PvXwiki talk:Financing

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= Important: Please Read Before Continuing To Post = As people may or may not know, English is not Gcardinal's first language, and he often has trouble expressing his sentiments in English. I had a discussion with him a little while ago about the question of financing, and a lot of the points that he brought up in that discussion were inadequately addressed on this page. As such, I've saved the entire conversation and posted a summary on Wiki at User:Defiant Elements/Finance Discussion. I think it's important that everyone take a moment to read through it, because really, what's been said here is not an accurate indicator of Gcardinal's sentiments, thus rendering much of the discussion moot. *Defiant Elements*  +talk  23:15, 13 November 2007 (CET)


 * I'm gonna replace that with a summary of the conversation for ease of use, it'll be back up in a second, please excuse the delay. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  23:26, 13 November 2007 (CET)

Unnacceptable DE. I am impatient ;p! 209.189.130.127 23:29, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * Please read updated first page, it has pretty clear summary. gcardinal 23:32, 13 November 2007 (CET)

I think I managed to hit the high points in my summary. *Defiant Elements*  +talk  23:42, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * Please note that that summary does not reflect my personal views, I'm still undecided as to what the proper course of action is. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  23:46, 13 November 2007 (CET)

General
Can i ask GC-have you talked to the official wiki about moving to them? (i understand there's a license issue but i've had various thoughts about and may have a way to solve that problem (i say may-i'm not entirely sure if it will work but it gives us another option), i ask here because you haven't indicated anywhere if you have or haven't talked to them. PheNaxKian (T /c) 23:35, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * It is impossible. There is bigger chance of seeing naked porn star on the moon then PvXwiki.GuildWars.com ever online. gcardinal 23:38, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * So Phenaxkian, you prefer official wiki than wikia... ;-( GCardinal you may ask them (this will only cost a mail) but I REALLY prefer wikia for my part. At least we will not have to change PvX Wiki policies.--[[Image:Assassin's Promise.jpg|20px]]Ttibot (Talk) 23:43, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * Personally, I would prefer the official wiki over Wikia any day. GCardinal, I know you have been adamant that it is impossible, but all I have seen you give has been conjectures from your own personal opinions.  To be honest, I have not seen any solid reasons, other than you just saying they won't go for it.  And you are probably right...they probably won't.  But, at this point, I think it would appease the community a little bit more if we at least consider the option and contact them.  There may be that one small glimmer of a chance that they like the idea, for all we know.  Do we really have anything to lose at this point? -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  23:51, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * Who to email? GPL and CC together on one site? Guys I am not negative here or something, its is pretty much imposible. They dont even allow builds on their wikispace how/why they will support PvXwiki? And email who? ArenaNet? Feel free to find email where send email as well as making draft of the mail - I will post it as well as answer. This is one big nonsense. gcardinal 23:56, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * We will not move to GWW. Their flawed admin system will work even worse here. Do not suggest GWW again. Thanks. — Skakid9090 23:59, 13 November 2007 (CET)
 * Actually, I see the admin system here as flawed over theirs by far, but that is just my humble opinion, which I am sure no one else on this site shares. Regardless, all I witness is GC shooting down all options and suggestions BUT Wikia, as if he made his mind up a LONG time ago and really does not care what the community thinks.  Maybe I am wrong, and I am sure I am, but this is how it appears.  So sue me for posting a relevant suggestion to RESEARCH. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  00:03, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * if you do read the main page, it says pretty clear that I did NOT made up my mind and that I have only contacted Wikia in order to make sure they are interested before we go further with internal discussion. Read before you post. gcardinal 00:15, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Everything else aside, you might benefit from reading the conversation summary that I linked in the thread above this one. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  00:07, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Thanks. I was meaning to read that, but kept skipping over it, lol. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  00:10, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * You mention time being the big problem (with not having time to code and pay bills) so would getting another coder perhaps help at all? PheNaxKian (T /c)[[Image:Tag_thumb.jpg|19px]] 00:14, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * This is yet another issue that I can't give a definitive answer on; however, since the major problem is that regardless of how many coders we have, all site payments will still have to go though Cardinal which leads to the same theoretical instability. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  00:24, 14 November 2007 (CET)


