Sith Holocron 2,478 Posted November 11, 2019 Is it just me or did the site get a lot more ads on it recently? In addition to regular ads at the top of the page, I am seeing ads in the middle of threads and weird ad-like links at the bottom of the front page. This was noticed on mobile, BTW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malkior 476 Posted November 11, 2019 I assume it's because of the new layout/host after the upgrade. Ironically I didn't notice them as much since my phone blocks ads carte-blanc and I primarily use my phone to browse the site. Blocking ads chokes potential funding for upkeep of the site and so is bad for us, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyvokka 198 Posted November 15, 2019 Google changed their ads to be bigger so that is probably what you are seeing. Ads are the majority of the minuscule revenue DS gets at this point though a few people here and there donate which I greatly appreciate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthParametric 3,782 Posted November 15, 2019 Perhaps you should have a more prominent option for people to donate? Maybe some sort of benefits? Cosmetic DLC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyvokka 198 Posted November 15, 2019 Eh probably won't change much, but that is the plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthParametric 3,782 Posted November 15, 2019 Btw by donate I assume you mean buy a premium account? That's all I can see rather than an actual donation option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyvokka 198 Posted November 15, 2019 Yeah we had a donate button for a while I just turned it off until I was ready to turn it back on, not quite there yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,478 Posted November 25, 2019 Well how do we keep the ads from covering up the text on the site? For example . . . . . . I don't like my mod's credits covered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malkior 476 Posted November 25, 2019 I've also noticed on mobile that the convenient links to related pages on the bottom of the page have "ad"s nested between them creating a higher chance of accidentally clicking on a popup to Revan-knows-where. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,478 Posted November 25, 2019 Just to be clear about my screen grab above, that was taken on my desktop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyvokka 198 Posted November 26, 2019 So it seems google keeps turning on this new auto ad placement feature they rolled out recently. I keep turning it off but it won't stick, I opened a ticket with them about it. Gonna mess with the theme to see if I can hide them today. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,478 Posted December 28, 2019 Apparently it's still an issue. Note that this picture was captured from my desktop and doesn't even show all of the ads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
