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Admin

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 08:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What's with these ads? There is only advertising on the static pages, like the Links page and contact page and the main Index page. Right now there is no advertising within the discussion board, but this could change.

These ads were originally just a banner at the top, but I've since added what is called an "In-vue" ad to the main index.html page only. It is kind of like a pop-up, but only appears when you first arrive at that page, and it only appears once every 12 hours. So if you come to the TVCH via the main index page 25 times in 12 hour period, that invue ad will appear once.

Why does the TVCH need advertising? Because it generates a bit of income to help things go. Yes, the odd person contributes $5 here and there, but until the day comes (and I don't believe the day will ever come) that I either win the lottery or everyone sends $5, the ads are needed.

What are the TVCH expenses you ask? Domain name registration, email and domain hosting, software registration, hardware and other similar things.

Do I need to send in $5? No, unless you want to. There are no dues or fees to be a member of the TVCH. It's a free site! I hope we can keep it this way forever!

Thanks for dropping by...love ya all!

Bigd

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Let me also say to the "powers that be" at TVCH - even if there was advertising, pop-ups, or banners - I WOULD COME HERE ANYWAY!!!!! I love this place. I am going to send my $5 now, I always meant to do it, just forgot. Any yes, I know you weren't asking, I just know how valuable this place is to me and $5 is the very least I could do!!!!! Y A Y T V C H!!!! Long may it live!!!

Bobbie_552001

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
All of them are a pain...but the ones you have to chase across the screen to get at and delete....grrrrr

Heyltslori

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 10:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Did Admin just call me odd?

IMO a popup here and there is a small price to pay for such a wonderful site. Thanks to Admin and to all of our wonderful mods who make TVCH such a great place!

Admin

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 10:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you for your patience, understanding, and kind words. Again, not to sound like a broken record, but the moderators (that's a terrible word, they should be called Captains or something) keep unwanted posts away, do daily archiving and moving of large threads and keep things going. They are the Gods of the TVCH, in my humble opinion. Have you hugged your mod today!? :)

Chai

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, there is one flashing banner ad that I find partiuclarly annoying, but since I know that it helps pay for this site, I'm more than willing to put up with it, and what's more, I won't reveal which ad it is that bugs me so much, since I wouldn't want to risk TVCH losing any sponsers.

This site actually is much better with ads than most other sites I've visited.

Y'all do a fantastic job making TVCH a fun experience for all!

Melfie1222

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 09:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been most annoyed by the pop-up that advertises something that will block pop-ups, just like it irritates me when I get a spam email advertising something that will block spam, or when I get a phone call from a telemarketer trying to sell me something that will block telemarketing calls.

I agree with Chai that this site is way better than a lot of others... I don't mind the little banner as I've only seen it on the home page, and I only spend about a second there. I am on AOL and they have a really good pop-up blocker now.

Vali

Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have to put in my two cents on this... Before I got my pop-up blocker, the ad I got the most frequently was for that little hidden camera that they advertise to 'monitor your kids, garage' etc. but have a picture of a scantily-clad woman on it. Now come on, what do you think they expect you to do with it?

BTW, the blocker I use is Pop-Up Blocker from PanicWare, free from CNET.com. It's amazing how many ads it blocks.

Admin

Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 10:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I hate banners, pop-ups, pop-unders and everything between too! Unfortunately, putting a website on the internet is not free and the adverts help compensate a bit. It's the reality of the internet.

I think some sites go way overboard, and I try to avoid those sites. I think what we have going is very tasteful. For those of you that remember, we had banners on every single page of the TV Clubhouse during our first year as part of our relationship with Bomis, and we all survived to tell about it! :)

Sasman

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 09:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I also use Pop-Up-Blocker from PanicWare; I love the sound effects that you can have when blocking - I use the sound of ricocheting bullets.

Vali

Monday, August 04, 2003 - 05:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the sound effects too--really gives you a great idea of how many you're not seeing!!