 * (EC)If it really is impossible, fine, I'll leave it at that.
 * But before the archive me and an anon were talking about it. If we can get everyone who has ever made a contribution to agree to relicense all their contributions so they're licensed by what GWW uses. I reckon we can do this by creating a tab on the User name space (a bit like the rating tabs) except this will just have a yes and no button, if you press yes you agree to relicensing your material, and if not you press no (obviously we would make it so each user can only do it on their user space), if there is neither a yes or no, we assume it's a no. We would leave this up for a month and see roughly how much the wiki would be affected if it was transfered to the official wiki, if the community thinks it's ok (and the official wiki wants us) we could use this as an option. While this is going on we would change the current license, so that anything new is under the right license.
 * I don't know if this idea would actually work, but i feel it's worth exploring it as an option, so we have another choice. PheNaxKian (T /c)[[Image:Tag_thumb.jpg|19px]] 00:01, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Please understand that GWW is not possible. It is just as crazy as getting expedition to moon with PvXwiki. Leave it, please. gcardinal 00:15, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Grmph, changing liscence does not work. We will lose all contribution from users who have not signed. I know the problem very well : I'm admin on a french GW Wiki and we wanted to merge with another GW Wiki because having two wiki is a lack of time. But we couldn't because GWiki is under CC and GW Wikia is under GFDL. Yet it is possible to host on a different site in guildwars.com domain. GCardinal you may ask Gaile to transmit your mail. However I think this is a nonsense too. Even if they accept (I think they will not, GWW wiki users vetted "NO" to the build section and they can't go against users, even if they host the site on a different wiki because of licensing) they are not as exeperienced as wikia in wiki hosting. As well I don't really like the idea of loosing PvX Wiki independance. But you may ask them anyway, this will make it clearer. --[[Image:Assassin's Promise.jpg|20px]]Ttibot (Talk) 00:16, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Like i said, if it's not at all possiable, that's fine, i'd just like to know that we at least tried this option. (This is obviously just my personal preference, some people will prefer wikia to GWW....) PheNaxKian (T /c)[[Image:Tag_thumb.jpg|19px]] 00:19, 14 November 2007 (CET)

Joining with the official wiki is impossible and overall undesirable for the overarching well being of the wiki. The official wiki has made it excruciatingly clear that they do not want builds on the site. They will also not install the custom extensions GCardinal and Hhhippo have created, as they were made specifically for PvXwiki and will not work with a wiki determined to store information about the game. Additionally, it is conceptually impossible to get every contribution released under a new license - even supposing we could get every single user account to do so (and there are a good number of people who don't visit the wiki anymore, and we have no way to contact them), one anon user would be able to release the contributions of the entire IP address when others may not want theirs. The idea of a vote-like button on user pages is ludicrous - neither GCardinal nor Hhhippo have the time for it, as has been clearly stated many times. For another, the administrator policies on the two wikis are far different - and the community of the official wiki is too... incompetent? hopeless? stupid?... to give actual power to their sysops. (Vandalism on talk pages cannot be removed on the official wiki, nor can one be banned for it. And that's just one example.) Vote removal powers would also be available to all sysops - including those that do not know enough about the game to have that right. With a larger community looking at the builds, and especially the official wiki's specific community, there will be far more bad builds spammed - which does absolutely nothing for our reputation as a site that stores good builds.

Transferring to the official wiki is not an option. -- Armond Warblade 00:37, 14 November 2007 (CET)


 * Agree. PvX can't become part of GWW. However, it would be interesting to know if anet would be willing to support us financially, maybe by way of placing an ad. –&thinsp;H HHIPPO  &thinsp;&lsaquo;sysop &rsaquo; 23:58, 17 November 2007 (CET)

Two small misconceptions

 * 1) "GWW does not want builds"
 * The truth is, some people (first among them Tanaric) did not want builds on GWW when it started. There have always been people pushing for builds in GWW.


