AS you know he needs money and a effective way to get it is by getting banner-ads
his problem with it is that He thinks it'll ruin the Ironworks feel.
Personally I think a banner won't have that effect as it's the people in here who make the ironworks feel
We even survived the switch from the beautiful Blue forum to this ehm not to say ugly but at least less better good loking weird brown greenlike forum
SO what do you think?
Should Ziroc put up banner ads or not?

It going the right way 100% thinks we should put up banners and it won't change the feel ;)
1 out of 1 is a good score [img]smile.gif[/img]

Since Z needs the money I'm in favor of banners. It is infinitely preferable to some of the other suggestions which have made my blood run cold (or boil :mad: )

I think banners are the only realistic way of generating enough money for this forum - provided we all remember to click on them every once in a while, which I for one am certainly prepared to do.

<font color="red">I agree with what I think is the majority in the discussion thread... a banner add at the top or bottom of the page would be fine, aslong as it isnt pop-ups. [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

I fullheartedly agree.

Who cares if a banner pops up or appears, it won't spoil anything. And if Ziroc needs the money it wouldn't matter if it did anyway, I say yes to banners.

kewl someone who doesn't give a damn [img]smile.gif[/img]

I'm all for banners... in fact, we can all look for the best paying banner out there and plaster it in a few strategic positions :D
If banners do get put up, I'll click on 'em loads every time I check in on IW, as long as we get the money for Z!!!

<font color = lightgreen>Although I would hate for Ziroc to have to submit to placing banner ads, if it will help him (and us) out then so be it. I, personally, wouldn't mind sending in $1 per month to support IronWorks--it's definitely worth it! Should 499 other people agree with me, then...well, do the math! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

edit: now that I think about it, if that happens would he have to declare himself/IronWorks as a small business? would that money count as "income"? who would do the accounting? (I'm not half bad at accounting, mind you....) ugh! Too many questions....</font>

[ 05-09-2002, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: Azred ]

Well I would offer to warm ya up, but I hear you have a special person to do that for ya ;) {{smoochies}}

Edit: On second thought...I think I may already heat you up :( but in an entirely wrong sort of way!

Oh by the way, Im all for Dan doing what ever he has to do to make sure this place stays in the black and doesn't drain his own bank account any more than necessary.

[ 05-09-2002, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

i say go for it so the ironworks can still stay running without having to do something REALLY drastic [img]smile.gif[/img]

Banner Ads are fine by me [img]smile.gif[/img] Especially if they are gaming related, I just may even WANT to click on them! Now and then I click on those little online game ones, cards, etc., if there was one above the page on IWs like that, then maybe some of us could all check it out and play eachother when things are slow. [img]smile.gif[/img] Of course, I don't really care what the banner ad is about, just looking on the bright side is all [img]smile.gif[/img]

It`s dont bother me as long as it not on the top of the page but at the bottom of the page would be fine so i dont se it all the time!