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Old 12-10-2006, 2:46 PM   #1
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Old 13-10-2006, 6:21 AM   #2
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Re: Support the AV Forums
There used to be a handy accessible list of all avforum advertisers, which I can't seem to find anymore. Personally, I think you should have a very obvious link for this. Is there a link to access all the forums advertisers? If so, I can't find it!
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Old 13-10-2006, 6:32 AM   #3
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Re: Support the AV Forums
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Is there a link to access all the forums advertisers? If so, I can't find it!
Ahh, found it under "AV Hardware Retailers" within AV links within features. Not exactly obvious.

To my mind, if you are trying to promote forums advertisers this is far too hidden. Get it out onto the main top banner. List it as LINK TO OUR ADVERTISERS

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Old 13-10-2006, 6:59 AM   #4
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Ahh, found it under "AV Hardware Retailers" within AV links within features. Not exactly obvious.
No that's not a link of advertisers, those are just general links.
http://www.avads.co.uk/advertiserlist.php
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Old 13-10-2006, 7:06 AM   #5
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Re: Support the AV Forums
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No that's not a link of advertisers, those are just general links.
http://www.avads.co.uk/advertiserlist.php
Okay, that's useful, but how about a "Link To Our Advertisers", or a "Visit Our Advertisers" on the top banner. I'm sure they would like that.

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Old 13-10-2006, 8:09 PM   #6
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i have to agree i do not find it very easy to find the link as stated above.
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Old 13-10-2006, 9:18 PM   #7
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Re: Support the AV Forums
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Okay, that's useful, but how about a "Link To Our Advertisers", or a "Visit Our Advertisers" on the top banner. I'm sure they would like that.

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There used to be one , but Stuart disabled it ( as is his right , its his site afterall) , something to make it more difficult for advertisers to be pinched by competition , if I understood correctly .

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Re: Support the AV Forums
Stuart, I tried to click on the Sonos (Plugged in tv) advert and nothing happens. I get a message saying Firefox has blocked a popup, but Avforums.com is on my allow list and so shouldn't be blocking it - any ideas ?
Edit - it's very strange, sometimes the ads work and sometimes they get blocked.
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Old 14-10-2006, 8:41 AM   #9
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Re: Support the AV Forums
I think I've spotted the pattern now.
If I'm in a sub-forum and then click on the folder like structure links near the top of the page to go back to say the "Entertainment Computers & Components" forum, that's when it stops the ads from working.
So as I'm posting this I've opened up the Forum News & Notices forum from the link at the top and the ads stop working.
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Old 15-10-2006, 7:58 AM   #10
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Thanks for mentioning it John.
No problems Stuart my pleasure
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John, don't forget, talking to yourself's the 1st sign of madness.
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John, don't forget, talking to yourself's the 1st sign of madness.
True, but replying to the voices in my head gets you funny looks.

Especially on the tube.

Back on topic (other than bumping it for Stuart to notice your feedback John), I'll try and make him aware of it also. Thanks for that
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Old 16-10-2006, 10:04 AM   #13
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Re: Support the AV Forums
I don't understand how Firefox could correctly be blocking the forums with a 'popup' type message. I don't have any problems with the site at all or I would have reacted to them.
And I don't know how to reproduce the problem you are having. And unless I can, it's impossible for me to fix it.
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Old 16-10-2006, 10:19 AM   #14
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I've tried it on 4 different computers using Firefox and it gets in a muddle every time if I click on the links at the top to get to a different forum. BUT it only seems to happen it I have www.avforums.com in my allow list for some strange reason !
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Old 16-10-2006, 11:04 AM   #15
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John are you just blobking popups or all advertising?
Can you try allowing all advertising and see if that makes a difference?
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Old 16-10-2006, 11:10 AM   #16
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I'm not sure to be honest Stuart, I will have a look later in the day when I'm on a computer with Firefox on
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Re: Support the AV Forums
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There used to be a handy accessible list of all avforum advertisers, which I can't seem to find anymore. Personally, I think you should have a very obvious link for this. Is there a link to access all the forums advertisers? If so, I can't find it!
yeah, that was plain and simple. i used to actually use it to find av stuff. now i don't know where to look.
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Old 16-10-2006, 6:56 PM   #18
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The link in Post 4 shows the forums sponsors doesn't it?
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Old 17-10-2006, 7:48 AM   #19
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I can't even find any options in Firefox to block adverts so am sure that I'm not doing so as I imagine all ads would be blocked all the time
As I'm posting this, I get the treeview type list above with:-
AVForums > AV Community > Forum Feedback & Help > Forum New & Notices > Support The AV Forums

If I click on the Forum Feedback & Help (right click and open in new window) and click on either the kodak or the pluggedintv ad then it doesn't work. The other ads appear to work. Just keep doing the above and closing the new window until one of these 2 ads appear and then I always get the popup blocker
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