As we plan on making this the best Diablo 3 fan site out there, we want to hear from all of you. What kind of features would you like to see added to the site?
I would like to not see advertisments for duping programs, plz. I am against duping, it ruined my D2 experience.
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Because if the invisible guy the president believes in isn't the real invisible guy then the real invisible guy gets mad and no longer powers our economy with his invisible hand. Jesus, have you never even read anything about economics?
'>I would like to not see advertisments for duping programs, plz. I am against duping, it ruined my D2 experience.
They have to pay the bills somehow. I would, however, be more inclined to see them if they were in a more convenient location. I don't have a suggestion for one, unfortunately, but it goes without saying that the center of the posts is an inconvenient location. It makes them bothersome. I doubt the sponsors would mind if they were moved. You could even go with the traditional top of the page, I suppose, just underneath the Diablo3 logo, or banner, or whatever that is called.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
The reason we moved them to after every first post is because people just don't click on them unless they are shoved in your face.
As for the duping programs. These ads can be filtered, so send a PM to umaro asking him to filter them out and he should be able to.
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They have to pay the bills somehow. I would, however, be more inclined to see them if they were in a more convenient location. I don't have a suggestion for one, unfortunately, but it goes without saying that the center of the posts is an inconvenient location. It makes them bothersome. I doubt the sponsors would mind if they were moved. You could even go with the traditional top of the page, I suppose, just underneath the Diablo3 logo, or banner, or whatever that is called.
Because if the invisible guy the president believes in isn't the real invisible guy then the real invisible guy gets mad and no longer powers our economy with his invisible hand. Jesus, have you never even read anything about economics?
The reason we moved them to after every first post is because people just don't click on them unless they are shoved in your face.
As for the duping programs. These ads can be filtered, so send a PM to umaro asking him to filter them out and he should be able to.
I would first like to say how impressed I am with the frequency of your feedback. I know it may not seem like a big deal, but, in my opinion, it is the little things that counts, and I like that.
As far as shoving the ads down our throats, well, I don't quite grasp the point behind it. Do the sponsors require a certain number of hits or something? Do the sites maybe belong to personal partners? I know it's really none of my business, and you are more than welcome to say so, I'm just curious, that's all.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
The reason why they are in the positions they are, is because click through rates are much higher, its not that we have to set a quota, the quota is we make as much sa people click on the banners.
As for the type of ads, the only ads that will make this site any type of money are thoes kinds of ads. We are not in a position like diabloii.net where they get so many visitors and can join up with large advertising companies that pay very well to have normal banners displayed.
Not too many are going to click on ads about hosting and so on. So until we can get accepted into a decent advertising program, we can stick through it.
And on the subject of those sites content, if blizzard maybe released a game that didnt have those major flaws, after like 10 years of doing this,t hey still cant stop duping.. they need to take a good look at maybe uhm, fixing that?
The reason why they are in the positions they are, is because click through rates are much higher, its not that we have to set a quota, the quota is we make as much sa people click on the banners.
As for the type of ads, the only ads that will make this site any type of money are thoes kinds of ads. We are not in a position like diabloii.net where they get so many visitors and can join up with large advertising companies that pay very well to have normal banners displayed.
Not too many are going to click on ads about hosting and so on. So until we can get accepted into a decent advertising program, we can stick through it.
And on the subject of those sites content, if blizzard maybe released a game that didnt have those major flaws, after like 10 years of doing this,t hey still cant stop duping.. they need to take a good look at maybe uhm, fixing that?
You guys should make up a survey of our member structure. Most of the dorks on here(myself included, obviously), who have had this much patience for a game that might not even be coming, would be more than willing to take five minutes to fill one out. I'm sure you'd have an easier time finding sponsors that would make you some money, and it would give you something to add to the site, maybe on the main portal section. Just an idea. Take it or leave it.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
You guys should make up a survey of our member structure. Most of the dorks on here(myself included, obviously), who have had this much patience for a game that might not even be coming, would be more than willing to take five minutes to fill one out. I'm sure you'd have an easier time finding sponsors that would make you some money, and it would give you something to add to the site, maybe on the main portal section. Just an idea. Take it or leave it.
