# Sorry for all the uproar. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201 "2007-11-29T18:10:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/81 "2007-11-30T17:01:19Z")
Well, the ads are gone for me, too, and the load time has gotten better. I’ve hung some garlic and a wooden stake on my 'puter, in an effort to scare them into staying away. 😉 Frankly, they didn’t/don’t bother me that much (as I said upthread), but do worry me in terms of driving off current members/discouraging new ones. Hey, I like this place, and would really like to see it not wither and die. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/82 "2007-11-30T17:04:46Z")
I await an explanation about what’s happening and what it will mean for the long run. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/83 "2007-11-30T17:06:20Z")
They’re there if you’re logged out. So, it appears that if you’re a member, you don’t have to see them. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/84 "2007-11-30T17:20:10Z")
That’s definetely a consolation. Nicely spotted, **Missy 2U**. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/85 "2007-11-30T17:29:34Z")
Same here - came in unlogged, saw the ads. Logged in - hey presto, no more ads. **Thank you**. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/86 "2007-11-30T17:33:19Z")
From the wiki link **nd\_n8** posted above: > [@](#): > > On July 24, 2007, Creative Loafing announced the purchase of the Washington City Paper and The Chicago Reader, **along with the Reader’s properties The Straight Dope and the SDMB, the associated message board**. All right, fess up: who from this forum added that bit about the SDMB? Our profile’s not _that_ high 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/87 "2007-11-30T17:46:17Z")
One thing that came about as a result of all this, that I do like, is the shrinking of the “Straight Dope” banner at the top. I always found it to be really too large (it took up nearly a third of the screen!) for the page, and it bothered me. Please keep that at the size it is now! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/88 "2007-11-30T18:02:43Z")
[QUOTE=mnemosyne] One thing that came about as a result of all this, that I do like, is the shrinking of the “Straight Dope” banner at the top. I always found it to be really too large (it took up nearly a third of the screen!) for the page, and it bothered me. Please keep that at the size it is now! [/QUOTE] Man! bitch, bitch, bitch! Aren’t you people _ever_ happy? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/89 "2007-11-30T18:03:12Z")
Thank you, whoever’s responsible for this wise decision. I’d have stayed here until the bitter freaking end as the sun explodes or the board got eaten by Yahoo, probably, but I’m glad a reasonable approach was taken. –'99er, supporter, addict. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/90 "2007-11-30T18:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] I await an explanation about what’s happening and what it will mean for the long run. [/QUOTE] New Employee: “So, as you can see from these charts, banner ads will increase profits by over 30%. And my marketing analysis shows that users will never even notice them”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/91 "2007-11-30T19:37:24Z")
Every please see \*\*Ed Zotti’s \*\* update in ATMB: [No more banner ads for subscribers](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446080) It is great news. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201/92 "2007-12-01T00:31:14Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] All I can do is hang on and give you the best service I can in these most unhappy times. [/QUOTE] Who are you, and what have you done with TubaDiva? :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-all-the-uproar/428201.md?page=4)