Would you pay to go ad-free (not just NSC)?

[Bozza]

Google have launched "contributor" where for $1-3 per month, you will get to see ad-free pages, with the money you've paid being distributed amongst the sites you visit.

Would you do this, or are you happy to just suck up the ads?

https://www.google.com/contributor/welcome/

How it works

Choose a monthly contribution.

From $1-3, you set your monthly amount. The more you contribute, the more you support the websites you visit.

A pixel pattern appears where you would normally see an ad.
Alternately, you might see a thank you message.


Visit participating sites.

When you visit a participating website, part of your contribution goes to the creators of that site. As a reminder of your support, you’ll see a thank you message - often accompanied by a pixel pattern - where you might normally see an ad.

Support the people who make the web.

Here are a few of the partners joining us in this experiment.

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[gregbrighton]

Nope.

 

[AZ Gull]

Nope.

 

[Hillian1]

Nope.

I'd rather just randomly click the ads on here so NSC gets the revenue.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The ads don't bother me at all.

 

[mune ni kamome]

Thin end of the wedge.

 

[dazzer6666]

No. The thank you message would be as annoying as the ads can be

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Nope.

I'd rather just randomly click the ads on here so NSC gets the revenue.

I've already bought some Christmas presents via the Amazon link.

 

[narly101]

Nope - adblock works fine for me.

 

[brightn'ove]

NSC is the only site I allow ads to run on, so no.

 

[Jesus Gul]

What ads? don't really notice them

 

[Goldstone1976]

NSC is the only site I allow ads to run on, so no.

Likewise. Also, the guff in the Google blurb at the bottom of Bozza's post says that "part" of the contribution goes to the web sites you use. I suspect that a rather large "part" somehow would stay in Google's bank account. Just a guess, mind. So, what you're left with is a revenue-generating exercise for Google dressed up as "support the websites you use AND get rid of annoying ads. Can't say fairer than that, can we?"

 

[Stat Brother]

What ads? don't really notice them

Exactly.

If you [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] had gone down the route of full screen pop up ads and 'in thread' adds which appear on other forums, I'd be begging you to make it stop.

As it is, the ads aren't obtrusive and they do have one added bonus, like it or not, they mean we have to play nice. (well nicer).

 

[Driver8]

I only ever access via tapatalk so never see ads anyway. I would be happy to pay a small monthly fee to access NSC though.

 

[goldstone]

I completely ignore the ads anyway ...

 

[nicko31]

Maybe a way to make a donation could be an idea. If you want to keep the numbers you can't really charge for message boards

 

[NEASTGULL]

I have an Ad-Blocker running on all sites other than NSC anyway, so no I wouldn't.

 

[Bozza]

The ads don't bother me at all.

Good - time to crank up the ad dial to 11.

Likewise. Also, the guff in the Google blurb at the bottom of Bozza's post says that "part" of the contribution goes to the web sites you use. I suspect that a rather large "part" somehow would stay in Google's bank account. Just a guess, mind. So, what you're left with is a revenue-generating exercise for Google dressed up as "support the websites you use AND get rid of annoying ads. Can't say fairer than that, can we?"

Is that really any different to the ads we have. Google do VERY well out of those?

Exactly.

If you @Bozza had gone down the route of full screen pop up ads and 'in thread' adds which appear on other forums, I'd be begging you to make it stop.

As it is, the ads aren't obtrusive and they do have one added bonus, like it or not, they mean we have to play nice. (well nicer).

You might want to view the site when not logged in - it's a slightly different experience!

I only ever access via tapatalk so never see ads anyway. I would be happy to pay a small monthly fee to access NSC though.

Tapatalk have started to include ads which NSC does benefit from, but it's a pittance compared to the revenue derived from Google.

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

The ad's on here are rather unobtrusive and as such i wouldn't pay for this. However when i am on here but haven't logged in its a different experience, for example the second post is an Ad. Other sites (the Argus for example) it can be rather oppressive but i guess you put up with it.

I would suggest that us, the registered users of NSC are less likely to say yes than the silent majority who surf but don't register as their experience is more ad heavy.

 

[Badger]

It depends on the ads, as has been said the ads on NSC are very unobtrusive and rarely have any impact on using the site. Some sites are ridiculous though, especially those ads which increase in size when (nearly always accidentally) hover the mouse over them or when they follow you down the page when you scroll. Even worse are the ads which massively increase the loading time of a page, which is especially annoying on badly designed sites where the ads are the first things that have to load so you cannot even look at the content until the ads are there.