How should PriusChat be paid for?

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Stev0, Oct 14, 2010.

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How should PriusChat be paid for?

  1. With ads, even if they happen to be intrusive

    15 vote(s)
    27.3%

  2. With voluntary donations

    3 vote(s)
    5.5%

  3. With mandatory subscription fee

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. A combination voluntary donations and non-intrusive ads (eg, Google AdSense)

    32 vote(s)
    58.2%

  5. Nothing! Everything on the Internet should be cost-free and advertisement-free

    5 vote(s)
    9.1%
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  1. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    How come I don't see any of those text ads? Maybe Ad Block Plus is a different program than AdBocker, and does block them???

    I do see ads when I access PC from my Touch, which runs Safari, but not when I use Firefox with ABP.
     
    #61 daniel, Oct 29, 2010
  2. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    i run google chrome and ads i see are based on key words for the websites i visit, emails i receive, etc. and yes, they frequently are interesting enough to click on once in a while

    i mitigate the "irritance" of ads by opening multiple windows. (old habit from my dial-up days when pages took forever to load. since i browse here on my cellphone, i generally load at least 3-5 windows at a time and bounce from one to another while changing pages, posting, etc)

    i also have a "mobile phone" option in the lower left corner of the screen. cant help but notice that button seems to work pretty well for just about everything but the text on this sight
     
    #62 DaveinOlyWA, Oct 30, 2010
  3. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    You don't see them because Danny chose not use that method (You can choose, if I understand correctly, between text-only, small regular ads, or even *shudder* video ads. All but the text-only ones are blocked by Adblock).
     
    #63 Stev0, Oct 30, 2010
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    Not to change the subject but... I already went on record and said I don't mind the advertising. HOWEVER, I definitely do mind the political ads. EVERY SINGLE topline banner today is a 'Yes on 21' ad for California, probably because that's where I'm located. I would hope there's a way to remove the (advertising) politics from the site as adeptly as FHoPol has done for voluntary posts and discussions.
     
    #64 PriuStorm, Nov 1, 2010
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    Start charging for all the free political advertising that goes on in the Pancake house.
     
    #65 PriusSport, Nov 1, 2010
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    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    Maybe just a flat $10.00 fee for every mention of Hitler or Nazis.
     
    #66 Stev0, Nov 1, 2010
  7. daniel

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    Danny would be able to eliminate advertising altogether!
     
    #67 daniel, Nov 2, 2010
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