Advertising down the left side.

[LandoAWD]

It sucks.


What changed since yesterday that required banner ads on the site? If it is out of necessity, fine. If it is to save a buck here and there, please lose it as it detracts from the already weak aesthetics of this board.

[LandoAWD]

Please move to "Hot and not", I must have been distracted by the dating sevice banner.

[igor@af]

it's that bad huh?

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by igor@af

it's that bad huh?

Didn't mean to shit in your Cheerios man, but I just think it is tacky.

Again, if you have a good reason, go for it...I know a board this large has its expenses to be covered.

[igor@af]

Come on guys, voice your opinions!

With the recent growth of traffic and frequent displays of "server too busy" message, we need to begin planning on upgrading/adding servers. Depending on how this works (I need a small test period to see how effective this will be), it may be quite lucrative, paying for the servers.

[Raz_Kaz]

Well I dont mind having banners on top and bottom, but to the left is annoying. Especially because I am at work, all advertisements are surf controlled. So it's just moved everything to the right side and now I have to scroll right

Good idea with the sponsors, but I think wrong way to go about it

[igor@af]

would moving the ad to the right side be any better?

[ghostguy6]

keep it off the sides, its a real pain to look at can you move it to the bottom? or better yet loose it if possible?

[Killa_CRX]

Originally Posted by igor@af

would moving the ad to the right side be any better?

Not exactly... didn't you have a banner over there once before a while back and no one liked it?

But to the left is deffinately terrible because of my small monitor... can't view a full post anymore without scrolling over.

Also... the google search bar... I keep confusing it for the 'search thread' search bar... it's starting to get anoying too.

[lamehonda]

It would be ok if the server busy didn't show up at the bottom of the page(where i cant see it) and there wasn't a huge white blank spot all the way to the bottom of the page under the ad.

Solution=more ads
what others will think of my solution=wtf

[krebs128]

having the banner on the left is kinda annoying, but not as annoying as getting 'server too busy' all the time. so if it means that banner will have to be put on the left to expand the server, than so be it, i'll get use to it eventually.

[Raz_Kaz]

The google search bar is perfect. If you really need sponsors wihout affecting the placement of the screen as it was, i say go with a pop-up, I'm sure it wouldnt be as annoying as the banner on the left side. But the pop-up only comes when you get to the main site, if it opens after every widnow, that will become aggrivating

[psychobadboy]

I suggest moving it somewhere away from the side, like the top or the bottom...it makes everything start to look squished.

If it helps, I'm willing to donate money and help AF get servers. Anyone else? Maybe more money coming in from us equals smaller advertisements.

[igor@af]

let's keep this banner on for about a day...
keep the feedback coming please.

[lamehonda]

I would PREFER, not like, the ads to be on the right side. This would actually not be bad at all if you could fill the whole side with the ads


<this blank white crap is drivin me nuts