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SC-Daniel
June 2nd, 2008, 16:59
Hey FWS Team,

I was looking around in the Paid Offers forum and noticed something that really caught my eye.

You have about 4 or so "don't do this" sticky threads at the top of the forum section. I personally did not even see Dan's sticky for DeiseHost until I started paying more attention. Most people just scroll on down past the sticky threads because most of the time, they are just the regulations of that forum section.

If I were to advertise by purchasing a sticky, I don't think I would to happy with that as it draws away from the ad, and honestly, the ad would hardly be looked at because of the large conglomerate of a mess at the beginning of the offers forums.

My suggestion is to possibly unsticky those threads and put them as announcements like on WHT offer forums ;)

Example: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104 at the very top of the page the only sticky threads are paid advertisements, the WHT 'sticky' threads are in an announcement block.

Just my two cents ;)
Peo
June 2nd, 2008, 18:49
That's a good suggestion. We'll do that unless there is any objections.
Dan
June 2nd, 2008, 20:54
I agree with Daniel, Peo. I too am concerned that my ad is being unrecognised because of the other sticky threads. Maybe announcements and have the titles in bold or a different color?
hamster
June 2nd, 2008, 22:04
Agreed here too. Dan, the announcements would be above the thread list :D
Jan
June 2nd, 2008, 23:11
Wherever they are, they still won't be read :p
Eclouds
June 3rd, 2008, 01:12
Agreed. I personally never looked there for offers :)

It should be like WHT does it. Very clear.
Dan
June 3rd, 2008, 02:16
Wherever they are, they still won't be read :p

Says you. :P
fnixws
June 3rd, 2008, 02:41
Agreed.
I think i was hanging around here a few months before i noticed there was advertisments in the stickies :O
Dynash
June 3rd, 2008, 16:14
If it stays the same way, (I've not seen anyone do this by the way) but there could be a way to change the background color of sticky ads under a different prefix than "Sticky:" (I don't know how it's done in vB though)
.Andy
June 3rd, 2008, 18:51
Name Pro allows you to change the BG color of your ad for a few bucks when advertizing.
Hastings
June 3rd, 2008, 22:15
Why not make the ad stickies a different background color than the notice stickies? ;)
Peo
June 4th, 2008, 08:13
Good ideas, I'm trying it out now.

Anyone know how to display more than 1 announcement per forum section?
Dan
June 4th, 2008, 08:42
The sticky ad looks good now Peo.
Jan
June 4th, 2008, 09:34
Anyone know how to display more than 1 announcement per forum section?
There is a way, let me refresh my memory.
Hastings
June 4th, 2008, 09:59
Good ideas, I'm trying it out now.

Anyone know how to display more than 1 announcement per forum section?

If memory serves me right, you should just be able to do that right off, no? I used to run a vB forum, but it's been a few months.

...Although you probably wouldn't be asking how to do it if it were that easy so...
Host Factory
June 4th, 2008, 14:01
not to sure on the green for the stickys, gd i dear tho
Dynash
June 4th, 2008, 14:59
Isn't there a mod where you can make your own prefix and style it? (it would be easier to just have an "Advertise" one) Personally, the background should be taken off the polls too.
SC-Daniel
June 4th, 2008, 15:41
Hmm it looks good, but still does not solve the problem of Advertisement stickies being disguised by the regulation sticky :S
Peo
June 4th, 2008, 16:33
There will only be sticky ads and announcements, no other stickys.
SC-Daniel
June 4th, 2008, 16:59
There will only be sticky ads and announcements, no other stickys.

Much better :) My computer was partially caching it or something because now it is showing up as sticky ads, but announcements for the rules

Great work Peo... Looks much better