I could certainly give you your 15 minutes with that kind of talent.
Some guy.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Say what you will about Robert Khoo, he has a name that Seuss would have killed for.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Yeah with steam and all putting the top end of peoples games collection estimates at 200 is setting the bar mighty low, I know people in my gaming circle who have more than double that number on steam alone.
I was also thrown off by the answers not having 0-1 choices since I do go out to the movies and buy games now and again but they in no way even out to 12 per year. I wasn't sure if I should answer none because most months I don't buy games/movies or 1-3 because some months I do.
happy to help our absentee parents, but one question the answers did not fit my response. it was 'how often do you buy games', there was no option for once every few months it was either once a month, or none at all.
even when I used adblock, I'd always make an exception for the entire PA website
I spend a lot of time here, for one, and feel a certain level of faith for the Church of Khoo
and they tend to recommend good games
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FishmanPut your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain.Registered Userregular
I clicked 200+ without really thinking about it. But it's not really true unless I count back an entire history stretching back to Marble Madness on the Amiga 500, which seems a bit distorted. I only have about 70 games on Steam, of which only about half are installed and/or I have any intention of playing, a couple dozen 360 titles, which is my main gaming console and really the only one of the current generation that gets any use (I have a Wii I haven't plugged in in almost a year, and a cupboard full of old consoles I intend to play with on odd occasions, but I never have the time to revisit).
But yeah, once you count up all the old titles... 2 original xboxes, a PS2, Gamecube, DS, N64, Dreamcast, GBA, NES, and a cupboard full of old PC games, shareware titles, 3 copies of Mechwarrior 2 depending on which video graphics card I had just bought and a few old Amiga titles... it adds up.
I guess the moral is, I play games, and show no sign of stopping soon, even if I am slowing down.
I used to. Animated ads would sometimes cause my computer to slow to a crawl, but only on PA. A few of those and I lost patience, and set adblock for PA.
Doesn't seem to be the case at the moment though, so ads are back on.
I used to. Animated ads would sometimes cause my computer to slow to a crawl, but only on PA. A few of those and I lost patience, and set adblock for PA.
Doesn't seem to be the case at the moment though, so ads are back on.
If I recall, they'd gotten a couple of bad ones from Wizards for M:TG about a year ago or so that were giving lots of people trouble.
I had adblock set up to block everything, but I've just put PA on the whitelist, so I hope you're happy now. Never really thought about it decreasing revenue before.
Holy hell, this survey has made me realise how many thousands of pounds I've spent over the years, damn you Khoo for bringing this crushing realisation to me. So many steam games, so much money, so many of them NEVER INSTALLED
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Holy hell, this survey has made me realise how many thousands of pounds I've spent over the years, damn you Khoo for bringing this crushing realisation to me. So many steam games, so much money, so many of them NEVER INSTALLED
the purpose of this survey was for you to learn about the monster inside you
how do advertisements work? like do they only bring revenue if the user clicks on them or just for showing up?
There are different kinds. I only know about PPC (Pay Per Click) and CPM (Cost Per Mille [thousand, usually views of the ad]). PA probably does CPM since they have the traffic for it. CPM is usually priced by the amount of traffic a site gets, and people who run adblock but still show as traffic throw those numbers off. It can be a problem on a site like PA where most people know about AdBlock.
how do advertisements work? like do they only bring revenue if the user clicks on them or just for showing up?
There are different kinds. I only know about PPC (Pay Per Click) and CPM (Cost Per Mille [thousand, usually views of the ad]). PA probably does CPM since they have the traffic for it. CPM is usually priced by the amount of traffic a site gets, and people who run adblock but still show as traffic throw those numbers off. It can be a problem on a site like PA where most people know about AdBlock.
PPC ads is the reason I get angry when I accidentally click ads for companies I don't want to support (like when the screen is frozen and I'm being super impatient by clicking everywhere).
"Oh, whoops, I clicked on an ad. Oh damn it, Mattel!!"
I completely understand that advertising revenue is what allows half of the net to run. No disagreement there, and I'm inclined to allow them for that reason.
