In the meantime Sandwich has had to eat most of our operating expenses.
We are not running this site to make money.
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We are not running this site to make money.
Dang straight. This is a community, not a business.
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So how did you convince them to give us a second chance?
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We didn't.
And the first post in this thread has been updated a bit.
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Cool, what's with the big "thinkgeek" thing though?
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No reason to take it down. It's potential income, too.
It's not a part of the Google ads, if that's what you're asking.
Oh, and BTW, I enabled Google image ads, to see how annoying or not they are. Let me know.
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Nothing annoying but I dunno whether "Gay and Lesbian Wedding Rings" is the kind of material this site should carry.
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You disagree with gay/lesbian marriage? You disagree with the advert targetting gays/lesbians? You disagree with gays/lesbians? Explain. :wtf:
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How many people around here are going to click a link selling rings for gay or lesbian marriages?
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:D Assuming HLP is paid per click, very good point.
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I'd click just to find out what the **** a lesbian wedding ring is.
[size=0]and on the off chance it actually refers to a circle with lots of lesbians in it[/size]
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"**** a lesbian" wedding ring?
wow, marriage has changed.
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I'm actually kinda annoyed. I never get these cool ads. All I get is ads to buy Kazaa Lite (Do I look ****ing stupid! Why would I pay for a free client for a defunct network?) or Star Trek stuff.
I am actually curious as to what would make a wedding ring lesbian.
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For some reason, this thread in particular brings about a lot of Jeep - Commander ads. Don't see how. :wtf:
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I used to get computer ads, now I'm getting beetle trap ads.
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"Astonishing Facts Your Toy Poodle Breeder May Not Have Told You"
:wtf:
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They'll astonish you!!