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Rand wrote: December 24th, 2024, 10:08
I don't mind the occasional ad.
Maybe If you were to roll them in scale to the number of posts, taking into account the number of characters in the posts (and diligently delete spam), and cap it so that after, say 100 posts there is no more threshold at all?
Small ads in the top banner are pretty unobtrusive anyway.
Absolutely no ads for actual users of the site.
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I don't care about ads because I never disable my adblock.
rusty_shackleford wrote: December 24th, 2024, 01:54
Anything that gets in the way of bullying lurkers into signing up will be removed.
I do think, however, that any lurker that was fucking stupid enough to not use an adblock would've been a detriment to the forum and should be run off.
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Early evidence suggests the bullying of guests into signing up is working. :pipe-hat:
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Can I donate for you to run more ads?
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Anyone browsing the Internet without an adblocker is only asking for it.
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Nooneatall wrote: December 28th, 2024, 03:50
Can I donate for you to run more ads?
Maybe pay for a limited time custom banner message? :)
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How much to buy an ad @rusty_shackleford
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Nooneatall wrote: December 28th, 2024, 14:24
How much to buy an ad @rusty_shackleford
For you, my friend, I will increase the rate of ads for free.
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There we go. Maximum ads.
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How RPGHQ looks for the unwashed peoples:

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Nooneatall wrote: December 28th, 2024, 14:24
How much to buy an ad @rusty_shackleford
Hehe, paypig quite fitting, there.
<3
rusty_shackleford wrote: December 28th, 2024, 14:32
There we go. Maximum ads.Selection_020.webp
Now wham that last badboy slider all the way down and it'll look like a 90s geocities page. (Presumably left is less).
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BobT wrote: December 28th, 2024, 15:13
Nooneatall wrote: December 28th, 2024, 14:24
How much to buy an ad @rusty_shackleford
Hehe, paypig quite fitting, there.
<3
rusty_shackleford wrote: December 28th, 2024, 14:32
There we go. Maximum ads.Selection_020.webp
Now wham that last badboy slider all the way down and it'll look like a 90s geocities page. (Presumably left is less).
I'm reallocating the tax payers money to a more worthwhile endeavor
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we've seen about a 30% increase in organic traffic since ads were enabled, as I guessed Google favors sites that it runs ads on.
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Rand wrote: December 24th, 2024, 10:08
I don't mind the occasional ad.
Maybe If you were to roll them in scale to the number of posts, taking into account the number of characters in the posts (and diligently delete spam), and cap it so that after, say 100 posts there is no more threshold at all?
Small ads in the top banner are pretty unobtrusive anyway.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: December 31st, 2024, 23:35
we've seen about a 30% increase in organic traffic since ads were enabled, as I guessed Google favors sites that it runs ads on.
Whatever works!
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Jordy wrote: December 31st, 2024, 23:37
Rand wrote: December 24th, 2024, 10:08
I don't mind the occasional ad.
Maybe If you were to roll them in scale to the number of posts, taking into account the number of characters in the posts (and diligently delete spam), and cap it so that after, say 100 posts there is no more threshold at all?
Small ads in the top banner are pretty unobtrusive anyway.
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You have 1800 posts.
Only people with fewer than 100 would see them at all.
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Rand wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:10
Jordy wrote: December 31st, 2024, 23:37
Rand wrote: December 24th, 2024, 10:08
I don't mind the occasional ad.
Maybe If you were to roll them in scale to the number of posts, taking into account the number of characters in the posts (and diligently delete spam), and cap it so that after, say 100 posts there is no more threshold at all?
Small ads in the top banner are pretty unobtrusive anyway.
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You have 1800 posts.
Only people with fewer than 100 would see them at all.
I tend to be against evil even if it doesn't affect me.

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Rand wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:10
You have 1800 posts.
Only people with fewer than 100 would see them at all.
Jordy wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:13
I tend to be against evil even if it doesn't affect me.
It's intended to monetize the hate-lurkers.
Redditors, and such.
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Rand wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:16
Rand wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:10
You have 1800 posts.
Only people with fewer than 100 would see them at all.
Jordy wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:13
I tend to be against evil even if it doesn't affect me.
It's intended to monetize the hate-lurkers.
Redditors, and such.
Yeah no qualms from me.
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How much did this impact page latency and size?
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J1M wrote: January 1st, 2025, 00:57
How much did this impact page latency and size?
For guests: Latency is technically down because I ended up disabling some scripts for guests.
For members: nothing, the ad code is never included if you're logged in.
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adjews wanted us to censor the site, told them to eat shit, ads disabled for everyone
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Thank God maybe there will be slightly less new brown users every day now
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 19:09
adjews wanted us to censor the site
Please elaborate. I find this interesting and potentially amusing.
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Rand wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:28
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 19:09
adjews wanted us to censor the site
Please elaborate. I find this interesting and potentially amusing.
Just told we did a hatespeecherino and had to remove it
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:29
Just told we did a hatespeecherino and had to remove it
What absolute kike nigger twats.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:29
Rand wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:28
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 19:09
adjews wanted us to censor the site
Please elaborate. I find this interesting and potentially amusing.
Just told we did a hatespeecherino and had to remove it
How did they let you know what the offensive content was - show you the single post on this board they thought was okay?
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Acrux wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:52
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:29
Rand wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:28

Please elaborate. I find this interesting and potentially amusing.
Just told we did a hatespeecherino and had to remove it
How did they let you know what the offensive content was - show you the single post on this board they thought was okay?
Linked to a page with content they deemed offensive
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:56
Acrux wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:52
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 22nd, 2025, 20:29


Just told we did a hatespeecherino and had to remove it
How did they let you know what the offensive content was - show you the single post on this board they thought was okay?
Linked to a page with content they deemed offensive
Only one page? :scratch:
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