The problem with ads is that the bad ones ruin it for everybody else. Ads that becomes a vector for a trojan, or create a terribly annoying pop-up, or has loud sounds are all ads I hate. This leads to me installing adblock-plus on all my friends and family's computers, because it reduces the number of viruses and problems they have by orders of magnitudes, which means happy them, happy me.
That down side to that is while I whitelist sites I want to support (e.g. PA), my friends/family do not know how to do this, and quite frankly do not care how to do it. They just want the web to work whenever they snap their fingers. However, these people also generally are not the ones visiting PA, so not much if any loss there.
I don't think I would advocate forum perks for money. We're not SA.
I know, and I think a lot of us know, that the only ads on the site are ones for games the crew has vetted. It's even lead me to a few games. I'm interested in how many people taking the survey didn't know that, though. Heck, I have no clue how I even know. Probably from reading the forums.
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hey, i jerk it all the time
can khoo make me rich?
Khoo is Dr. Seuss. He's like the highlander, running around chopping heads off to absorb powers. He took Khoo's head and assumed his identity.
Go on....
Coran Attack!
If we could harness that energy, America could end its dependence on oil.
Also coal, gas... the sun...
Then I realized that this would include Steam games, and I have over 200 of those alone.
Khoo I'm sorry but I ruined your survey.
I was also thrown off by the answers not having 0-1 choices since I do go out to the movies and buy games now and again but they in no way even out to 12 per year. I wasn't sure if I should answer none because most months I don't buy games/movies or 1-3 because some months I do.
MAKE IT HAPPEN, KHOO
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How dare you sir! Beard off at dawn. Loser must shave and buy the ale for the day.
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I had to shamefully pick 200+ because fuck you steam
I spend a lot of time here, for one, and feel a certain level of faith for the Church of Khoo
and they tend to recommend good games
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
But yeah, once you count up all the old titles... 2 original xboxes, a PS2, Gamecube, DS, N64, Dreamcast, GBA, NES, and a cupboard full of old PC games, shareware titles, 3 copies of Mechwarrior 2 depending on which video graphics card I had just bought and a few old Amiga titles... it adds up.
I guess the moral is, I play games, and show no sign of stopping soon, even if I am slowing down.
If it included, say, a "suggested amount" that was roughly what you make off adviews for one user per year that would be good.
I used to. Animated ads would sometimes cause my computer to slow to a crawl, but only on PA. A few of those and I lost patience, and set adblock for PA.
Doesn't seem to be the case at the moment though, so ads are back on.
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That was disappointing.
Guess I'll get all personal with Khoo one more time.
the purpose of this survey was for you to learn about the monster inside you
There are different kinds. I only know about PPC (Pay Per Click) and CPM (Cost Per Mille [thousand, usually views of the ad]). PA probably does CPM since they have the traffic for it. CPM is usually priced by the amount of traffic a site gets, and people who run adblock but still show as traffic throw those numbers off. It can be a problem on a site like PA where most people know about AdBlock.
PPC ads is the reason I get angry when I accidentally click ads for companies I don't want to support (like when the screen is frozen and I'm being super impatient by clicking everywhere).
"Oh, whoops, I clicked on an ad. Oh damn it, Mattel!!"
Anyway, it appears we hit the cell limit of Google SS, hence the errors. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Does that mean you can retire now?
The problem with ads is that the bad ones ruin it for everybody else. Ads that becomes a vector for a trojan, or create a terribly annoying pop-up, or has loud sounds are all ads I hate. This leads to me installing adblock-plus on all my friends and family's computers, because it reduces the number of viruses and problems they have by orders of magnitudes, which means happy them, happy me.
That down side to that is while I whitelist sites I want to support (e.g. PA), my friends/family do not know how to do this, and quite frankly do not care how to do it. They just want the web to work whenever they snap their fingers. However, these people also generally are not the ones visiting PA, so not much if any loss there.
I don't think I would advocate forum perks for money. We're not SA.
I know, and I think a lot of us know, that the only ads on the site are ones for games the crew has vetted. It's even lead me to a few games. I'm interested in how many people taking the survey didn't know that, though. Heck, I have no clue how I even know. Probably from reading the forums.
maybe using something like flattr