Im sorry for all your hardcore LOSTTalkers here.. but i did a bad thing..
Ive added bannerads to the forums.

They're quite small and i wish to keep it that way.. i dont intend to make money out of this project at all.. its just to cover hosting expenses.

Im not a bad guy, so lets talk about this.. i have two options to choose from:
1. Making a regurlars group, that can browse this forum ad-free.
2. Ad-Free based on postcount (from 100 or so)

I have a problem with nr 1 (although it seems like the best solution) its aLOT work. and it WILL keep someone busy the whole time (and im afraid its gonna be me)

What do you think

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I can live with banners ads and if its going to take a lot of extra work for you to have the "regulars" to browse ad-free then i vote just leave the banner ads for everyone.

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Locke: Why do you find it so hard to believe?
Jack: Why do you find it so easy?
Locke: It\'s never been easy.

Same here.

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Yeh, I ignore banner ads, anyway.

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The banner ads don't bother me.

Another option is to set up a donation box, but then you're at the mercy of those who are, and are not, willing, to help foot the bill on a monthly/quarterly basis. Rarely do I see this option working well for the visitors, and tends to create more stress than it solves.

The postcount option isn't a great idea, as then you'll have people who bump themselves, simply to get to ad-free status.

/shrug

Like I said, banner ads are no bother for me.

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tarlah

"Sometimes in life, you've just gotta say, "What the ****?'"
Risky Business, 1984

Just put up the banner. I dont mind them. I hate popups though. Banners is nothing really and as long as you can keep the site up, it's all good.

-shrugs- Like a homeless guy begging for a quarter, I easily ignore banner ads....

Kyle

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I have no problem with banners to cover your expenses. However, I dislike the placement of the banners through a thread - I prefer them at the top and bottom of a thread, not weaved throughout a thread.

The reason is when you scroll through a thread, you think you've hit the bottom when you see a banner. In this case I'm unsure, and I'm forever checking the side scroll bar to see whether I've hit the bottom or not. Also, the amount of text on one page is reduce due to the banners in the middle of the pages.

Mittelos Bioscience

Uhm mitelos, have you even looked at the date of this thread? this one is 2 years old..
In the meantime we have introduced an advertising free option which you can read all about here: Exclusive Memberships - Advertising Free!

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