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07-31-2008, 11:12 PM
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Moderator
Name: Mike Hall
City: Indian Trail
State: NC
County: Union
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Google ads on Home page...
Are the Google ads going to be a permanent fixture?  I would much rather pay dues than have ads on the site.
Just my .02
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Last edited by MikeH; 07-31-2008 at 11:17 PM.
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07-31-2008, 11:25 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Ed
City: Charlotte
State: NC
County: Mecklenburg
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
The ads don't really bother me. They are pretty discreet compared to others I've seen and if the help defray the costs, I don't have a problem with them.
Can we control the content?
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07-31-2008, 11:41 PM
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Senior Moderator
Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Aug 2005
Age: 38
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
I too have no problem with them if they help Steve defray the costs. It looks like they all have an NC or woodworking based content, so I am assuming that there is some control. To tell you the truth I probably would have never seen them if it wasn't for this thread pointing them out. I so rarely go to the Home page, I generally use the New Posts function to surf around...of course I tend to read every post and keep up with it pretty well.
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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Last edited by DaveO; 08-01-2008 at 12:00 AM.
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07-31-2008, 11:44 PM
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Name: Tracy
City: Salisbury
State: NC
County: Rowan
Join Date: Feb 2008
Age: 47
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
I agree with Dave as I rarely go to the home page. I surf the site in a similar way. If it helps offset the cost then I am all for it.
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07-31-2008, 11:57 PM
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Name: Lorraine
City: Littleton
State: NC
County: Warren
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 60
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
No problem here, I never go to the home page either, anything to pay the bills.
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08-01-2008, 12:04 AM
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Moderator
Name: Peter Davio
City: Hope Mills
State: NC
County: Cumberland
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
this site has a home page????? LOL. I never really considered what page I have bookmarked on my desktop... but it is very convenient for me to open right into the "new posts" page.....
I am not hurt by the idea of the ads at all. We used Google AdWords on another site that I was a long time member on, and there were regular paying advertisers there, too. unobtrusive compared to many other potential resources.
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08-01-2008, 12:08 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: jeff...
City: Stovall
State: NC
County: Granville
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
No worries here
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08-01-2008, 12:31 AM
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Name: Jimmy Coull
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Sep 2006
Age: 49
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
It's the way of things to come. I can live with it.
Jimmy 
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I only buy what I need now, not what I want..... except for lumber !
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08-01-2008, 07:15 AM
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Name: Reggie
City: Albemarle
State: NC
County: Stanly
Join Date: May 2007
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Ads?
I probably just missed this, but we now have ads on the home page? Not complaining, just asking.
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08-01-2008, 07:50 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Ed
City: Charlotte
State: NC
County: Mecklenburg
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: Ads?
Hey Reggie. Mike started a thread on this last night. He wasn't enthused about them, but I think the general consensus is that they are fairly unobtrusive, locally related, and help off set expenses. I have no problem with m.
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08-01-2008, 08:25 AM
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Moderator
Name: Scott
City: Cary
State: NC
County: Wake
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
It is a very small price to pay. If it helps to keep the site moving forward it is more then worth it.
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Scott
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08-01-2008, 08:47 AM
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Name: Geoff
City: Lillington
State: NC
County: Harnett
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
What ads?
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08-01-2008, 08:54 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Reggie
City: Albemarle
State: NC
County: Stanly
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
IMHO, they are small and unobtrusive. I have NO problem with them if it helps defray the operating costs for Steve. I only go there long enough to see who's on most of the time.
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I'm a great believer in LUCK! I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson
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08-01-2008, 09:10 AM
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This Space for rent
Name: Larry Rose
City: Ahoskie
State: NC
County: Hertford
Join Date: Apr 2006
Age: 62
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
Not a problem for me. I can just ignore them if they bother me.
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08-01-2008, 09:41 AM
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Libraries Administrator
Name: Rob
City: Hendersonville
State: NC
County: Henderson
Join Date: Nov 2005
Age: 66
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Re: Google ads on Home page...
I'm in favor of the ads if they stay as unobtrusive as they are -- any of us can click on one if we wish and if they defray cost from the corporation's bottom line, then all the better. Since there were two threads started on this topic, I merged them into one thread earlier this morning.
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