 * 1) "PvX can't become part of GWW."
 * That is true. However it is a bit of a strawman: What you should ask is not "wikia or GWW", it is "wikia or ANet". There is no hope ever of merging two wikis with different licences, but even on wikia, you would most likely not merge, but remain a separate wiki. The real question you need to have an answer to is: Is Anet willing to host PvXwiki without adds or not? --Xeeron 12:34, 20 November 2007 (CET)
 * hmm that's one way of thinking about it....but i think the idea still lies with the official wikis community more than anything, as it will divert resources away from them i would assume, and then we would basicly have to change the license to allow us to be run under Anet (because i don't think Anet can do such a thing under the current license, but i could be wrong.), and if they did say go for it, it would mean we'd have to give some of their employes power, as in make admins, and introduce polocies that they want that perhaps we don't. But i think that's something the rest of us have missed. PheNaxKian (T /c)[[Image:Tag_thumb.jpg|19px]] 19:33, 20 November 2007 (CET)

Ad's
I am in favor of ads. We see them everywhere, we are used to it. Better ads than the Wikia-alternative. --Longasc 01:17, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Unfortunately, Ads don't solve one of the major long-term problems. Ads require constant vigilance on the part of Gcardinal because his VISA would be required for the transaction.  [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  01:25, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * I think it's good to give it a try. See how much work it is and how much money we get. About the stability problem: if we manage to solve the financial issue, including piling up savings for a few months, then a few weeks absence or even a complete withdrawal of gcardinal would not be that much of a problem, since the bills would be paid for these months giving us time to find a new treasurer. –&thinsp;H HHIPPO  &thinsp;&lsaquo;sysop &rsaquo; 23:58, 17 November 2007 (CET)

Wikia
Neutral, serious, stable, good mentality, experienced in gamming wikis, does not change anything for users, easier for admins. --<font color="#A08 ">Ttibot (Talk) 23:57, 13 November 2007 (CET)

Solid, stable and as secure as it gets. Community will be safe and can focus on the Wiki side of PvXwiki. gcardinal 00:16, 14 November 2007 (CET)

They're scum. I do feel bad that Gcardinal is forced to pay these bills. — Skakid9090 00:25, 14 November 2007 (CET)


 * What specifically will they do to make them "Neutral, serious, stable..."? In other words, how will they help this site, specifically? Sorry for not knowing... --- [[Image:Monk-icon-Ressmonkey.JPG|15px]] Ressmonkey   (talk)  00:02, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Sorry I wanted to be short but you are right this need some explainations. Wikia is a private company founded by the same personne who founded Wikipedia. It is curently hosting thousand of wikis. The smallest are empty from mounths (someone asked for a wiki and did anything) and relased under .wikia.com domain. The biggest are independant wikis like WoWWiki and GuildWiki. What wikia does? They maintain servers, update the MediaWiki software (at least for small wikis) and grant free hosting. It may look at nothing but it is a big work (I think GCardinal can tell it).--[[Image:Assassin's Promise.jpg|20px]]<font color="#A08 ">Ttibot (Talk) 00:24, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Specifically I guess, the argument is that by transferring to Wikia, we'd be more stable in so far as the corporate entity that would be paying the bills wouldn't be subject to the theoretical instability that results when a single person hosts the site (i.e. if they become inactive and stop paying the bills, the site dies). [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  00:21, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Ok, thanks for the info. --- [[Image:Monk-icon-Ressmonkey.JPG|15px]] Ressmonkey   (talk)  00:47, 14 November 2007 (CET)

Will Wikia keep the extensions you installed, the GWBBCode, everything if we moved into their world? - &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  00:20, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * I'm not sure of the answer myself, but given that Cardinal supports a move to Wikia, I'd say it's a strong bet that they would. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  00:23, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Look : WOWWiki extension and the french GW Wikia extensions. They are different. PvXWiki would be an independant wiki like like WOW Wiki (the french wiki is under .wikia.com domain) and have it own version of MediaWiki sofware and it own extensions. We can't be entirely sure unless we ask them but it seems it will.--[[Image:Assassin's Promise.jpg|20px]]<font color="#A08 ">Ttibot (Talk) 00:47, 14 November 2007 (CET)

