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thenerd
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 15:17
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well, I went on the forums just now, and the first thing I saw was an ad at the top of the page that had never been there. I know that TGC uses ads as a source of money, but it just looks sort of bad at the top, and gets in the way. There are already ads at the bottom and in threads, I think that should be enough... That's just my opinion, TGC might have a reason for doing it, but does anyone else agree?

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Shadowtroid
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 15:41
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I always find how the ads come up to be humorous.



Yeah, I guess, but it's not like there's much we can do.

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Oolite
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 16:10
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Quote: "Yeah, I guess, but it's not like there's much we can do."


No, there isn't much you can do about it is there?

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 16:14
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^^What he said.

Firefox has a charm of an adblocker, I never see any at the top of this page.

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lazerus
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 16:17
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I didnt know there was ads in tgc other than the gaps in posts i rarely see


http://lazerus-reborn.deviantart.com/
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Kravenwolf
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 16:20 Edited at: 24th Jun 2010 16:21
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They don't get in my way anymore than everyone's signatures do. You just need to scroll down a few extra times to get them out of the way. Not too much of a hassle. I find Youtube's advertisements that play before certian videos to be a bit more of a nuiscene. But even then, all you have to do when one pops up is press the F5 key, and it cuts straight to the video

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thenerd
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 16:34
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Oh. Yeah... *facepalm*
I forgot there were addons that did that, thanks.

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Indicium
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 20:11
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don't come up here.
not even running adblock lol

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Metal Devil123
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 20:40
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I don't know what gets so much on peoples nerces about ads. They are there, and I don't bother about them too much. The ads before YouTube and Nostalgia Critic videos are more annoying. But those images don't hurt too much.

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Nilloc
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 20:43
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Did you know clicking f5 skips most ads on the youtube videos?!

[quote]I find Youtube's advertisements that play before certian videos to be a bit more of a nuiscene

Who da man?!
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zeroSlave
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Posted: 24th Jun 2010 21:07
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Yeah, images don't bother me much, but video ads are a pain in the buttocks. Also, ads that pop up and cover the middle of a page, and you have to wait until they are gone are also a pain.

I was watching some Zach Galifianakis' 'Between Two Ferns' last night on youtube and each one had an ad for some dumb looking movie.
Quote: "when one pops up is press the F5 key, and it cuts straight to the video"

Thanks for the tip, Kravenwolf. I never thought of doing that. I would have just assumed I'd have to watch the ad again if I refreshed.

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