bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2005 about the ads, do we need to clic and visit the site so you can get the money out of it or just by display em you receive the money?thanks oh and for those using Firefox adblock, there is an advanced version which has a whitelist :D perfect to add neowin.net in the whitelist and help our favorite site :) links: icon in statusbar Txt in statusbar 585914297[/snapback] Google ads need to be clicked. I'm not sure about the rest. Thanks for those adblock links. Maybe a few people will consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDogsBed Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 It's not a "dig", it's a fact based observation. You complain about things, yet as soon as you have a new IPB skin, you come here to post about it. Why? What's the point if you have so much to complain about? 585914166[/snapback] This from the man who prattles on about his nighly build of Firefox at every opportunity? Please, spare me the sanctimonious drivvle. P.S. You'll notice we stopped posting in the Invision forum some time ago. The visitors received from it just weren't 'quality' visitors in terms of conversion rates. Anything else? Want to call my Mum something nasty, or question my parentage? There must be something better than you use our forums to promote something. Hell, show me the Member who doesn't. Where is this Eutopian web you must dream about at nights? You seem to think you exist in spite of your Members. Wake up time. Without them, you are nothing. And I'm called the arrogant one? Jees, it's the net. Spare me the emotion. You're like pack-hounds rallying together over a bit of meat. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 This from the man who prattles on about his nighly build of Firefox at every opportunity? Please, spare me the sanctimonious drivvle. P.S. You'll notice we stopped posting in the Invision forum some time ago. The visitors received from it just weren't 'quality' visitors in terms of conversion rates. Anything else? Want to call my Mum something nasty, or question my parentage? There must be something better than you use our forums to advertise. Hell, show me the Member who doesn't.You seem to think you exist in spite of your Members. Wake up time. Without them, you are nothing. And I'm called the arrogant one? Jees, it's the net. Spare me the emotion... 585914358[/snapback] "Prattle"? :blink: Whats is up with you bro? He contributes and provides the community with a release that obviously other members like. It's called Open Source :unsure: If you don't like it here, then why are you still posting? Do you feel you need to get this off your chest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 This from the man who prattles on about his nighly build of Firefox at every opportunity? Please, spare me the sanctimonious drivvle. 585914358[/snapback] But he's not complaining about what Neowin needs to do, YOU are. A member can come here and show off anything under the sun, but when they start complaining about their chosen place of exposure, they just sound whiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelob Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I am well within my rights to block any ads i see fit, wether you think its right or not. I dont pay my isp subs to look at adverts all day. Neowin is well within their rights to ban your ass. Please do. Maybe we should show the people what a world would be like without neowin.. Gosh your ISP doesnt even provide neowin so stop making yourself stupid. Nothing is ever free. Donations go a long way suscriber tag or not. I know ive helped neowin in a way and it makes me feel good inside. All tingly. PS i dont block ads, they dont bother me. No sound in them im fine. Click away i will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDogsBed Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 But he's not complaining about what Neowin needs to do, YOU are. A member can come here and show off anything under the sun, but when they start complaining about their chosen place of exposure, they just sound whiny. 585914382[/snapback] *Cough* Read it again -- SUGGESTIONS -- *cough*. Ah, I see you can't, it's been removed. ROFL Good to know you take criticism well. Boy you guys must just like picking fights at a whim. Still, I'm more than happy to play along... Feel free to ban me if that helps you think you have the perfect site. We both know it'll be futile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 *Cough* Read it again -- SUGGESTIONS -- *cough*. Ah, I see you can't, it's been removed. ROFL Good to know you take criticism well. Boy you guys must just like picking fights at a whim. Still, I'm more than happy to play along... 585914393[/snapback] So you were "SUGGESTING" that Neowin not show ads? Criticism is fine, you mis-spelling 3 syllable words is not. See the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDogsBed Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Eh? Don't be offended but that response made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. We're down to pointing at spelling and typos now? Cool! Can't wait for the "My Dad is bigger than your Dad." arguments to fly. Do grow up. Have you actually even read that post? You can't have. There were four or five additional suggestions to generate revenue. I certainly didn't say remove the ads. I did say I wouldn't and couldn't be enticed to click on them. Of course, I can't defend that statement can I, given that somebody removed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2005 This from the man who prattles on about his nighly build of Firefox at every opportunity? Please, spare me the sanctimonious drivvle. P.S. You'll notice we stopped posting in the Invision forum some time ago. The visitors received from it just weren't 'quality' visitors in terms of conversion rates. Anything else? Want to call my Mum something nasty, or question my parentage? There must be something better than you use our forums to promote something. Hell, show me the Member who doesn't. Where is this Eutopian web you must dream about at nights?You seem to think you exist in spite of your Members. Wake up time. Without them, you are nothing. And I'm called the arrogant one? Jees, it's the net. Spare me the emotion. You're like pack-hounds rallying together over a bit of meat. lol 585914358[/snapback] Lol what? First off, I never do any kind of publicity of my Fx builds besides the one thread I maintain here. Why do I have this thread here? Because, in the past, Mozillazine had a habit of going down and I couldn't get word out of the new daily build so people could download it. However, other than that, I rarely recommend people use my builds without explaining the benfits of other optimized builds out there. I'm probably the most unbiased when it comes to recommending any browser so nice try. I know you don't like me. However, to think I would stoop to the level of whiney posting and calling your "mum" names is baseless and you simply trying to make me look bad. My posting history clearly reflects that I never do such things. This is all off topic. If you have a problem with me, PM me or a supervisor about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerless Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 There are more important things to worry about in life than using ad-blockers to block...ads. There is still poverty, abuse etc going on all around the world. :cry: Neowin having some non obstrusive ads hardly worth a thread in perspective. Google Content Blocker :rofl: (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDogsBed Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Lol what? First