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Braavos36372 Posts
Interested in advertising on our site? TL's primary audience is an 18-24 year old male demographic who show strong interest in video games, competitive gaming and technology. Please see our quantcast profile for more site information.
Direct Banner Advertising
Buy a 728x90 direct leaderboard. See our advertising page for more information.
Sponsored Threads
While banner advertising is a great way to get exposure, some advertisers have expressed interest in a more interactive advertising option. We've filled this need with the Sponsored Threads section where advertisers can pay a fixed weekly fee for a Sponsored Thread that will be listed on the sidebar until it expires. The advertiser then has freedom to post and use the thread to promote their product or service however they like - eg running contests / competitions, giveaways, soliciting feedback, etc.
We believe this will also be a great way for a community advertiser to promote his or her product. Thus, we will be offering a separate "community" rate for advertisers who are directly related to TeamLiquid or the Starcraft community. If you're interested in a sponsored thread, please contact us through the advertising page.
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hmm this is very interesting, I gotta say I miss the "category icons" next to the news titles you used to have on the frontpage. It looks a bit more bland now with just pure text.
Its smart in a way that you won't get a bunch of banners and images cluttering the site, but on the other hand it might be difficult to attract sponsors when they get a thread title in like 8px large text font as their way of bringing in users to their actual advertisement thread.
Surely not as easily spotted as an actual banner.
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Sounds reasonable enough. I particularly like the fact that 'community rates' are being offered. This is a really smart solution for I believe it can actually add to the organization and highlighting of events and services, rather than have them thrown elsewhere.
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looks sweet 
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I know many people use adblock, and just use a filter.
I'm good at the blocking of things, but how do i go about unblocking just the "good adds"
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I'm unable to see these in-house ads, if they're already up. I use AdMuncher, which updates itself periodically, as opposed to AdBlock. Is there an exception I can add to be able to view these specific ads?
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Canada8028 Posts
What's happening with the Small VOD/Recommended VOD threads? I can still access them through search or through the forum index, but since Featured Threads isn't on the sidebar anymore, are these important threads going to be moved to other sections?
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I really don't see the point of this, but good job I guesS?
Edit: Does this mean gosucoaching doesn't get free threads anymore?
Awesome!
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On October 08 2010 08:02 StorrZerg wrote:
I know many people use adblock, and just use a filter.
I'm good at the blocking of things, but how do i go about unblocking just the "good adds"
If you use Firefox adblock, right click the little red "ABP" sign in your status bar and click "Disable on teamliquid.net".
If you use the Chrome adblock, right click anywhere in the page, use the AdBlock menu and click "Don't run on this domain".
On October 08 2010 08:06 urashimakt wrote:
I'm unable to see these in-house ads, if they're already up. I use AdMuncher, which updates itself periodically, as opposed to AdBlock. Is there an exception I can add to be able to view these specific ads?
The first one we have up uses Flash, so if you block Flash you won't see it. It does have "ads" in the URL so maybe your ad blocker is blocking it too.
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R1CH, wouldn't that just enable ads then on livestream / ustream etc when i view them on teamliquid.
If not cool, else o well i'll give this a shot.
Also, best place to report adds, website feedback?
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R1CH i use a HOSTS file that blocks ad and tracking servers indiscriminately i know that the banner on top currently is a fastclick, i also noticed there was a flash based ad earlier too although it was till blocked. Is there a list of servers that i should unblock if i choose to view the ads.
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On October 08 2010 08:35 StorrZerg wrote:
R1CH, wouldn't that just enable ads then on livestream / ustream etc when i view them on teamliquid.
If not cool, else o well i'll give this a shot.
Also, best place to report adds, website feedback?
Streams on TeamLiquid aren't in the TL.net domain. They're embedded and count as livestream.com, ustream.com, etc.
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There's plenty of people who would donate to TL if there was an option, don't really see the need for the intrusive ads and sponsors. You'll probably get more money from donations than from all the ads anyways.
