thaicbr Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) I to think that this is VERY INTRUSIVE. And i hope it stops soon. I do understand that THAIVISA/NATION NEWSPAPER are almost destitute but surely there must be a better way of earning money from sponsors. And I for one know how hard it is to get SOME SPONSORS to pay any money towards running events etc. Edited October 29, 2009 by thaicbr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I'm listening to you guys! Thansk for the feedback so far. As I said, we're considering going back to the old ads placements for logged in members, that means that you all will be happy. Just give us a few days to evaluate the results from this tests. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I'm listening to you guys! Thansk for the feedback so far.As I said, we're considering going back to the old ads placements for logged in members, that means that you all will be happy. Just give us a few days to evaluate the results from this tests. Cheers If this means that adds will still appear in my posts when they are seen by others this is still totally unacceptible. My posts are my words and the addition of seperate adds which purport to be part of my post is not just rude it is dispicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Everything's going to <deleted> ... work, the economy, TV forum, the price of beer. If it's a genuine effort to 'stay afloat' we'll have to accept it. If it's an effort to see how far they/you can push us members (the important people in TV) then it's very disappointing. It'd be interesting to see how many people who've been threatening to drop UBCTrue have actually done so, but this has the same smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzdocxx Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 And, yes, I have been looking for a Thai Bride for some time. 'Patsycat', and this member was looking for :- Yours truly, Kan Win Great, send me over half a dozen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranger-in-paradise Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 And, yes, I have been looking for a Thai Bride for some time. 'Patsycat', and this member was looking for :- Yours truly, Kan Win Great, send me over half a dozen! At the risk of having an ad placed in this posting...... I agree with Harry. Our comments in postings may be good, bad, ugly, misguided, or even downright wrong. But they are our comments. I don't supprt someone adding anything (including ads) into our personal views. Sorry George. A very good site which I enjoy very much. Please don't corrupt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 I just hope you don't get booted from adsense from these blended ads. Please, A/B testing with your amount of page views shouldn't take more than 2 days, but I can understand the joy from all the accidental clicks these ads have created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) I just hope you don't get booted from adsense from these blended ads. Please, A/B testing with your amount of page views shouldn't take more than 2 days, but I can understand the joy from all the accidental clicks these ads have created. Edited October 29, 2009 by steelepulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 And, yes, I have been looking for a Thai Bride for some time. 'Patsycat', and this member was looking for :- Yours truly, Kan Win Great, send me over half a dozen! Thought it was supposed to be a dozen? Oh..that was Catholic girls. Im off-topic. What was i going to say? Oh yeh "DOWN WITH THE INTRUSIVE ADS!". Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I understand TV is a business and needs to generate revenue but I do find these new Google ads which are embedded in the Fortum Topics and even embedded in individual post to be very distracting. TV has plenty of advertiser's links and popups already and these new ads are totally unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ads are now IN our comments?? It sucks. Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I understand TV is a business and needs to generate revenue but I do find these new Google ads which are embedded in the Fortum Topics and even embedded in individual post to be very distracting. TV has plenty of advertiser's links and popups already and these new ads are totally unnecessary. I agree. The fact that they are embedded with actual posts is totally offensive. On one of my posts it looks as if I am advertising a Thai Singles Partners Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 It was bad enough before, but now they are blocking out half of the forum, and also in all the threads. I realise that they are all "click through" revenue for Thai Visa, but I'm sure they can be less intrusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggomaniac Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I have reason to believe the Contact information, email addresses, of TV Memebers has been comprimised. Support can PM for the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I start wondering if TV is a forum with advertising or an advertising website with some posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggomaniac Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I have reason to believe the Contact information, email addresses, of TV Memebers has been comprimised.Support can PM for the details. I sort of don't like inserting an advert, above, in my post and would almost think it is not right!? You should at least put a Disclaimer that the author of the Post is not recommending the inserted services!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Well that was quick The adds suddenly went down for nearly one third of the page to a single line. However, they appear in bold RED at the start of every thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I used to put stickers on my computerscreen where the banners appeared but this is getting a mess now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 This topic as already discussed here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/What-s-Ads-M...st-t310141.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Topic in forum support on this subject: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/What-s-Ads-M...st-t310141.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggomaniac Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Is the insertion of Google ads in Members' Posts a new thing? Can Members have an opinion about this? I don't like it for a few reasons. One, it intrudes into speech. Two, there are lost of areas for advertising already. Three, those who 'ignore' adsense ads won't suddenly start clicking on them like mad, anyway. Four, In my opinion it degrades the Forum. In an attempt to gain income, it might backfire. Somebody should track new membership and traffic with this new 'feature'; to see if it drops. -------------- Pardon me if I think of TV as 'our' forum and 'my' forum. i don't like my Forum intruding into Members' Posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 This topic is already discussed here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Adsense-Ads-...ts-t310111.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitot Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Sorry Admin I do not like this new ad testing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 We are testing new ad placements, and you input is important, give us a few days to evaluate pls. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcent Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 against Google's TOS. not sure if google likes that. You'd better ask them for permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I have reason to believe the Contact information, email addresses, of TV Memebers has been comprimised.Support can PM for the details. you have been warned is this what you are implying, not much else, except that you should install a spell checker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Your post is confusing. Nothing has been compromized, if you have any issues please email forum support: email support[at]thaivisa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Does anyone else find the google ads as annoying as I do? They sometimes go right over a topic and you think it is part of the topic. I understand that thaivisa needs to pay the bills, but these type of ads are REALLY annoying to me. I don't see them on other forums, but maybe they are coming. It certainly cuts the quality of a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 This topic already exist here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/What-s-Ads-M...st-t310141.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maigo6 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Is this the new format for the forum ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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