[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 5195259]Way to support the forum, kiddo.
PSU relies on advertising to keep going. If there aren't enough 'clicks' per calendar month, the forum loses another affiliate and, with that loss, a source of income. How do you think Seb used to pay for the hosting for this place? I'm aware we've just undergone a huge takeover and that the new owners must have a fair bit of money to buy us like that but the hosting is like £2000/month. The 'clicks' are the only thing bringing in some money to pay that £2000/month off.
If you hate/dislike the adverts so much, why not become a subscriber? You get rid of the adverts and you get a whole host of other features and benefits that normal members don't. I know it's kind of hypocritical coming from me as I'm not a subscriber but I used to be and, as soon as I get some money coming in, I'll no doubt subscribe again. It helps keep PSU going, you don't get the adverts and you get access to loads of stuff. And like Gal said, Mr. B is quite possibly reworking that list to include more benefits - there really is no reason not to subcribe.[/QUOTE]
whether i can see the ads or not i'm not going to click them. with that sort of attitude my PC wouldn't last very long.
what do you want people to do? turn off adblock just for when they visit here? and then click on adverts they don't trust, and aren't interested in anyway - just because PSU have financial targets to hit? They are a business, as someone has pointed out. I don't buy games from MS just because i feel they might be having a bad financial year, and to be honest i don't see the difference.
i'm sorry, but they give you a choice - and i chose not to spend my money on a forum that, quite frankly, doesn't even work properly (which is why i'm currently on IE). If there was a real financial issue i might be pursuaded to dig deep to help keep the place alive - but at the end of the day they are a business, so no form of 'guilt trip' is going to convince me to spend money that i don't have, or click adverts i have no interest in.
@firefox - i think its worse than that. I'm not even sure you have to click for the virus to infect you - it just has to be an advert on the site.