New Ad Layout

[rme8494]

Howdy,
I fully understand the need for ads especially on a site as popular as GMI is. However I'm not a fan of the huge block of ads right below header, especially on the home page. I have my resolution set to 1280 x 1024 and I have to scroll down to see the headlines and the featured article. I don't believe it does the site any justice to have the ads aranged in this fashion.

I promise to click on more ads if you put it back the way it was!


Just my .02,
Ryan

[drew630]

Download Adblock Plus for Firefox and all the ads will disappear.

[Branden]

I believe there are plans for a premium membership that will remove almost all the ads for about the cost of a pizza or two. If you want to see ads, try signing out, and viewing the site as a guest

[MonaroSS]

Originally Posted by drew630

Download Adblock Plus for Firefox and all the ads will disappear.

On a free community based site that's a bit like burning CD's of your favorite band - you're stealing from the people you like.

I don't get how lazy society is becoming when it's so hard to scroll down a web page when you in fact have to scroll down the web page anyway simply to look at the topics and see what's being discussed.

Maybe someone needs to invent a little electric motor inside the mouse so the scroll wheel doesn't need so much effort to roll.

[nsap]

Originally Posted by MonaroSS

Maybe someone needs to invent a little electric motor inside the mouse so the scroll wheel doesn't need so much effort to roll.

Funny you mention that. My mouse (Logitech MX Revolution) has a small transmission type device in the scroll wheel that allows it to scroll with little effort, or like normal.

[Branden]

Haha..all my computers have an MX revolution mouse with them. Funny how it takes an electric motor to make a fast scrolling scroll wheel.

Originally Posted by MonaroSS

On a free community based site that's a bit like burning CD's of your favorite band - you're stealing from the people you like.

I don't get how lazy society is becoming when it's so hard to scroll down a web page when you in fact have to scroll down the web page anyway simply to look at the topics and see what's being discussed.

Maybe someone needs to invent a little electric motor inside the mouse so the scroll wheel doesn't need so much effort to roll.

[rme8494]

Originally Posted by Branden

I believe there are plans for a premium membership that will remove almost all the ads for about the cost of a pizza or two. If you want to see ads, try signing out, and viewing the site as a guest

I now see that the ads are different for "guests" and "members". When I originally when to write the post I was not signed in. Now that I am signed in I see a completely different, and smaller, ad block. I'm good now.

Ryan

PS I have the Logitech Mouse too.. very very nice little mouse

[logansowner]

Originally Posted by Branden

I believe there are plans for a premium membership that will remove almost all the ads for about the cost of a pizza or two. If you want to see ads, try signing out, and viewing the site as a guest

Wow, I never noticed the aforementioned problem, but then i remembered I had blocking software. I turned that off...reloaded...and a couple banners. Then I logged out and poof, ad's everywhere.

If and when the paid membership comes to fruition, I'll be signing up, I love this place.