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Ivory Norwind

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What a shame! :grrr:
Like all the stupid forums on the web.
But we pay for all.
Now why do we have to see the banner??? :gun:
 

Kri

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If it really bothers you use Adblock (assuming you're using chrome or firefox which you really should be ;))
Adblock Plus
 

Amber Moon

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nope, not gonna install another piece of software for one website. I'll be spending less time here.
 

hen

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Won't be buying anything that pops up on my screen like that.
 

Ivory Norwind

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Why I have to install a new program to block the popup?
It is a matter of principle
It's EA that have not to make sordid banner.
We pay so no publicity banner.
Another time: SHAME!!!
 

Cirno

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Why I have to install a new program to block the popup?
It is a matter of principle
It's EA that have not to make sordid banner.
We pay so no publicity banner.
Another time: SHAME!!!
These forums are not run by EA, and neither Stratics nor TGN receive any money from them to cover any costs.
 

Black Sun

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What a shame! :grrr:
Like all the stupid forums on the web.
But we pay for all.
Now why do we have to see the banner??? :gun:
Ivory, EA does not give Stratics any money to maintain these forums. Stratics is supported by those ads, not subscriptions paid by players. If UO were to close tomorrow, Stratics could and would keep going. Stratics and EA are not the same people.

Yes, its very annoying, but without ads Stratics wouldn't be able to keep running. Personally I'm just going install an ad blocker and enjoy surfing the web without annoying ads and popups.
 

Storm

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It amazes me that people keep thinking this!
 

Nimuaq

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It amazes me that people keep thinking this!
It is not that odd if you think about it. This is the only place developers interact with players and it is more up-to-date than the official website (about 2 years more).
 

Black Sun

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It is not that odd if you think about it. This is the only place developers interact with players and it is more up-to-date than the official website (about 2 years more).
It's not the only place, but it's the more well known and higher traffic place.
 

Flutter

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We pay so no publicity banner.
Another time: SHAME!!!
You do not pay for Stratics.
Stratics is run for free. By volunteers. These people do not get paid to put information here or run these forums.
You don't like to look at the ads that keep this place running? Block them. Otherwise quit pancakes and say thank you.
 
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olduofan

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AdBlock works miracles ... FF + AB = Winning!
this is all you need to do and if you feel the need to take a stand against stratics thats your prerogative but it works on other webs site as well you mite be inclined to to browse on . I see add-block as a need for all web surfing not because stratics is a fault for advertising (that would be kinda lame imo)
 

Cirno

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You do not pay for Stratics.
Stratics is run for free. By volunteers. These people do not get paid to put information here or run these forums.
This is the truth.

I would hug you, but the whip scares me a little.
 

MalagAste

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*Quirks a brow*......

I see nothing. Thanks to FireFox and Ad Block..... yeah.....
 

hen

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Doesn't the owner of stratics make money from the ads? There were already three on every page, how many can we fit in?
 
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olduofan

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Doesn't the owner of stratics make money from the ads? There were already three on every page, how many can we fit in?
is this a multiple choice question ?

my first guess would be popcorn:popcorn:
 

puni666

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It's just one more mouse click. Since we all play an online game I don't see one more click that inconveniencing...


Now put a timer on closing ad's and we'll have an argument!
 
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Capn Kranky

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AB blocks any ads on any site unless you specify exceptions. Popups, popunders and banners ... all gone unless I say so. And it is a plugin easily obtained for FF and regularly updated.
 

Tanivar

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Sad thing is, for every 100,000 people the dang in-your-way advertisments irritate the living tar out of, one person buys the product. The company makes many sales at that ratio and is happy.

The 999,999 of the rest of us just think colorful thoughts about the companies. :twak:
 

RaDian FlGith

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You know... personally, I think Firefox developers should be shot for introducing AdBlock.

Sites that people use for free, and they still pancake and moan about having to be inconvenienced by ads.

Seriously...
 

PsychoKinetic

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I wasn't having much of a problem with the ads - until they became intrusive.

So yeah, come here much less -or- FireFox and adblocker.
 
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FishinFool

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This site is run for-profit by the owner, always has been.

The people who keep it up are the rubes. They keep the money flowing for nothing.

It's just another host to zero out in my hosts file.
 

Dermott of LS

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...

I wasn't having much of a problem with the ads - until they became intrusive.

The problem for me is that I reached this point YEARS ago when the ads were flashing migraine inducers, or they would break the browser I was using functionally (Netscape at the time), or they would time out and not allow the rest of the page to load.

Thus Firefox + ABP (as well as several other blockers, but that has more to do with the web at large and not just Stratics).
 
