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Libelous Slander: May 1, 2009; ... you're just creepy ...

i know nothing of the banner ad market. can we get banners for amazon and newegg, that seems to be the goon wheelhouse

# ? Sep 11, 2015 22:45

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# ? May 1, 2024 05:57

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Also rewrite all Amazon links in posts to have a referral coming from Lowtax or SomethingAwful or something. Probably wouldn't be that hard code wise and it'd get you a non 0 amount of money.

# ? Sep 11, 2015 23:05

dogcrash truther: Nov 2, 2013

Can you have google serve me ads for things i was already going to buy anyway. Please serve me ads for pizza, fireworks, and Depends. Thank you.

# ? Sep 11, 2015 23:42

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

There is an entire discipline around digital marketing. Tax should solicit goons for ideas and read up on techniques. But I agree the forums are hard to find.

# ? Sep 11, 2015 23:55

THE PENETRATOR: Jul 27, 2014; by Lowtax

Moridin920 posted:

Ey here's some actual thoughts though being serious:

We don't have the popularity we used to, obviously. Now we have competition like Reddit and 4chan and such, too.

What are we doing to get new users? Who knows about SA? Like if you're a teenager right now, the only way you really know about it is if someone tells you about it. Then you get to the website, and the 'Forums' button is all the way in the top left, you can also get there through the directory drop down, and there's the popular threads thing, but it really isn't immediately obvious that there are discussion forums and they are the main part of the site.

Basically almost everyone I talk to says they heard about it from a friend, but as our user base and popularity declines we can rely on that word of mouth less and less. I'm pretty sure at this point the bulk of our new users comes from people in MMOs seeing the goon guilds stomp around.

Also, the front page stuff is great (imo) and I loved it a lot when a goon told me about SA, but I was reading the front page for a year before I even realized there were forums. I mean yeah maybe I'm an idiot but I know I'm not the only one whose done that. Maybe we can take some cues from modern webpage design to make the forums more accessible or readily obvious or something.

I think the format is fine. I love that we don't do the stupid upvote or - + poo poo. I think the forums are still (as forums go) one of the best moderated on the internet. There's legit great info in many of the subforums, and good discussion to be had in many others. We've got the product, it's our delivery/marketing that is lacking.

Granted the content has fallen off and that probably makes it a little more difficult (less photoshop phridays means less photos going around on the internet with the SA logo on em) but idk I feel like there's a lot of underutilized talent that could be given some direction with a free plat or avatar contest for the best shop or something like that.

longform snipe

Someone on sa needs to mke a game and have a subforum about it without making their own whole forum

# ? Sep 12, 2015 00:39

trying to jack off: Dec 31, 2007

the doom house sequel will save these forums

# ? Sep 12, 2015 01:36

A Wizard of Goatse: Dec 14, 2014

I'll give you $20 to make me an admin

I'll only need like a week

# ? Sep 12, 2015 02:56

AbbadonOfHell: Jul 16, 2004; You know I would try to think of something funny to put here but ill just pass on that and threaten people with a + 2 board with a nail in it.

We gotta do something that gets attention again, in a good funny slightly assholeish way. How to go about that I'm not sure, possibly manufacture some fake drama and managed to make sure that all the goons are in on it and don't go giving it away. Good luck with that though.

My current best idea is we need to do some type of fairly large scale prank, cause some goofy poo poo on twitter that links back to us or something.

~~(gently caress it, I'm buying plat finally.)~~ Ummm, no choice for Paypal (I understand though) *sigh*

AbbadonOfHell fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Sep 12, 2015

# ? Sep 12, 2015 08:42

HJB: Feb 16, 2011; I can't get enough of are Dan

AlwaysBeSithing posted:

kickstarter and patreon are popular now strike while the iron is hot

Let's Play forum superstars Chip Cheezum and General Ironicus are pulling in almost two thousand dollars a month thanks to their Patreon, I'm sure if Lowtax set one up he could make at least half that no problem.

# ? Sep 12, 2015 10:17

AbbadonOfHell: Jul 16, 2004; You know I would try to think of something funny to put here but ill just pass on that and threaten people with a + 2 board with a nail in it.

HJB posted:

Let's Play forum superstars Chip Cheezum and General Ironicus are pulling in almost two thousand dollars a month thanks to their Patreon, I'm sure if Lowtax set one up he could make at least half that no problem.

True, he needs to keep his daughter off though. She's awesome and stuff but people on the internet are creepy. Maybe just do per-recorded stuff with her. (Talking about the Streams.)

We need to get SA declared a internet heritage site.

AbbadonOfHell fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Sep 12, 2015

# ? Sep 12, 2015 10:48

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Good to know, disabled adblock for the website.

now I'm seeing ads telling me to join the army :france:

# ? Sep 12, 2015 17:46

Concerned Citizen: Jul 22, 2007; Ramrod XTreme

Patreon tier idea - For $100/m you get to be mod of your own forum

# ? Sep 12, 2015 18:23

Luvcow: Jul 1, 2007; One day nearer spring

Moridin920 posted:

Ey here's some actual thoughts though being serious:

We don't have the popularity we used to, obviously. Now we have competition like Reddit and 4chan and such, too.