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I have a question. Is it safe to assume that all the threads currently in the non-sponsored forums are the type of threads which people won't have to pay for? And only threads and posts that are currently being closed or deleted will be in the sponsored thread forums? Or is the line between the threads that someone will have to pay to post and the threads which someone won't have to pay to post somewhere different?
While being absolutely precise is impossible, can you at least talk about what you have in mind?
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Not sure I quite get the Sponsored Thread idea, so they are just popular threads on TL that the advertiser can pay advertising rights for? Or are they specific threads by TL that you nominate as sponsorable - e.g. I guess if you do a new TL Attack post you might want to put it up for sponsors as it will get a lot of hits and benefit from some interactive advertising.
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I'll wait and see before deciding whether to block it with my userstyle or not. When announcing something like this to the community, isn't the most important thing to explain what the advertising money is used for? I'll assume some or all of it goes back to the community, for example, for future TL starleagues, the Liquid` team, and such.
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On October 08 2010 11:04 deL wrote:
Not sure I quite get the Sponsored Thread idea, so they are just popular threads on TL that the advertiser can pay advertising rights for? Or are they specific threads by TL that you nominate as sponsorable - e.g. I guess if you do a new TL Attack post you might want to put it up for sponsors as it will get a lot of hits and benefit from some interactive advertising.
Advertisers can make a thread of their own specifically for advertising something they're selling/trading, and have TL feature it in the sponsored section to provide coverage. Essentially just paying for the privilege of advertising in threads, if i understand the OP correctly.
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On October 08 2010 10:26 BG1 wrote:
There's plenty of people who would donate to TL if there was an option, don't really see the need for the intrusive ads and sponsors. You'll probably get more money from donations than from all the ads anyways.
How are these any more intrusive than regular ads? It's not like we're showing popups or a huge leaderboard or skyscraper, these are the same sized banners that we've always used. As for the Sponsored Threads, this is a nice way to organize all the commercial offerings on TL without people worried about them being blatant advertisements if we allowed them in regular forums. I don't understand how you can find them intrusive in the slightest.
On October 08 2010 11:04 deL wrote:
Not sure I quite get the Sponsored Thread idea, so they are just popular threads on TL that the advertiser can pay advertising rights for? Or are they specific threads by TL that you nominate as sponsorable - e.g. I guess if you do a new TL Attack post you might want to put it up for sponsors as it will get a lot of hits and benefit from some interactive advertising.
Sponsored Threads will primarily be for people who are part of our community but also want to promote a product / service, for example offering SC2 coaching or Starcraft related merchandise. They will also be used for people unaffiliated with our community to reach out and interact with us, such as promoting a contest, soliciting feedback, etc, with a higher rate charged.
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Here we go homework threads :D
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On October 08 2010 08:09 Spazer wrote:
What's happening with the Small VOD/Recommended VOD threads? I can still access them through search or through the forum index, but since Featured Threads isn't on the sidebar anymore, are these important threads going to be moved to other sections?
Small VOD Thread's a sticky in BW now. Maybe recommended vods will get moved there too, though 4 stickies might be too many.
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Meh, if it helps keep TL running, I'm okay with it :D
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Cool, Im sure the companies will get paid big time. So many people with so many advertisements relating to gamers. Good idea.
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Although this is largely unintrusive and extremely reasonable right now. Please be careful. With increasing the commercial aspects of running a website, there runs the risk of alienating parts of the community, generally leading to the ever feared "sellout" threads and posts which will be inevitable.
So far though, I am largely happy with the changes, as I do find blatant advertising in threads to be quite annoying.
as the stalker would say
i serve... for now
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On October 08 2010 13:43 Tha_Docta wrote:
Although this is largely unintrusive and extremely reasonable right now. Please be careful. With increasing the commercial aspects of running a website, there runs the risk of alienating parts of the community, generally leading to the ever feared "sellout" threads and posts which will be inevitable.
So far though, I am largely happy with the changes, as I do find blatant advertising in threads to be quite annoying.
as the stalker would say
i serve... for now
Don't worry, I whine more about that stuff than anyone in the community possibly could. Just ask Hot_Bid.
