Dear MNHQ

[PurplePidjin]

Please follow my rather simplistic train of thought...

Your servers keep going offline

Therefore you need new servers

New servers are expensive

Therefore you can't just waltz into Waitrose and get some new ones imagine finding that shopping list

Adverts pull in revenue

There are half a million or so Mn'ers ignoring the irritating flashy things down the side of the forum

AIBU to suggest we all click lots of adverts so MNHQ can get more money and buy a new server?

I'm no help I've got adblock..

On a different note

I tried to send a PM earlier and one of the ads was covering the bloody box you're supposed to type in!

Oh yes, please do click on a few

@WorraLiberty

On a different note

I tried to send a PM earlier and one of the ads was covering the bloody box you're supposed to type in!

Do you remember which ad it was, Worra?

i thought i was just my computer lol i been shouting at the thing

which ads pay per click and which pay only if an order is placed?

Can we get one of those bar charts that they have on Blue Peter to show how much we have raised towards the new servers?

Are we having a sponsored ad click-athon

didn't read Helens message as MDF bondage at all

OK Helen, just for you...

I clicked on some ads and the site crashed immediately

so not sure that's the best idea?

(clicked on the Mark Warner and GLTC ones)

Do you remember which ad it was, Worra?

No, I have a built in mental advert blocker in my brain...something my Mum instilled to stop me asking for toys

But if it's any help, it was on Site Stuff and it was red and square.

I think they pay a tiny amount per view, then more per click?

And iirc you can add exceptions to adblocker, so the firefox bods can join in

And the bigger the ad the more the company pays I think. So clicking lots of banner ads at the top of the page will raise more dough than the littlies down the side.

Feather Down Farms - who knew?

What ads?
I've got adblock too.

I clicked on the babies r us ad, even though I don't have a baby!

Please fix this soon MNHQ - if it carries on I shall be forced to converse with my husband.

It would appear, based on the logo and 'hosted by' in the bottom right hand corner of every page that MNHQ do not, in fact, own their own servers.

Did, perhaps, HQ forget to pay the hosting bill rather than needing new servers themselves?

Mark Warner

Helen, this had better be worth it!

Okay then.

DSC, if you are going to 'host' MN, please do it properly and stop cutting me off!

Bless you all.

Are you paid per click then, or per impression? Or both?

HelenMN is building some shelves, not a new server!!

I'm nosey curious.

Is this a hosted / cloud based site or run on local physical / virtual servers?

Ahh, just seen Tees post. Hosted with DSC.

Kick their bottoms.