advertizing

[dwbeckett]

What's up with the ad's at bottom of post's?? Some are related most are not. I don't need a Ford rear end in any of my engins. 

[cacole]

Kalmbach has a policy of prohibiting advertising on these forums, so you need to notify them of who the offenders are.

I use Internet security software that has "anti-advertising" and "anti-spam" turned on, so I dont see any such advertising anywhere.

Advertising may be related to the browser you're using, too, and may not even be coming from the Garden Railways web site.

[kstrong]

Methinks DW's referring to the Google ads, which are generated automatically. My understanding of how that works is that Google scans the text for keywords, and places ads at the bottom of the page that correspond to those keywords. So, if a topic mentions lawyers more than a few times, you'll see ads for legal services. On this page, I'm seeing an ad for magazine pre-press services, which I'd bet is keying off of the topic title of "advertising."

At least, that's how it was explained to me once. Google very well may have different mechanisms in place for various cost structures, etc.

Later,

K

[Great Western]

The advertising that I see are UK companies and they are sposored by Goog;e,  They appear with the first post of a topic.  They are not pop-ups but four separate links to railway orientated retailers.

 

[Anonymous]

What forum law states:

"- No advertising. Our forums should not be used as an advertising medium for companies who want to promote their business or products, or by individual who want to promote their items for sale or their eBay auctions. Our users are the drivers behind this policy. They don't want the useful information in our forums watered down with posts that are nothing more than advertisements. If you'd like to advertise on our site, scroll to the bottom of this page and click the "Advertising Info" link."

Companies IE: Google

I would like to know about the AD software also there you have send it to me on email.

[Anonymous]

I am with you all on this i hate them, i get them in my newspaper i read every morning. Even worse the bloody things pop up all the time while i am doing the crossword.

Rgds Ian

[ttrigg]

As long as the ads pay a fee to Kalmbach to support these forums I have no problem with them. If I choose to read their ad, then that is what I have seleced to do. If I choose to ignore the ad, then that too is my choice. Just as long as they pay money to support these forums, all the better. If someone asks where can I find . . . . ? I also have no problem someone telling them to look at one or more of the ads posted in the magazines. Those ads also help pay to maintain the forum. On the flip side, I do not expect to see a posting where someone says "buy from me"!!

 

[dwbeckett]

Kevin, Thanks for the reply, Your the only one connected with GR that has responded so far, if in fact it helps pay for the forums then OK with me.

[emipapa]

Hi All,

All of a sudden I am getting those GOOGLE Ad"s between the first and second post in a thread. I don't mind Ad's but keep them at the bottom of the page where they belong not after the first post in a thread.

Ron

[emipapa]

Hello again,

This afternoon I sent an email to Rene' regarding the placement of the Ad's. Rene' forwarded my email to a Mr. Eric Bergstrom at Kalmbach Publishing who is the Internet Publishing Manager. He informed me that the LOCATION of the ad's was the choise of Kalmbach Publishing and NOT Google.

At this time I would suggest that EVERYONE that is ANNOYED or UPSET by having the Ad's being placed between the 1st and 2nd posting of a thread or by non-related item's send an email of complaint to [e-mail] and let yourself be heard.

Happy Railroading, Ron 

[Anonymous]

Its not the adds themselves that annoy me its the popping up and down. Good luck with Bergie, what can i say.

Rgds Ian

[Anonymous]

I don't imagine that writing to complain will accomplish anything at all, but I agree with others who feel that they are a pain in the butt.  They always appear (for me, at least) under the initial post in a thread, and lead one to believe that there are no responses below.  Just another attempt to stuff a few more bucks into the coffers, I imagine.

[kstrong]

...Just another attempt to stuff a few more bucks into the coffers, I imagine.

That is the name of the game. It takes money to put a web site up, may as well make money off of it.

Doesn't matter the medium, eyeballs are worth $$. Since my paycheck (both in real life and from GR) is based on ad revenues, I grin and bear it. Wish it wasn't that way, but there's a reason PBS stations have pledge drives.

Later,

K

[Great Western]

Greetings,

      The ads seem to be something new, or in the place that they now are is new.  What I don't follow is are they supposed to be there or not!  They are quite obtrusive; which I suppose is they way it is meant to be. 

[dwbeckett]

I just read a new post today dealing with switch machine control THE advertizing from google all dealt with AC household power and lamp power switchs. SO WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LARGE SCALE TRAINS??? 

[kimbrit]

What adverts? I've never seen one on this forum at all.

[Anonymous]

I just read a new post today dealing with switch machine control THE advertizing from google all dealt with AC household power and lamp power switchs. SO WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LARGE SCALE TRAINS??? 

Because THEY thought you might need 1 or 2 of them

[dwbeckett]

Read a new post today with an ad for FAXing without an office