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Post by The Brookmeister on Jun 23, 2014 21:16:33 GMT
Guys the forum looks a bit bland to me, can we have a nice banner at the top with lots of nice images of gear etc?
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Post by MartinT on Jun 23, 2014 21:24:09 GMT
Oh, how every other forum! Don't you like our tasteful simplicity?
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 24, 2014 9:15:04 GMT
Simplest is best
I'm not a huge believer in pics of kit, especially for this forum
One persons wonderful is another's naff
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Post by dvh on Jun 27, 2014 23:20:23 GMT
Yeah, no manking about with banners, please.
Also ban:
smilies; the use of the apostrophe in the possessive form of 'it'; the use of the word 'loose' when 'lose' is the appropriate word; 'flavour of the month' discussions, and lots of other things as they spring to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 7:06:56 GMT
Absolutely - leave it as it is. Clean and sophisticated - suits me!!
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Post by The Brookmeister on Jun 28, 2014 7:21:35 GMT
I am with banning tedious 70 page threads about a load of nonsense!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2014 7:33:24 GMT
Also ban: smilies; the use of the apostrophe in the possessive form of 'it'; the use of the word 'loose' when 'lose' is the appropriate word; 'flavour of the month' discussions, and lots of other things as they spring to mind. The incorrect use of to/too/two The use of the non-existent English construction could of/should of/would of Confusing there/their/they're The use of apostrophes in plurals
etc.
However, being a friendly forum means we shouldn't pick up on every use as it would be rude. Unless it's funny, of course!
Smilies are good for conveying body language!
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Post by The Brookmeister on Jun 28, 2014 8:01:36 GMT
Those default avatars are very annoying too!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2014 8:18:53 GMT
Yes, but if we leave them in place they strongly encourage the member to change them pronto!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 8:19:19 GMT
Admins - this isn't about the site banner per set, but you can pay to remove the adverts (on a per user basis). Do you know if this is forever, or for a maximum of 12 months, having animated adverts really detracts from the experience for me... So I might stump up.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 8:21:11 GMT
Also, in the related topics and stories, is there a way to get rid of those awful "1 weird tip for fat loss" articles with pictures?
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Post by danielquinn on Jul 11, 2014 8:23:21 GMT
There is a sign at the bottom which says - click to remove banner ads .
However the forum , is free . It seems to me therefore it is somewhat churlish to remove the adds , if that is the decision the admin team have made and I say this as the forums leading [ only] Marxist .
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 11, 2014 8:25:03 GMT
If you click the link at the bottom of the page, you can make an ad free site for all of the forum members. The gift will cost you $7, I think, and it will make the adverts go away for a month.
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Post by Chris on Jul 12, 2014 1:13:54 GMT
Should start a rota for that.
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Post by Barry on Jul 12, 2014 2:03:42 GMT
There is a sign at the bottom which says - click to remove banner ads . However the forum , is free . It seems to me therefore it is somewhat churlish to remove the adds , if that is the decision the admin team have made and I say this as the forums leading [ only] Marxist . The "only Marxist in the village" you may be, but the possessive apostrope is missing.  |
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Post by Firebottle on Jul 12, 2014 5:46:34 GMT
Are there adverts on this forum? I haven't seen any.
Download AdBlock and AdBlock Plus, they disappear,
Cheers, Alan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 6:30:47 GMT
Are there adverts on this forum? I haven't seen any. Download AdBlock and AdBlock Plus, they disappear, Cheers, Alan Indeed, I never saw them at all until I changed from Safari to Firefox. I've gone back to Safari now as its quicker so its all clean and shiny again  |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 12, 2014 9:36:09 GMT
I just don't let them bother me and consequently hardly notice them any more.
I'm grateful that a few ads pay for this excellent forum software, I think it's a good deal. Of course, if anyone wants to gift us ad-free for a while...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 9:45:41 GMT
I just don't let them bother me and consequently hardly notice them any more. I'm grateful that a few ads pay for this excellent forum software, I think it's a good deal. Of course, if anyone wants to gift us ad-free for a while... This is a small dilemma of course. Many of us just expect that the internet is or should be free. Not a lot is. We can hardly complain if the price of our entertainment is having to ignore a few adverts. I agree that this is about the best forum software I have played with. Thanks Martin. |
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Post by Stratmangler on Jul 19, 2014 23:34:29 GMT
There is a sign at the bottom which says - click to remove banner ads . However the forum , is free . It seems to me therefore it is somewhat churlish to remove the adds , if that is the decision the admin team have made and I say this as the forums leading [ only] Marxist . The "only Marxist in the village" you may be, but the possessive apostrope is missing. I never once seen a claim that DQ's speling & grammer is any good  |
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