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Braavos36372 Posts
Coming in October: first page in each thread is free, but every page after that is $1 to view.
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On October 08 2010 07:46 Senx wrote:
hmm this is very interesting, I gotta say I miss the "category icons" next to the news titles you used to have on the frontpage. It looks a bit more bland now with just pure text.
Its smart in a way that you won't get a bunch of banners and images cluttering the site, but on the other hand it might be difficult to attract sponsors when they get a thread title in like 8px large text font as their way of bringing in users to their actual advertisement thread.
Surely not as easily spotted as an actual banner.
The category icons! That's what it was that's gone.. I did notice that the front page looks slightly more tight, less cluttered.
About the sponsored threads not being attractive, I don't entirely agree. The sponsored threads sounds quite unique to me in that there is the interaction aspect. The amount of attention for a thread can easily be assessed by looking at post and viewer count of a thread. Potential sponsors can look through that forum section's history. The sponsor information page could serve statistics on the specifically purchased threads on viewer and post counts (aggregated). Sponsors who have ventured into this path of advertisements could leave testimonials. The small advertisement space can initially be seen as an issue but good statistics can make up for that. I like the unobtrusiveness, and I give kudos to TL.
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Croatia9486 Posts
On October 08 2010 15:07 Hot_Bid wrote:
Coming in October: first page in each thread is free, but every page after that is $1 to view.
Well, most people only read first page when they decide to post their highly educated, unique opinions so I believe your business plan has a flaw.
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Looks neat, all the best of luck with this - Liquid fighting!
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On October 08 2010 15:07 Hot_Bid wrote:
Coming in October: first page in each thread is free, but every page after that is $1 to view.
Imagine if 5 cents went to each poster per page.
Konadora would be rich, and live report threads would cost too much to view.
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CA10824 Posts
TL.net premium accounts: coming soon!
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On October 08 2010 20:40 LosingID8 wrote:
TL.net premium accounts: coming soon!
20 Dollars per Broodwar Season! (Or soon SC2 Season)
No but seriously, I've had adblock disabled on TL for almost all the time I'm here, and I have never found the ads to be annoying or intrusive. So if it stays this way, I'm glad that you find some new ways of financing the whole site
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Hyrule18991 Posts
On October 08 2010 20:40 LosingID8 wrote:
TL.net premium accounts: coming soon!
Will those include LP access?
Depending on the cost, I'm tempted to just buy a sponsored thread with the content of "first"....
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On October 08 2010 16:43 2Pacalypse- wrote:Show nested quote +On October 08 2010 15:07 Hot_Bid wrote:
Coming in October: first page in each thread is free, but every page after that is $1 to view. Well, most people only read first page when they decide to post their highly educated, unique opinions so I believe your business plan has a flaw.
damn, i was just gonna say, suckers aint gettin my money!!!
big news guys, hope it generates additional cash moneys for the site!
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Calgary25966 Posts
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
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United States4796 Posts
Definitely reasonable.
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United States4796 Posts
On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
How much for naked pictures...?
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Hyrule18991 Posts
On October 09 2010 01:35 DivinO wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks. How much for naked pictures...?
At least $250 each. He never stated he'd be dressed.
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On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
Is there some sort of bulk deal we can work out?
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But where is the facebook integration?!?!
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On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
SCAMMER!
We can already do this.
If I pay the 250$ do you come to me?
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GO TL!
On October 09 2010 05:25 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks. SCAMMER! We can already do this. If I pay the 250$ do you come to me?
You can view only the last 1000 posts.
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United States11390 Posts
On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
How much for a recording of your attarctive voice?
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I'll start turning Adblock off on TL.
<3
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I just unblocked ad block on TL!
only exception thus far O___O
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Pitcairn19291 Posts
On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
Where do I send my 250 bucks? That includes the whole package right? Cause I can't wait to tear apart the gift wrap and unveil what's hidden.
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On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
$25 Celestial Pony icon !
Seriously though, I dont find any of this intrusive or detrimental to my TL experience so far. Appreciate the caution and sensitivity too.
