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Post by squirmydad on Aug 2, 2013 14:05:09 GMT -9
Hey! There's a Shoutbox at the bottom of the Home page! Should it be on the side? Should it be on every page? should we have this at all?
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Post by wyvern on Aug 3, 2013 1:54:41 GMT -9
Don't understand the point of it; it looks like just more e-page clutter. Anything important enough to be interested in would have its own topic, surely?
If it's at the bottom of the homepage, I'll never see it, as I use the "New" page only now for ease and speed. If it's at the bottom of every page, it'll be annoying, but I'll likely forget it. If it's at the side of every page, it'll be a constant irritation while I'm trying to read each topic. So, if we're stuck with it, far(thest possible) end of the (home)page gets my vote!
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 3, 2013 8:10:02 GMT -9
Nah, it's going to stay on the bottom. It's just an IM chatroom thingy for whatever. Somethings don't need their own topic, sometimes you just want to give a passing nod to another forum member passing by. It did make things look more cluttered though, especially with those stupid ads in the way...so I bought off the ads. We should be ad-free now, unless our popularity doubles, then the ads will sneak back in, so don't tell anyone about this place okay?
(mums the word)
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Post by WackyAnne on Aug 3, 2013 8:50:38 GMT -9
Thanks for buying off the ads, Squirmydad. They weren't bothering me (easy enough for me to ignore, once or twice I clicked on something), but I appreciate the gesture, and all the hardwork you're putting into Cardboard Warriors and One Monk to bring it back to glory days. It's a wonderful, creative, and friendly community... but I'll try not to spread those vile and nasty rumours
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Post by wyvern on Aug 4, 2013 1:55:14 GMT -9
Hey, the ads have gone! (Seriously, thanks Squirmy! Always tended to ignore them anyway, I must admit.) We should be ad-free now, unless our popularity doubles, then the ads will sneak back in... Shouldn't that mean Proboards paying us for being so popular? Meanwhile, back on this side of the looking glass...
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 4, 2013 17:16:34 GMT -9
Yes, thanks for that. Our website/ad mentality is making things difficult for me in business. Nothing too drastic, but I've noticed that people tend to totally ignore pictures and Bold Red print. So when I direct people to websites for training or information, they don't see it ... because important things look too much like ads. I don't know what the solution is.
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Post by cowboyleland on Aug 4, 2013 19:34:54 GMT -9
Thanks Squirmydad! (you shouldn't have)
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 4, 2013 21:42:01 GMT -9
Thanks Squirmydad! (you shouldn't have) Your welcome, and I felt I did need to. There have been some incrrdibly generous donations to the Papercuts Showcase and I felt humbled. I can't pass on humility but I can get rif of those pesky ads.
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Post by Parduz on Aug 5, 2013 0:19:44 GMT -9
Well, thanks for the ads. I confess that i never saw them, 'cause adblock is always on my PCs... but really it's a great gesture.
About hte shoutbox, having i only 16:9 monitors, i would like to have it always at a side.... perhaps with the ability to hide it. I guess there's no way to associate a forum layout to a profile, right? I mean, in the Heroscapers forums you can choose the "skin" of the forum and then you'll always see that. So there's choice fo scarce or rich graphics, and small or large monitors. Just asking, anyway.
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Post by pavaro on Aug 5, 2013 8:09:48 GMT -9
Shoutbox is a good idea to express individual thoughts quickly. Well, thanks for the ads. I confess that i never saw them, 'cause adblock is always on my PCs... but really it's a great gesture. I also did not see ads. Despite this, many thanks for buying ads.
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Post by wyvern on Aug 28, 2013 9:14:05 GMT -9
Did we suddenly become massively popular? The ads are back...
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 28, 2013 10:10:56 GMT -9
Did we suddenly become massively popular? The ads are back... Unfortunately the secret is out and we've become popular. Once we become boring again the ads will disappear. The curse of fame.
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Post by WackyAnne on Aug 28, 2013 14:46:06 GMT -9
Did we suddenly become massively popular? The ads are back... Unfortunately the secret is out and we've become popular. Once we become boring again the ads will disappear. The curse of fame. How much does it cost to upgrade? I'm not concerned about the ads, but wasn't there also previously the option to host images or something? If we knew the options & costs, some of us may want to pitch in and help enhance the features for the community
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Post by wyvern on Aug 29, 2013 2:01:47 GMT -9
Unfortunately the secret is out and we've become popular. Pretty impressive in barely three weeks! If only we could bottle the secret of our success... Once we become boring again the ads will disappear. So, never then
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Post by wyvern on Sept 1, 2013 5:10:53 GMT -9
And suddenly the ads have vanished again! Is it an end of the month thing, or was there something in the security warnings I was getting here yesterday (Shoutbox) that's been struck hard and repeatedly with a large mallet since?
Happy to report no fresh security alerts here today, certainly (so far...).
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Post by squirmydad on Sept 1, 2013 6:57:36 GMT -9
Haven't seen any security alerts, but the ads counter restarts at the beginning of the month. Once traffic gets really high they'll be back.
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