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Post by dankreider » Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:58 pm

This is copied from the General section...

I don't know how much it costs to run the forums, or who foots the bill, but I have a feeling that enough of us might be willing to donate on an annual basis to fund the forum without advertisements. Do an annual donation fundraiser, similar to Wikipedia. I can't imagine the ads bring in that much revenue anyways. Although I understand why they're used, it would be wonderful to get rid of them.

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Post by miker » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:50 pm

Personally, I overlook the ads completely. Being at the bottom of the page, they just don't impinge on my conciousness!
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Post by zuill » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:56 pm

They aren't just at the bottom of the page. They are interspersed between posts. It does make it hard to read the posts. But, it does pay for the space.

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Post by miker » Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:34 pm

I use adblock, as well.
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Post by Graeme Gilmore » Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:19 am

I find I just don't notice the ads. I also have AdBlock but turned it off for this site since a blocked ad usually does not provide revenue to the site.

After writing the above, I realized I'm not really sure if just having me see the ad provides revenue to the site or whether I have to click the ad or whether I have to actually buy something. If clicking the ad is needed, I would be willing to do that from time to time as a thank you for having this Forum available.
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Post by motet » Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:12 pm

Don't mind the ads.

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