I'd rather we didn't move to wikia if at all possible, the do suffer from a fair amount of lag at times. Lord Belar 01:10, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * To be fair, Ads can cause longer loading times as well. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  01:17, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Yeah, but I use adblock. :P Lord Belar 01:18, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * As do I, but it can still be an issue. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  01:19, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Loading will not be an issue on the banners, I will code it diferently from what is "normal". But if all use ad-Block we will never get any cash. in anyway keep ad's discussion in ad's section. 193.215.6.253 08:12, 14 November 2007 (CET)

I fear gcardinal is asking for permission to sell the site to Wikia, just like Gravewit did with GuildWiki. He is rid of the costs plus makes some money, Wikia indeed pays for well developed sites, and the project continues. I understand that idealism and good will do not support a site, but I would favor ads instead of seeing this site becoming part of Wikia. --Longasc 01:15, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Just to begin with, regardless of Cardinal's motives, the very fact that he is openly discussing the possibility of a transfer makes the situation very different, in of itself, than the situation on GuildWiki. Second, I don't see how anyone can argue that it's unfair that Cardinal would desire to alleviate himself of the burden of having to pay for the site entirely on his own.  Finally, I think the key phrase that you brought up is really "the project continues," Wikia ensures stability, which, more than any monetary concern is (I think) the biggest issue.  [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  01:28, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * As much as I would love to see PVXWiki remain a separate entity under no banner (i.e. Wikia), Defiant has a good point. They can ensure stability, as they have the finances and the capitol to do so.  Gravewitt did not consult the community before making the decision to sell GuildWiki to Wikia.  Even if GCardinal wants to sell it to Wikia, at least he is going about it properly and consulting us before making a decision and springing it upon us.  However, I do not necessarily believe that GCardinal wants to do that, unless it is the best decision, of which it may be.  But at least he is being honest with us, and I will give him the credit due to him for that. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  02:57, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * There is no problem with trying ad's first. Maybe miracle happens and it will give 1000$ a month. However it will turn me into something like "Gravewit" - I will pay hosting, do the ad's menegment and will stay far behind the main scene - it will only drift me even further away from the community. And don't get me wrong - I just want to do whats best without ending of being a%%h13. DE has going point, but what you guys need to do is to discuss and agreed on solution - I will most likly accept it. gcardinal 12:45, 15 November 2007 (CET)

If nothing else helps, Wikia is fine with me. Provided we still get full server access to implement the extensions that are in the queue, and some test server. –&thinsp;<font color="darkblue" face="times">H HHIPPO  &thinsp;&lsaquo;<font color="blue" size="-2">sysop &rsaquo; 23:58, 17 November 2007 (CET)

