Advertising

[Crankster]

I really really like the amount of advertising in the forums here! It really makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Big kudos to FUGGER for not bending under pressure =) If ads were added it wouldn't be the end of the world but i just think it's hella classy without.

[9mmCensor]

I dont care if there are adds or not. If adds are needed to keep the forum alive, then so be it. I would rather have a forum with no adds, then no forum.

But it must suck for 56kers.

[Crankster]

On a 10 mbit fatpipe myself but when i visit my folks i'm on modem, and if i don't log in i suffer from withdrawal.

[9mmCensor]

On a 10 mbit fatpipe myself but when i visit my folks i'm on modem, and if i don't log in i suffer from withdrawal.
fat pipes like that are pretty cheap in sweeden no?

[Kazoo]

It's nice to be one of the few sites on the web without all those blinking banners. :D

[masterofpuppets]

So many decent websites (VR Zone for example) are being overrun with crappy adverts. Im glad XS doesnt. Ads slow down my 28.8k connection GRR!

[Dissolved]

well if they did have ads then FFox could block them plain and simple :P

If XS needs Ads to Run then i fully Support them, but if it were to be just to make extra money then i wouldn't.

[Crankster]

fat pipes like that are pretty cheap in sweeden no?
i pay a bit less than 30 $. Static IP and all. In Sweden we have a Speedtest for broadband made by someones called "konsumentverket", consumers rights ppl... Anyways i hit 10.3 up and down =)

[ArcTan]

damn cheap broadband

For cable here, I have to pay about us$50 and get 12 gigs download only
It's uncapped but max downloads seem to be about 800kilobytes a second

[eva2000]

damn cheap broadband

For cable here, I have to pay about us$50 and get 12 gigs download only
It's uncapped but max downloads seem to be about 800kilobytes a second
yeah expensive in OZ for me US$144/month for 105GB/month download (40GB peak + 65GB off peak)

[masterofpuppets]

My dual connection (1mbit/512kbit UP DOWN and a 2mbit/1mbit UP DOWN) serves me fine. Unfortunately, due to some unfortunate mishap, the hub for my network is dead (replacement on the way :D). Yes, I could just plug one connection into my network socket, but it makes me crash for some reason. BUT, when I get my new hub, I will pwn with my dual connections! PHEER THEM! Hehehe.

[Charles Wirth]

I would rather someone do the reaserch and make informed decision based upon others experiances on whats currently hot.

No external funds are needed, they never were. We use a fraction of the available bandwidth.

[masterofpuppets]

You host XS from home don't you? On XR, Kazoo said you were building a new server for XS.

[saaya]

xs is running of that new server already ;)

[Crankster]

In my opinion you (FUGGER) deserve something for your trouble, as do some of the others working for this site. Quite excellent in my opinion, the lack of ads i mean. Advertising on the web brings so little money sites have to have a LOT of ads in order to make a noticable amount of money.

If there was to be ads i would like for example having links with nice buttons, not banners. Situated just below the navigation-toolbar.
I don't know if this kind of arrangement would yield any money, it would be a non-intrusive kind of advertising though.
Just my 2 öre (like cent in sweden)