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Cristiano · 09-25-2007, 12:08 PM

I am adding a new advertising option on SlUniverse to help SL members promote their businesses in front of a wide audience. In addition to normal banner advertising on SLU, I am now offering 30 day sponsorship for individual forums within the SLU forums for $3,000L.

For example, you could sponsor the New Users forum or Content Creation. On the forum listing, it will says Sponsored By: <your company> with the name linked to a SLURL or website. This message will also appear at the top of the individual forum when you go into it.

Stats for the sponsorship links will be available as well. SLU has over one million visitors a month, providing excellent exposure for a great price.

For more information or to sponsor a forum, please contact me via private message.

Winter Ventura · 09-25-2007, 12:41 PM

when a company sponsors a specific forum, will only their banner ad show in that forum? or will they be "sponsoring" ads for other companies in their forum?

ZATZAi · 09-25-2007, 01:03 PM

I'd like to see an example of what this would look like.

FlipperPA Peregrine · 09-25-2007, 02:35 PM

Color me interested, but seeing an example would be great.

Io Zeno · 09-25-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Winter Ventura

when a company sponsors a specific forum, will only their banner ad show in that forum? or will they be "sponsoring" ads for other companies in their forum?

I think this would be a good incentive, Cris. Rather than just text and a slurl?

Sarah Nerd · 09-25-2007, 11:24 PM

Sign me up.

Io Zeno · 09-25-2007, 11:28 PM

Oh, I see it, Cris has it for this forum, it's next to the forum name.

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 12:11 AM

I'm testing it out right now and adjusting the formatting - I also need to put it into the blue skin. As far as it blocking out other ads in the particular forum,the ad system is separate from this particular feature. I will see if I can figure out how to offer that as an option in the future, it will take some reprogramming of vbulletin.

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 12:16 AM

Ah ok, would be nice if it showed up in threads in sponsored forums as well. Up top, where the forum hierarchy is. And maybe in newposts search and iSpy when it lists the forum?

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ZATZAi

Ah ok, would be nice if it showed up in threads in sponsored forums as well. Up top, where the forum hierarchy is. And maybe in newposts search and iSpy when it lists the forum?

I will do what I can, remember, this is a plugin for vbulletin, so I can't do much beyond what it already does without a lot of extra programming.

prinţesă nină · 09-26-2007, 03:39 AM

hopefully this could facilitate a more reliable webhost for slu

i must confess that the horizontal scrollbar is annoying.

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

hopefully this could facilitate a more reliable webhost for slu

i must confess that the horizontal scrollbar is annoying.

There is nothing wrong with the host -it is a PHP problem I am still trying to resolve. Also, what scrollbar/ I am at 1024X768 right now and don't have one.

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 03:58 AM

It's been a while since I messed with PHP.INI on IIS. It's never been as stable on ISS as it is on Apache, and Linux helps too. All I could suggest, off the top of my head, is to make sure the cache and session data is clearing as it should (Perhaps its too persistant).

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ZATZAi

It's been a while since I messed with PHP.INI on IIS. It's never been as stable on ISS as it is on Apache, and Linux helps too. All I could suggest, off the top of my head, is to make sure the cache and session data is clearing as it should (Perhaps its too persistant).

The problem I am having is just on the PHP side - Snapzilla is alive and well at the same time, in another application pool. As soon as I recycle the worker processes for the PHP application pool, the site is fine. It seems something is not letting go of resources. I just set it to recyle more frequently - we'll see if that improves performance. Going to Apache/Linux is not an option.

prinţesă nină · 09-26-2007, 04:16 AM

i am using the same resolution, but i get horizontal scrollbars.
see attachment.

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

i am using the same resolution, but i get horizontal scrollbars.
see attachment.

It is because you have your start menu on the left hand side, so it is less than 1024X768 available to the browser.

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Cristiano

The problem I am having is just on the PHP side - Snapzilla is alive and well at the same time, in another application pool. As soon as I recycle the worker processes for the PHP application pool, the site is fine. It seems something is not letting go of resources. I just set it to recyle more frequently - we'll see if that improves performance. Going to Apache/Linux is not an option.

I was talking about the PHP cache and session store, it has it's own, I didn't mean whatever IIS has built in.

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

i am using the same resolution, but i get horizontal scrollbars.
see attachment.

Looks to me like while she has her startbar on the side, it's not taking up window space (Notice the window extendes beyond it to the left). Perhaps the SLU Logo on the top left is just a few pixels (Like 15-20) to wide?

prinţesă nină · 09-26-2007, 04:26 AM

iis?
ok, i understand then

the taskbar autohides. it was only open because the screencap thingo launched.

