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Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 12:30
by jujigatame
Over the last few days I've had a weird issue with BoxRec fighter pages, where the page initially looks normal, but once the ads at the top of the page load, the formatting of the entire page gets completely wrecked.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 12:57
by squiggy
I have seen the formatting go wacky recently too, yes.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 12:57
by Ruthless-RKO
Yeh, can they not have the have in between the records?
Why not at the bottom or at the top, before the resume table starts.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 17:53
by gregregegg
while id obviously rather no ads, hard to say no to cash.. I dont mind them inbetween records, But i had an ad the other day covering up a full fight on someones record. I only noticed cause he was like 20ish-2, and when i scrolled through i was thinking, no he is 20ish-1, they fuked this. then clicked x on the ad and a fight he had loss was behind it.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 17:58
by margaret thatcher
anyone else used to get ads for dating/mail order brides from whichever country the fighter you were on was from
Fillipino and Ukranian babes want me tonight
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 18:22
by jujigatame
I don't begrudge BoxRec having ads but they might want to vet them a little better. Some must be coded poorly (or maliciously) to be causing this.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 19:16
by Onetimeonly
For years, but we don't have to pay to use it. There is very little money in the vast majority of boxing media, blogging and websites. It can be annoying, but without them it might not be around.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 06 Sep 2020, 08:56
by chinarich
Obviously ads are fine but appearing in the middle of a record covering some results is not. This was happening a few weeks back and was fixed but seems to be back...
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 12:04
by John
We really don't have any control over the advertisers, they are supplied by agencies who are supplied by agencies etc etc. I tried a membership option where you could pay for no ads but hardly anyone subscribed.
But we certainly could do with a bit more money, tech is getting more and more complex and we need another programmer on board. Do you think people would pay a $3.99 per month for a subscription with no ads and maybe a few additional features ?
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 12:42
by joshj909
John wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 12:04
We really don't have any control over the advertisers, they are supplied by agencies who are supplied by agencies etc etc. I tried a membership option where you could pay for no ads but hardly anyone subscribed.
But we certainly could do with a bit more money, tech is getting more and more complex and we need another programmer on board. Do you think people would pay a $3.99 per month for a subscription with no ads and maybe a few additional features ?
I don't actually mind the ads too much but I'd consider paying a small fee for a premium account. Do you have any ideas for the few additional features?
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 12:51
by John
I thought of email notifications of sched & results for watched boxers, ideas welcome
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 12:59
by joshj909
John wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 12:51
I thought of email notifications of sched & results for watched boxers, ideas welcome
That's the main thing I would actually be looking for to be honest as it saves me frequently checking the watchlist to look for updates. Even on-site notifications with sched and results would be good. I'll leave any additional ideas to others.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 14:41
by margaret thatcher
Maybe you could have a donation button or something
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 14:56
by Ruthless-RKO
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 14:41
Maybe you could have a donation button or something
Good idea this..
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 15:12
by John
I think it's pretty irresponsible to employ someone if you are depending on donations for their salary. We really ought to have to have a reliable and consistent funding stream.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 15:18
by dickbelden
NO--- ads r the way to go.
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 15:21
by John
Another problem we have is that more and more people are using Ad blockers
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 15:38
by TheBeast
John wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 12:51
I thought of email notifications of sched & results for watched boxers, ideas welcome
I'd be ready to offer a list of free legal feeds to watch cards weekly for those who register to help boxrec!
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 15:46
by Fightnight Scores
John wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 12:04
We really don't have any control over the advertisers, they are supplied by agencies who are supplied by agencies etc etc. I tried a membership option where you could pay for no ads but hardly anyone subscribed.
But we certainly could do with a bit more money, tech is getting more and more complex and we need another programmer on board. Do you think people would pay a $3.99 per month for a subscription with no ads and maybe a few additional features ?
What is it you need help with coding wise? Which languages is the code base in? I'm a developer, and there could be more who frequent here who might be up to contributing
Re: Anyone else noticing ads ruining BoxRec?
Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 16:24
by chinarich
John wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 12:04
We really don't have any control over the advertisers, they are supplied by agencies who are supplied by agencies etc etc. I tried a membership option where you could pay for no ads but hardly anyone subscribed.
But we certainly could do with a bit more money, tech is getting more and more complex and we need another programmer on board. Do you think people would pay a $3.99 per month for a subscription with no ads and maybe a few additional features ?
It’s more a formatting issue, I think. I’m no expert but have run a couple of my own websites in the past and there problems with the size of ads supplied and it can be difficult to get them formatted correctly. Especially as there’s a difference between computer and mobile.
I don’t care if there are ads at the top, middle and bottom of the record so long as I can see the whole record