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Title: left side panel advertising
Post by: ukb on February 17, 2012, 03:55:02 pm
You may notice we have opened a left-side panel up to commercial logos of businesses that have entered into long-term sponsorship with UKB. (Thanks ... The Depot). The concept is that these will only change occasionally unlike the banners ads in the top horizontal slot, which may be purchased for as short a period as a week. We know this looks a little odd aesthetically right now, but please hold back the judgement for a while.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: rodma on February 17, 2012, 04:04:05 pm
Why not do what they do at the start of commercial climbing vids and have giant logos in the middle of the screen for 7seconds a pop, before the forums start   :P :slap:

Seriously though, it's hardly imposing having the logos down the side and seems a nice idea.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 17, 2012, 05:20:45 pm
Props to the Depot for the support.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: Plattsy on February 17, 2012, 05:46:04 pm
Obviously I can do this myself but might be worth, if possible, changing the link to open into a new tab? Like the banner does.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: clm on February 17, 2012, 05:52:27 pm
Can it be right side panel please. Pushes all the useful bits off the screen. Half of an image, half of a vid etc.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: ukb on February 17, 2012, 07:05:30 pm
Obviously I can do this myself but might be worth, if possible, changing the link to open into a new tab? Like the banner does.
Done. Good point.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: Duma on September 06, 2012, 04:21:17 pm
Has this gone awry or is it just a rubbish work computer thing? - inside the last hour all the left panel adverts have gone horizontal - squeezing the rest of the forum until it's really thin.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: ukb on September 06, 2012, 05:30:12 pm
If you refresh your browser does the problem go away?

Anyone else having problems?
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: SA Chris on September 06, 2012, 08:24:56 pm
It was doing it on my work pc before I left but seems ok on tablet at home
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: Duma on September 06, 2012, 10:37:38 pm
fine here at home on FF, refreshing didn't make any diff at work - but we are forced to use IE6 or some such shite there...
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: ukb on September 07, 2012, 12:39:20 am
Made a subtle change. Is it better?
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: SA Chris on September 07, 2012, 08:14:49 am
Looks fine here back at work. Again.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: tomtom on September 07, 2012, 10:40:51 am
I just put a line of duck tape down the left hand side of the monitor..
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: slackline on September 07, 2012, 01:28:11 pm
fine here at home on FF, refreshing didn't make any diff at work - but we are forced to use IE6 or some such shite there...

Damn open source soft....oh wait, hang on. :clown:
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: Jaspersharpe on September 07, 2012, 02:42:12 pm
HA HA! Good one slackers. I don't really understand the open source debate but I know which internet browser works best and it certainly ain't IE.
Title: Re: left side panel advertising
Post by: slackline on September 07, 2012, 02:57:57 pm
For me its a philosophical one, I think mr__j5 and tomtom are approaching it from a pragmatic point of view.  Start with the philosophical side and then work out the problems with implementing it IMO (just because some are poorly managed doesn't mean they all are as there are hugely successful open-source software projects...that make money too!).
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