Do PDGA members get a discount on their PDGA membership since the sponsors are helping pay the cost to run the website. I think the sponsors will be happy, but I would like to see the sponsors at the bottom of the page.

...a cold frosty Huk Lab does sound pretty refreshing about now! :D

I don't really mind "where" they are, but somebody please tweek the layout so it's not all jacked. ;)
My vote for best sponsor icon is definately Marshal Street, LOL!

The price of "progress" I guess

Oftentimes, the price of "progress" is:
YOUR SOUL!

The new layout is "teh suxor".

I hate banner ads. Put them at the bottom of the page if the recent membership fee hikes truly aren't enough of a revenue boost and banner ads are required to pay the bills. :mad:

Though Marshall Street is teh roxor, having their ad stare me in the face all day (while I should be working) IS teh suxor.

http://www.pdga.com/images/07logos/MST_PDGA_DB.gif

So we can say whatever we want?

http://www.pdga.com/images/07logos/MST_PDGA_DB.gif



you gotta love the way they appeal to the counter-culture so ingrained in our sport! :D
or is it just that they support the 1st ammendment? :eek:

buy from them and it can be any or all of the above :D

Does this mean those sponsors only will sell things to PDGA members? :eek: :p

looks good but is anyone else having trouble, with the speed of the pages loading very slowly now? The menu and banner ads come up immediately but there is a considerable delay before the threads appear.

I would also prefer to see the banner ads at the bottom of the page if possible.

Don't mind the ads, but they make it look like the board is broken.

yes, and the format is yucky, in my opinion. any way to put the adds down the side? hmmm... maybe i will try to sell my avatar space... :)

hmmm... maybe i will try to sell my avatar space... :)



Now you're talking.

i think any sponsor of this DISCussion Board should get top billing. if we want sponsors in our sport, putting them at the bottom of the list makes zero sense.

i think any sponsor of this DISCussion Board should get top billing. if we want sponsors in our sport, putting them at the bottom of the list makes zero sense.



I think sponsors should get the most beneficial placement that is possible without diluting what it is I am coming to the site for. Let's split them two and two and put them on either side of the PDGA Banner. That is unused space anyway. I have to do the bulk of my online work on a notebook computer and most of the real estate is now taken up with other than discussion.

i think any sponsor of this DISCussion Board should get top billing. if we want sponsors in our sport, putting them at the bottom of the list makes zero sense.



I think sponsors should get the most beneficial placement that is possible without diluting what it is I am coming to the site for.



Just make them Schweb's signature and they'll get more exposure than they could ever ask for.

We put our sponsors on top at Discontinuum.

i think any sponsor of this DISCussion Board should get top billing. if we want sponsors in our sport, putting them at the bottom of the list makes zero sense.


Let's split them two and two and put them on either side of the PDGA Banner. That is unused space anyway.


Indeed.

I don't mind the sponsers, but whatever was changed is reeking havok on my browser.

More evidence that no matter what happens there will be someone to complain about it

it looks like #$*&$! :confused:

What level of support have these companies made to the PDGA DISCussion board?

I never knew that space was for rent (not that I was looking though..)

if we get enough ads maybe we can cut membership fees and then that will help grow our membership to 100,000 strong :D

Is there a reason that the table width on the message board portion can't be reduced? I think that would make the page flow much better since the margins would line up.

Does anyone else find it funny that Marshall St. gets all kinds of coverage on here and even a sponsor spot, yet is not a sanctioned event?

NO. They still support disc golf more than most in spite of some disagreements with the PDGA.

It's also a retail business, not just a tournament.

no. they pay their advertising invoices, and they meet the guidelines for adtertisers. i say lets take their money. Nike doesnt put on tournaments...would we refuse advertising from them?

very good points.

I was just thinking about that and thinking man that is wierd...

yes, and the format is yucky, in my opinion. any way to put the adds down the side? hmmm... maybe i will try to sell my avatar space... :)



A.F.A.B.=anything for a buck

I have so many times, we need sponsorship for this sport to grow. The boards have now sponsors and now I read all this complaining. Makes LOTS of sense...

I don't think the objection is to the sponsors but the poor position of the logos when space could easily be made for all four icons on either side of the PDGA title logo, even if it had to be reduced in size a little bit. As Board member Lyksett pointed out, the current loss of screen real estate is especially a problem on smaller laptop screens.

I have so many times, we need sponsorship for this sport to grow. The boards have now sponsors and now I read all this complaining. Makes LOTS of sense...

sponsors are awesome, i'm thrilled we have them. the layout needs some finetuning though. i think we all applaud the effort and results, and now are looking to make it even better.

Does anyone else find it funny that Marshall St. gets all kinds of coverage on here and even a sponsor spot, yet is not a sanctioned event?


Yes. Marshall Street The Tournament must get some kind of benefit out of the exposure they receive since they go out of their way to pimp that tournament so hard on this PDGA resource. You'd think they would go ahead and sanction since this exposure is important enough for them to go to all that effort to get.

Does anyone else find it funny that Marshall St. gets all kinds of coverage on here and even a sponsor spot, yet is not a sanctioned event?

Doh! Marshall Street doesn't "get" a sponsor spot. They are paying for a sponsor spot.

Marshall Street and the PDGA are both too inflexible for Marshal Street to sanction their big tournament. The PDGA does not gain anything by sanctioning more majors, so its fine by me if they keep their current relationship the way it is.

What Bruce said. Marshal Street supports the PDGA, they just don't santion there big tournament. No big deal.

That would be like the OctoberFRIZ being PDGA santioned. Not gonna happen :D

I don't think the objection is to the sponsors but the poor position of the logos when space could easily be made for all four icons on either side of the PDGA title logo, even if it had to be reduced in size a little bit. As Board member Lyksett pointed out, the current loss of screen real estate is especially a problem on smaller laptop screens.



sounds like the makers of larger laptop screens ought to sponsor us with the condition that we keep it the way it is :D

It looks like the layout has been cleaned up the last couple of days, and the performance issue, which was very noticeable on dial-up, has been worked on. Looking good!

i have dial-up and it looks exactly the same (just fine) to me :confused:

i may be interested in a banner ad. how much? who do i contact?

cliff towne... or of[email protected]