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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: New Amiga Site - Retro Game and Computer
« on: August 12, 2013, 06:29:13 PM »
Wow, that does seem like a lot of ads.  I clicked on your link and saw ads for everything from bass fishing to an online university to some kind of ad that had a picture of a nearly bare-breasted female, which some might find offensive, just on the very first page.  They were animated and flashing and too distracting from the content, which I gave up on trying to read.

There's plenty of places online where you can get hosting for like $14.95 a year, surely not too expensive?  Or maybe just try to limit site design to one banner ad at the top or bottom, instead of those large ads along the sides of the content?  Just my .02 cents.  Good luck with the site!  :)
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: New Amiga Site - Retro Game and Computer
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2013, 10:33:55 PM »
Quote from: ChaosLord;744493
For those who don't like all the ads: you can and probably should, install AdBlock or AdBlocker or whatever its called.  It allegedly blocks all ads and makes the internet 5x faster to use.  I have never used it but I have read a lot of good things about it.


I intentionally looked at it without an adblocker because I wanted to see what all the commotion was about.  Glutton for punishment I suppose.  ;)

Regardless, OP asked for advice, then seems a little butthurt that it was negative.  Since most people use (or should use) browsers that have ad-blocking capability (Opera, Firefox, Chrome), it shouldn't be a big issue.  But a redesign to use standard "banner" style ads would do a lot to promote readability.  Also one of the ads I got showed a large-busted female cleavage.  The ad itself was for some kind of video game, I don't believe these ads are targeted because I never play online video games, and I think it's reasonable to opine that this could be found offensive by some.  Of course me mentioning it is now probably going to drive up traffic to his site, from others hoping to see it!  ;)
« Last Edit: August 12, 2013, 10:36:07 PM by Oldsmobile_Mike »
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