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leonFirst of all I manage the board because I enjoy it. Whether there are banners or not I will still do it. Now to answer Jacks questions which were:
"My 2cents. How many banners are we talking about? will it be one at the top of the page or several placed between threads? I'm also concerned about load times. Will you publish the general requirements for companies that wish to buy a banner? Can individuals buy banners as well? Will banners be limited to site specific items only? Those are my questions. I don't foresee any problems with people on this board censoring their comments because of advertising so that is not a concern at all. I would be interested in the answers to the questions I've posed tho."
1. One banner only at the top of the main forum and potentially the other pages...but my thought is only 1 at the top....
2. Load time will not be an issue...if it is then we won't do it. You can mark my word on this. I still have dial up at home....(ISDN)
3. I doubt I will publish requirements on the buying of a banner. Suffice it to say it will be monitored and I would only want banners pertaining to our niche. Trust me on this.....
4. Let me reassure everyone, once again, there will be the exact same censoring as there is today...which if you are anonymous then it will be tight...If you put your name by it you can say almost anything you want to per the forum rules...whether about a future/present advertiser or not... This reminds me of a grading company we all know and love. I happen to know the general manager and my view on this is the same as his on preferential grading. NEVER.....It would kill his business as it would kill this board...
Hope this answers the questions posed....regards
edited to answer Jason's question. I have had numerous inquiries within the last year about advertising....nothing specific as to "when" they started...
Let me add something else too....if a company does not do a banner ad they would still be able to do a post about their auction.....just as it is today. Again, it's a moderation thing....