AdBrite Sux!

[danp]

Laggy load times from the ads in the header should now be fixed. I've moved the ad code to the bottom of the page and used CSS trickery to put it back into the header.

[gnbrotz]

I am now experiencing the lag issue, but it is the first time I have since the ad began.

[Fraggle09027]

I am to, I requested before a solution but it was not received to well, paid membership tier, keep the site free to anyone but if you do not want ads pay for a membership. Just my .02

[tes151]

Originally Posted by Fraggle09027

I am to, I requested before a solution but it was not received to well, paid membership tier, keep the site free to anyone but if you do not want ads pay for a membership. Just my .02

Well if it comes to that, at least this site is worth paying for unlike some others I've been to.

[gf45acp]

No problems for me with it. If the site is doing well with using it I'm good.

[doug]

Originally Posted by Fraggle09027

I am to, I requested before a solution but it was not received to well, paid membership tier, keep the site free to anyone but if you do not want ads pay for a membership. Just my .02

And in private board meetings I have proposed exactly what you have suggested. It's been duly noted, and we very well may move to that model in the very near future.

My Suggestion was to only show adbrite ads to unregistered users, and to provide 'VIP' forum categories for paid annual memberships. We agreed it's a good idea, it's just a matter of rolling it out, and getting a credit card processor.

We cannot rely on PayPal, particularly considering our content is firearms/weapons. That is the current hold up.

[gunperson003]

Originally Posted by doug

And in private board meetings I have proposed exactly what you have suggested. It's been duly noted, and we very well may move to that model in the very near future.

My Suggestion was to only show adbrite ads to unregistered users, and to provide 'VIP' forum categories for paid annual memberships. We agreed it's a good idea, it's just a matter of rolling it out, and getting a credit card processor.

We cannot rely on PayPal, particularly considering our content is firearms/weapons. That is the current hold up.

I'd pay for membership without ads, even though I use adblock plus.

[Agent Smith]

Originally Posted by doug

And in private board meetings I have proposed exactly what you have suggested. It's been duly noted, and we very well may move to that model in the very near future.

My Suggestion was to only show adbrite ads to unregistered users, and to provide 'VIP' forum categories for paid annual memberships. We agreed it's a good idea, it's just a matter of rolling it out, and getting a credit card processor.

We cannot rely on PayPal, particularly considering our content is firearms/weapons. That is the current hold up.

I definitely like that idea.

[gunperson003]

Originally Posted by doug

We agreed it's a good idea, it's just a matter of rolling it out, and getting a credit card processor.

BTW, the cheapest CC processor is Citi bank. 2.19% for online transactions + something like 20 cents per. BOA has something like 2.12% and 30 cents per. I gone with citi merchants, its pretty good. Their gateway service, which is like authorize.net mind you, has features which don't cost extra like recurred billing. The gateway service is something like 10 bucks per month, I think its called yourpay, which is citi merchant's program or affiliate.

[gnbrotz]

Citicorp Refuses to Process Firearms Transactions

Citicorp Refuses to Process Firearms Transactions

The NSSF reports that Citicorp’s Merchant Services Division is refusing to process gun-related customer credit-card sales. This applies both to legal firearms transactions conducted through licensed FFLs as well as ordinary sales of firearms accessories. The first company to be affected by this decision appears to be firearms distributor CDNN Sports, a large retail operation based in Texas. Citi Merchant Services and First Data notified CDNN that its merchant services account would be terminated and funds seized. (Citicorp Merchant Services employs First Data Merchant Services Corporation to handle credit card transactions.)

Charlie Crawford, president of CDNN Sports Inc., explained: “We were contacted recently by First Data/Citi Merchant Services by a June Rivera-Mantilla stating that we were terminated and funds were being seized for selling firearms in a non-face-to-face transaction. Although perfectly legal, we were also informed that no transactions would be processed in the future, even for non-firearms.”

If you have a Citigroup credit card, or use Citibank for your banking services, you may want to consider shifting your accounts to another financial services provider — and be sure you tell the Citibank representatives why you are making the shift. If gun owners act in solidarity, other credit card companies may think twice about following Citigroup’s lead in refusing to handle gun transactions. To voice your concern to Citi Merchant Services and First Data Corp. directly, you can contact June Rivera-Mantilla at 631-683-7734 or Robert Tenenbaum at 631-683-6570.

If you run a firearms-related business and wish to shift to an NSSF-affiliated credit card processing program, contact Payment Alliance International at 1-866-371-2273 (ext. 1131).