Advertisements

If you haven't noticed yet, we've introduced non-intrusive advertisements. As of posting this, we have two default ad locations - one ad between the first post of a thread and the following posts (posted by "Adbot"), and one on the Homepage, which is not visible to registered users. You will not see these ads if you have any sort of adblocking software installed, and I will not try to circumvent those blocks, but please consider disabling it for LBPCentral. We work hard daily to keep the site running, and the more people that see the ads, the better.

We may introduce ads into one or two more places depending on results, but our goal is to be as non-annoying as possible. As with Donations, the revenue generated by the ads will go toward improving the site.

Please note: I realize many of you are very nice, and may consider a "click the ads" day (or something to that tune) in order to bring in more money. This will get our account with Google canceled. Google has advanced click tracking tools and is known for canceling accounts at the very instant there is a hint of fraud, so please do not organize anything of the sort. I won't deny you the ability to click once in a while, but don't go overboard - I can't give you solid numbers, but just exercise restraint.

The ads looks great and are, as you said, non-intrusive. I can see it now, a year from now... Community Spotlight #100. Highest voted level wins a $300 coupon at BestBuy. Oh yeah. ...Well, maybe not, but still, this'll be helping the site and community plenty. Just, behave, like Cartman said...

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As before, rock on, LBPCentral!

i noticed them maybe 5 mins before this post, and was like "... um ... i never even noticed ads til now... im an idiot..." >.>

i think they will do good for the site, but honestly, they are annoying me already XD it could be worse tho. at least theyre not in between every post and forum section

Meh, i don't mind ads, i can easly ignore them, so its cool, and besides, its to help the site , why would someone go against that? :)

Ya, I went back to an older thread and noticed some strange looking advertisements, that looked like they weren't ready. I just went back to the thread and they have the LBPC Adbot along with a working picture.

They are great, as they don't get in the way, so I have no problem with them. As long as it gives this awesome site more money, I'm happy with it! :)

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Originally Posted by aer0blue

The ads looks great and are, as you said, non-intrusive. I can see it now, a year from now... Community Spotlight #100. Highest voted level wins a $300 coupon at BestBuy. Oh yeah. ...Well, maybe not, but still, this'll be helping the site and community plenty. Just, behave, like Cartman said...

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As before, rock on, LBPCentral!

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Oh man would that be awesome or what. God dude why did you say that now it's stuck in my head...

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Originally Posted by gofurr360z

i noticed them maybe 5 mins before this post, and was like "... um ... i never even noticed ads til now... im an idiot..." >.>

i think they will do good for the site, but honestly, they are annoying me already XD it could be worse tho. at least theyre not in between every post and forum section

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I saw them a few minutes ago, at first I found them a bit weird, but after the first minute it's become normal, it's in a good spot, doesn't bother me one bit, because it only comes after the first post of every page. Basically, you'll probably get used to it.

I personally love the idea, and I can't wait to see how you'll implement this into making this site better, I would love to see actual prizes for contests.

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Originally Posted by Silverleon

why would someone go against that? :)

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oh, no, i have nothing against it (if you were implying that i did >.>)

i just think they look a bit out of place is all. but ill get used to it.

edit: darn you and your saying i'll get used to it before i posted D:

New update: Donators no longer see advertisements in any form, for as long as they are a donator. Donator info updated to reflect the change.

I wouldn't have realised them if you hadn't mention it ;)

It's a good way to get money for the site and I hope it gets put to good use :)

Yeh I like the ads.. theyre cool.. but i just bought donator :P

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Originally Posted by ConfusedCartman

New update: Donators no longer see advertisements in any form, for as long as they are a donator. Donator info updated to reflect the change.

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I like this, it might actually motivate me to donate, which I have been meaning to do...

Personally, I'm neutral towards them. But I don't have the ability to donate D:

Good work CC :) I use other forums with the same type of ads after the first post so I'm used to it anyway :)

Death to the LBPCentral Adbot! :p
Nah, they're in not-annoying places.

Awesome. Hope you earn a bit of money!

Actually I think IT IS intrusive. It's exactly like the worse place to put an ad.

Why not have one between the thread and the tool bar on top of every page?
You could also add another one at the bottom of every page, right after the last post.

If you want an example of what I mean, click here:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

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I'm inclined to agree, rather than having the Ads appear between posts, I'd love to see them outside of the threads.
Not a big deal though, either way, Not really bothered by them that much.

Yeh. I Personally think it would look alot more proffessional to have it that way. (+ More cash)

I actually think they would get ignored more that way. Between posts is probably better because people pay more attention to that part of the page.

But being at the top of the page is the first thing you see.. Plus.. when you scroll down you see another...

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Originally Posted by Morrinn3

I'm inclined to agree, rather than having the Ads appear between posts, I'd love to see them outside of the threads.
Not a big deal though, either way, Not really bothered by them that much.

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I agree, outside of threads would be better, but I'm not especially bothered by it the way it is.

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Originally Posted by ConfusedCartman

New update: Donators no longer see advertisements in any form, for as long as they are a donator. Donator info updated to reflect the change.

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I'm still seeing them in the threads. (and my green dot is MIA?)

Ooh.. maybe it's CC's fault.. he edited me in earlier and he may of misclicked..

