Quoted from Syco54645:Just did this. Won't be donating to pinside as long as these forced ads are here.
You did't donate in the past, so I don't see a change to your behavior so far. And you're more than 3 years on that forum!
No one is forced to donate, no one is forced to view this forum...
Robin did a good job on these ad, as they fit into the sites design and colors are a personal taste (not mine ).
These ads are all pinball related, matching your owned games (for me that feature doesn't work for now) and only giving you some hints to things that might interest you.
All of us are surrounded by ads that we don't give a sh... about and these just look a little like some "candy" that might interest us
Why do people always complain about the differences between donation and membership?!
If you don't want to give money then you'r not forced to do so on both systems.
If the site owner decides to change a part of the site and you don't like it, keep your eyes on other forums!
Creating a script is your personal choice, and your personal right, at least on your own computer.
If it's fair to someone, decide by yourself!
And all people that did donate in the past have the option to change that particular setting in their account settings...
Placing all theses ads in a single bar is a far better option than all those shop owners (me included!) placing a footer on every single post they make. I've used this feature in the past and still do it. But not here because it would destroy the clean look of the site.
So, from my point of view
So, these were my 2 cents
Dom