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Annoying Feature
« on: January 04, 2009, 08:19:39 am »
Why is it that some words, when highlighted over, bring you to an advertisement?
This is REALLY annoying, and highly a reason why my forum isn't succesful as I'd like it to be.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 08:35:55 am »
This is intensely annoying.  I hope this is some trial that is only here to irritate us for a short while.  It's brutal brutal brutal.  My members are complaining at me left right and centre that they hate it x 1000000000, but I have no answers for them.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 08:36:29 am »
If you pay for the ad free credits service, those should be removed.

If you don't then it is what you get for using a free service.

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This is intensely annoying.  I hope this is some trial that is only here to irritate us for a short while. ...
If it is a trial then it has been going on for some time now. I don't think it is.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2009, 08:38:18 am by - Lawrence - »

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 08:37:50 am »
Well I want to know is..... I understand this is a FREE forum provider..
However, what was wrong with having ads in the middle of boards and such? I'd much rather have that than highlighted text bringing me to inapporpriate sites.  My forums is for kids you all know ;)

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 08:39:56 am »
Well I want to know is..... I understand this is a FREE forum provider..
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SMF for Free needs to be able to pay for this service some how, and advertising is currently the only way.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 08:45:26 am »
This is definitely new for our board.  It has most categorically NOT been there "for some time".  I understand it's a free board, but that's not a good enough reason for me to just have to suck it up and enjoy it.  We've been around a long time and we're pretty big.  We are not new to SMFforfree. We were ok with the advertising the way it was.  I agree that there is no control over where the links go, and some are not appropriate for our membership.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 08:55:20 am »
If you don't like the advertising in the forums, then you will need to pay for ad free credits. It is the only way SMF for Free is able to conduct a free service.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 09:41:34 am »
If you don't like the advertising in the forums, then you will need to pay for ad free credits. It is the only way SMF for Free is able to conduct a free service.
True... but that's not the principal of SMF for FREE ;) ....... I agree 100% with having ads on my forum, since I have not paid, however..... the ads should be controlled enough FOR our liking ;)

Maybe we should partner with Google?
They give money to companies who incorprate a search section on their site?
Future possibility?

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2009, 09:42:45 am »
Not for our liking, but have the forum be able to operate. With the video ads like the wii controller poping up, i find it very hard to just send a message to someone!

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2009, 09:45:18 am »
Not for our liking, but have the forum be able to operate. With the video ads like the wii controller poping up, i find it very hard to just send a message to someone!
Well I have noticed that..... however, that doesn't irk me as much as what occurred to my forum today.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2009, 09:46:24 am »
Yes i know as on my forum http://gamedevlopement.smfforfree.com/index.php i have the same issue some text is green with some pop-ups. I hate it, but the wii controller is very bad. And some other ads.

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Re: Annoying Feature
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2009, 04:37:10 pm »
They're annoying, but they have to be there. If we could afford to give you all forums without any ads at all, we would. SMF For Free does it's best to serve as few ads as possible.

There was once a time when ads were tiny and simple on this service.
But due to higher and higher costs of running the service...ads needed to be increased.

Buy ad free credits. Or have ads. Simple as that.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2009, 04:39:19 pm by Crasy »
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