If these are the only ads that would be fine, I was hoping the donation would be enough to prevent these but these ads arn't annoying at all. Hopefully we can keep it at this. Do you get paid for having them AND if people click or just if people click

Ye... I don't see these ads as a problem. As long as it keeps lbpc going strong!

I agree that having one at the top and bottom of the posting area would be nicer than in between 2 posts. They would be less inclined to get on peoples nerves.

Em... off topic-ish...... There's this new user posting lots of advertisement threads in the introduction area! >:O

I presume it has nothing to do with the new ads system, and that he will be banned soon yeah??? Its kinda scary, he's trying to promote his shoe company.... don't be silly.... Sackpeople don't need shoes.

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Originally Posted by Pitcard

[...]Em... off topic-ish...... There's this new user posting lots of advertisement threads in the introduction area! >:O

I presume it has nothing to do with the new ads system, and that he will be banned soon yeah??? Its kinda scary, he's trying to promote his shoe company.... don't be silly.... Sackpeople don't need shoes.

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He/She/It has been banned already (in all likelihood it was a spambot). I'm fairly confident that CC doesn't want the forums to be flooded with advertisement threads, so if you see something like that, just hit the little "Report" icon in the corner and report the post. A friendly neighborhood mod will take care of the rest. :)

Yep, fast in the action guys, man OR robot... he's behind bars now :D

He had already made 3 threads, with the exact same OP >_>......... what a silly spambot.

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Originally Posted by Pitcard

Yep, fast in the action guys, man OR robot... he's behind bars now :D

He had already made 3 threads, with the exact same OP >_>......... what a silly spambot.

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It was significantly more than that actually. I took the liberty of checking out the user's posts before confirming for myself that it was indeed a spambot and reporting it.

The mods here do an awesome job. :)

I just ignore them, as I ignore all advertisements that aren't related to what I may be interested in. Even if I might be interested, I don't trust internet advertisements at all.

A great addition to the site. The site will now be practically free to run if it all works out.

These ads don't annoy me one bit. Anyways it will help LBPC!:p

How does clicking on ads every so often benefit the site? (genuine question)

They get paid if people click them, and probably just for having them

Is there any way to get the content of the ads changed? I know they're different for each individual based on their address but mine seem to be contradicting site rules, such as:

[spoiler]http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/p...TIItSe4g3MAL9s[/spoiler]

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Originally Posted by Killian

Is there any way to get the content of the ads changed? I know they're different for each individual based on their address but mine seem to be contradicting site rules, such as:

[spoiler]http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/p...TIItSe4g3MAL9s[/spoiler]

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Hahaha... I think thats specially there for you Kill, I haven't seen that one and I live right next to you >_>

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Originally Posted by RangerZero

Actually I think IT IS intrusive. It's exactly like the worse place to put an ad.

Why not have one between the thread and the tool bar on top of every page?
You could also add another one at the bottom of every page, right after the last post.

If you want an example of what I mean, click here:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

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We did some rethinking, and along with the fact that the adbot screwed up AJAX in some cases, it did get a little annoying. Now, there's at least one on every page - one between the header and the navbar, and in the case of being in the Forum Index, one in the footer. Over the next few weeks, we'll be experimenting with placement to see which setup brings in the most revenue, but overall we'll avoid overly intrusive locations.

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Originally Posted by Morgana25

I'm still seeing them in the threads. (and my green dot is MIA?)

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That's been fixed. Also, it's one or the other - since you're a distinguished user, the Donator markup is overridden. You may revert to the Donator display if you'd like, but the red username would be lost in the process.

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Originally Posted by Hamsalad

If these are the only ads that would be fine, I was hoping the donation would be enough to prevent these but these ads arn't annoying at all. Hopefully we can keep it at this. Do you get paid for having them AND if people click or just if people click

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Well, we won't be offsetting server fees any time soon, but we will be using this money for prizes and other fun things for the site. Donations are great for users who can willingly contribute - for those who are unable or unwilling, the ads will help give back some money to the community.

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Originally Posted by Pinchanzee

How does clicking on ads every so often benefit the site? (genuine question)

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Here's how the system works:

1. An advertisement agency signs up for Google's AdWords program.
2. Google approves the agency and begins "serving", or displaying, those ads through their own AdSense program.
3. Google tracks the number of clicks and number of views for that ad, and pays each "Publisher" (like myself) depending on either a) number of clicks on their ad or b) number of times the ad is seen 1000 times. Whether option a) or b) is used depends on the advertiser's preference.
4. Google then bills the advertisement agency for the amount handed out, plus a certain percentage (so Google can keep this service free).

I can't post statistics on our site's own performance in AdSense, as it is against the Google AdSense TOS, but I can say that clicks pay more than 1000 views in most cases. Feel free to click if you'd like - it benefits the site, and as long as you don't spam us with clicks, we shouldn't have a problem with Google.

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Originally Posted by ConfusedCartman

That's been fixed. Also, it's one or the other - since you're a distinguished user, the Donator markup is overridden. You may revert to the Donator display if you'd like, but the red username would be lost in the process.

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Oh - then don't worry about it - Red is prettier :) Thanks for letting me know.

yay more money earned for the owners!!!
And i was in need of some car insurance right about now!!! :p

Anyways there cool i guess if they help you :)

i see the ads are at the top of the page now, rather than in between posts. i like it :]

Yeah I prefer the ads how the yare now, no more scrolling past them..... infact I think I need a server banner ad.....*click*