Big Bold Text Ads? UGH
 

Why are there now big bold text ads for the game in question when viewing a forum? This is overkill... One of the great things about this forum is that, unlike big sites, it is not bombarded with ads... Lets not ruin the atmosphere please... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif

And the worst part is that it is in the area where forum announcements are made, so I was suckered into reading it... really shady...

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Adblock extension comes in handy, but I have yet to see the text ads...

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In large, bold font...

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I asked you to move it to a new thread so that the topic that was being discussed would not be derailed...

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Are you talking about the short single line of bold text right below the banner that says "Buy (gamename) here" and has a link to the order page? If so you really have a chronically low tolerance for this stuff. Do you complain about all the labels on the cans at the grocery store too? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

I wouldn't even call this an ad. It's just a conveinent link to the order page. This isn't a free site like spaceempire.net, they are trying to run a business here.

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Right. The subject of "why move things around" which led to comments of "I dont ever look at anything but this forum" which led to me commenting on in-forum ads.

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It is big, ugly, and annoying. The same purpose would be served by integrating such links into the forum design, such as next to the Game Room link. Sticking it up at the top is not a good design implementation...

And yes, I do have a chronically low tolerance for spam/advertisments...

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Oh geez - 14 pt single line text below the banner that is not even visible most of the time? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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A prettier font couldn't hurt, but wow, man. You are hypersensitive.