Bleh!! Avatar released to public!...and horrible banner news

coming2atvnearu · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:23 am

Not sure if you caught my big thank you on the first page, Adam, but to reiterate: Thanks for being upfront about it.

Good on you guys!

Runevalkyrie · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:25 am

o_0 wrote:

EDIT: What's the extension called?

Adblock

Zero! · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:25 am

Can't you guys stick it on the bottom of every page instead of it being on the top, or are your sponsors forcing that on you, too?

borovan90834 · **Posts:** 87 **Joined:** Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:22 am

Zero wrote:

Can't you guys stick it on the bottom of every page instead of it being on the top, or are your sponsors forcing that on you, too?

They usually have to be at the top, or near the top of the page. We designed it so that if it was blocked the neopets site would move up to be flush with the top of the screen

Axe · **Posts:** 2155 **Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:21 pm

Adam!

-bows-

Thank you for coming to my humble topic =3

Anyway, on that note, do you think that you could make a border on the right side of the banner, so it aligns with the bar that goes around the user info?

o_0 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:27 am

I used this extension:
https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/m ... 10&vid=664

Now go to Neopets and see where it says "Ad Block"? Click that, and when the URL pops up, go to the end of it and where it says "ads/name_of_ad.swf", change "name_of_ad" to a *. That will block all top ads. Do the same for the sidebar ad.

Ma Twit · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:27 am

simsman24000 wrote:

(...) then how will you ever adjust to an annoying neighbor or a terrifying roommate?

I ignore the first, (you really dont need to have anythign to do with your neighbours

) and kicked the second one out

LOL!

Cranberry wrote:

Thanks, Adam. Sorry you have to use the big ads. Also sorry I'm going to block them, but my computer honestly can't take it, especially if I'm trying to play flash games while the ads are going. Some of them (like Attack of the Slorgs) are really huge, file-size-wise, and slow down my computer a lot.

Is there any chance you could reduce the file size or use less animation or something? That would help.

Ditto to all that

Is there still a real need for the button flash on the sidebar? Cos that's three flash files open at once when playing a game, and my PC doesnt like it

Edit: Thanks both of you for the link to that extension, I can't recall if that's the one I used last time or not, but I don't think it is

simsman24000 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:30 am

Ma Twit wrote:

simsman24000 wrote:

(...) then how will you ever adjust to an annoying neighbor or a terrifying roommate?

I ignore the first, (you really dont need to have anythign to do with your neighbours

) and kicked the second one out

LOL!

XD I just meant that if you can't adjust to a website change, you can't adjust to anything.

flatluigi · **Posts:** 360 **Joined:** Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:42 pm

Adam, is the new layout just a mock-up? It doesn't look that nice.
Also, do you think that, if you decide to remove the button, you could make it an option to have the user info at the top or where the button was?

o_0 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:31 am

borovan90834 wrote:

They usually have to be at the top, or near the top of the page. We designed it so that if it was blocked the neopets site would move up to be flush with the top of the screen

Er...

o-o I hope that is just an error in the coding.

plducala16 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:32 am

What I don't get is why we need a banner in the first place. I know that advertising is a huge part so we can enjoy the site for free, but we have the shop of offers. Couldn't you add a couple more advertising pages? I'd porobably visit them as a daily and click the links. That would get you funding, right?

jakecubee · **Posts:** 257 **Joined:** Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:30 am

so adam how do you feel about the ppt only avatar :lol:

Moogum · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:35 am

Question: Will the black line go up the right side of the banner? Because that would look a lot more put together.

atomicblonde · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:36 am

plducala16 wrote:

What I don't get is why we need a banner in the first place. I know that advertising is a huge part so we can enjoy the site for free, but we have the shop of offers. Couldn't you add a couple more advertising pages? I'd porobably visit them as a daily and click the links. That would get you funding, right?

You can charge way more for a banner ad that people have to see rather than a seperate page that people have to go and see, and while you may go see the page many many won't.

I'm really not bothered by these ads anymore... after awhile they just blend in (and truthfully I block most of them anyways). Just roll with it guys... it's not a huge deal. What I do appreciate is their honesty about this all (and I'd also appreciate someone there coding me a new lookup, because I spent forever on my old one.

).

Zero! · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:39 am

borovan90834 wrote:

Zero wrote:

Can't you guys stick it on the bottom of every page instead of it being on the top, or are your sponsors forcing that on you, too?

They usually have to be at the top, or near the top of the page. We designed it so that if it was blocked the neopets site would move up to be flush with the top of the screen

USUALLY! You said usually! Why don't you be unusual? =D

Ahhhh it's no use. Oh well. It ain't like I'm gonna quit Neo 'cuz of the banner. And that PPT only av sure sounds ni-*gets ran over by the neopets team* Owwie. x_x

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