Ad free subscriber group to be implemented

By Steven P.
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By modifying a website's code soley to remove ads you are stealing, and thus a pirate.

But you're not stealing anything. You're just blocking the display of ads. I have Neowin whitelisted, so I took it off to test. I loaded the main forum page, and there were no ads. I checked the code, and the ad code is still there. There's no modification of the code iteself going on, the adblocking plugin I have just doesn't display ads. They're still there.

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Just a query which I need clarification on.

I assume the ads on neowin only make money when clicked, right?

So, if I know that I am the type of person who never ever clicks on online adverts, then whats stopping me from blocking them?

Neowin would make no money from me either way. So is it down to Neowin policy?

By the way, I'm after clarification, not an argument.

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Lee G. Veteran

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How are new subscriptions going to be handled? I have a subscription but it doesn't expire until August. If I pay for another year (at tier 2), am I going to have to wait until August until the ad-free subscription kicks in? Would there be a way to upgrade without letting the current subscription fees already paid go to waste?

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. I guess you would pay ?20 for a year's subscription and your current subscription would effectively be canceled.

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Veedems Veteran

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Just a query which I need clarification on.

I assume the ads on neowin only make money when clicked, right?

So, if I know that I am the type of person who never ever clicks on online adverts, then whats stopping me from blocking them?

Neowin would make no money from me either way. So is it down to Neowin policy?

By the way, I'm after clarification, not an argument.

The inline ads make us money simply by displaying.

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+LogicalApex MVC

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You can see the new badges, as well as purchase the subscription here.

I don't see it. It just shows me as still being a Tier 1 subscriber... :(

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Fred Derf Veteran

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Just a query which I need clarification on.

I assume the ads on neowin only make money when clicked, right?

So, if I know that I am the type of person who never ever clicks on online adverts, then whats stopping me from blocking them?

Neowin would make no money from me either way. So is it down to Neowin policy?

By the way, I'm after clarification, not an argument.

At least some (if not all) of our advertisements are paid per impression rather than per click. We actually still lose some money on Subscriber2s based on the cost of the subscription versus what we would make if they didn't block ads. We are trying, however, to make it affordable to go "ad-free" and still allow our members to feel good about it.

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What about a Silver badge? or even more Tier 1 to Silver and Tier 2 to Gold :p

<waits for the flame>

Awesome idea, reason why I'm not upgrading is purely a colour issue - The orange is right on the edge for me already, that squirrel droppings colour is too much for me :p

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