[Talk Host]

There are small ads at various places around the perimeter of Talk of The Villages. They have been appearing off and on for about 2 years.

Guess how many times they have been clicked on by our members and visitors...

scroll down for the answer.
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12 million 334 thousand 419 times. (Boy I wish I was an advertiser)

[getdul981]

Imust admit that I have probably clicked on about 100 myself, but about 80% were by accident.

[wendyquat]

Tony, I do not know how to start a new thread? Can you walk me through? I want to ask if there are any horse clubs in TV. Thanks

[Bogie Shooter]

Ad's....what ad's.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by wendyquat

Tony, I do not know how to start a new thread? Can you walk me through? I want to ask if there are any horse clubs in TV. Thanks

I'm not Tony, but I'll be glad to try to help you, Wendyquat. On the home page, you will see a list of "Talk of the Villages Forums". Each forum includes a description, so you can select the right forum in which to start a new thread. In the case of your question about any horse clubs in TV, you could post it in the forum called "Clubs of the Villages".

So, click on the forum titled "Clubs of the Villages". Under the ads at the top of the page this opens, you will see a small rectangle blue button entitled "New Thread".

Click the "New Thread" button and post your question.

See how easy that was! I hope.

[zcaveman]

I don't click on ads. They are out of my peripheral vision.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

I don't click on ads. They are out of my peripheral vision.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Ad's....what ad's.

If the sponsors on this forum don't receive any support from our members, there will be no forum. We pay several thousand dollars a year to keep this forum operating and we need to raise capital somehow.

Do the administrators make a profit? Yes, we each receive a few hundred dollars about every four months. That is in return for non stop 24/7 monitoring of Talk of The Villages to make it a nice place for you all.

No Ads, no forum.

[getdul981]

I'm sure everyone appreciates the ads when they start to look for something. It's just like on television, no one wants to hear all the commercials, but everyone wants to watch the shows. Same thing there, no commercials, no shows. It's just one of those necessary evils.

[Pturner]

Ads on television are NOT a necessary evil. Ads on TOTV are a necessary benefit. They're not bothersome at all and they are there when you need them. I'm happy to support TOTV advertisers.

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[K9-Lovers]

I always notice the ads. I may not click on them, but I usually look at them. I know where to go if I need something . . . to TOTV.

[chuckinca]

I'm very sorry to have clicked on those ads the twelve million times - promise to not do it again.


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[snitzel]

Personally I rather enjoy the ads. Some of the services are very interesting and I find some to be unique to TV.

[snitzel]

Speaking of ads, Comcast isn't getting their money's worth. When I click on them I get a website not found error. It could be just me.

With respect to broadcast ("free") TV, it seems like some of the ads have more artistry than many of the programs on the regular channels anyway.

I will admit though that most of the time I view one of the ads on TOTV it is by accident. I do check out the new ones though. You can only see Jerome's so many times.

[otherbruddaDarrell]

In 1967 I was stationed at Edwards in the Mojave desert. This was the first time I had seen cable tv and not had to use an antenae................sure was nice not having any commercials.