View Poll Results: What do you think of the new layout?
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I like it.
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I don't like it.
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I'm easy.
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Back to the drawing board.
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I suggest an alternative.
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Thread: New WHT layout [merged]
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11-11-2006, 07:25 PM #126Owner of the net for a day
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As much as I like WHT, I think I am leaving as well, I don't like having to block their ads and don't really want to. I will be on if I need to answer questions about company matters, but otherwise my browse time is going down to nothing.
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11-11-2006, 07:28 PM #127Web Hosting Master
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i think leaving is little extreme. WHT needs members as much as members need WHT.
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11-11-2006, 07:28 PM #128Web Hosting Master
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I think one of the real issues here is the lack of presence by iNet. It's becoming rather clear that WHT is becoming a cash crop, with plans of nothing than being whored out with advertisements. I feel truly bad for the WHT Moderators who are left defenseless without any representation by the people that can do something about this.
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11-11-2006, 08:34 PM #129Web Hosting Master
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i cant believe its still like this, what a let down, its obvious the almighty $ is more powerfull than the people who enable them to make that said $, what a shame
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11-11-2006, 08:45 PM #130Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by PixelManual
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11-11-2006, 08:48 PM #131Texas Female
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I do not like it at all.
Its one thing to have ads across the top/bottom of the forum but now on the side.
Its too distracting when trying to read threads.
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11-11-2006, 08:48 PM #132Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by adb22791
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11-11-2006, 08:54 PM #133Web Hosting Master
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Nearly 90% of those who have voted, don't like the addition of the skyscraper banner and want inet to go back to the drawing board. That being said, 68 votes is not enough to draw conclusions, but I'd hazard a guess that those stats would be the similar with thousands of members voting.
We can only hope that Chris/inet management is taking heed to these figures and will act accordingly. I won't be holding my breath.• WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
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11-11-2006, 08:55 PM #134Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by GlobalWebDan
We deal with a local advertising company that runs cost-effective tv air time for small businesses. They buy minutes in bulk, and stick 3 10sec clips of 3 different companies in single 30sec slots. Companies that couldn;tpossibly afford their own 15 or 30 second slot yet.
As demand increases, they don't rehash their ratecard. They buy more airtime. With the way the media giants are shifting (down here especially), online advertising is going to follow most of the same models as FTA TV. Get in the consumers face, with the catchiest lines, and just pray that you get caught up in some controversy along the way.
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11-11-2006, 09:05 PM #135Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by Equentity - Jamie
"The biggest of them is that banner advertisement positions are always getting sold out to sponsors. There is a need to add a 3rd banner (the skyscraper) to increase available ad positions.".
Their advertising rates are irrelvant. They can increase availabiilty by opening up more space, and that will satisfy one of their immediate requirements.
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11-11-2006, 09:13 PM #136Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by AussieHosts
I've never bought in to that "WHT needs us" line. It has been thrown around in here for years. I believe that we (the industry collective) need WHT, and so it will move forward regardless.▒UrlRedo.com - short URL service0
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11-11-2006, 09:18 PM #137Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by hcn
I can't see the extra banner going anywhere. The management of INET are even less connected to WHT than it's previous management. Each time WHT gets sold, the new owners seem to be less connected, and approach WHT solely from a cash generating asset perspective.
Seems they're generating all this extra cash, now might be a good time to push for WHT moderator renumeration, given all that free labor going INET's way, maintaining their cash generating asset?• WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
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11-11-2006, 09:30 PM #138Problem Solver
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Honestly I was recently thinking about investing some money in advertisement for an upcoming company, this has made me think otherwise. I sure am GLAD i was not advertising when this monstrosity came about, or I would have a real bitch about going on, i would rather see quality of advertisement.
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11-11-2006, 10:32 PM #139Originally Posted by AussieHosts0
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11-11-2006, 11:07 PM #140Disabled
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11-11-2006, 11:48 PM #141Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by Aussie Bob
Originally Posted by PE-STEVE
WHT is a growing and living creature that has undergone many changes. Some which the members assured us would be the downfall. WHT has been like a rollar coaster ride. We will just have to see how the ride turns out.0
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11-11-2006, 11:53 PM #142Web Hosting Master
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11-11-2006, 11:58 PM #143Disabled
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Originally Posted by Odd FactLast edited by sgarbus; 11-12-2006 at 12:01 AM.
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11-12-2006, 12:00 AM #144Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by westcanShow your reciprocal links on your website. eReferrer0
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11-12-2006, 12:02 AM #145antitheistic atheist
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Oh for some reason I thought that was just me - my laptop shows it horribly condensed. It doesn't affect me much on my desktop (using 1600x1200), but granted the majority of people use the resolution of my laptop.
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11-12-2006, 12:11 AM #146Web Hosting Master
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I believe that this is wrong and is a frustration.
I've started a petition for anyone interested in signing. Hopefully iNet will be able to see that the members do *not* like this change and will reconsider. Please sign with your WHT username.
http://www.petitiononline.com/sidebar
Just as a note: This petition is in no way an attempt to undermine the authority of iNet Interactive management. It's just simply a way for we, as members, to express that we do not like this change.Big things coming soon0
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11-12-2006, 12:31 AM #147Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by AussieHosts
I don't think this is enough to stop us from coming to WHT, but it is just building up annoyance that for some has been there since iNet took over. The more people get annoyed and leave, the more this degrades the community. Eventually people stop signing up to share knowledge and just sign up to post ads, and we have a gigantic ad infestation, which people will eventually get sick of, and boom; no more WHT.
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11-12-2006, 12:47 AM #148Web Hosting Master
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11-12-2006, 01:18 AM #149Web Hosting Evangelist
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i would have to say i dont like it. there are sites where the right side bar can fit in and i honestly don't think WHT is one of them.
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11-12-2006, 01:56 AM #150Web Hosting Master
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