I had an idea that I'd like to discuss with other users on Lioden to see how they feel about it.

What if users could pay a certain amount of gb to run an ad for 1-7 days?

A few points to consider:
-This ad could be text based, or a small image.
-The ad would link to a thread.
-This ad wouldn't have to just link to a sales thread, it could also link to a thread requesting support for a new feature.
-These ads would cycle through and display a random ad so everyone has equal chance to have their ad seen.
-Obviously no hateful things in the ads and nothing controversial. Ads would be approved by a moderator (I'd be happy to do this job).
-Ads like this would expose those who are not always in sales chat to things they might have not even known they wanted to buy. Things like custom decor, mutated lions, stud threads, adoptables, etc.
-For those who don't like ads, adblock would work to block these ads. There would also be an option on your profile to disable user ads.
-If you don't like a particular ad you can click an "x" button near it and say you don't want to see the ad anymore.
-No moving or flashing images, just a static text or image.

Here is my mockup for where the ad positions could be located. Please vote on which position you favor!


Let me know if there are any points I missed. Please discuss this with me, I want to know what you think. I will edit in new information/suggestions as it is posted!


Noxis (#93407) - "Maybe paid ads that go through the Chat automatically every 15 Minutes? They could only be written though."

Oxygenated pastry (#94156) - "I think ads should definitely 100% be GB because ad space is the kind of thing that should be used to support the site with real money"