Anyway, the ads are the answer to keeping the site going in it's current state, with future additions planned (details soon). I'm not too thrilled about the flashing neon green ad that popped up this morning and will see what control I can get over displaying non-animated files. However, I feel even if nothing can be done about the selection of ads displayed, it is most important to keep this information publicly available and free of charge.

Finally, I have currently only implemented the ads into the top of the forums entry page, so as only to distract for a few seconds. This entry page may be awful ugly at times (the codes are not finished), but I have done it in this manner to avoid disturbing the forums once you are inside. Hopefully this will be enough to cover some of the increasing costs.

Thanks to everyone in advance for your understanding.

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The only types of banners that I truly despise are the ones that pop up a separate window when a page is loaded. The ones that just sit there, or at worst, animate themselves to beg for attention, are not that bad.

Paul.

First, once it is clicked on, the page it takes you to must completely load, or it does not count. (In other words, a quick click and then a "back" click will not count.)

Second, the system records IP addresses and will not count multiple clicks as more than one over a 6 hour time span. So if you haven't been at Film-Tech for at least 6 hours, it would count if clicked on again. However, if the last time you were at Film-Tech was 5 hours 55 minutes earlier, a click through would not count.

Not knowing a whole lot about the subject, let me ask a question...

Can you ask for only certain types of ads to be shown? You know, for a certain demographic or audience? The one thing I DO hate about ads is that you'll get ones from completely unrelated subjects to what you're watching.

I always said that I don't MIND the Coke ads as long as they have some kind of a movie theme or have some kind of a tie-in with movies. All right, the anti-drug PSAs and the Air Force recruiting ones, I'll let slide because they are for a noble purpose. (Not that I always agree with noble purposes but HEY! This is America!)

What about the women and us "old timers"? I need to see ads about AARP, Geritol and retirement homes!

Actually movie/entertainment industry ads would be of interest to most of us, as well as "techie" things. But age and gender have nothing to do with it.

You're right. There are a lot of younger, older people and there are men and women too.

It's just that I'm not THAT good of a typist and typing "Men, women, younger or older" was too much for my fat fingers to tap out! That's what "something like that" meant.

Point was: Is is possible to to some informal research (or even just sit down and think about) the types of people who log into a particular site and tailor the kinds of ads that get displayed?

>On the other hand, those "Standup
>Spotlight" ads we played for Coca-Cola
>were tolerable. They plugged a movie-
>related product. (ie: "Go out to the

Speaking of ads:
Have y'all seen the new Regal policy trailer? It is a bar scene and this little girl comes in talking with a man's voice telling people not to talk, smoke, etc. It also has a built-in ad for Pepsi (she orders one). I thought, "This is cute, but I hope I won't have to see it too many times, because it will get old really quickly." I saw it for the first time last night (Titan A.E.). After using the "Regal Train" since at least 1987, it's good to see something different, but after seeing this new one 2 or 3 times, I'll probably long for the Regal Train (or whatever it was) again.

As for the banner ads on this site, it would seem perfectly logical for theatre equipment companies to use this very unique site to help push products that most people here would be interested in inquiring about. They'll not get a better opportunity.