Adds are really bad. Nowaday, any adds can hide spywares or malwares which are easily "caught" by your computer if you are not carefull enough to install programs which block them.

Which usually lead people to install programs which block any add whatsoever anyways, so the point is kind of off...

The adds on this site are clean and harmless. And the add here isn't some kind of nasty pop-up, but a humble little box in the title-menu above. You want to contribute, you klick on the add whenever you feel the desire to do it.
So what's wrong with it? :rolleyes:

Exactly. Without it the site probably wouldn't exist so it's a small price to pay. Plus I think it fills the space nicely.

Kosta: I think the double ad was better - I only see single ones now. Any way to customise the background with the gradient?

Unfortunately the ads are not customizable enough to make a background gradient. And as for the double add - it didn't fit for the 800x600 people so I'm being considerate to them :)

@Picard: Its up there where you can barely see it so hopfeully it shouldn't bother you much. And trust me, covering $60 monthly for the server cost is NOT as easy as it may seem.... I need every click I can get, and this is more accessible for forum people for that needed daily click :)

I hate ads and pushy salespeople thoroughly, but this one's fine. Didn't even notice it until I read this thread, and if they're clean, without any spyware or tracker cookies or such, I'm glad to click it if it helps this place out.

One thing's funny though, Google ad's are usually context aware which means that they read what is one the page and then they display the ad's that fit in with the context. Well they seem to fail utterly on the forum. I think it's probably cause we all love going off topic so much :P

Who doesn't need industrial lubricant? I know I'll pick up a few galons.

The Enterprise needs lot of that stuff.

You should see Jean-Luc's bill when he has to pay maintenance costs.

It's by reading a particularly expensive bill he lost his hair.

:P

:lol: :lol:

I am declaring myself pleasently ammused. :lol: