Reality
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As some of you have noticed, I have increased the number of Google ads on thread pages to show three ads. If you are a Zone Supporter you will not see any ads.
I would like to ask everyone to understand that running a site with as much traffic as CowboysZone receives can be quite expensive. I do not skimp when it comes to servers and high quality bandwidth because having a good site means nothing if the site is unreliable or even worse, slow.
While there have been many users who have donated (thank you very much by the way!), donations are sporadic and rarely cover the monthly costs, especially throughout the off-season.
In the near future I am planning to upgrade the CowboysZone servers so the site should get even faster and I am also hoping to add more features to the site. That is why I finally decided to increase the number of ads on the site.
I am not a big fan of advertising at all (ask Winicki) but to me, the Google ads are the least annoying ads on the internet.
That is why I ask that if you are unable to donate, please do not block the ads on the site. It is very easy to detect who is blocking ads and if enough users block them, it will leave me very little choice but to resort to other methods of advertising that cannot be blocked which will most likely be more annoying than Google ads.
I greatly appreciate the donations that many of you have made and I also understand that not everyone can or even wants to donate. All I ask is that you not block the ads or encourage other users to block ads as a show of appreciation for the CowboysZone site.
Thanks!
-Reality
I would like to ask everyone to understand that running a site with as much traffic as CowboysZone receives can be quite expensive. I do not skimp when it comes to servers and high quality bandwidth because having a good site means nothing if the site is unreliable or even worse, slow.
While there have been many users who have donated (thank you very much by the way!), donations are sporadic and rarely cover the monthly costs, especially throughout the off-season.
In the near future I am planning to upgrade the CowboysZone servers so the site should get even faster and I am also hoping to add more features to the site. That is why I finally decided to increase the number of ads on the site.
I am not a big fan of advertising at all (ask Winicki) but to me, the Google ads are the least annoying ads on the internet.
That is why I ask that if you are unable to donate, please do not block the ads on the site. It is very easy to detect who is blocking ads and if enough users block them, it will leave me very little choice but to resort to other methods of advertising that cannot be blocked which will most likely be more annoying than Google ads.
I greatly appreciate the donations that many of you have made and I also understand that not everyone can or even wants to donate. All I ask is that you not block the ads or encourage other users to block ads as a show of appreciation for the CowboysZone site.
Thanks!
-Reality