Are you joking?
What kind of hosting are you using, 150$ is way too much, even for a private server. There is no way you have more traffic than I do on one of my PS's that host 5 heavy traffic sites (10,000 visitors (not hits) a day, each. 3 are forums, 1 is a wiki, and the other is a mirror download site.) and a few minor sites.Anow2 02:45, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * I was actually wondering the same thing. My job is a web development consultant, and I deal with hosts that cost $10/month that can support the traffic this website gets.  -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  02:52, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Does your server support all the extensions and custom code we have? -- Armond Warblade[[Image:Armond sig image.png]] 05:01, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Yes, any server with PHP/MySQL would be sufficient, if it met the bandwidth and webspace requirements. This site uses Mediawiki, which is an open source platform that will work on any host with PHP/MySQL.  There is nothing in this site requires anything more than a basic server that gives good bandwidth and good support.  Much of the extended functionality on PVXWiki is in CSS styling  and Javascript, which are both browser-based, and custom PHP coding, which is standard on any *nix server.  Much of GCardinal's custom programming revolves around the GWBBCode platform developed at GWShack.us, which I have used myself in other websites, although not as awesome as GCardinal has.  The rest are PHP-based extensions that were created by a 3rd party and installed on here. Also, its not my server.  I use the web hosts my clients have accounts with, so it varies by the day. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  16:11, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * We have 500,000 page view's a day, thats 6 pageviews a second and we run MediaWiki. We use the smallest possible server for us. And we use iWeb.ca. You can see more about our hosting bills on donate page. gcardinal 07:40, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * How much monthly bandwidth are you using, if I may ask? EDIT: also, I didn't think about this, but I assume you are using a dedicated server, rather than shared hosting? If so, then I understand the higher costs, although I am not certain if a dedicated server is necessary, if that is what you are using. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  16:11, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Our montly bandwith use are around 350gb on the main server and 150gb on the static image server. And yes I am pretty sure it is necessary. Our server is actualy to small for us, we have spent a lot of time on cache (running memcache and squid) and still our CPU use are constantly over 50%. If we kill squid usualy it results in instant "kill" of the server - in terms that it will use 5-10min on each request, will enter never ending loop and CPU use will boost to 100%. We have a bit more hits then GuildWarsGuru - but we run on 1 cheap dedicated server with 1 external static server and we almost never have 1-2min lags like GuildWarsGuru does - and their server runs not on 1.6ghz Celeron. This site is optimized to the limit - as its possible with hardware we have. I am sorry but you need expirience with high-end hosting before making comments that pvxwiki can run on shared. 193.215.6.253 16:24, 14 November 2007 (CET)
 * Nope, don't get me wrong, I totally agree with you. That is why I am asking questions, and you have answered, and I understand that we use more resources than I originally anticipated.  With what you have shared here about our server usage and bandwidth, I can totally agree with you, and even vouch on your behalf to the rest of the community.  If we want PvXWiki to crash, then we move, but those CPU stats will never fly on a shared web host.  But please do not insult my intelligence, as I do have experience with high-end hosting.  However, I was unaware of the type of traffic we were receiving here, hence why I was asking you about it.  Thank the Lord we do not run like GuildWarsGuru does.  I would have to shoot myself in the head as I waited 5 minutes for every build I want to look at. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  16:53, 14 November 2007 (CET)

What host are you using? 350GB Bandwidth isn't that much. So CPU is your problem. How much CPU do you have allocated to your server?

BTW CPU Usage will only be bad when people are logging in, editing + creating entries, etc. Basically anything that uses the SQL or changes something on the server. You must be using a REALLY bad host w/ really bad servers. I suggest you guys move over to someone like DreamHost. Anow2 01:09, 15 November 2007 (CET)

"CPU Usage will only be bad when people are logging in, editing + creating entries, etc." It's a wiki, that's all we do. Lord Belar 01:12, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Most people only look at the builds, that doesn't require much CPU Usage. Anow2 22:03, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * We use Celenor 1.6ghz with 1gb ram, montly costs of 99$. See iWeb.ca. PvXwiki are special as we run things like PvXcode. Unless you have experience with MediaWiki and have actualy tried to host site with 500,000 views a day - its hard to understand. 193.215.6.253 12:38, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * So why did you say that 150$ wouldnt cover it?, and I did say I had a pretty high usage rate, 50,000 visitors, will generally generate ~400,000 hits a day. Thats enough to understand where you are coming from.

And your PvXcode, tbh, doesn't use that much extra CPU Usage. Basically, all you are doing is expanding the current PHP methods, to allow you to do what you do.Anow2 22:03, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * I have run MediaWiki, but admittedly, not in the type of production environment you are now. And I have used GWBBCode, even modifying it to work with other applications it was not created for.  However, not for MediaWiki.  So, I do understand. -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  15:33, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Quote : "What kind of hosting are you using, 150$ is way too much"... you crazy?
 * Consumption of mediawiki is enormous, this software is not expected for another site that Wikipedia. I think it is very good for what we do with it, but the bill is consistent...
 * I also host a wiki, and I can tell you that the minimum is to have 2 servers (3GHz/2Go RAM) at 100€ per month for a small/medium wiki, otherwise the site falls very quickly.
 * Forums or other CMS are not comparable thing, they use less cpu power.
 * Take your responsibilities, I did not understand why one person has to pay the bill without any help. Sorry for my bad english ;) --Ouroboros 17:14, 18 November 2007 (CET)

Typo?
From PvXWiki:Financing:


 * it is the feature and development of this Wiki that I am not sure I can fully support. 