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United States1126 Posts
I am glad to see TL getting more revenue from sponsors! My only question, is this money mostly for keeping the website up, getting a salary for the guys playing in Korea, or maybe an income for Nazgul? Don't get me wrong, I love ANYTHING that helps you guys out in Korea and keeps the site growing and free. Personally assisting Nazgul for all his years of service is no problem either <3
On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks.
Nudes?
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On October 10 2010 07:56 Hikko wrote:
I am glad to see TL getting more revenue from sponsors! My only question, is this money mostly for keeping the website up, getting a salary for the guys playing in Korea, or maybe an income for Nazgul? Don't get me wrong, I love ANYTHING that helps you guys out in Korea and keeps the site growing and free. Personally assisting Nazgul for all his years of service is no problem either <3
It all goes towards the site/community in one way or another. The team is paid by its sponsor, TLAF.
Show nested quote +On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks. Nudes?
Is there any other kind?
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On October 10 2010 02:43 ironchef wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2010 00:25 Chill wrote:
$5.00 - Reveal user's alternate accounts.
$10.00 - Access user's post history.
$25.00 - Access user's IP address.
$100.00 - Access user's gmail and facebook accounts.
$250.00 - Picture with Chill.
Act now folks. $25 Celestial Pony icon ! Seriously though, I dont find any of this intrusive or detrimental to my TL experience so far. Appreciate the caution and sensitivity too.
Well played. Well played.
I am wondering why the featured threads icons are gone though, ie MSL, OSL, Proleague, SC2 links. There is definitely still space, either above or below the advertising boxes where these could go, and they provided a really simple way to jump into whatever it was that you were looking for.
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Alright guys! i trust you guys know what u're doing as always i don't like advertisements though. EDIT: That said, ill check out these threads to see if there's anything interesting.
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I think the Sponsored Thread section is a great idea from which the community as also the sponsors take advantage so its a win-win situation there.
But im going to miss the featured Thread Section...
I m sure TL staff has allready something up their sleves to replace the missed section 
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i saw the ads, but then adblock must have zapped them as they are now gone. no offence TL but i hate ads regardless of their content so i was happy to see them go T_T but i still like u
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i like the steps that tl.net are taking to move forward
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On October 08 2010 04:45 R1CH wrote:
Team Liquid Direct Advertising
As you may have seen, we have started running banner ads for Starcraft related products and services. These ads are part of our in-house advertising system that allows advertisers to work with us directly to promote their business.
Are you referring to the google ads, or are there other banners I haven't noticed?
The google ads are never starcraft related...?
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I know you said the ads were going to be "Starcraft related" but I'm looking at an AVIS rent-a-car add and it doesn't even list the car's HP or damage to light units. For $252 /week this car better at least be able to kite zealots. Please, let AVIS know that if they want to effectively advertise their Starcraft related product, they're going to need to include some of this vital information.
By the way, I opened my ad blocker so I can see the ads now. Don't want to miss out on supporting TL.net!
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Maybe you can rent one of these:
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Am I blind or something..?
I cannot see ANY ads anywhere. The only link I can find on any page which could be considered an advert would be thelittleappfactory.com.
I don't see any banner ads though, and I don't run any ad blockers. That being said, there is a blank space at the top of the middle column which would fit a banner ad - but there's nothing there. The HTML is:
iframe width="468" height="60" src="http://direct.fairfax.com.au/hserver/site=ONL.CH.FDADNETWORK.NETWORK/AREA=NETWORK.FDADNETWORK.dating/AAMSZ=468X60/acc_random=74960629525594420?" allowtransparency="true" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" bordercolor="#000000"
It doesn't show -anything- in that iframe though. Are you sure your advertising thing is working?
*EDIT: freaky deaky - after I posted this article, I saw an ad in that space. However, the next page I loaded.. no ad. And no ad here while editing this either.
