New ad bar

[hafrogman]

So, now we've started adding ads inbetween posts in a thread. I have my CS account, but generally leave the ads on, because the heading and sidebar ones don't actually inconvenience me any, and presumably bring a little extra to the site.

But these new ones are pretty distracting. Can we get an option to disable them for the CS accounts?

 

[Mouseferatu]

Can we get an option to disable them for the CS accounts?

Seconded, please. I support the site, and I plan to continue doing so. I'd really like for that to include the option to turn off all ads, not just the ones that were in place when I paid for the account.

 

[Morrus]

Yep, they're supposed to be switchable. I'll check into it in the morning!

 

[I'm A Banana]

The interstitial ads are double-plus more annoying than the sidebar and top bar ads. They totally futz with the flow of conversation. Not viewing them should absolutely be an option. I mean, I know I'm not a CS (someday!), but still...

 

[Arkhandus]

.....the new ads are making it almost impossible for me to log in and do anything now. My Community Supporter account has the regular ads turned off, because they slow the site down for me otherwise, but these new ads aren't being turned off by that same switch. The new ads are freezing up my Internet Explorer most of the time that I try to log in or load a page after logging in.

Granted, my computer and OS are old, so my IE isn't up to date (can't update it any further with this OS), but this problem shouldn't exist. Especially when I've got ads turned off on my CS account. I can't even load my account page now without it freezing up, so I can't look for any new ad checkbox on the account pages to mark off.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I love this site and all but seriously, those mid thread ads need to go. To me when ever I see an ad box that's as wide as the content area of a site which doesn't have a "content continued below" warning my mind interprets them as the ad existing at the bottom of the content flow. As a result, I found myself looking for the next page button or trying to navigate out of the the thread (especially when I was not log on at school today).

The ads on the content area's bottom, header, and sidebar are alright (though somewhat excessive since their number will only increase as time goes on), but please, before adding a new ad every 5 or 10 displayed posts, think of what it does to user experience of the average ENWorld user. Thanks.

 

[Thanee]

Wow! Sponsored Links boxes everywhere... time to upgrade my scripts. At least they are just empty boxes.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Wow! Sponsored Links boxes everywhere... time to upgrade my scripts. At least they are just empty boxes.

Bye
Thanee

Get a CS account and turn them off for real!
I, for one, welcome our new ad bar overlords. I love ads!



Okay, no I do not. But anything that helps make this site is a good thing. Maybe one day, this will allow the server slowdowns to go away?

Unless the ads are causing them. Then curse them all and may they all die in a fire.

 

[Morrus]

I know ads aren't popular, guys, but I don't really have a choice. I don't know if it's the economy or what, but nobody's buying anything - advertising, CS accounts, EN Publishing PDFs. The only thing I could think of was to increase the amount of Google ads, otherwise the site would have to go bye-bye.

 

[wedgeski]

I don't mind them as long as my CS options include turning them off. I actually leave the head banner ad on for similar reasons to hafrogman, and because the layout just looks a little weird without it.

Morrus I hope if the situation gets *really* dire you'll bring it to the community's attention before ENW is in danger of going *POP*?