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Woodsman

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You know... personally, I think Firefox developers should be shot for introducing AdBlock.

Sites that people use for free, and they still pancake and moan about having to be inconvenienced by ads.

Seriously...
Have you ever tried to deal with the crappy Flash ads on a slow connection or slow computer?

I doubt anybody would complain if the ads were not Flash based and were actually relevant.

As for people who work on Stratics, Stratics is hiring:

TGN Stratics Network Seeking Managing Editors | TGN Stratics communities
 
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Sevin0oo0

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just another host to zero out in my hosts file.
I've tried that in the past until the hosts got so big it dampened my surfing experience.
I'm now thinking Spyware Blaster (passive), make it a permissions/zone thing, plus customizable active-x filters. they say it's faster than a hosts. Free. Meanwhile, I'll just move my browser window down to cover when I'm gonna be reading awhile.
 

Flutter

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This site is run for-profit by the owner, always has been.
Of course, but the people that have to deal with the complaining here at user level are not being paid. Nor are any of us paying anything to use the site.
Add those two things together and you end up with people pancakes and moaning over things that no one here can do anything about.
Unless you want to start paying to use the site, just deal with the ads. There are ways to fix it so that you never even have to see them, but it has to be on the user-end.

We are getting something for free here. If it's too much to download another free program, browser or add-on in order to "turn off" something you don't want to see on a free-to-use site, then who's really to blame here?
 
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Fayled Dhreams

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This site is run for-profit by the owner, always has been.

The people who keep it up are the rubes. They keep the money flowing for nothing.

It's just another host to zero out in my hosts file.
whoa! score quatloo for da foo!

Stratics.com Site Info
:)thumbsup: Stratics appeals more to users who are under the age of 35; its audience also tends to consist of low-income, childless men browsing from home who have no postgraduate education. {Average Load Time for Stratics.com Very Slow (4.011 Seconds), 91% of sites are faster.} )

Stratics.com is worth $358.789,90
 

Lorddog

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not sure what that means when it seems they have the . and , backwards
$358.789,90 = $358,789.90 ?

anyhow - just started getting these new intrusive ad's at the bottom of the screen and they are already on top and sides.
very very annoying.

but i will make sure i click them enough times to make them want to add more ! muhahahahahahha
 

RaDian FlGith

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Have you ever tried to deal with the crappy Flash ads on a slow connection or slow computer?
Yes... At school our network is slow due to overuse and our computers are standard fare -- unlike my screaming fast system at home with my 50 megabit connection.

Doesn't matter. If I use a site that has information I want, I don't get in the way of them trying to make money for a service they are providing to me that I pay absolutely nothing for.

I doubt anybody would complain if the ads were not Flash based and were actually relevant.
You clearly haven't met 99% of the users of Stratics then.

Yes... I don't believe I've indicated that no one makes any money at Stratics. I said that I use it for free.

I mean, you know, if someone gave me a car for free and all it cost me was having their stupid advertisement on it, it'd be a benefit to me. Oh, hey... there's actually companies out there that do that.

Blocking the ads is essentially cheating the owners of the site out of revenue. That revenue goes to pay server bills, some paychecks, and so forth. You know, some of the stuff that continues to make the site available for use.
 

RaDian FlGith

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...its audience also tends to consist of low-income, childless men browsing from home who have no postgraduate education...
And suddenly I understand why I have so much trouble communicating effectively with the majority of the audience here.

And why every date I've ever had with a "female" Stratics user has ended up with me in the corner of a wet shower, crying, scrubbing myself with Brillo pads.
 

Taylor

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MEs do not earn revenue from Stratics forums, nor do I, nor do the forum administrators.

I'm not privy to who is earning what at the moment, but I can tell you how much I make: $0/hr.

Lastly, I can tell you that nobody gets rich running forums. For more info, see www.theadminzone.com.
 

RaDian FlGith

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I'm not privy to who is earning what at the moment, but I can tell you how much I make: $0/hr.
If you ask me, you've got the short end of the stick if you're the Director of Content, but aren't being paid, while the portal MEs are getting paid. Just my opinion though. ;)
 
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StaticOnAtlantic

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Its simple, You click close or you deal with it, People have to make money some how. To run this is not free. Welcome to the capitalist society.
 

Black Sun

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Ok, I think we've taken this about as far as we can.
Move along, nothing to see here.
 

Petra Fyde

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Just one small FYI from me.
This portal ME earns $0 but vast quantities of grief, complaint and insulting private messages. I put up with that, and the ads, because I want Stratics to continue to exist. No revenue is received from adblocked ads.

For the popup ad, if you don't want to use adblock, just click on 'close' on the ad, bottom right.
 
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