The amount, size, placement, and etc, of advertisements on the pages is getting a bit obnoxious (one ad that scrolled across the screen was very obnoxious). I understand the need and the desire for advertising, but the pages are starting to look like billboards with some content thrown in instead of the other way around.
Have to admit that I think the work that Dani has put into the placement of ads integral to the site layout without impacting upon usability/readability is amongst the best I have encountered.
As others have said, there should be no scrolly ads as Dani is pretty strict with the advertising folk over what she will and and will not allow here.
Have to admit that I think the work that Dani has put into the placement of ads integral to the site layout without impacting upon usability/readability is amongst the best I have encountered.
As others have said, there should be no scrolly ads as Dani is pretty strict with the advertising folk over what she will and and will not allow here.
I see you are an administrator as well as a member of this forum in a variety of capacities, so I'm not surprised to see that you appreciate the efforts this site takes to balance the needs of advertisers with the needs of the forum members. But I trust you would be objective and criticise this site if you thought something was in need of criticism, so I take it that you are being honest and not just jumping to Dani's defense as a loyal member of this website/forum.
I disagree with you about it being the best or even better than many other forums. I post frequently on about 10 programming/web dev forums and daniweb ranks low in that regards.
Of all the forums I post on, this is the only one I have ever bothered to mention that the advertisments are starting to get too prominent, or as I put it: obnoxious.
Anyways, I've made my point, there is nothing new for me to add to it. This is a good site, keep up the good work.
i think daniwebs ads are great
they dont get in the way and daniweb is free unlike say experts echange where there are loads of ads and you have to pay
But I trust you would be objective and criticise this site if you thought something was in need of criticism, so I take it that you are being honest and not just jumping to Dani's defense as a loyal member of this website/forum.
Indeed I would, and have done before now :)I disagree with you about it being the best or even better than many other forums. I post frequently on about 10 programming/web dev forums and daniweb ranks low in that regards.
It's good to disagree, otherwise it wouldn't be much of a discussion forum after all :) My experience is different to yours, but I guess we don't frequent the same haunts.
Your opinions with regard to ways we could improve are always welcome.Anyways, I've made my point, there is nothing new for me to add to it. This is a good site, keep up the good work.
i think daniwebs ads are great
they dont get in the way and daniweb is free unlike say experts echange where there are loads of ads and you have to pay
I don't know how you could think the ads are great, but I could see how you think they are not intrusive. EE does have ads, but I don't see any ads on EE, I'm one of the "experts", the experts don't see adds and don't pay to use the site. Maybe daniweb could do that too? :cheesy:
Whilst on the subject of advertising I was wondering what the view of the IntelliTXT adverts was; some of them seem to be pointing at really scummy sites.
Attached a screenshot of the one in question.
I know the targets are out of control but I think its a bit dodgy pointing to internet scum merchants.
I don't see what the problem with that is. If the customer is interested in scum merchants, then that's the customer's choice to make. Are people to be babies that have their options obscured from them?
I guess Miss Dani once said the IntelliTXT ads were only for the reputed sites like Intel, Microsoft etc. But I think things are changing rather fast here...
One thing we should not be responsible for while advertising is to misguide people. Miscrosoft, Intel are okay since they don't atleast swindle people. But with such ads ...
When I signed with IntelliTXT they assured me that all the ads would always be for really high quality companies like Microsoft, etc. Tomorrow I will call up my rep and see what's up.
I disagree with you about it being the best or even better than many other forums. I post frequently on about 10 programming/web dev forums and daniweb ranks low in that regards.
What sites? I came here from Tek-Tips, because at the time Daniweb didn't use IntelliTXT and Tek-Tips did. Now that this site is polluted with it too, I've been searching for a site that won't trash/spam your posts with "in-text advertising".
I've looked at Experts-Exchange, and didn't like it. Again, the ads: IntelliTXT, and popunders, in particular.
A few years ago, I was active on codetoad.com, but found the overall quality poor. Well, that isn't quite fair. What I mean is that there were a lot of "askers" compared to very few "answerers". I don't mind answering questions, but I want a site whereI can learn, too.
The prevailing forum culture, particulary with vBulletin-driven forums (which I myself use), seems to put ad revenue, and SEO-nonsense, as top priorities. People pick a forum topic because it's "hot" and they think therefore they can get lots of traffic and revenue, rather than because they have anything to say about the topic itself.
So, I'll give Daniweb this much: a lot of work goes into the content, and historically there have been very knowledgable folks here. The culture is changing, though. I think Daniweb is at a crucial moment, and I'm interested in seeing which way it goes.
The amount, size, placement, and etc, of advertisements on the pages is getting a bit obnoxious (one ad that scrolled across the screen was very obnoxious). I understand the need and the desire for advertising, but the pages are starting to look like billboards with some content thrown in instead of the other way around.
Regards,
Kevin
Yes, this has happened to me on a number of occasions. I was very surprised. A very agressive ad that comes from screen-left and hangs in the middle (right over what I am reading:mad:).
I will screen shoot it if I ever encounter it again.
