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Shirty · 2nd Nov 2012, 14:59

FTFY

leexgx · 5th Nov 2012, 00:35

nice

at least the currant advert running is reverent in the UK that is Sify chan startrek TNG in HD

BLC · 7th Nov 2012, 16:51

My problem with the adverts at the moment?

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I guess I should be grateful that it's an ad for Star Trek and not ladies underwear (true story), but that's an awful lot of screen space wasted on what is essentially one advert...

Let's compare that with my other favourite tech site:

Look, I don't mind ads - I've used them to support my own sites in the past - but the current front page is bordering on intrusive (compared to theregister, it is intrusive)

Only on my desktop will I lower the adblock shields for bit-tech; all other devices I use are lower-powered machines (or crappy work machines which they're too stingy to upgrade), and the current front page slows them to a crawl... When I'm at work, the website that my eyeballs spend the majority of their time fixated on - ahem, when I'm on lunch, of course - isn't bit-tech.

I'm extremely glad that the forums have so far escaped relatively untouched.

Baz · 12th Nov 2012, 14:32

Not to nit-pick but

Site take overs are a popular way of re-branding a site to push your message. Lots of sites do them, and we try and keep ours relevant (Warfighter, Star Trek, Movie based on video games, etc).

Pookeyhead · 13th Nov 2012, 06:00

I've been adblocking Bit Tech for ages now. I vowed never to do so, but since the advertising became intrusive I've had no choice.

Teelzebub · 13th Nov 2012, 21:37

I don't mind the adverts at all since I've been using adBlocker

TheDodoKiller · 15th Nov 2012, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teelzebub

I don't mind the adverts at all since I've been using adBlocker

This. If you've got a big problem with it, use adblocker. And I believe BT still get paid. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.

brumgrunt · 16th Nov 2012, 07:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDodoKiller

This. If you've got a big problem with it, use adblocker. And I believe BT still get paid. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.

Not that straightforward, sadly. The more people who use adblocker, the less effective ads are, the less likely people are to book. I'm not trying to reopen the whole debate again - it's been quite a year for that - just answering your specific point!

Blademrk · 16th Nov 2012, 12:37

tbh, I didn't find the Star Trek ad that bad (not that it made me watch TNG in HD - I don't have sky).

Cheapskate · 17th Nov 2012, 16:24

Jeezuz! I just got one of those popup ads that load a new popup when you close it. Is this 1998? Bit is starting to resemble a porn site.

...not that I've ever seen one of those.

longweight · 17th Nov 2012, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookeyhead

I've been adblocking Bit Tech for ages now. I vowed never to do so, but since the advertising became intrusive I've had no choice.

It's the only way to view the forums. I actually do most of my viewing through Tapatalk which I take it doesn't show up on ad tracking numbers.

Unicorn · 17th Nov 2012, 20:24

Same here, at least 70% of my viewing of this forum is done via Tapatalk for iOS now.

longweight · 17th Nov 2012, 20:33

The issue that I have is that I only view bit as a forum and therefore I don't care about supporting the dying (if not already dead) review side.

I would be happy with a few adds to support the forum but I won't put up with the insane amount of adverts that it takes to prop up the review and news side of the site.

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IvanIvanovich · 18th Nov 2012, 18:57

ads are killing site for me. They are a total ballache, with them being all over, poping up in different tabs, ones that appear over pictures blocking them and so on. They are only such a nuisance at work, as I can't run firefox with adblock plus like I do at home.
The ads on this site are out of control.

Teelzebub · 18th Nov 2012, 21:50

I think the adverts are becoming a real problem, I'm not saying theres a connection but anyone else noticed how quite bt is lately?

Shirty · 18th Nov 2012, 22:07

We've lost a lot of the more amusing and astute regulars over the past year, it's a shame but I think it's partially down to people growing out of the scene and partially because Bit seems to have lost its way. Other sites do hardware better (certainly more promptly), and a lot of the crowd here seem to be more into hardware/gaming rather than modding - which this site still does better than most.

Most of the hardcore modders rarely venture out of the project log section, an there are still a number of member here who linger exclusively in the marketplace, which I have said before is against the spirit of the community in my opinion.

supermonkey · 21st Dec 2012, 20:02

I know this thread has pretty much reached the point where it's sounds like the same complaint voiced over and over, but I thought I'd leave another bit of feedback. Every time I load the Bit-tech front page I get an ad that overtakes the screen, blocking all content. I then get another pop-up when I close the first ad.

Sorry, but I've changed all my shortcuts to point directly to the forums now, bypassing the main page. I just don't appreciate full-page ads producing secondary pop-up ads.

Shirty · 21st Dec 2012, 22:15

That bloody Bose ad is annoying me even in the forums.

mattyh1995 · 23rd Dec 2012, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shirty

That bloody Bose ad is annoying me even in the forums.

It is a very annoying advert...

sui_winbolo · 24th Dec 2012, 04:56

I haven't frequented this forum in awhile, come back to a full page advert that covers the enter website for some university I don't give two $%@#$ about, a popup ad, and an ad covering one inch of the screen at the bottom of my screen. WTF. I only get this bombarded when I visit the shadier of sites on the web, not a website I actually care about. C'mon Bit-tech, this is ridiculous!

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7th Nov 2012, 16:51	#323
BLC ARM Evangelist Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,171	My problem with the adverts at the moment? Large images warning I guess I should be grateful that it's an ad for Star Trek and not ladies underwear (true story), but that's an awful lot of screen space wasted on what is essentially one advert... Let's compare that with my other favourite tech site: Look, I don't mind ads - I've used them to support my own sites in the past - but the current front page is bordering on intrusive (compared to theregister, it is intrusive) Only on my desktop will I lower the adblock shields for bit-tech; all other devices I use are lower-powered machines (or crappy work machines which they're too stingy to upgrade), and the current front page slows them to a crawl... When I'm at work, the website that my eyeballs spend the majority of their time fixated on - ahem, when I'm on lunch, of course - isn't bit-tech. I'm extremely glad that the forums have so far escaped relatively untouched. __________________ What's that? You don't care about my site? I don't care that you don't care - I'm going to spam you with the link anyway. Why yes, I do have a YouTube channel on which I put out Minecraft videos on a somewhat "regular" basis, thank you for asking.

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13th Nov 2012, 21:37	#326
Teelzebub Satan the one true God / Modarator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Culloden / Hell Posts: 10,395	I don't mind the adverts at all since I've been using adBlocker __________________ Before buying from someone on the MP please read the rules and the Problematic sales on the Market Place http://forums.bit-tech.net/group.php?groupid=86 Mountain mods case, Enermax 1250w PSU, Asus Maximus V Extreme, i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz, Samsung 840 250gb SSD. 500gb Seagate HDD Corsair H80i wind tunnel, 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600, 4xGTX 670 quad SLI

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12th Nov 2012, 14:32	#324
Baz Post moar ponies. bit-tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Reading Posts: 1,752	Not to nit-pick but Site take overs are a popular way of re-branding a site to push your message. Lots of sites do them, and we try and keep ours relevant (Warfighter, Star Trek, Movie based on video games, etc).

17th Nov 2012, 16:24	#330
Cheapskate ↓ Don't trust that face! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 7,012	Jeezuz! I just got one of those popup ads that load a new popup when you close it. Is this 1998? Bit is starting to resemble a porn site. ...not that I've ever seen one of those. __________________ BlooBalls·Hypnotoad·Plank·Reservoir-Things·AluBox Chopping·C7Waterblocks·GlassGreen Powered by: Danger Den·Hardware Labs·Noctua

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longweight GIFted Join Date: May 2011 Location: London Posts: 9,271	The issue that I have is that I only view bit as a forum and therefore I don't care about supporting the dying (if not already dead) review side. I would be happy with a few adds to support the forum but I won't put up with the insane amount of adverts that it takes to prop up the review and news side of the site. Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_342 using Board Express __________________ Longweight's Mechanical Keyboard Guide!

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Teelzebub Satan the one true God / Modarator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Culloden / Hell Posts: 10,395	I think the adverts are becoming a real problem, I'm not saying theres a connection but anyone else noticed how quite bt is lately? __________________ Before buying from someone on the MP please read the rules and the Problematic sales on the Market Place http://forums.bit-tech.net/group.php?groupid=86 Mountain mods case, Enermax 1250w PSU, Asus Maximus V Extreme, i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz, Samsung 840 250gb SSD. 500gb Seagate HDD Corsair H80i wind tunnel, 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600, 4xGTX 670 quad SLI

21st Dec 2012, 20:02	#337
supermonkey Deal with it Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 4,471	I know this thread has pretty much reached the point where it's sounds like the same complaint voiced over and over, but I thought I'd leave another bit of feedback. Every time I load the Bit-tech front page I get an ad that overtakes the screen, blocking all content. I then get another pop-up when I close the first ad. Sorry, but I've changed all my shortcuts to point directly to the forums now, bypassing the main page. I just don't appreciate full-page ads producing secondary pop-up ads. __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

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