What are we doing to get new users? Who knows about SA? Like if you're a teenager right now, the only way you really know about it is if someone tells you about it. Then you get to the website, and the 'Forums' button is all the way in the top left, you can also get there through the directory drop down, and there's the popular threads thing, but it really isn't immediately obvious that there are discussion forums and they are the main part of the site.

Basically almost everyone I talk to says they heard about it from a friend, but as our user base and popularity declines we can rely on that word of mouth less and less. I'm pretty sure at this point the bulk of our new users comes from people in MMOs seeing the goon guilds stomp around.

Also, the front page stuff is great (imo) and I loved it a lot when a goon told me about SA, but I was reading the front page for a year before I even realized there were forums. I mean yeah maybe I'm an idiot but I know I'm not the only one whose done that. Maybe we can take some cues from modern webpage design to make the forums more accessible or readily obvious or something.

I think the format is fine. I love that we don't do the stupid upvote or - + poo poo. I think the forums are still (as forums go) one of the best moderated on the internet. There's legit great info in many of the subforums, and good discussion to be had in many others. We've got the product, it's our delivery/marketing that is lacking.

Granted the content has fallen off and that probably makes it a little more difficult (less photoshop phridays means less photos going around on the internet with the SA logo on em) but idk I feel like there's a lot of underutilized talent that could be given some direction with a free plat or avatar contest for the best shop or something like that.

longform snipe

GBS is an embarrassment and drives people away, people I know that used to post here think there is nothing left here worthwhile and a quick glance at the GBS front page easily confirms that for most people (ie threads about hating retarded people, hating fat people, outright racism, rape jokes etc.) GBS is constantly trying to be fyad and they are predictably terrible at it.

Of course there are still hidden gems on the forums but GBS needs a mass cleansing of assholes that I don't think anyone is willing to do because it mind end up permabanning 90% of the people left here.

Also thank you lowtax and I'm sorry your site has fallen so far

# ? Sep 12, 2015 20:21

Oldsmobile: Jun 13, 2006

Nah, it's better to have fewer people on the forums. In my late 30's I can finally feel like I'm actually an important member of the community.

:cry:

# ? Sep 12, 2015 20:31

Spanish Manlove: Aug 31, 2008; HAILGAYSATAN

Luvcow posted:

GBS is an embarrassment and drives people away, people I know that used to post here think there is nothing left here worthwhile and a quick glance at the GBS front page easily confirms that for most people (ie threads about hating retarded people, hating fat people, outright racism, rape jokes etc.) GBS is constantly trying to be fyad and they are predictably terrible at it.

Of course there are still hidden gems on the forums but GBS needs a mass cleansing of assholes that I don't think anyone is willing to do because it mind end up permabanning 90% of the people left here.

Also thank you lowtax and I'm sorry your site has fallen so far

Red hammer week. Destroy the bad GBS posters.

# ? Sep 12, 2015 20:58

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Spanish Manlove posted:

Red hammer week. Destroy the bad GBS posters.

Please don't commit suicide by mod this way Franco.

# ? Sep 12, 2015 22:28

Spanish Manlove: Aug 31, 2008; HAILGAYSATAN

ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:

Please don't commit suicide by mod this way Franco.

The hole in your joke is that while I'm bad, I'm not a GBS poster.

# ? Sep 12, 2015 22:37

pog boyfriend: Jul 2, 2011

woohoo!! good work everyone on team something awful for making this possible

# ? Sep 12, 2015 23:51

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Spanish Manlove posted:

The hole in your joke is that while I'm bad, I'm not a GBS poster.

You can leave GBS but you can't take the Gibbis out of you

# ? Sep 12, 2015 23:59

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Spanish Manlove posted:

The hole in your joke is that while I'm bad, I'm not a GBS poster.

no, you were a gbs mod

# ? Sep 13, 2015 00:04

pog boyfriend: Jul 2, 2011

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

# ? Sep 13, 2015 00:25

Spanish Manlove: Aug 31, 2008; HAILGAYSATAN

pog boyfriend posted:

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

It's a hot button issue.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 01:37

Luvcow: Jul 1, 2007; One day nearer spring

pog boyfriend posted:

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

I'm sorry for my part in this :ohdear:

# ? Sep 13, 2015 01:47

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

pog boyfriend posted:

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

Gas this freaking subforum

# ? Sep 13, 2015 01:53

Spanish Manlove: Aug 31, 2008; HAILGAYSATAN

Luvcow posted:

I'm sorry for my part in this

You meant well, we all want and wish for the best.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 01:56

Luvcow: Jul 1, 2007; One day nearer spring

Spanish Manlove posted:

You meant well, we all want and wish for the best.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 01:58

Bwee: Jul 1, 2005

Luvcow posted:

I'm sorry for my part in this

What you said was true and good

# ? Sep 13, 2015 02:17

Spanish Manlove: Aug 31, 2008; HAILGAYSATAN

Bwee posted:

What you said was true and good

# ? Sep 13, 2015 02:19

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Spanish Manlove posted:

The hole in your joke is that while I'm bad, I'm not a GBS poster.