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ZATZAi

I was talking about the PHP cache and session store, it has it's own, I didn't mean whatever IIS has built in.

I understand - I have just noticed there is a direct cause/effect between it hanging and resetting the worker processes - it restores it instantly, so I am checking that route. BTW, how much memory should I have allotted to PHP in the INI file?

Cristiano · 09-26-2007, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

iis?
ok, i understand then

the taskbar autohides. it was only open because the screencap thingo launched.

Oh hush about IIS - funny thing, the site has run beautifully for 2 years as a pure ASP.NET site under a million visitor a month/12 million page view load- it was not until I also added PHP that I began to have problems, and even then, it is just the PHP side - while it is hung up, the ASP.NET side is alive and well.

As far as scrollbars, I can try lowering the size of the logo a bit on there, but there are no scrollbars on the dark skin - I don't use the blue one.

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 04:34 AM

IIS & PHP (These are old but worth a look)

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28524
http://www.userscape.com/helpdesk/in...=kb.page&id=20

That reminds me, you're running PHP as a CGI as opposed to an ISAPI aren't you? Is there a reason for this?

ZATZAi · 09-26-2007, 04:35 AM

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09-25-2007, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Winter Ventura Eclectic Randomness Shinier than you. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 799 SL Join Date: 7/13/2006 Business: Eclectic Randomness SLShopper Ads: 5 My Mood:	when a company sponsors a specific forum, will only their banner ad show in that forum? or will they be "sponsoring" ads for other companies in their forum? __________________ There's a little bit of paradise.. the way hot pepperoni, mushrooms, pineapple and melted cheese all come together in a single moment in time.

09-25-2007, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
ZATZAi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,423 XBOX Leaderboard: 7^th	I'd like to see an example of what this would look like. __________________ - ZATZAi

09-25-2007, 02:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
FlipperPA Peregrine Evil Incarnate! Recursion is beautiful! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 5,204 SL Join Date: 2003-11-14 Business: Peregrine Salon SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood:	Color me interested, but seeing an example would be great. __________________ Peregrine Salon: Flip & Jenn's thang.

09-25-2007, 11:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sarah Nerd I BUY LAND Can I play with your land? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Shermerville Posts: 7,043 Harpoon Lagoon Champion! SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood: Awards: 2	Sign me up.

09-25-2007, 11:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Io Zeno MAD DOG Rabid Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 12,334 My Mood: Awards: 1	Oh, I see it, Cris has it for this forum, it's next to the forum name.

09-26-2007, 12:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cristiano Just Woke Up ¡el administrador! Elated Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,706 SL Join Date: Dec 2002 Business: ANOmations Blog Entries: 14 XBOX Leaderboard: 14^th SLShopper Ads: 7 My Mood:	I'm testing it out right now and adjusting the formatting - I also need to put it into the blue skin. As far as it blocking out other ads in the particular forum,the ad system is separate from this particular feature. I will see if I can figure out how to offer that as an option in the future, it will take some reprogramming of vbulletin.

09-26-2007, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
ZATZAi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,423 XBOX Leaderboard: 7^th	Ah ok, would be nice if it showed up in threads in sponsored forums as well. Up top, where the forum hierarchy is. And maybe in newposts search and iSpy when it lists the forum?

09-26-2007, 03:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
prinţesă nină Banned adores her psycho Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: melbourne Posts: 4,360 SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood:	hopefully this could facilitate a more reliable webhost for slu i must confess that the horizontal scrollbar is annoying.

09-26-2007, 03:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
ZATZAi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,423 XBOX Leaderboard: 7^th	It's been a while since I messed with PHP.INI on IIS. It's never been as stable on ISS as it is on Apache, and Linux helps too. All I could suggest, off the top of my head, is to make sure the cache and session data is clearing as it should (Perhaps its too persistant).

09-26-2007, 04:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
prinţesă nină Banned adores her psycho Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: melbourne Posts: 4,360 SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood:	iis? ok, i understand then the taskbar autohides. it was only open because the screencap thingo launched.

09-26-2007, 04:34 AM	#22 (permalink)
ZATZAi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,423 XBOX Leaderboard: 7^th	IIS & PHP (These are old but worth a look) http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28524 http://www.userscape.com/helpdesk/in...=kb.page&id=20 That reminds me, you're running PHP as a CGI as opposed to an ISAPI aren't you? Is there a reason for this?

09-26-2007, 04:35 AM	#23 (permalink)
ZATZAi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,423 XBOX Leaderboard: 7^th	Quote: