Text ads - don't mind them or HATE them?

Discussion in 'General' started by The_Pope, 21 Oct 2004.

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What do you think about Text Ads?

  1. They're great - less annoying than banners, and are sometimes useful

    17 vote(s)
    9.7%
  2. Don't mind them - they won't change my reading habits

    42 vote(s)
    23.9%
  3. Don't like them, but I'll put up with them if it buys more servers for bit-tech

    77 vote(s)
    43.8%
  4. HATE THEM!!!! I will stop reading bit-tech if you use them!!

    40 vote(s)
    22.7%
  1. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    Agreed, if it's subtle then I don't really mind the ad at all, however I disagree with it on the forum, nothing wrong with it on the main review pages and stuff though. :)
     
  2. jazzzyj

    jazzzyj Minimodder

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    I voted no for them, But as an avid user of Adblock on firefox, they don't really bother me... you can put loads on my page if you like.. but I don't think anyone will gain any cash out of my clicks on the basis of me blocking their scripts.
    -J
     
  3. Herbicide

    Herbicide Lurktacular

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    Yech!! I hardly notice the current ads, but if you had to use those intrusive ones, 1) Keep them out of the forums!! 2) make them compatible with the colour scheme(s) 3) mage it so that they would link to contextually relevant sites.

    - H.
     
  4. Dodge

    Dodge What's a Dremel?

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    pardon me for saying, but isnt the point of adds for us to click on them so bit-tech makes money. Maybe if we just clicked on the odd google add a little more often.
     
  5. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    I really really hate them.

    Couldn't you just have them as links which don't pop up those damn annoying little windows?

    I can't stand reading articles with those in them, in fact, I don't read an article which has those in them.

    Flashing banners and other crap like that is also damn annoying and in your face.

    What about a cheap-ish subscription option that disables all adds once a user logs in to the website?

    I would much rather pay a small (and I mean small, lol) fee than have to put up with annoying adds which I NEVER click on anyway - hence you would be getting money for server & bandwidth which you would not get in the first place.
     
  6. Ben

    Ben What's a Dremel?

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    if they blend in then i don't mind.
     
  7. dmcm01

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    graphical ads slow me down on 56K, but once they have loaded i can just right click and block them :D save them for m$ users........
     
  8. dmcm01

    dmcm01 Banned

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    very true.......i'd do that, but only if they get paid on a per click basis
    :D
     
  9. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    I also thought it was about mobile phone text adds from the tread title :D

    TBH I find them mildly annoying, but they certainly wouldn't put me off reading bit.
    As others have said though, from what I've seen elsewhere they rarely seem to relate to the subject.
     
  10. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    I absolutely loathe them on webpages using IE as it takes an age for the damn things to render, but at home I use Opera and Opera doesn't seem to understand text ads (hence no ads!) so go for it ;)
     
  11. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    I noticed them for the first time fairly recently (Anandtech?) and clicked on one thinking it was a genuine link to more information on the highlighted word - misleading and very annoying. :miffed:
     
  12. penski

    penski BodMod

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    Very good point...one of the best things about bit (besides me being here) is the neutral colours used...Anyone who has read a very long article of white text on black background will agree.

    Emboldened and underlined or even just underlined would be fine.

    *n
     
  13. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    Yeh, forgot about that, first time I stumbled over them was at Anandtech and did the same, I thought it was a link to more info, but to my dismay it was an add.
     
  14. pranks7er

    pranks7er mange tout

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    lol me thought u meant sms lol
     
  15. B-Con

    B-Con What's a Dremel?

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    I usually don't notice text ads after I've seen them more than a couple times, if I notice at all...
     
  16. Guest-16

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    I think you're in the extreme minority there. Pop up ads are the devils own creation.

    Q to people who hate ads: How do you expect websites to make money? Subscriptions??
     
  17. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    Its well enough accepted that web sites have to generate funds some how, it doesnt mean we have to love the idea.

    But I agree pop ups are the devils spawn.
     
  18. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Ads are OK in their place, but putting them in the article text is like characters in a TV show breaking away from the plot to tell you the coffee they're drinking is on offer at Tescos. Product misplacement.
     
  19. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    Very well said :clap:
     
  20. Dodge

    Dodge What's a Dremel?

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    Sites which have subscriptions tend to turn away/be awkward to use for people which dont pay (yes im looking at you something awfull)

    I thought you ment SMS adds as well.
     

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