I'm guessing it's supposed to be "future". However I lack permission rights to edit the page to fix the typo. -69.228.65.169 03:18, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * No, that's actually correct. Financial troubles always were a planned feature of the wiki, they just haven't had time to fully implement it until recently. :) --71.229.204.25 03:19, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * It's written more as a letter from Gcardinal, and as such might be treated as a post. I'm not really sure I should edit it. - Auron 03:23, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * It's not really something you can just add to the bottom "oh, btw, that's a typo", like what DE and I did about the official wiki. -- Armond Warblade[[Image:Armond sig image.png]] 03:46, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Good to know people does read it :) However it seems like discussion is not going anywhere... So what the final deal? Do we want ad's or move to Wikia? gcardinal 09:17, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * I think the consensus is we should try ads first, but if they can't sustain the site then there isn't a whole lot of resistance to moving to Wikia as long as there's an honest try with ads first. --71.208.133.30 09:38, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Is there a way we can have an official vote, with move to Wikia now as an option, and try ads first as an option? - &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  15:34, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Nope. We don't have "official votes."  Polls are ok, but with the exception of the vote for our Vetting Policy, we're not having any kind of votes.  As to trying Ads, I don't think there's any real resistance to doing so, except in so far as it doesn't resolve a number of issues (see above for more on that).  [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  18:34, 15 November 2007 (CET)

Noticed a couple more google-word ads advertising GW gold/cheats. <font color="Purple">PheNaxKian (<font color="Red">T /c) 23:45, 15 November 2007 (CET)

Ads trial
To make sure that we try all we can to solve this problem I am going to run 2 weeks with ads to see how it goes. We have tested donations and it didn't worked out, let's hope ads will do a better job. gcardinal 21:21, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * To everyone with Firefox: If you have AdBlock Plus installed, click the arrow to the right of the icon and select "Disable on www.pvxwiki.com," k thx. --71.208.133.30 21:24, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Ok i think this sounds fair. I'd agree that if we try this and it doesn't work then wikia is the best bet. So i know-where are we putting ads for this trial? <font color="Purple">PheNaxKian (<font color="Red">T /c)[[Image:Tag_thumb.jpg|19px]] 21:42, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Adblock disabled. - &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  22:39, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Ad's are online. Big skyscraper are from a quite good adcompany that does only game related ad's. In the bottom we have google ad-words, currently text and a few hand picked gfx ad's. text ad's in google ad-words are not filtered for "gold", will do that tomorow - need a sleep now. gcardinal 22:51, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Adblock disabled as well. I think puting the ads beneath the toolbox might be a better idea though. <font color="Brown">Edwina Elbert '*<font color="Grey">t *<font color="Grey">c *'[[Image:Edsig.jpg|19px]] 22:54, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Just saw my first gold ads. They were also advertising for PvP cheats in the same sentence. XD --71.208.133.30 22:59, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Fight against gold ad's has started, first blacklist added to google ad-words. gcardinal 23:28, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * Bad cardinal. Go to bed. D: --71.208.133.30 23:45, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * On my way :) gcardinal 23:53, 15 November 2007 (CET)

Typo on main page
Trial ad's

no apostrophe &mdash; Skuld 23:34, 15 November 2007 (CET)
 * thx fixed. gcardinal 23:53, 15 November 2007 (CET)

you did no so such thing afaik http://www.pvxwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Template%3ARecent_news&diff=314839&oldid=314837 &mdash; Skuld 00:45, 16 November 2007 (CET)

Is it possiable after the first week of trials to get a rough idea of how the ads are doing? Just curious really XD. <font color="Purple">PheNaxKian (<font color="Red">T /c) 14:00, 18 November 2007 (CET)

Special Thanks To GCardinal
I think we owe it to Gcardinal, who really is going out of his way to ensure that we are happy as a community and that this community sticks around. He could have sold us out, taking the easy road, like GuildWiki, but he exercised a sound mind. As well, i must thank him for putting up with the skeptics, like myself, and those that have strong opinions and don't budge easily. You have done alright, bro. :-) Now go to bed! -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  00:02, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * /agree. He has more fortitude then I, heck, i wouldn't even pay what he's already payed.Bob fregman 00:51, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * +1 for Gc! —ǥrɩɳsɧ  ƿoɲ  01:02, 16 November 2007 (CET)

