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  • Paco, of Large Cash.
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2002
    • 2267

    #1

    What's with all the graphics? (Rant)

    WTF is up with all the affiliate programs/sites that insist on killing your system with a ton of unnecessary graphics, such as Flash.

    I am not at the site to surf and look at the pretty pictures and design, merely to collect (stats or link codes) and get back to making money.

    At the very least respect the busy webmaster and offer a toned-down
    version.


    ... and it is times like this that make me say thank you to Mo for providing me with Adblock extensions for FF.
  • StuartD
    Sofa King Band
    • Jul 2002
    • 29903

    #2
    They all think that they have to look like they spent $100k for a design in order to be taken seriously. Like we'd all go "wow, they obviously have lots of money, I'll send them all my traffic!"
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    • Paco, of Large Cash.
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2002
      • 2267

      #3
      Originally posted by MaskedMan
      They all think that they have to look like they spent $100k for a design in order to be taken seriously. Like we'd all go "wow, they obviously have lots of money, I'll send them all my traffic!"
      sounds about right.

      I think they should worry about what really matters, being their paysites - remember who the surfers are and concentrate efforts there.

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      • xclusive
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Apr 2004
        • 35218

        #4
        How come most of them also have a hot car? In many cases the same mercedes? I would like the option to sign in without that flash shit once i'm already an affiliate

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        • pornguy
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Mar 2003
          • 62910

          #5
          Got to agree on some of that.
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          • mardigras
            Bon temps!
            • Feb 2003
            • 14194

            #6
            Some flash webmaster areas are really crappy. I hate flash login boxes that don't have a standard login box that comes up if you simply hit Enter allowing you to use your form filler.
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            • xxxdesign-net
              My hips don't lie
              • Nov 2002
              • 10129

              #7
              Platinumbucks' site looks hot.. but makes my computer freezes every now and then... And worst of all.. a member area in Flash?!? I cant even see my stats using netscape... (my explorer aint working because of scumwares..)

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              • Paco, of Large Cash.
                Confirmed User
                • Jun 2002
                • 2267

                #8
                Originally posted by xclusive
                How come most of them also have a hot car? In many cases the same mercedes?
                that I could care less about ... they want to buy a Chrysler ... all the power to them.

                Originally posted by xclusive
                I would like the option to sign in without that flash shit once i'm already an affiliate
                Yes, that is exactly what I am going off about.

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                • Paco, of Large Cash.
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 2267

                  #9
                  Originally posted by xxxdesign-net
                  Platinumbucks' site looks hot.. but makes my computer freezes every now and then... And worst of all.. a member area in Flash?!? I cant even see my stats using netscape... (my explorer aint working because of scumwares..)
                  it works with FireFox ... however it took me 20-minutes to block out all the ads and crap.

                  Again, thank you Adblock:
                  http://www.AFFILIATE_SITE.com/flash/*.*.swf
                  Bye-bye flash

                  Some may view this as 'stealing' (referring to that dumbass commercial about not watching uh ... commercials) but WFC! Not me yoink!

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                  • bigdog
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2001
                    • 6964

                    #10
                    i think a flashy webmaster tour is ok, but please leave the stats area alone

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                    • Paco, of Large Cash.
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jun 2002
                      • 2267

                      #11
                      Originally posted by bigdog
                      i think a flashy webmaster tour is ok, but please leave the stats area alone
                      Sure ... entire webmaster area should be bare bones.

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                      • dcortez
                        DINO CORTEZâ„¢
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 2145

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Paco, of Large Cash.
                        WTF is up with all the affiliate programs/sites that insist on killing your system with a ton of unnecessary graphics, such as Flash.

                        I am not at the site to surf and look at the pretty pictures and design, merely to collect (stats or link codes) and get back to making money.

                        At the very least respect the busy webmaster and offer a toned-down
                        version.


                        ... and it is times like this that make me say thank you to Mo for providing me with Adblock extensions for FF.
                        I'm with Paco on this one.

                        Maybe my not being from the video game generation makes the 'cool shiny objects' on the b2b side distracting and pointess. What I'm looking for can be done with text only - the simpler the better!

                        I love sponsors who have clean simple layouts.

                        Don't even get me started on sponsors who throw popups at me on the b2b side.

                        -Dino

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                        • Furious_Female
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 8187

                          #13
                          OMG I agree! I have actually requested that some of my sponsors give me a text only stats area lol... and no, I don't want to use stats remote, I like refreshing =P

                          I think it's totally unnecessary to have high resolution, fancy, webmaster areas. I swear some stats areas could pass as a 4 page tour!
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                          • Paco, of Large Cash.
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jun 2002
                            • 2267

                            #14
                            Originally posted by dcortez
                            I'm with Paco on this one.
                            Maybe my not being from the video game generation makes the 'cool shiny objects' on the b2b side distracting and pointess. What I'm looking for can be done with text only - the simpler the better!
                            I love sponsors who have clean simple layouts.
                            Don't even get me started on sponsors who throw popups at me on the b2b side. -Dino
                            and to that I say WOOF!

                            Originally posted by Furious_Female
                            I swear some stats areas could pass as a 4 page tour!

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                            • MetaMan
                              I AM WEB 2.0
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 28682

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Paco, of Large Cash.
                              WTF is up with all the affiliate programs/sites that insist on killing your system with a ton of unnecessary graphics, such as Flash.

                              I am not at the site to surf and look at the pretty pictures and design, merely to collect (stats or link codes) and get back to making money.

                              At the very least respect the busy webmaster and offer a toned-down
                              version.


                              ... and it is times like this that make me say thank you to Mo for providing me with Adblock extensions for FF.

                              BINGO!

                              thank god someone else agrees, flash is the devil, it is terrible i will NEVER use flash for anything. just because something spics 3 times doesnt mean shit.

                              respectable business' with a quality product dont need the extra crap.

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                              • vapewiz
                                Confirmed User
                                • Nov 2002
                                • 1530

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Paco, of Large Cash.
                                WTF is up with all the affiliate programs/sites that insist on killing your system with a ton of unnecessary graphics, such as Flash.

                                I am not at the site to surf and look at the pretty pictures and design, merely to collect (stats or link codes) and get back to making money.

                                At the very least respect the busy webmaster and offer a toned-down
                                version.


                                ... and it is times like this that make me say thank you to Mo for providing me with Adblock extensions for FF.
                                lol large cash has flash on their site and i'm pretty sure you work from them... does their site piss you off as well?

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                                • Paco, of Large Cash.
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2002
                                  • 2267

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by cutetwink
                                  lol large cash has flash on their site and i'm pretty sure you work from them... does their site piss you off as well?
                                  Yes, Large Cash has a small amount of Flash on the front page, before logging in, but not on the inside.

                                  Yes, I am with Large Cash.

                                  Yes, I use the Adblock extension in FF to block our own graphics.

                                  I sincerely apologize if I seem or am being hypocritical - I am referring to the interior, but yes, we are guilty.

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                                  • galleryseek
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Mar 2002
                                    • 8234

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by MetaMan
                                    BINGO!

                                    thank god someone else agrees, flash is the devil, it is terrible i will NEVER use flash for anything. just because something spics 3 times doesnt mean shit.

                                    respectable business' with a quality product dont need the extra crap.
                                    that's too much of an extreme stance.

                                    there are particular cases in which flash can be very beneficial. www.ediets.com for example - click "Take a Tour" - very effective tour.

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