Because the staff weren't allowed to throw their whiny asses outta here under the old ownership (hint hint Jeff).

It still baffles me how many people bitch about a completely free site that nobody is forcing them to use.   Also, I'm willing to wager the forum takes up way more disk than any of the real catalog info Jeff needs, so a few banner ads are way better than the forum part being disabled for good.
 

I wanted to try out GB Studio so I gave it a shot: https://drive.google.com/open?id=... (Game Boy ROM)

Claim your spots now for the numbered physical limited edition release!

I claim copy 000

ads are fine i dont care.

HAHAHA! Awesome!
 

I want to see a GB RPG style text avatar...

"Would you like to see banner ads"?

 - Yes          - Maybe

Change it to

"Would you like to see banner ads"?

- Yes - Ok

You don't like it, Matt. You LOVE IT! 
 

Not wanting to hijack here, but dammit, Yelir! Get back on Discord! We need to talk trashy pop punk and post-hardcore bands! 
 

Post hardcore hahaha

You mean wanna be punk bands....

Is the goal of the site to make money? If so, ad it up. Easy quick way to make money for a short period of time, at least until there's more backlash and more users leave.

You can also go the Wikipedia approach and ask for donations (this would assume the money is to cover server costs only and not to make a profit).

Another approach is "in app" purchases. The site could have all sorts of simple little stuff users could pay for that wouldn't be required for full access to the site. Maybe an option for a different background or site appearance, skins for your character, collectible digital badges, different animations/emojis/gifs. You could do all sorts of stuff.

You could also sell NA merch. Posters, shirts, coins, etc. Users could create stuff to be sold here too.

Finally, you could go an "academic" route where people submit requests for certain information, that person pays, that topic is researched by people here, and then the buyer gets an in depth report/analysis back about what they're requesting information for.

I'm sure there are other ways, but that's what I've got so far.

If there's going to be anything where people are buying and selling directly through the site, there really needs to be an SSL certificate.

If jhm is still scrolling through this train wreck...

The ads are fine. Ads on vintage would also be fine. Any plans for a mobile friendly version?

dun touch my tater though...

The site is already mobile friendly?
 

I think the bigger thing people are upset about is the unsureness of what's going to happen. Originally it's that ads are extremely unlikely and not worth the backlash that would come from implementing them. Then less than a month later, ads are coming.

So what's next? Are we going to start having to pay a subscription fee? Post quota? Turn into Reddit?

Not to mention the way jhm and the mods are approaching it and responding to the backlash is very condescending.

Oh power gloves, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's a real freaking nightmare to use the embedded posting functions on mobile platforms. From font sizes to picture uploading. A contest vet such as yourself should know this. Remember when photobucket decided we needed to pay and we all started using the in forum uploading? 
 

Not for uploading pictures

Or quoting/bolding, etc

Aye, I used mobile for years even before the "modern" site came around, it was horrible and still is in my opinion. 

The mod collective hive mind is doing what now? What backlash? You and a couple people seem to be complaining, the vast majority don't seem to care. If that banner on the top runs the site for you, sorry. There is nothing you or I can do about it. Instead of worrying about hypothetical what's next, why not just see what happens and make your decision from there.

ETA: Quoting on mobile totally sucks, I agree there.

I use imgur, so...

That's 6 extra steps homeskillet, even less mobile friendly to do. Getting enough maple syrup in your diet there fella?

Maybe this video of the screen jumping about as I type will help.



And don't get me started on how difficult it was too go through all that. So you know. Only trying to improve the community here. Bringing attention to something that ad revenue could be applied too.

And just look at the ad banner itself.

And if you really think only a few people are complaining, read through the Carolina collection, death of NA, and Nintendo age and gocollect threads.

I'll get to work writing the FAQ.

How dare you imply that the site is not perfect as is. Bunned

No but seriously I totally hear you and agree on all counts. The site could use significant improvements across the board.

Frankly if NA continues to function at a loss, I can't see Jeff investing in improvements for it. I'd consider that ads may well be step one on the path to improvements, not a sign of the end times.

That being said, I'm all for the game boy text adventure. This thread could really GET REKT.