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::::Adverts don't bother me. I use ABP, NoScript, and WOT to help decide if any piece of script should be allowed to run on my computer. Mostly I just say no to ads. I understand the reasoning for them though, and I sympathize with webmasters who rely on them to "keep the lights on" on their sites. But the Internet is a funny place. The webmaster's POV is that they provide a service, so it is only fair that visitors to their site should help pay for it, and that it doesn't really cost surfers anything anyway. The average web surfer's POV is that websites live or die on traffic volumes alone, so you're lucky to have me visiting your site. My own POV is that I have a data capped Internet connection, so I'd rather use my bandwidth for viewing content that I actually want to see, rather than paying for adverts to come down my pipe. <span title="Meta-Wiki profile" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AugurNZ <font color="#000" face="Times">'''''Augur'''''</font><font color="#33f" family="Arial">'''''NZ'''''</font>]</span> <span title="Meta-Wiki talk" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:AugurNZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710;</font>]</span>[[Special:Contributions/AugurNZ|<font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;</font>]] 10:25, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
:::::Even though for anonymous users how could a small ad under the toolbox part of sidebar be dangerous, but eh its better than having it on your pages or on top of wiki like Wikia does.--[[User:Tyreek|Tyreek]] ([[User talk:Tyreek|talk]]) 22:58, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
::::::In regards to the ads - wikis will have the option to request the ad box not be shown on their site. Also, as stated above only anonymous users will see the ads. Logged in users will not see the ads unless they opt into it from their preferences. I've put a lot of thought into this - as I don't want to drive individuals away from the site and I only want the ads to assist me with the overall costs of hosting this project. I chose the smallest possible box from the adsense site to keep them as non-intrusive as possible. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 23:10, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 
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