(: --71.229.204.25 01:04, 16 November 2007 (CET)

Looks good, hope you can generate some decent income from this. - <font face="dauphin" color="maroon">Krowman    01:27, 16 November 2007 (CET)


 * Is the income made from clicks, or just from them being on our pages? If so, about how much approximately per click?--[[image:Victoryisyours_Sig_Image.jpg‎|19px]]<font color="darkorange" face="arial bold">Victory <font color="Brown" face="arial bold">is <font color="black" face="arial bold">yours 01:32, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * I'm almost positive that it is per click. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  01:34, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * From the faq on the advertiser's site: "Cost Per Thousand Impressions (1000 impressions is represented by roman numeral M) - online advertising pricing method whereby the advertiser pays for each thousand ad views / impressions of their advertisement. For example: $1 CPM or $1 per 1000 impressions. Note: GAO does not run ads on CPM basis, but provides average CPM statistics for campaign analysis." Xiong Chiamiov 07:01, 16 November 2007 (CET)

gc, i can only say that i'm happy we have someone this dedicated helpign the site. thanks to all the admins too. i'm getting minimal slowdown for the ads. i'll be sure to click them! if this turns out to make enough money, problem solved, but if not, i, unlike many, am a perfectly happy Wikia whore. they kept the runescape wiki well maintained and in good order. they were never anything but polite over there, and were always happy to accept a reporting a of a gold ad. if thats the solution we need, i for one say yeh. but hopefully the ads are enough. oh, and a little curious, where are you from, Gc? if not america. suomi? magyar? deutsch? espanol? flemish(or however you say netherlands(= )? 02:15, 16 November 2007 (CET)


 * I'm almost positive it's one of those N countries. Where exactly he is from escapes me from the moment. Just check PvX:ADMIN though. —ǥrɩɳsɧ  ƿoɲ  02:32, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * From Russia, in Norway, iirc. - [[Image:Kowal.jpg|15px]] <font face="dauphin" color="maroon">Krowman   03:43, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * WOW ... Thanks guys! Really nice to see that kind of feedback - made friday morning really nice :) On the ad's I just want to say that I pretty happy with the results so far, as ad's from GAO are not usual crap and I even ended up ordering from squishable.com my self as my GF really wanted on. So I hope we can run ad's that will be game related and maybe even a bit interesting to check out. And if we can do that I wouldnt mind extra time needed to find good ad's. gcardinal 08:27, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * Norge er coolgood ( metallisk musikken ). hvorfor er gcardinal![[Image:Darksig.JPG]] 14:29, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * Anytime, GC. I know it can be a pain in the butt dealing with us, especially in dealing with me, and you have been a trooper.  And to be honest, I don't think you get the credit due for the work you have done to give us this site in the first place, and you deserve the recognition, no matter how much of a pain in the rear I am to ya.  You rock bro! -  &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  16:04, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * We should make people pay to see ASCII art. &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 03:05, 21 November 2007 (CET)

Inappropriate Ads
So far, I have only seen gold and cheat ads within Google Ads. But if you see anything else, I suggest posting it here for GCardinal to be notified about. I am not sure if he can stop certain ads, but if so, then he will have a reference point to go by. So far, 99% of the ads have been decent...and I am clicking on them all. :-P - &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  16:06, 16 November 2007 (CET)
 * or you could put them on the PvXwiki:Ad Blacklist so something actually gets done about it--Coloneh 01:51, 19 November 2007 (CET)
 * When I posted this, there was no blacklist yet. - &dagger; Lord Xivor &dagger;  01:57, 21 November 2007 (CET)
 * Oh yes there was. :D --71.229.204.25 02:24, 21 November 2007 (CET)
 * No, wait, no there wasn't. :O --71.229.204.25 02:25, 21 November 2007 (CET)

Thanks To GC
I think we all owe GC a huge thanks, for trying the adds out, without just saying they wouldn't give enough income, and appears that it's worked, so if we can jsut help support the system i think it's all dandy! Domo arigato GC-san! Many thanks from me! <font color="Purple">PheNaxKian (<font color="Red">T /c) 16:39, 21 November 2007 (CET)