# \*Sincere\* (non-whiney) Google Ads Request **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 10, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391 "2005-11-10T14:44:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/1 "2005-11-10T14:44:28Z")
Would it be much of a problem to ask the super-techs to make a tiny, little change with the ad placement that will greatly, fantastically increase the usability of the board? I’m talking about a 20 pixel shift. Here’s the proposal: Just swap the positions of the Google Ad band with the band that has the page number for longer threads. It’s way, way too many times now that I don’t notice additional pages due to the Google Ad. I _always_ scroll down to the Google ad, so I always see it. But since it’s my “stopping point” I don’t usually see the page gadget. So, the usability benefit is we’ll actually _see_ that additional pages exist, which we’ll go to, which will _also_ benefit the SDMB because it’s another add exposure that we could potentially click on. Yeah, I know, sorry for another Google Ads post. We all thought they were done. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/2 "2005-11-10T20:14:50Z")
It was put there on purpose to make it harder to skip over them. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/3 "2005-11-10T20:43:13Z")
You did notice the page numbers at the top of the page, right? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/4 "2005-11-10T23:57:32Z")
What ultrafilter said; the page numbers are at the top and the bottom of the page as well. Please take note. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/5 "2005-11-11T02:36:28Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > What ultrafilter said; the page numbers are at the top and the bottom of the page as well. Please take note. Well, duh! This is a _usability_ request. I’m _already_ at the bottom of the page. It doesn’t matter what’s at the _top_ of the page. Is really just that much effort to mention to anyone? It’s the nice things that make the iPod such a hit – why does the SDMB have to be like, uh, Windows Media Player? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/6 "2005-11-11T07:06:46Z")
If they won’t listen, just switch to Firefox and block the ads by removing them from the page. I like [Remove It Permanently](http://rip.mozdev.org/) for simple page tweaks like this. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/7 "2005-11-11T10:28:23Z")
I dunno what to tell you here. I have no control over this part of message board life and thus cannot assure you of anything. I can bring this to the attention of the tech department, but I cannot guarantee they will grant your request. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/8 "2005-11-11T19:53:56Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I can bring this to the attention of the tech department, but I cannot guarantee they will grant your request. Thanks, **TubaDiva**! That’s as much as I was hoping for! Now if everyone else chimes in with “me too” before the tech folks look at this thread, then maybe, you know they’ll have no choice but to respond to the overwhelming demand. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sincere-non-whiney-google-ads-request/330391/9 "2005-11-11T23:59:38Z")
I think this is a good usability suggestion. I have thus far resisted the urge to block the ads as a courtesy to the SDMB, but it is tempting. A usability change like this will help me maintain the willpower to continue resisting the urge…