Ad-Free Apolyton: THE POLL

[alva]

You mean the 10% counts as 20% or 30%???

Me thinks you watched too many Window status's or progres bars...

[The Pioneer]

Would not mind paying for the site, although visits have been rather infrequent as of late. But I like the work these guys have done and if they need us we shall be there.

So long...

[flipside]

I'll happily pay a fee.
I am not bothered by pop-ups.
I think that ads in posts are ok as long as they do not obscure text. If they are in the same place, you soon ignore them.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by MarkG
an update

on deciding the benefits and prices, we're 50% done

on the technical side, we're 10% done(but a significant 10% )

Care to divulge a few hints?

[Potassium]

With the implementation of these wonderful new in-post banner ads, I'd like to ask that there be some kind of subscriber thing to get rid of them. Please. They're horribly distracting to the flow of things. Plus, it seems most people complaining about them are the ones that would pay to get rid of them.

[alva]

I'd like to ask that there be some kind of subscriber thing to get rid of them. Please.

YEp, they seem to be working

[MarkG]

I'd like to ask that there be some kind of subscriber thing to get rid of them

1) these ads are still EXPERIMENTAL. we've yet to decided what we'll do with them
2) it goes without saying that subscriber will see ZERO number of ads. nothing. nada. tipota (greek for "nothing")

[Gilgamensch]

That's just to make more people feel to pay for

They want us to really beg to pay

[MarkG]

Originally posted by alva

You mean the 10% counts as 20% or 30%???

Me thinks you watched too many Window status's or progres bars...

it was an attempt to give you an idea on what progress we have made....

[MarkG]

and in case you dont read the news in the about section (reminder: http://apolyton.net/about) the current idea for the google ads are to partially replace popups in one of the forum styles

[alva]

Also, as you might have noticed, we`re running a small experiment with Google ads

Erm yeah, I would say people have noticed.

[Solver]

So we will be able to choose a style without those goddamn Google ads? Nothing has annoyed me this much since the slow loading problems we had in spring of 2001.

[Locutus]

There're not too bad.

Of course, I browse 'Poly on 1600x1200, I have plenty of room on my screen anyway

[DrSpike]

If this is limited to some forum styles then it's fine. People can choose what kind of ads, or none when the new subscriber thing kicks in.

[Potassium]

Originally posted by alva
YEp, they seem to be working

I already said earlier in the thread that I would be willing to pay for a subscription to Poly