You do understand that they have to make money somehow, right? At one time there was a Stratics Plus program where you could make a monetary contribution and would not see the ads and would have access to additional info/forums. I was a member and loved the program. Since it is no longer available (At least I don't think it is) I live with the ads. They are no different than MSN, Google, Yahoo, AOL and "insert site name/info service here."There is a plugin over at firefox called "Adblock Plus" Any website such as this that has adverts, it blocks the code completely, you never EVER see adverts on any website. To me, it is stupid for a message board to have adverts. I honestly didnt even know Stratics had adverts till this post, that is how good this plugin is.
Adblock Plus is the name. I suggest getting it.
You know a web site can be hosted for $6 a month right? And coding for php is easy, especially vboard, it comes pre-setup. I know this because I run a few web sites. Oh and no ads.You do understand that they have to make money somehow, right? At one time there was a Stratics Plus program where you could make a monetary contribution and would not see the ads and would have access to additional info/forums. I was a member and loved the program. Since it is no longer available (At least I don't think it is) I live with the ads. They are no different than MSN, Google, Yahoo, AOL and "insert site name/info service here."
To me it is almost like you are admitting to "stealing" the services Stratics provides?
(Yes I know the plugin is legal and as of this post I am not aware of anything in the ROC/TOS that speaks to this I am just sharing my opinion on the matter)
Time for a little education.You do understand that they have to make money somehow, right? At one time there was a Stratics Plus program where you could make a monetary contribution and would not see the ads and would have access to additional info/forums. I was a member and loved the program. Since it is no longer available (At least I don't think it is) I live with the ads. They are no different than MSN, Google, Yahoo, AOL and "insert site name/info service here."
To me it is almost like you are admitting to "stealing" the services Stratics provides?![]()
Ohhhh more time for education.You know a web site can be hosted for $6 a month right? And coding for php is easy, especially vboard, it comes pre-setup. I know this because I run a few web sites. Oh and no ads.
And yahoo, msn, myspace, facebook, ect, I dont see ads there either. I dont like to see ads, this plugin is perfect for me. If I wanna shop for something, I know where I want to shop, if I dont, as you said, Google. Not stealing anything, everything on stratics can be found on uoguide, minus the message boards and no ads, at least I think there is no ads lol. There is usually a very small area with a small tab that blends in that says ad blocked. If I click that tab it gives me the option to show the ad, one time, all the time ect.
Actually it's database table size that's gonna be the real issue with a site like Stratics, the Forums alone are huge I'm sure. I pay $7 a month for web space that includes unlimited bandwidth and data transfer, about 150GB of hard drive space, but I'm limited on Database size to 100MB. I know my Guilds Forums are using about 4MB for about 2000 posts, so I can imagine what Stratics is using up for a DB.Ohhhh more time for education.
Simple Web sites that don't require a lot of databases, VBB, etc. can be run for $6 a month. If you have a site that uses a lot of bandwidth, space, etc., you have to pay significantly more.
It costs even more when you own your servers, have them in a data center, because then you have to rent the data center space, and pay for someone to maintain them (There's a lot of maintence that would need to be done for sites like this and other MMO sites). Then, you also have to pay a significant amount per month for backup.
So yes, you could have a Web site for $6 a month, but with a site like stratics, bandwidth would be used in such a short amount of time, you'd end up paying more out the rear to pay for additional bandwidth.
And now you know and knowing is half the battle. Go Joe!
Thank you for the education. My professional experiences is with sites hosted at Data Centers not maintained by myself. I have zero experience with ad generated revenue or how it works other than what I see on the sites I personally frequent.Time for a little education.
All Adblock does is prevent you from seeing the Ad. Stratics still gets the CPM (which translates to credit per impression), you just don't see the ad. Meaning they still get the money.
So no, you're wrong.
Do you have a source for this?Time for a little education.
All Adblock does is prevent you from seeing the Ad. Stratics still gets the CPM (which translates to credit per impression), you just don't see the ad. Meaning they still get the money.
So no, you're wrong.
That's rare! someone says "No offense" and then doesn't go on to actually be offensive.And, no offense Kiminality...
I always knew cosplay would be the death of me...our network caught a virus from a flash file as I opened stratics.
flash name was cosplay.swf
this was using IE
(using firefox now)
Lorddog
Thanks for the reference.While we're on the subject of adblocking ...
Some people just don't like being bombarded with ads for junk they will never buy / activities they will never participate in. Many people believe this world is already filled to the brim with advertising and don't care to see it when they are relaxing on their computer.
I know why ads exist on sites: I have used them for my own blogs/sites in the past. However, if it is a service I am offering for free and I find out someone is blocking my ads, I will not get upset: I block the ads of others sites.
You can't steal something that is free. An no one is forcing us to look at ads. I just wish I could block them in the real world.
With that said, I give another vote for Adblock Plus.