off, I never do any kind of publicity of my Fx builds besides the one thread I maintain here. I must have misinterpreted the link in your signature which appears in every post you make then. My error. I'm probably the most unbiased when it comes to recommending any browser so nice try. Self praise is worse than no praise at all. I know you don't like me. However, to think I would stoop to the level of whiney posting and calling your "mum" names is baseless and you simply trying to make me look bad. No, I don't much like you since you warned me without any notice whatsoever. You showed yourself as a power-hungry megalomaniac. You could have dropped me a PM and it would have been gone in a second. However, that wasn't demonstrative enough for you was it? However, who likes who could go on forever with no real fruit at the end. This is all off topic. Yes it is. Though while the packhounds dribble over me, I can't resist stroking them. Hmm NeoPups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laptop Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Google Content Blocker ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 You showed yourself as a power-hungry megalomaniac. You could have dropped me a PM and it would have been gone in a second. However, that wasn't deonstrative enough for you was it? However, who likes who could go on forever with no real fruit at the end. 585914584[/snapback] And your credibility is gone. He has never warned you, but nice try. Please get back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophism Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I must have misinterpreted the link in your signature which appears in every post you make then. My error. Who cares whether he advertises it, its usefull and many use his optimized builds, You also have a link to your webpage in your sig, but no one is bitching about that huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDogsBed Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 And your credibility is gone. He has never warned you, but nice try.Please get back on topic. 585914592[/snapback] No, you are right, he didn't. My apologies to bang for that one. See how east it is to apologise when you're wrong? As for my credibilty weighing on that one statement, methinks you live in a weird world. Shall we carry on or call it a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophism Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 This is why we need population control. AS for that im still wondering how much it costs neowin a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 But he's not complaining about what Neowin needs to do, YOU are. A member can come here and show off anything under the sun, but when they start complaining about their chosen place of exposure, they just sound whiny. 585914382[/snapback] :yes: exactly. It's biting the hand that feeds you. It's being an ingrate. It's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) Google Content Blocker?:rofl::(Y)) 585914572[/snapback] :rofl:: That's great! Edited May 13, 2005 by yisman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLittleKid Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Google AdSense Program PoliciesIncentives Web pages may not include incentives of any kind for users to click on ads. This includes encouraging users to click on the ads or to visit the advertisers' sites as well as drawing any undue attention to the ads. This activity is strictly prohibited in order to avoid potential inflation of advertiser costs. For example, your site cannot contain phrases such as "click here," "support us," "visit these links," or other similar language that could apply to any ad, regardless of content. Be very careful what is said here, neowin could get kicked out of the adsense program. Just saying. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWahbinator Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Hey, I use ZoneAlarm Security Suite :x and I use it's ad blocker Does anyone know which server to unblock to ads? or just www.neowin.net Thanks and this is my contribution :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Thanks guys, I just heat up when theres talk of blocking ads on Neowin when we never abuse the fact we have them. We remove annoying ads and ones that have sounds are not permitted into our ad agreements.The most ad displays here are from Google Text-Ads which even intgrate into the design a bit. 585910335[/snapback] People are just opposed to change, Neobond. Over at InvisionFree we just changed the ad position (didn't even add any :wacko:) and people were absolutely up in arms. You guys do a great job and you deserve the money from ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 No, you are right, he didn't. My apologies to bang for that one. See how east it is to apologise when you're wrong?As for my credibilty weighing on that one statement, methinks you live in a weird world. Shall we carry on or call it a day? 585914603[/snapback] I am sorry Sniper but my whole view of you has changed. I know you don't care, but I do. I liked you I always enjoyed reading your posts, watching your site grow, as I hosted it for free..... This thread has become silly, what started out as a talk over ads is now a flame war over warnings and Firefox builds, skins and what ever anyone else can throw. I don't think anyone is being FORCED to unblock ads, I don't think Neobond ever said he would ban people if they did, I don't think he ever even implied such a thing. I just think he said he didn't like it. Yet people are crying like it?s the end of the world and if they don't unblock a tiny ad they will no longer be able to come here. This thread is sad, its sad to see mods bicker with members in public. Let?s close it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Let's move away from speaking about individuals and back to the topic of ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 lol yeah..... I see it also. I think that neowin is doing this to keep there site up. But you people block it. I don't I hope you know. I am not like that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) Going back to something that was said earlier about "ads not being annoying" or breaking content: that isn't my experience. The Text ads still break at sane resolutions in Safari & Omniweb on a 1024x768 display. I reported this problem nearly a year ago and it's still around. Using omniweb with the tab drawer open or safari with a sidebar (saft) breaks the front page news comments pages. If you move the OS X dock to the side of the screen (at default sizing) the ads will still encroach on the content. For some people blocking ads isn't about wanting to deprive neowin of revenue, it's about wanting to use the site without trying to decipher "muddy" content or changing our usage habits. I'd be happy to add neowin to my whitelist (whenever I reinstall pithhelmet) if the advertising wouldn't distort the content. Ars Technica has been working great for me so it's entirely possible. The question is whether it's worth the developer time to fix a bug for users of a minority platform like OS X. EDIT: This screenshot shows "roughly" the display area when i have the sidebar on or tab drawer open on this system. Sometimes it's a smaller area, sometimes it's larger (depending on what else I'm doing at the time) 9/10 times I'll have about a 850-950 pixel wide content area for web pages to render themselves in. I find 1000 pixels is the minum width for neowin to display consistently display without error. Edited May 14, 2005 by the evn show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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