Small request: Can we get rid of the "articles" section on the front page (or move it somewhere less intrusive)? They seemed to start popping up around when the site first was sold and now take space away from actual announcement posts.
People are actually browsing the forum instead of just using "What's new" ? :OSmall request: Can we get rid of the "articles" section on the front page (or move it somewhere less intrusive)? They seemed to start popping up around when the site first was sold and now take space away from actual announcement posts.
I'm just opening the site and seeing the home page before I click "What's new"People are actually browsing the forum instead of just using "What's new" ? :O
That topic was already answered in this threadSmall request: Can we get rid of the "articles" section on the front page (or move it somewhere less intrusive)? They seemed to start popping up around when the site first was sold and now take space away from actual announcement posts.
Next, we will be updating the section on the homepage where you see 6 seemingly random articles. These are sponsored articles that do help pay for the site. If you happen to visit those articles you will see a WordPress site with other articles on it: https://www.aoezone.net/articles/. We will be updating that part of the site with a complete overhaul both with the design and adding additional content that's not just sponsored content, but additional relevant articles (more on that later when we're ready to launch it). In a sense that will expand AoEZone from just a forum to also having a separate part of the site that has additional content.
I'm just opening the site and seeing the home page before I click "What's new"
Sadly true even with adblock.(And the site has become much slower again.)
Yes, under the birthdays is much more space (at least in the PC version). But maybe it does not generate as much money then, because fewer people see it.simply moving the ad to the side would make it much more tolerable. being on the nav bar is beyond obnoxious
Ya, I think that was FB's lack of understanding of the AOE2 scene. A big tournament, especially LAN would have brought a lot of viewers to them.Yes, under the birthdays is much more space (at least in the PC version). But maybe it does not generate as much money then, because fewer people see it.
It should not be how it is, but somehow ads are increasing in many places this year. Youtube too. And when I followed the show match on Sitaux's Twitch channel today, I had 1:30 min. of adds every 15 or 20 minutes. Used to be 20-30 seconds.
I'm not sure it is really supposed to be like this. Can't imagine someone to expect this to be an acceptable experience that doesn't drive a user to use an ad-blocker.
PC - Firefox with :Yes, under the birthdays is much more space (at least in the PC version). But maybe it does not generate as much money then, because fewer people see it.
It should not be how it is, but somehow ads are increasing in many places this year. Youtube too. And when I followed the show match on Sitaux's Twitch channel today, I had 1:30 min. of adds every 15 or 20 minutes. Used to be 20-30 seconds.
For the youtube stuff, I'd just go for FreeTube. It also has more options and runs as a standalone app. Also, Brave is pretty good at blocking stuff, both on mobile devices and PC.PC - Firefox with :
1/ uBlock Origin (usually no Twitch ads)
2/ SponsorBlock (skips sponsor segments on YouTube)
3/ Youtube-shorts block (must)
4/ Return YouTube Dislike (useful)
5/ Clickbait Remover for Youtube (must)
6/ Consent-O-Matic (must - automatic cookies deny)
7/ Dark Reader (must)
8/ ByPass Paywalls (if you like news articles without paywalls)
And of course use Duckduckgo instead of Google.
Android:
Revanced Manager for Youtube without ads and short blocks etc. MOST IMPORTANT FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE LIFE
Kiwi to use all extensions on mobile browser, but Firefox will soon be able to do that as well AFAIK
Please never allow yourself to be subject to ads.
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so, we officialy go to nuclear war with other forums after all?Please unban skinny, we need our dynasty manager.