*EDIT 2: Okay.. now I have TWO ads which are showing up - however other pages it doesn't show up. The HTML in this spot is different for the working ads. the html above does not show ANY ad. HTML for the working ad (or at least the comments so you can figure out which provider it is:
<!-- ValueClick Media 468x60 Banner Rich Media Code for Team Liquid -->
<!-- Template Id = 14,876 Template Name = AdXpose for Flash Creatives -->
<!-- ValueClick Media 468x60 Banner Rich Media Code for Team Liquid -->
SO, it would appear, that the fairfax advertisement setup is not working correctly, whereas the ValueClick one does.
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Why do you allow advertisers such as http://www.xbids.com to advertise on the site? These are much more ethically dubious than even copypaste guides such as Shock's guide.
These penny auction sites are nothing but trouble.
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Braavos36372 Posts
On October 31 2010 05:25 Culture wrote:Why do you allow advertisers such as http://www.xbids.com to advertise on the site? These are much more ethically dubious than even copypaste guides such as Shock's guide. These penny auction sites are nothing but trouble.
We don't personally approve every banner. It's done through an advertising banner service like Google. If we see a particularly bad one, we will remove it, but otherwise we don't manually approve every one, that's impossible.
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I'd just like to point out that out of curiosity I tested it. If I turn adblock back on I dont see the ads like not any of them even the inhouse ones. :/ And it made it sound like they were supposed to go around adblock unless you added an extra filter.
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I'm getting ads for liquid cold medicine. :DDDDDD
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Just a quick question: Do you (TL.net) get any money if i buy, lets say a marauder keyboard, through the ad provided on the site? Because im thinking of buying one, and i would gladly buy it through your ad (even tho its slightly more expensive) if it does indeed help you guys out 
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On January 20 2011 08:50 Rabbitmaster wrote:Just a quick question: Do you (TL.net) get any money if i buy, lets say a marauder keyboard, through the ad provided on the site? Because im thinking of buying one, and i would gladly buy it through your ad (even tho its slightly more expensive) if it does indeed help you guys out
Maybe... Most likely it just makes the person who has the ad make money though. I'm pretty sure TL doesn't get a cut in the revenues.
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It doesn't feel like TL are really doing what they can to profit from the site. You could make quite a bit, considering this site is amongst the top 3000 in the world at the moment.
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What are you suggesting o.o
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On October 16 2011 10:50 goatpunter wrote:
Nice first post bro.
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When euros get lower shipping I'll consider disabling adblock here. Meanwhile, we're subsidising TL with each t-shirt purchase.
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Sweden34 Posts
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How long does it take to buy a sponsored thread?
Have been waiting to buy one for 2 months =\
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Is this feature operational? I just don't want to believe e-sport peripheral companies wouldn't support a site as well put together and as influential as tl.net
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Hi HotBid, what has changed in the OP for the Edit? Or did the thread just magically necro itself?
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On August 23 2012 23:56 Deleuze wrote:
Hi HotBid, what has changed in the OP for the Edit? Or did the thread just magically necro itself?
What if you necro'ed it?
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On August 24 2012 01:42 amazingxkcd wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 23:56 Deleuze wrote:
Hi HotBid, what has changed in the OP for the Edit? Or did the thread just magically necro itself? What if you necro'ed it?
I didn't!!! I was necro'd when I got here!!!
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I usually use adblock, but since you can disable the adblocker for specific sites, TL is an obvious site there I would never use adblock, TeamLiquid Fighting (for some profit )
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![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/lahimatoa/dumbad.jpg)
I usually don't have problems with ads, but this one is ridiculous.
Just thought you'd like to know.
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Hello,
I want to open sponsored thread, how can I made it?
P.S. feedback is'nt responding to me
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Same has applied to my bro who's been trying to contact TL to get a sponsored/featured thread - not getting any responses from anyone, including PM's to admins.
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I am attempting to contact TL to obtain information RE: sponsored threads. Please PM me ASAP. Form messages have been sent as well as PMs to HB with no reply's. - Brad/Niteshade
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Does TL accept Paypal payments?
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TL ads are a 5 star comedy so left click that ad block and enjoy the finest comedy around. Asian Singles, Dominoes Pizza no matter what it is, it is better than a crying elephant.
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How much does it usually cost to get a sponsored thread?
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