The second thing I wanted to ask about is a potential alternative to the bottom links we've got to supplement adsense. Infolinks has a nifty ad service that displays image ads on the sides of the page (in the dead area that is covered in the blue gradient). I'm not completely sold on the practice yet, but I'd like to see what you think about adding them. I'm worried they'd look too...unappealing on this forum.
The whole set of coup features can be made to work with what I am working on.On the other hand, the images on the left and right, in the future implementations will kill the aesthetics. I expect some kind of background ads that might take the dead area effectively, but a image ads on the left and right outright kill the design itself.
BTW, the majority of the thread view layout is pretty much non-negotiable (user bars, sigs, avatar placement, etc.).
Some people seem to really want it, so sure. The option to have it on or off it cool.Question though. What about those of us with 3000+ posts/Heroic+ who have custom nameplates?
Quote from: Nuka on October 11, 2014, 02:11:22 PMSome people seem to really want it, so sure. The option to have it on or off it cool.Question though. What about those of us with 3000+ posts/Heroic+ who have custom nameplates?I'll think of something nice to give you for your hard work, but your stuff will go away with everyone else's.
Sidebar ads?Please god no. NO!Have mercy Cheat.Don't do it.
Who cares about side ads. As long as they don't scroll with the screen, they can make more money for the site.
I do care if both sides have an ads at all post pages. Not only it can be distracting, but also breaks the design when the ad itself has too much contrast with the colors. The idea would be to have neutral colors to deny that effect, but at the same time doing that it would make the background quite bland.Quote from: Gatsby on October 11, 2014, 02:47:12 PMWho cares about side ads. As long as they don't scroll with the screen, they can make more money for the site.
Surely you can compromise. One ad on the side isn't much and like I said previously, it would help the site.
No to the side bar ads, indifferent to Coup. As long as people aren't able to edit the background of their posts, that is.
I would compromise with background-based ads. Since usually those ones look better, especially if they are gaming-related. Yet a standalone image on the right or left is too much breaking. If we honestly need more ads that badly then how about adding them in-between every few posts?Quote from: Gatsby on October 11, 2014, 02:53:31 PMSurely you can compromise. One ad on the side isn't much and like I said previously, it would help the site.
I have my doubts about that. The original Coup tried to do the same yet in the end the forum still turned into a cacaphony of chaotic messes, conflicting colors and a ton of anime pictures everywhere. I can't really imagine how you couuld people the freedom to do that without having the forum turned into a chaotic mess.
If we honestly need more ads that badly then how about adding them in-between every few posts?
Quote from: Isara on October 11, 2014, 03:02:35 PMWell, basically it would be by presenting a set list of colors and background patterns to choose from, that were tested earlier to fit with the overall design and possible mismatching color choices for the text. Something like the current title bar system, but applied to post backgrounds, a little bit more advanced. (Which means loads of work both in design and implementation)I don't think that's what anyone thinks of when talking about custom backgrounds though. Back in the days of Coup it meant being able to include a picture, for example.
Well, basically it would be by presenting a set list of colors and background patterns to choose from, that were tested earlier to fit with the overall design and possible mismatching color choices for the text. Something like the current title bar system, but applied to post backgrounds, a little bit more advanced. (Which means loads of work both in design and implementation)
I don't think that's what anyone thinks of when talking about custom backgrounds though. Back in the days of Coup it meant being able to include a picture, for example.
In that case I probably wouldn't mind. Just seems like an unnecessarily huge amount of work though. The background is fine the way it is, nice and uniform for all. I doubt anyone would make a big deal about wanting their own colored background.SpoilerThen again, you never know with some of the people here...
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