Thats not the problem, we just do not generate enough visitors as it is to get into any worthwhile programs. However, we do make a lot of money from the current google adsense since we serve such highly targetted banners.
It never has been, nor will it ever be, a question of 'if,' but a question of 'when!'
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Because if the invisible guy the president believes in isn't the real invisible guy then the real invisible guy gets mad and no longer powers our economy with his invisible hand. Jesus, have you never even read anything about economics?
It never has been, nor will it ever be, a question of 'if,' but a question of 'when!'
Cyks, I smile at your enthusiasm, but even you must admit that it is indeed a possibility. I am psyched for D3 just as much as the next guy, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be realistic. Yes, chances are, the game will be produced at some point in time, but that doesn't guarantee it. Even a 97.3% chance is not a guarantee. Just ask the millions of teen parents out there.;)
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
Thats not the problem, we just do not generate enough visitors as it is to get into any worthwhile programs. However, we do make a lot of money from the current google adsense since we serve such highly targetted banners.
Sorry guys, but I completely forgot the real reason for my reply. Umaro, have you guys tried putting banners up on some of the more reputable sites? Is there some kind of charge for it? Obviously, for liability reasons, sites like battle.net and Blizzard.com won't put it up, but have you tried contacting some of the more *ahem* official unofficial sites? Maybe diablo2.com/diablo2.net? There has to be a fanbase left that still frequents the D2 sites.
P.S. Sorry, couldn't resist the joke.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
I agree completely. Without ads, the only other way to finance the site would be to shell out the money out of their own pockets, and I don't think anyone wants that. This is, however, a site suggestion thread, so that's what people have chosen to do. Suggest things. It doesn't necessarily mean that these things must be changed, only that, if they were changed, the site would be more enjoyable.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
one thing i think we need to do is to encourage all the members into use the site, i mean having everyone post, because right now ther are only about 20 people who actually get into the discussion, everyone else is jus reading them or not doing anything
The ads are there for a reason. People DO click them when they are in a visable place like that. Since these are content related ads, people are more likely to click them because they are Diablo III (or what ever subject the thread is on) related.
The site doesn't pay for itself. It's currently $160 dollars a month to run this server.
If we downgraded to a shared account (lots of down time, slow load times, ect) we would be paying around $30 a month for good hosting. We rather give you the best we can while trying to make money back on ads.
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well the ads, they should be removed, or placed at the bottom of the site, for my experience, noone will click them, and they are just anoying
Because if the invisible guy the president believes in isn't the real invisible guy then the real invisible guy gets mad and no longer powers our economy with his invisible hand. Jesus, have you never even read anything about economics?
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As for the duping programs. These ads can be filtered, so send a PM to umaro asking him to filter them out and he should be able to.
As far as shoving the ads down our throats, well, I don't quite grasp the point behind it. Do the sponsors require a certain number of hits or something? Do the sites maybe belong to personal partners? I know it's really none of my business, and you are more than welcome to say so, I'm just curious, that's all.
As for the type of ads, the only ads that will make this site any type of money are thoes kinds of ads. We are not in a position like diabloii.net where they get so many visitors and can join up with large advertising companies that pay very well to have normal banners displayed.
Not too many are going to click on ads about hosting and so on. So until we can get accepted into a decent advertising program, we can stick through it.
And on the subject of those sites content, if blizzard maybe released a game that didnt have those major flaws, after like 10 years of doing this,t hey still cant stop duping.. they need to take a good look at maybe uhm, fixing that?
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You guys should make up a survey of our member structure. Most of the dorks on here(myself included, obviously), who have had this much patience for a game that might not even be coming, would be more than willing to take five minutes to fill one out. I'm sure you'd have an easier time finding sponsors that would make you some money, and it would give you something to add to the site, maybe on the main portal section. Just an idea. Take it or leave it.
Thats not the problem, we just do not generate enough visitors as it is to get into any worthwhile programs. However, we do make a lot of money from the current google adsense since we serve such highly targetted banners.
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P.S. Sorry, couldn't resist the joke.
BTW,
Awsome debate
The site doesn't pay for itself. It's currently $160 dollars a month to run this server.
If we downgraded to a shared account (lots of down time, slow load times, ect) we would be paying around $30 a month for good hosting. We rather give you the best we can while trying to make money back on ads.