Ads on Entmoot?

hectorberlioz · 02-01-2009, 06:41 PM

I'm sorry to see ads on Entmoot now. As a financial method of keeping this board alive, I'm perfectly fine with it. But still, being free from ads was so nice...

Can we at least not have them at the top of the page?

***Tessar*** · 02-01-2009, 06:49 PM

I thought we always had adds... or, at the very least, we used to have them... have they been brought back? My computer blocks them, I guess.

***Earniel*** · 02-01-2009, 07:18 PM

I remember having ads for a long time, but specific Tolkien-related ones, I don't think we had Google ads before or at least I can't remember. But I'm so used to tuning out those things, I hardly notice them nowadays.

Clearly, people aren't buying enough Entmoot-merchandise.

Just kidding, of course.

***Ben*** · 02-01-2009, 09:40 PM

Yeah, it's been a long time since I got any kind of revenue from the site. The Tolkien-specific ads dried up a few years ago, so it's been all costs. Now that I'm living on my own, I figured it was time to look into ads again.

This program sounded promising so I am trying it out. The ads seem unobtrusive enough.

inked · 02-01-2009, 10:31 PM

I've never seen ads on the 'Moot, but these are unobtrusive even at the top, IMHO. I also have never seen a "Support the 'MOOT!"" drive nor 'moocherdise.
Boy, do I feel like a newbie!

**Mari** · 02-02-2009, 05:32 AM

As long as we stay IMVU-ad free, I'm fine with any ads. I've never seen more horrible ads than the IMVU ones... *shudders*

Ben, I hope this helps out in the cost

**Nurvingiel** · 02-02-2009, 05:35 AM

Yeah, I love having this board around! Hopefully the ads help you pay most of the server costs. Banner ads like we have now are pretty normal.

***Earniel*** · 02-02-2009, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inked

I've never seen ads on the 'Moot, but these are unobtrusive even at the top, IMHO. I also have never seen a "Support the 'MOOT!"" drive nor 'moocherdise.

Moo!

***Jonathan*** · 02-02-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Moo!

Everyone should know I strongly recommend the classic American-made thong.

hectorberlioz · 02-02-2009, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Everyone should know I strongly recommend the classic American-made thong.

So far, I only know one person who bought that ((Earniel)).

***Earniel*** · 02-02-2009, 02:56 PM

What, you mean you never received yours?

hectorberlioz · 02-02-2009, 05:51 PM

Not yet, no

inked · 02-02-2009, 07:58 PM

Earniel, so happy to have a link to 'Mootcherdise! Rest easy, however, I am NOT buying the thong even though the "American Made" labelling is a real ..umm.. attention getter. Since I deal with "American-made" results for thong wearing (well, initially, at least) my view is rather jaundiced - and you would not believe who wears those things: just let me say that more of 'em are walking around WalMart than you care to imagine!

HectorBerlioz, just stop while you are ahead.

I'm partial to the green Entmoot Tee. Do I get a carbon-offset to ease my guilty conscience if I buy one and wear it on St Patrick's day whilst drinking green Entdrafts?

***Earniel*** · 02-03-2009, 09:23 AM

Treebeard says you may be required to plant a tree for that, hoom.

hectorberlioz · 02-03-2009, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Treebears says you may be required to plant a tree for that, hoom.

I simply am at a loss for words.

**Mari** · 02-04-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Not yet, no

Where's Evil Santa when you need him? >_<

Are these ads geared towards what we write by the way? On my other forum, in threads about religion, ads on Hebrew will pop up etc.

***Earniel*** · 02-04-2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Are these ads geared towards what we write by the way? On my other forum, in threads about religion, ads on Hebrew will pop up etc.

Some of them definitely appears to be that way . But there seem to be 'generic' ads in the mix too.

brownjenkins · 02-04-2009, 08:11 PM

We should all donate a bit to help pay the costs of keeping things running.

How much does it run you?

hectorberlioz · 02-04-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownjenkins

We should all donate a bit to help pay the costs of keeping things running.

How much does it run you?

I thought about this too. I would do my bit to keep it going. Though I couldn't really promise something this season...

***Jonathan*** · 02-05-2009, 02:43 AM

How much do the ads generate, as compared to the total costs of running the site? Not enough to cover it?

02-01-2009, 06:41 PM	#1
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Ads on Entmoot? I'm sorry to see ads on Entmoot now. As a financial method of keeping this board alive, I'm perfectly fine with it. But still, being free from ads was so nice... Can we at least not have them at the top of the page? __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

02-01-2009, 07:18 PM	#3
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I remember having ads for a long time, but specific Tolkien-related ones, I don't think we had Google ads before or at least I can't remember. But I'm so used to tuning out those things, I hardly notice them nowadays. Clearly, people aren't buying enough Entmoot-merchandise. Just kidding, of course. __________________ We are not things.

02-01-2009, 09:40 PM	#4
*Ben* Retired Ent Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 60,631	Yeah, it's been a long time since I got any kind of revenue from the site. The Tolkien-specific ads dried up a few years ago, so it's been all costs. Now that I'm living on my own, I figured it was time to look into ads again. This program sounded promising so I am trying it out. The ads seem unobtrusive enough. __________________ ---Ben formerly known in the forums as bmilder Owner of The Tolkien Trail and Entmoot. Buy Entmoot shirts and mugs!

02-01-2009, 10:31 PM	#5
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	I've never seen ads on the 'Moot, but these are unobtrusive even at the top, IMHO. I also have never seen a "Support the 'MOOT!"" drive nor 'moocherdise. Boy, do I feel like a newbie! __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

02-02-2009, 05:32 AM	#6
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	As long as we stay IMVU-ad free, I'm fine with any ads. I've never seen more horrible ads than the IMVU ones... shudders Ben, I hope this helps out in the cost __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-01-2009, 06:49 PM	#2
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I thought we always had adds... or, at the very least, we used to have them... have they been brought back? My computer blocks them, I guess.

02-02-2009, 02:56 PM	#11
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	What, you mean you never received yours? __________________ We are not things.

02-02-2009, 05:51 PM	#12
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Not yet, no __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 02-02-2009 at 09:41 PM.

02-02-2009, 07:58 PM	#13
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Earniel, so happy to have a link to 'Mootcherdise! Rest easy, however, I am NOT buying the thong even though the "American Made" labelling is a real ..umm.. attention getter. Since I deal with "American-made" results for thong wearing (well, initially, at least) my view is rather jaundiced - and you would not believe who wears those things: just let me say that more of 'em are walking around WalMart than you care to imagine! HectorBerlioz, just stop while you are ahead. I'm partial to the green Entmoot Tee. Do I get a carbon-offset to ease my guilty conscience if I buy one and wear it on St Patrick's day whilst drinking green Entdrafts? __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

02-03-2009, 09:23 AM	#14
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Treebeard says you may be required to plant a tree for that, hoom. __________________ We are not things.

02-04-2009, 08:11 PM	#18
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	We should all donate a bit to help pay the costs of keeping things running. How much does it run you? __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

02-05-2009, 02:43 AM	#20
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	How much do the ads generate, as compared to the total costs of running the site? Not enough to cover it? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

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