Aeroice

Jun 26 2009, 10:53 PM

Ad credits are a major pain for coders. We have to be careful not to step on anyone's toes when coding because of the way AJAX works. AJAX is integral to some of the coolest and most advanced features, too, but we are limited because we have to make sure that there aren't too many ad credits spent.

AJAX is basically loading pages in the background, submitting/editing signatures in the background, etc..

Monichiwa

Jun 26 2009, 10:40 PM

1) The Ad Credits are fine for a temporary necessity to remove ad's, but what about those who intend on consistently updating the Ad Removal feature? It could be a hassle to pay every time your board runs out of Ad Credits, when you intend on renewing the feature anyhow.

2) The use of Ad Credits are quite worrisome. I can't help but be suspicious of those who may spam-click several navigational links throughout my board in effort to make the Ad Credits run out. I understand that the feature can be disabled for guests, but that's not very appealing, granted, I assume, that most people (including myself) care just as much what guests think of my board's performance, just as well as the members. It just feels as if limiting the use of the feature isn't exactly what was paid for. If a monthly payment of, say, $15-20 was an option, nobody would need to worry about going over their budget just because hooligans find it amusing that they can take money out of people's pockets by simply clicking some links.

- So, basically, my suggestion is the option to pay for the Ad Removal feature as a monthly fee, granted that it'd exclude the use of Ad Credits for that month. Less heartache, less hassle, more gratifying.

Dorith

Jul 28 2009, 01:19 AM

I also hang around ZB Coding forums and I sometimes notice how the coders are limited because of these ad credits.