You're worse than a GBS Poster, you're a GBS Moderator.

You can claim whatever you want but you can never remove the stain from your immortal soul, Franco.

pog boyfriend posted:

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

I strongly agree that QCS is a terrible subforum and something should be done about it. Ban me and all other posters ITT.

Vincent Van Goatse fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Sep 13, 2015

# ? Sep 13, 2015 02:24

Gay Horney: Feb 10, 2013; by Reene

I keep getting redirected to loving TARGET WEBSITE
More like Jew-Gull Bad-sense

# ? Sep 13, 2015 02:31

trying to jack off: Dec 31, 2007

the forums need another mass shooter to get back in the headlines

# ? Sep 13, 2015 02:57

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

trying to jack off posted:

the forums need another mass shooter to get back in the headlines

Please help

# ? Sep 13, 2015 03:24

lesbian baphomet: Nov 30, 2011

Thank you for working to improve the forums experience, OP.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 03:35

Manyorcas: Jun 16, 2007; The person who arrives last is fined, regardless of whether that person's late or not.

It might be a good idea to put the OP into a forum-wide announcement sticky instead of just tucked away down here in QCS. Maybe consider asking the one SA mobile dev to re-enable ads on his app too.

Thank you for fixing the ads Lowtax.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 05:33

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Luvcow posted:

GBS is an embarrassment and drives people away, people I know that used to post here think there is nothing left here worthwhile and a quick glance at the GBS front page easily confirms that for most people (ie threads about hating retarded people, hating fat people, outright racism, rape jokes etc.) GBS is constantly trying to be fyad and they are predictably terrible at it.

yeah they've kind of taken the relaxed rules and are turning it way too 'ironic' I agree

# ? Sep 13, 2015 10:00

Stay Safe: Sep 1, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Moridin920 posted:

Ey here's some actual thoughts though being serious:

We don't have the popularity we used to, obviously. Now we have competition like Reddit and 4chan and such, too.

What are we doing to get new users? Who knows about SA? Like if you're a teenager right now, the only way you really know about it is if someone tells you about it. Then you get to the website, and the 'Forums' button is all the way in the top left, you can also get there through the directory drop down, and there's the popular threads thing, but it really isn't immediately obvious that there are discussion forums and they are the main part of the site.

Basically almost everyone I talk to says they heard about it from a friend, but as our user base and popularity declines we can rely on that word of mouth less and less. I'm pretty sure at this point the bulk of our new users comes from people in MMOs seeing the goon guilds stomp around.

Also, the front page stuff is great (imo) and I loved it a lot when a goon told me about SA, but I was reading the front page for a year before I even realized there were forums. I mean yeah maybe I'm an idiot but I know I'm not the only one whose done that. Maybe we can take some cues from modern webpage design to make the forums more accessible or readily obvious or something.

I think the format is fine. I love that we don't do the stupid upvote or - + poo poo. I think the forums are still (as forums go) one of the best moderated on the internet. There's legit great info in many of the subforums, and good discussion to be had in many others. We've got the product, it's our delivery/marketing that is lacking.

Granted the content has fallen off and that probably makes it a little more difficult (less photoshop phridays means less photos going around on the internet with the SA logo on em) but idk I feel like there's a lot of underutilized talent that could be given some direction with a free plat or avatar contest for the best shop or something like that.

longform snipe

Thank you for your serious thoughts. I am sure they are great thoughts.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 10:55

Stay Safe: Sep 1, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

pog boyfriend posted:

its incredibly telling about the absolutely horrible state of this subforum that a thread about fixing the ads turned into people talking about gbs, trying to flame each other about being gbs posters, and making ironic jokes about being given power

I think there are a lot of self-hating GBS posters in here that get off on the idea that because of GBS 2.0, no one is buying anything from the forums and SA is rapidly losing regulars, and they just want to do it in a thread about ads.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 10:57

Heteroy: Mar 13, 2004; Yam Slacker

Not that I expect anything can be done, but the Fiat ad that runs on every three or four page loads kills my iPad dead. Why can't idiot online marketer people just stick with text & images, the loving assholes?

Fiat is a poo poo car, anyway.

If I start looking at gay porn will Google serve that instead?

# ? Sep 13, 2015 11:44

Triticum Guzzler: Jun 16, 2002

i would like your web site to continue so i will look at the ads, and hell, maybe even click on them once in a while. good luck.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 12:02

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# ? May 1, 2024 05:57

FartGhost: Mar 7, 2013

Triticum Guzzler posted:

i would like your web site to continue so i will look at the ads, and hell, maybe even click on them once in a while. good luck.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 13:55

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