# Why are there no ads on SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 25, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447 "2003-02-25T18:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/1 "2003-02-25T18:26:39Z")
I raised this question in the “SDMB is run at a loss” Pit thread. That’s degenerated somewhat, so I doubt many mods/ads will be stopping by, so I reask it here. In my time here I don’t remember seeing any ads, other posters have mentioned that there used to be banners. If so, why aren’t there any now? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/2 "2003-02-25T19:26:17Z")
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/3 "2003-02-25T21:49:39Z")
A few in the other threads said they saw Altoids ads, but all I ever saw were Chicago Reader ads. Just my report. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/4 "2003-02-25T22:08:18Z")
I wish there were ads, if it meant more hamster food, and bigger, genetically modified hamsters. Or some sort of site sponsorship. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/5 "2003-02-25T23:25:13Z")
The Reader had determined that the miniscule revenue they got from the ads was not worth the time it took to set them up. Ad revs are 1/10th what they were in the net heyday anyway, and advertisers want a whole bunch of unique visitors to a site before they shell out $, not a few hundred visitors who load 5000 pages apiece. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/6 "2003-02-26T06:48:34Z")
Because this is the best site on the web!!! ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/7 "2003-02-26T12:19:16Z")
Thanks **Gaudere**. That makes sense! ---
**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:** [March 3, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-ads-on-sdmb/157447/9 "2003-03-03T14:26:08Z")
It’s not that they don’t plan to sell the space – click on “Chicago Reader Online Rate Sheet” at the bottom of every page for more info – it’s that there’s little ad business to run. And there’s also a link to the Straight Dope Store on every page as well, so you can get the books and etc. your humble TubaDiva Administrator