As one of the advertisers, and active members as well, from my perspective the ads are sometimes useful for members. They are NOT stupid ads offering unrelated, obscene, or annoying services to the users of this forum, but instead offer things such as hosting, domains, articles, parking sites, ad revenue, etc. all subjects related to the browsers of this forum.
The slim banner at the top where Live Chat is located, is only temporary in our case, however I see another advertiser recently is sharing the spot with us. I'm sure everyone would agree helping NamePros is a good cause, and one way we do so as advertisers is paying (moderate expenses too :p) for these spots. The ads are manually approved by RJ to make sure they are not annoying, obtrusive or otherwise; i.e. no one would want a banner that flashes red & black every second. The banners active now are more or less within the norms, and usually don't affect the browsing experience.
If there is ad feedback you wish to make, by all means we are are open to suggestions and/or complaints. So far, many members said good things about the ads, so it doesn't seem like an issue. Nevertheless, perhaps posting a thread in this forum, or PTS would be a good way to help us as advertisers improve the quality of the ads or services offered.
Hope that helps :tu:
