I see NeoGAF has started with skins/backgrounds ads

[Rösti]

This met me when I logged in today:

I've nothing against it, I was just a bit surprised since I've really only seen generic ads through Google Ads/Adsense before, and not something as specific as a Guild Wars 2 thing. Perhaps I'm late to this, but I cannot remember seeing it before.

Also, with the recent changes to Flash/NPAPI and such, could we see NeoGAF moving from Flash to perhaps HTML5 for at least more specific ads as the Guild Wars one? Less Flash the better I think.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Haven't these been going on for a while now?

 

[Raptomex]

It's been like this for months.

 

[Pokemon Trainer Red]

Whatever help pays for the servers. Neogaf did a good job keeping this site up mostly yesterday.

 

[PantherLotus]

Been seeing them for a while and I'm 100% ok with it. Looks great, unobtrusive, and clearly targeted to gamers. I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

 

[Nabs]

You're a bit late.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

I still have a 4:3 monitor, so I don't see them.

 

[The Lamonster]

I got a Heroes of the Storm skin the other day and thought it looked awesome.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

It's been like that for a while, I'm mostly on mobile though.

 

[HazySaiyan]

At least it stays still when you scroll, I can't stand the ads that move and slow the whole page down.

 

[Omni]

How wide is your monitor?

I've never seen this. HMMM

 

[FuuRe]

That's what you get for not using the superior dark theme

 

[exmachina64]

Next up, The Last Guardian branding.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Who goes to the front page anyways?

 

[BPoole]

Those have been going on for awhile now. As long as they don't appear on the actual topic boards or break up threads with ads placed in between posts I don't mind

 

[terrisus]

I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

You'd best start believing in sponsored topics...

Because... Well... >.>

 

[wenis]

Front page? What's that?

 

[terrisus]

Also, yeah, nothing new

 

[BPoole]

I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

What do you mean?

 

[Jazzy Network]

Eh? Gaf Gold doesn't get this.

 

[The Real Abed]

I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

Please don't. There's no reason for them. The whole forum is full of advertisements for games under the guise of threads. We don't need ones popping up that are actually paid for by the devs. We already get threads like this occasionally and no one posts in them unless they like the game, in which case there's usually already an OT for it.

Just stick to the full page ads on the index and the header and footer ads on each page. If you need to, put an ad after the OP for people who are logged out like some other forums do.

Also, the ad I'm getting is superior to yours. It's for the Alienware Alpha. A product I'm actually interested in unlike the ad in the OP.

 

[RandyBobandy]

Please don't. There's no reason for them. The whole forum is full of advertisements for games under the guise of threads. We don't need ones popping up that are actually paid for by the devs. We already get threads like this occasionally and no one posts in them unless they like the game, in which case there's usually already an OT for it.

Just stick to the full page ads on the index and the header and footer ads on each page. If you need to, put an ad after the OP for people who are logged out like some other forums do.

Also, the ad I'm getting is superior to yours. It's for the Alienware Alpha. A product I'm actually interested in unlike the ad in the OP.

But enough about Driveclub..

 

[ghst]

I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

never seen an lOTl?

 

[Dennis]

Those $30 GAF meals don't pay for themselves.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Whatever help pays for the servers. Neogaf did a good job keeping this site up mostly yesterday.

Until sony dropped bombs

 

[exmachina64]

I wouldn't even mind sponsored topics.

Hey, guys, it's Tony!

 

[LarryButz]

How else will Evilore fund his vacations?