karthikeyan_coder Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 just place donation button in right top side of the forum... Google adsense is not showing well in posts... need to hack smb better. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 asdflkja;sdlkfjwael;f asd what? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-108934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 As per phpfreak's thread, google adsense is here to stay and is not up for discussion otherwise. comments on it can be made in this thread: http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=110155.0topic closed! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-108936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 [quote author=steelmanronald06 link=topic=111503.msg452001#msg452001 date=1160879007]As per phpfreak's thread, google adsense is here to stay and is not up for discussion otherwise. comments on it can be made in this thread: http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=110155.0topic closed![/quote]It is a little hard to discuss it/make comments on it in that topic when the topic is closed... Just because phpfreak said that it is going to stay, then I don't it doesn't mean that it wont be improved if anybody suggests a better way to do it. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-108966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 And I seem to recall that the original post was not only regarding the google ads... so we may be able to get some constructive suggestions flowing yet. karthikeyan_coder, if you could elaborate on what you mean exactly, it would be possible that we may be able to do something. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-108994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I guess he means one of those PayPal donation buttons or a link to [url=http://www.phpfreaks.com/donations.php]PHP Freaks' donation page[/url]. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phpfreak Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 We tried the Donation button on each post. It was red, and it was right next to the Reply button. You know how many donations we got? Like maybe $10 / month if we were lucky. This is a fickle community when it comes to providing any kind of financial support to keeping the site going, therefore we have decided just to do what we can, and at this time it's Google AdSense because nobody else is going to help cover the bills. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I honestly don't see why everyone complains? I mean free help that would normally cost lots of $$$. I think Google Ads are a small sacrifice for all this community provides. People complain to complain, they will look for every little thing, and right now they are complaining about trying to keep this site going. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 In my eyes this is not a topic that is complaining about the advertisments, but a topic where (s)he wants to suggest how it could be improved, but (s)he hasn't replied back...I personally don't mind the advertisments, but here is a suggestion from me:Perhaps there could be shown a "reply" after every eg fifth reply with ads in? That would solve the problem with the [nobbc][code][/nobbc]-boxes Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 hmmm i actually like them as they are. sure, they cause problems with code boxes but i'm sure that's a "teething problem" that'll be sorted out rather than a permanent side effect. forums with them after every so many posts tend to get a little OTT, and people are generally scrolling down to look at each reply, not the adverts. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 It's pay per impression, so it doesn't matter if anybody looks at them. I don't mind the current way either, but apparently karthikeyan_coder does. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Am I the only one that sees the fault in the logic of "after the first reply"???? The whole point is to get the impressions. If a thread doesn't get any replies, we still get the impressions. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 [quote author=ober link=topic=111503.msg452579#msg452579 date=1161004115]Am I the only one that sees the fault in the logic of "after the first reply"???? The whole point is to get the impressions. If a thread doesn't get any replies, we still get the impressions.[/quote]Exactly... keep those impressions coming! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfmason Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I personally don't mind the adverts. They are less intrusive as other sites. No annoying pops etc. I think that the least the we can do is put up with them. I have all but forgot about them until I came across this post.However, I have seen many suggestions meet with sarcasm and hostility. That I do mind. That has nothing to do with helping the community. If anything that hurts us. Many people will not post a suggestion if they think that they are go to be ridiculed and made to look like an idiot in front a large community like this.Thanks,Tom Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I'm sorry... but you expect us to sit here and take repeated beatings about running adverts to keep the site alive? You have no idea how many times we've been talked to outside of these threads about it.One can only take so much before we start getting snippy about the complaints. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 And suggestions are one thing... I'd say half of what has been posted are more along the lines of complaints. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfmason Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote author=ober link=topic=111503.msg452926#msg452926 date=1161053740]One can only take so much before we start getting snippy about the complaints.[/quote]I completely agree with that. I am glad that it not something that I have to deal with. I am not going to sit here and pretend to know exactly how that feels. To put all the time that you put into this site and only to have someone, that doesnt really know what they are talking about, complain about something that has been discussed many times before. I can see how that can get really annoying. I just think that there is a better and more diplomatic way of handling it.Thanks,Tom Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I thought I locked this topic because I could done see where it was leading? who unlocked it, and would you care to shed light on why you overruled my decision to lock it without first sending me a PM to discuss the validity of my decision? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote author=steelmanronald06 link=topic=111503.msg452933#msg452933 date=1161055036]I thought I locked this topic because I could done see where it was leading? who unlocked it, and would you care to shed light on why you overruled my decision to lock it without first sending me a PM to discuss the validity of my decision?[/quote]I'm not sure it was ever locked, I saw that you said "topic locked!", but I was able to reply anyways. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-109875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Looking at the moderation log... this thread was never closed. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-110011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hrm. I locked it. Well, this is me locking it yet again! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-110110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phpfreak Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 is it locked? hahaha :)Oh wait, I'm an Admin :P Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-110277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote author=phpfreak link=topic=111503.msg453369#msg453369 date=1161120997]is it locked? hahaha :)Oh wait, I'm an Admin :P[/quote]HA HA HA! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/23951-donation-button-in-forums/#findComment-110312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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