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[Doghouse]

Same for me, it breaks the flow of the page and looks out of place.

[Slave to Darkness]

To make extra funds we could do a charity 'dad bod' calendar, get some of the guys down warhammer world to pose sensually over the Rhino in the car park and boom... Instantly collectable calendar and a lifetime of shame. 

[Harrowmaster]

I also think the position of the ad after the first topic, it;s really weird and breaks it up too much. 

[Dudley Nightshade]

For what it's worth, Dakka has been positioning sponsored content below the first article for quite a while on their blogroll/home page. I think psychologically having the ad inline with the content combats banner blindness and is probably good for engagement with the ad.

[Cleon]

Personally I'm finding I have to keep reminding myself there is a topic above the ad, I didn't spot there was until on one board I was wondering where the unread topic was.

[Dagoth Ur]

Yeah no, the new position is absolutely terrible.

[Evil Eye]

Not feeling the new position myself.

[Sothalor]

Please, can we not have advertising banners inserted in between content?

Not only does it break the flow of the site, it feels scummy and manipulative.

It jettisons any explicit or implicit statements of "we all understand ad-driven sites are a reality of the modern internet and a necessary evil" when it feels like a site goes out of its way to embed ads and banners throughout the body of its content to ensure people can't get away from it at some point.

[MARK0SIAN]

I can only echo that I really don’t like the new position!

One thing I would say regarding ads is that I hope the way they do them at Goonhammer can be avoided. Because that site constantly refreshes the ads on the page it makes the text jump up and down while the ad box shrinks or expands during the loading process when viewing on mobile. It creates a very jarring experience when trying to read longer articles which would be similar here in our more popular threads.

[Brother Tyler]

Our system only changes ads on a refresh/page change, just like the banner images.

[Slave to Darkness]

1 hour ago, Evil Eye said:

Not feeling the new position myself.

*laughs in Slaanesh*

[Bryan Blaire]

I’m not a fan of the ad banner in the new “below the first thread” location.  Where did the donation link go to, anyway?

Edited October 3, 2022 by Bryan Blaire

[Brother Tyler]

The donation link was a plugin. When we updated to the new version of the software, all legacy plugins were lost. We plan to add a new donation plugin soon (i.e., when we re-implement the donations).

[Special Officer Doofy]

Not a fan of the ad appearing between threads, I like it better up top above it all. 

[SpaceDwalin]

On 9/25/2022 at 8:23 PM, Joe said:

In the event that people can apply to advertise on B&C, I would hope that a blacklist of inappropriate partners would be maintained to prevent them from doing so - SpikeyBits, The Miniatures Page, Bell of Lost Souls, etc.

Sorry I'm fairly new to the Warhammer forums, I'm mainly here and the Grand Alliance Community. But what is/are the issue(s) with Bell of Lost Souls and Spikeybits?

[Xenith]

I kept missing the first topic in a section with the ad placed after it. 

As clicks only register with the advertising software, might it be possible to instead of adding adverts into the B&C events banner, add the B&C events into the advertising loop of stuff?

[Grotsmasha]

46 minutes ago, SpaceDwalin said:

Sorry I'm fairly new to the Warhammer forums, I'm mainly here and the Grand Alliance Community. But what is/are the issue(s) with Bell of Lost Souls and Spikeybits?

Go to BoLS, click any topic, you'll see it.

[Dosjetka]

54 minutes ago, SpaceDwalin said:

Sorry I'm fairly new to the Warhammer forums, I'm mainly here and the Grand Alliance Community. But what is/are the issue(s) with Bell of Lost Souls and Spikeybits?

They're generally considered as being sites that post what is often recycled and/or poor quality content for the sake of attracting clicks to fuel their ad revenues.

[sarabando]

my autism is screaming at the add below the first topic  ontop of how much i normally struggle with the new layout. 

[Slave to Darkness]

4 hours ago, SpaceDwalin said:

Sorry I'm fairly new to the Warhammer forums, I'm mainly here and the Grand Alliance Community. But what is/are the issue(s) with Bell of Lost Souls and Spikeybits?

A post I made here was reported on BoLS as breaking news, so yeah they will share anything for the clicks, and the ads... So many bloody ads. 

[Brother Tyler]

The advertisements have moved again. They now appear after the first post in a topic (they look like they're part of the signature). They'll appear after the first post on each page.

 

I also got rid of a few because updating all of them was tedious. I kept the Corpse Starch ad (just in case you're worried about it).

[Grotsmasha]

I think this one is the least intrusive so far, but in that vein, would probably also yeild the least clicks of the options so far.

[INKS]

Get that donation link up when you can, better and easier for me to donate a little every month. 5 dollars here and there adds up over time. It's the least I can do for this place that has brought me so much joy and information.

[skylerboodie]

5 hours ago, Brother Tyler said:

The advertisements have moved again. They now appear after the first post in a topic (they look like they're part of the signature). 

Yes I fear this location may prove too subtle, as it really does look like someone's signature and so I'm unlikely to give it a second glance. Perhaps above the first post & bottom of page?

[Dudley Nightshade]

This location also has the disadvantage that when jumping to the first unread post, we may not even see the ad in a visit to a given thread.