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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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Ads on this site...

Am I the only one that finds it quite odd to be looking at ads for building your own DODGE on all the photos within a thread?

And then there is the banner ads for Chevy and Dodge at the top.
Kinda odd if you ask me.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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Am I the only one that finds it quite odd to be looking at ads for building your own DODGE on all the photos within a thread?

And then there is the banner ads for Chevy and Dodge at the top.
Kinda odd if you ask me.

The ads can be eliminated all together by becoming a supporter.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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The ads can be eliminated all together by becoming a supporter.
Thanks for the info!

One question and one observation.

Question: Will the pages load faster without all the ads? (Im thinking its obvious but asking anyway)

Observation: Why is a 3 year membership .02 higher than 3 - 1 year memberships? Normally there would be a discount for paying multiple years in advance.

Thanks Tim!

Edit: I went and paid, What now?
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Edit: I went and paid, What now?
I'm having someone check in on this, it should be an automatic thing.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy001
I'm having someone check in on this, it should be an automatic thing.
Thanks Tom.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDfromTN
Thanks for the info!

One question and one observation.

Question: Will the pages load faster without all the ads? (Im thinking its obvious but asking anyway)

Observation: Why is a 3 year membership .02 higher than 3 - 1 year memberships? Normally there would be a discount for paying multiple years in advance.

Thanks Tim!

Edit: I went and paid, What now?
Provided you bought a three year membership, you should soon be receiving a T-shirt and a bumper sticker. If not, let someone know so we can get this handled.

Congrats and welcome tot he club.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy001
...it should be an automatic thing.
Tim Allen's Home Improvement Grunt - YouTube

To my knowledge, it's not automatic at all.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Tim Allen's Home Improvement Grunt - YouTube

To my knowledge, it's not automatic at all.
I have to agree it took Tim's intervention to get it done for me.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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You should be good to go BigD, but I'm sure you knew this before you had the chance to read this from the faster loading and no ads!

And on a serious note, I don't think IB cares who pays for advertising space on the site. It costs a lot of money to run a site with this much traffic, and without sponsors and advertising we couldn't exist as a site.

It also makes sense from a marketing perspective. Most of us own trucks, and competing brands have something to gain by luring us over to the dark side. And if their dollars foot the bill for the site, why would IB(or FTE) care?

 
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy001
You should be good to go BigD, but I'm sure you knew this before you had the chance to read this from the faster loading and no ads!

And on a serious note, I don't think IB cares who pays for advertising space on the site. It costs a lot of money to run a site with this much traffic, and without sponsors and advertising we couldn't exist as a site.

It also makes sense from a marketing perspective. Most of us own trucks, and competing brands have something to gain by luring us over to the dark side. And if their dollars foot the bill for the site, why would IB(or FTE) care?

Tom!! Nice to see you over here since I no longer hang out in the 6.7 forum. Hope all is well with you dude!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Yep its looking much better now!!!

Faster loads, and lest distractions.

I totally get the advertising end of it. Glad I spent the money. It is worth it strictly for the ads not poping up in my face all the time. Not to mention all the good info I have gained from here!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:33 AM
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Tom!! Nice to see you over here since I no longer hang out in the 6.7 forum. Hope all is well with you dude!
Yeah, I'm very interested in the new F150s so I troll around down here from time to time. Much to Tim's chagrin I'm sure.

Things are busy, they are moving me to CT in the end of September!
 
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Yeah, I'm very interested in the new F150s so I troll around down here from time to time. Much to Tim's chagrin I'm sure.

Things are busy, they are moving me to CT in the end of September!
Tom, I consider you a friend and a brother. Our house is yours.
 
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