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We have updated our Terms of Service to reflect the fact that Aywas now uses AdSense to serve advertisements (section: Privacy Policy). At the moment we have one ad, which will show at the bottom of the page, but one will be added to the left side as well.
Following the recent PBC discussion, we came to a conclusion: the users understandably do not want to pay more for breeding coins, but the artists want to be paid more. As a result, we came up with a way to pay artists more without raising the price of coins--serving advertisements that help bridge that financial gap. You can read more about this discussion here.
Aywas is committed to blacklisting ads that are offensive or behave in ways that aggravate or diminish the player's experience. To report an advertisement, go to this thread in the Help forums and we will investigate the situation and block the ad if needed.
By starting our ad serving now, we'll have a half month to see how much revenue we can expect from this, and can better inform our artists what to expect in terms of ad-paid bonuses monthly.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:31am
- Raja
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:05pm
All I can say about these ads is that they are making me rethink my life choices because one of them keeps appearing that starts off with "Hey mom!" and I'm just like I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER but it keeps happening and now I am randomly having doubts???????
- Sui
(#9847)
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:35pm
Pirate & Kazna (#233) What browser and what adblock extension, specifically, are you using? 8D
- Kitsune
(#17645)
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:46pm
*using computer for a while* Oh, on my computer, all I see is about books and audiobooks :D I kinda want to buy some of those >.>
But my computer shows all about cute animals and travelling.... wondering what this means, lol~
- Soot & Neko & Pyon
(#34239)
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:00pm
I'm... really conflicted about this? :v I'm normally a huge advocate of supporting sites via ads; I've never had an adblocker EVER because I believe in supporting the sites that I enjoy. At the same time, though... I've always admired that Aywas didn't have ads and rather supported themselves through site content. I understand that this opens a lot of doors financially for the site, but it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth...
- n.
- JScofi
(#49041)
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:11pm
could we get ads turned off for premium users?
- JScofi
(#49041)
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Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:28pm
J.A.K. (#15)
Also, thanks for making a news post that ads were turned on. I actually went and checked another site to see if i got some adware stuck to my computer when i first saw them.
- Satin & Chenille
(#10)
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Posted on: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:04am
this seems like a fair compromise, and im willing to disable adblock for that purpose. artists deserve to be paid fairly.
- Pyx [logging off]
(#829)
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Posted on: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:06am
JScofi (#49041) that was suggested before I think but iirc since premium is not totally backed by USD it would sidestep the goal of raising money to run the site with.
- Satin & Chenille
(#10)
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Posted on: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:07am
also, i dont see an ad yet, but i am assuming it is my cache or something?
Posted on: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:57pm
I disabled adblock for you guys :D I hope we see a nice raise in the pay for artists!