New advertising
freakray
10-31-2003, 03:02 PM
I understand that the money from advertising is part of what makes this site tick, but these new ads in the yellow blocks suck bad.
Even on my 19" monitor it still makes the forum main page small enough to be a pain to read, I dread to think what it will be like when I get on my laptop at home.
Isn't there a better alternative Igor? Please....for the sake of my eyesight.
Even on my 19" monitor it still makes the forum main page small enough to be a pain to read, I dread to think what it will be like when I get on my laptop at home.
Isn't there a better alternative Igor? Please....for the sake of my eyesight.
igor@af
10-31-2003, 03:04 PM
can you post a screen shot of how it's on your monitor?
BLU CIVIC
10-31-2003, 03:13 PM
can u change the background to flow with the blueish theme?
BLU CIVIC
10-31-2003, 03:14 PM
that was fast
igor@af
10-31-2003, 03:14 PM
how about now?
freakray
10-31-2003, 03:33 PM
It's better now thanks, the original width really threw everything off badly, so the advertising was half the width of the forum menu.
I should have taken a screen shot of the original but didn't think to.
I will have to see how it is on my laptop though, I think fluid nature of the forum menu may effect it too though since the ad's size isn't fluid.
Now it's fine though, thanks for listening to us Igor.
I should have taken a screen shot of the original but didn't think to.
I will have to see how it is on my laptop though, I think fluid nature of the forum menu may effect it too though since the ad's size isn't fluid.
Now it's fine though, thanks for listening to us Igor.
2strokebloke
10-31-2003, 04:12 PM
The new ads are really distracting. Couldn't you put them at the bottom, or somewhere where they wouldn't push everything over?
Jimster
10-31-2003, 05:31 PM
The new ads are really distracting. Couldn't you put them at the bottom, or somewhere where they wouldn't push everything over?
Yes I agree- too obstructing
Yes I agree- too obstructing
Suislide
10-31-2003, 06:27 PM
The new ads are really distracting. Couldn't you put them at the bottom, or somewhere where they wouldn't push everything over?
i totally agree. even if they were on the left side maybe instead of the right, that would seem more "natural", since most forums that have advertising or navigation bars have them on the left side of the posts. but i think on top or bottom would be best. as it is now, it still squishes my screen a good bit and i don't even feel like i'm on AF anymore.
i totally agree. even if they were on the left side maybe instead of the right, that would seem more "natural", since most forums that have advertising or navigation bars have them on the left side of the posts. but i think on top or bottom would be best. as it is now, it still squishes my screen a good bit and i don't even feel like i'm on AF anymore.
Toksin
10-31-2003, 06:36 PM
All of the above. I'll just be blunt and say it fucks everything up being on the side, I hate it.
HiFlow5 0
10-31-2003, 09:42 PM
The new ads are really distracting. Couldn't you put them at the bottom, or somewhere where they wouldn't push everything over?
I also agree. It's very rough on the eyes, with everything congested and awkward. It has also seemed to slow down the speed of AF on my computer, whereas other sites I visit run just fine.
I also agree. It's very rough on the eyes, with everything congested and awkward. It has also seemed to slow down the speed of AF on my computer, whereas other sites I visit run just fine.
RallyRaider
10-31-2003, 09:46 PM
Agree! I HATE the advetising down the side. Please get rid of it. I have no problem with advetising at the top or bottom of the pages, but not so it reduces the space left for posts.
I'd even say that placing the ads there is counterproductive to the paying advertisers. No way am I going to click through a banner if it's position is annoying the hell out of me.
I'd even say that placing the ads there is counterproductive to the paying advertisers. No way am I going to click through a banner if it's position is annoying the hell out of me.
freakray
10-31-2003, 10:16 PM
Now I am on my laptop at home and I am back to a AF forum area of a size relative to a postage stamp, the advertising down the side is really not a benefit to AF.
I didn't mean to start a thread that turned into a rant session, but I think the consensus is that we don't like it down the side.
I didn't mean to start a thread that turned into a rant session, but I think the consensus is that we don't like it down the side.
Oz
11-01-2003, 01:03 AM
Very distracting. Started thread in mods corner without thinking to look here. Top or bottom of the screen if at all possible, Iggy.
Alex5390
11-01-2003, 09:42 AM
that ad is a pain in the ass. the forum table is a lot smaller now and theres tons of wasted space
igor@af
11-01-2003, 02:47 PM
please post screenshots of how it looks on your computers.
Heep
11-01-2003, 04:10 PM
:thumbsdow
Here's a screenshot of how it looks on my computer. This is 1024x768 resolution on my laptop monitor which I believe is 15" (?).
While I don't mind it (don't like it either) on the main forum index, in the threads viewing posts it's just intrusive. Also the width is messed up, so I only end up seeing half the ad anyways, and I have to horizontally scroll over to see the whole ad. I understand that putting ads in a place where attention is drawn does just that - draws attention to them - this one just doesn't seem to work.
