Were just about to change the ad system we are using on the forums to deliver ads. This should result in faster page loading times and a generally smoother running forum from a user perspective.
However the ads might look a bit funny at first as i fine tune things, so if your wondering whats up, now you know
While i am at it i would like to thank Tekki for helping to implement the old ad system - it did us well for a fair period of time
Ads are now on rotation changing out every 20 seconds, i you feel this is too quick, or to slow let me know and ill take your feedback into consideration
I extended out the refresh to 40 seconds (double the original time) and ill see i there is anything i can do about the screen jumping around during a page reload
We have ads linking to our own store, without the ads there the forums wouldn’t be what they are now as it allows us to keep on developing the forums.
More people installing ad blockers = slower development and less support of the forum
Its not so much that one person does it, that doesnt have much of an impact. Its mainly if everyone is doing it.
What we might do in the future is allow a paid subscription to the forums to get rid of the ads altogether, as well as look to see if we can offer some other benefits to paid users - but not to the point where people with ads will feel left out though if they cant afford to sign up to a paid subscription.