A word to users regarding advertising

[Chico]

Haha! But we all know my avatars are G-Rated compared to some others on here, I don't need to mention any names. Right? Isn't that a Message Board Sin I have been accused of? Calling out someone in a post? Err.... wait a sec, didn't I just get called out by name?



I think my Dad has the Tank one somewhere. If he does and he's able to dig it up, I'll scan it and send it to ya.

You're right, I didn't have to put your name on there, it was on the quote. Also, you have some very nice avatars.

[Da Coach]

Here is the 1980-81 "Tank" media guide cover-



Here is the link to the pic-

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/bradleyfans/Scan014December112010.jpg

[Braves4Life]

Nice Da Coach. I wonder if something so "provocative" would even be allowed in today's PC world?

[MacabreMob]

You're right, I didn't have to put your name on there, it was on the quote. Also, you have some very nice avatars.

Thankyou

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Thankyou

[SFP]

Da Coach you could add a trading and selling market on this site of all things BU and take a cut! I'd start with a bit of Advertisement, put some money into an affiliate merchandise site and if that does not pay the bill then we all can pitch in to help it out. You also could create a corporation around this and perhaps have us invest in building this out.

BTW How much would you need to operate this monthly? I'd suspect that there will be additional costs around raising funds or revenue.

[AZ BU Fan]

DC, I am in for a donation, if you end up passing around the hat!

Just don't require "Fans", or Non Believers, or "Haters" to donate more than "True Fans"!

[chitown fanatic]

heavily?? what constitutes heavily? More like properly....Only a few posts are removed and generally only once in a while

This is a joke. Hundreds of posts are pulled. I've had at least ten by myself. The few who get to see this before THIS is pulled too will agree. If you want funding, you'll have to come off the pedestal that you sit on preaching how you can run this site as you wish, because if I, or anyone else who donates, we'd want to know that privilege would be extended to all of us. You'd be much better off finding ways to keep it going either yourselves or through advertising.

[amckillip]

This is a joke. Hundreds of posts are pulled. I've had at least ten by myself. The few who get to see this before THIS is pulled too will agree. If you want funding, you'll have to come off the pedestal that you sit on preaching how you can run this site as you wish, because if I, or anyone else who donates, we'd want to know that privilege would be extended to all of us. You'd be much better off finding ways to keep it going either yourselves or through advertising.

Nope, I've had dozens pulled in the last couple of weeks and I'm OK with it. I would gladly donate under the condition that nothing changes. Like I said, if you want to go bash BU and want no moderation go to the other board or start your own. Until then, don't complain about whats being given to you.

[Da Coach]

First- we have never asked for or received one cent in donations from anyone. We appreciate those who are offering, but for now we are planning to try advertising as a means to support this site.
You should now be seeing the Google ads in a banner on your page.
Please be aware that revenue is generated for this site by the number of clicks on the ads.

Second- We have always had rules regarding posts, and those posts pulled were clearly over the line.
Nobody is forced to come here or post here, you are a guest here. Bradley fans are very fortunate to have another message board where they can usually say whatever they want, so anyone not happy here, please take your business to the other board.

Third- you seem to be directing your accusations toward tornado, who is not even a moderator here and hasn't been for the last 2 years. He has not removed anyone's posts, and has nothing to do with the moderating. Furthermore, we have removed more posts of his than all others combined.

And finally, we could remove your post here and it would be completely justified, since it is off topic, and critical of the moderating- both violations of the board rules. But we'll close the thread instead, to avoid the flaming that usually follows.

[Da Coach]

As users can see, we now have Google ads running on each page.
We are sorry if these ads cause any problems for any users. They might cause pages to load slightly slower for some users, especially if you have a slow internet connection.
Thanks to those who have offered to help support this site financially, but we hope we don't need to do that. It will take a few weeks to tell if the ads will be successful in generating the revenue needed to defray costs, but I think they will. Thanks for your patience.