Why are all the words ads? I am upset!

PalmerTech · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:23 pm

Hey guys, you know that terrible, horrible thing that some sites do, where they turn all your words into links? Well... I am testing them. TESTING!

Not the same as keeping! I think I know a way to make them show up for just non-members, but I want to try site-wide first. A lot of you guys might have software that hides it anyways.

So yeah, feel free to Sega and complain about the linkwords here. I am listening, and I want your feedback. If the general consensus is bad, then they will go away.

Love you guys. <3

samjc3 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:43 pm

*throws up*

There has got to be a better way to make money for hosting. I mean, MR ecstasy, anyone?

Zero · **Joined:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:52 pm **Posts:** 2640

I guess adblock takes care of it for me, but still, those are pretty annoying ads usually. I would figure out how to make it apply only to guests, and then implement it.

Antome · **Joined:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:10 am **Posts:** 798

Should probably put a small disclaimer at the top of the site for guests if you do. Don't want do discourage lurkers.

bentomo · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:43 am

Antome wrote:

Don't want do discourage lurkers.

Never thought I'd hear that sentence.

But anyway that ad can get really annoying, but if there is a bright red disclaimer saying if you join they go away that might get more traffic to the site.

I still think the best way to get some more traffic is for everyone to remember to link to modretro in any mod videos they make, if they want to anyway.

Kyosho · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:31 am

I don't mind it, but is it possible to give those ad links a different look than normal links? Lots of places give them an underline or something to differentiate.

XCVG · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:09 am

Kyosho wrote:

I don't mind it, but is it possible to give those ad links a different look than normal links? Lots of places give them an underline or something to differentiate.

Seconded. If you can't do it to word ads, do it to the actual links. It's frustrating clicking on a link thinking it's related and important but it turns out to be an ad.

ShockSlayer · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:39 am

They are disgusting, invasive, detrimental, and the general consensus is bad.

I'd attmept to tweak them if I knew where they were, otherwise...

Removing ads...tomorrow. :palmer:

SS

PalmerTech · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:40 am

I have them at bare minimum right now, you will rarely see them. When someone says "eBay", for example, it will turn it into an affiliate link to eBay.com. If you hover over it, it will say "link added by Viglink".

ShockSlayer · **Posted:** Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:56 am

PalmerTech wrote:

If the general consensus is bad, then they will go away.

ShockSlayer wrote:

They are disgusting, invasive, detrimental, and the general consensus is bad.

Why are all the words ads? I am upset!

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