On a side note, I can't say I like this new way of attaching images either...seems overly complicated, having to upload in a separate window to my gallery, then browsing my way to the image in my gallery so I can get the link for the file to add to this post. Also, I really don't want to have a screenshot of side advertisements in my personal gallery hogging my space...to top it off it's crashed my IE when uploading twice already.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/367side-ads-med.jpg
Here's a screenshot of how it looks on my computer. This is 1024x768 resolution on my laptop monitor which I believe is 15" (?).
While I don't mind it (don't like it either) on the main forum index, in the threads viewing posts it's just intrusive. Also the width is messed up, so I only end up seeing half the ad anyways, and I have to horizontally scroll over to see the whole ad. I understand that putting ads in a place where attention is drawn does just that - draws attention to them - this one just doesn't seem to work.
On a side note, I can't say I like this new way of attaching images either...seems overly complicated, having to upload in a separate window to my gallery, then browsing my way to the image in my gallery so I can get the link for the file to add to this post. Also, I really don't want to have a screenshot of side advertisements in my personal gallery hogging my space...to top it off it's crashed my IE when uploading twice already.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/367side-ads-med.jpg
freakray
11-01-2003, 05:46 PM
igor@af
11-01-2003, 05:51 PM
you need to evolve with the times and up your resolution a bit ;)
Oz
11-01-2003, 06:09 PM
1024x768 is a compromise. 17" monitor and the only other resolution that looks 'square' ie. not all over the shop, is the top one where everything is too small. Is it not possible to have the ads in a highly visible spot that doesn't affect the site's core purpose - content?
RallyRaider
11-02-2003, 06:24 AM
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/uploads/50846/Image1_2.JPG
Is this some kind of plot to make us upgrade our monitors to regain the couple of inches we've lost?
Is this some kind of plot to make us upgrade our monitors to regain the couple of inches we've lost?
Cl0ak
11-02-2003, 09:24 AM
http://www.stranglethecat.com/Uploads/4/ss.jpg
Mines ok I just keep it where I don't see the ad's unless I scroll to the right, but yesterday it over-took half of the screen.
Mines ok I just keep it where I don't see the ad's unless I scroll to the right, but yesterday it over-took half of the screen.
Heep
11-02-2003, 12:11 PM
http://www.stranglethecat.com/Uploads/4/ss.jpg
Mines ok I just keep it where I don't see the ad's unless I scroll to the right, but yesterday it over-took half of the screen.
Hot damn that one's bad :lol2:
Don't know how you could stand to horizontal scroll just to read posts...you're stronger than I am!
Mines ok I just keep it where I don't see the ad's unless I scroll to the right, but yesterday it over-took half of the screen.
Hot damn that one's bad :lol2:
Don't know how you could stand to horizontal scroll just to read posts...you're stronger than I am!
Cl0ak
11-02-2003, 01:15 PM
I'm convinced that the computer's possessed by a gremlin from Sweden that insists on changing my resolution just to annoy me so now I pretend that it doesn't bother me, damn that Swedish gremlin..I will catch him one day..catch him I will..and than I will trap him in a Chicken Soup can and shake him.. :banghead:
Cl0ak
11-02-2003, 01:23 PM
See..the gremlin's been at it again, this is how it normally is, until I anger the gremlin by mocking his small shoes. Or not. Perhaps I just need to stop drinking.
http://www.stranglethecat.com/Uploads/4/ss2.jpg
http://www.stranglethecat.com/Uploads/4/ss2.jpg
Diesel2NR
11-02-2003, 02:09 PM
it seems rediculous. I know you need the money to keep the site going, but that's a bit much. It's annoying as hell. Mine looks a lot like Cl0ak's, but I have to scroll about half as far. I refuse to change my screen settings to fit the flow of one site.
Edit: its like the first one he posted. sorry.
Edit: its like the first one he posted. sorry.
Graphik Styles
11-02-2003, 02:14 PM
ah it doesnt bother me much as i have a 17 inch screen with the highest resolution, so it makes no difference to me.
Cl0ak
11-02-2003, 02:40 PM
Sorry about messin you up there Diesal hehe, anyway being more serious, it seems to change like the 1st image I posted was when I was reading 1 topic but when I went to the 2nd page of that topic it looked like the 2nd screen shot I posted.
Than if I go to another forum it'll look like the 2nd screen shot but if I go to another topic it looks like the 1st again. I changed my resolution but that was just horrible to read that tiny text and it screws up other applications and websites also.
Than if I go to another forum it'll look like the 2nd screen shot but if I go to another topic it looks like the 1st again. I changed my resolution but that was just horrible to read that tiny text and it screws up other applications and websites also.
Diesel2NR
11-02-2003, 07:42 PM
exactly. For a lot of us, changing our resolutions isn't an option. Doing so would cause a big annoyance. My screen seems to differ thread to thread for no reason. That's another annoyance. I say trash the side advertisements. There's even advertisements as announcments now. :disappoin
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