Banner ad suggestion

[adymond]

I don't know if it is the banner code or if it is our code, but how about making it so that the banner automaticly opens in a new window or a new tab?

[andrewjs18]

that would be PRETTY DAMN ANNOYING IMO.

[danp]

Not sure what you mean. We'll never run popups and I don't like to force clicks to open in a new window because it takes the choice away from the user.

[RocketFoot]

I think he means having the link open in a new window (or a new browser tab) so you don't loose your place on the PAFOA. Just click the banner, a new window opens with the banner site , you look at it and then close it and your back to the same place you left with out ever leaving the forums...

[doug]

target="new" ..

[CrazyWhiteGuy]

how about also making banner ads relevent to the forum sections? for example, all i see now is brownells and forum subscription ads, why not put a banner for a holster site in the CC/OC section and relevent gun shops in pistol/shotgun/rifle categories? heck, how about putting a furniture store ad in the lounge?

is brownells even giving the site money or a discount for you to advertise them?

[danp]

how about also making banner ads relevent to the forum sections? for example, all i see now is brownells and forum subscription ads, why not put a banner for a holster site in the CC/OC section and relevent gun shops in pistol/shotgun/rifle categories? heck, how about putting a furniture store ad in the lounge?

We don't have the technology to do this at the moment. I'm going to work on something. I'm mainly just testing right now.

is brownells even giving the site money or a discount for you to advertise them?

We get a % of all sales generated by the link.

[lildobe]

I think he means having the link open in a new window (or a new browser tab) so you don't loose your place on the PAFOA. Just click the banner, a new window opens with the banner site , you look at it and then close it and your back to the same place you left with out ever leaving the forums...

But what Dan is saying is that by adding the code to FORCE it to open in a new window/tab, that removes the CHOICE to open it in a new window/tab that the user has otherwise.

I like it the way it is... if I WANT to open a new tab, then I can. Otherwise it opens in the current one.

(And on most mice with a scroll wheel, try clicking on the link with the wheel It'll open a new tab/window... at least in Firefox.)

[RocketFoot]

But what Dan is saying is that by adding the code to FORCE it to open in a new window/tab, that removes the CHOICE to open it in a new window/tab that the user has otherwise.

I like it the way it is... if I WANT to open a new tab, then I can. Otherwise it opens in the current one.

(And on most mice with a scroll wheel, try clicking on the link with the wheel It'll open a new tab/window... at least in Firefox.)

Dobe is also correct...you can manually open the link in a new tab with the scroll wheel or by holding CTRL and clicking the link.

[adymond]

I think he means having the link open in a new window (or a new browser tab) so you don't loose your place on the PAFOA. Just click the banner, a new window opens with the banner site , you look at it and then close it and your back to the same place you left with out ever leaving the forums...

That was what I was trying to say. Also if you "force" the click on the banner ad to open in a new window can't you still right click the link and open it in the current window? I was just in the middle of typing up a long post took a break and clicked the link to browse a bit and got a little pissed that it opened in this window. I hit back and got nothing in the post box.