https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=450959.0I recently won my first auction for advertising space, however we are unable to use our regular banners because of all the restrictions.
(This is what we normally use)
Not only are there rules set out in the thread, but he also sent me these rules as well in a PM:
Each of your slots can have a different ad. You can use HTML/CSS styling with some freedom. However:
- Ads must not contain images or JavaScript
- Ads must not contain forms
- Ads must not animate (no <blink> or <marquee>). Subtle CSS hover effects may be allowed, since other links on the forum do that.
- Ads must not load things from external sites.
- Ads must not be taller than 3 lines of default-styled text (as they appear on my browser, which is about 700px wide). This is around 42px.
- I will reject ads if I find them to be especially annoying
Do not send me ads that use BBCode: I don't want to translate BBcode into HTML/CSS. You should send me the HTML and CSS for the ads. HTML should be valid XHTML 1.0 transitional. CSS can be either inline with the HTML or separate and I'll put it in the <head>. Note that your ad's style may be affected by the board's default CSS, especially if you use inline CSS. Using <div> tags is not recommended unless you give them inline-block style.
Common mistakes when creating ads:
- It is invalid XHTML to put a <div> inside of an <a>.
- Your ads will be affected by the forum's CSS. Your ads will by default have text-align:center and font-size:90%; your links will have :hover{text-decoration:underline}; etc. Make sure you insert your ad into a downloaded version of https://bitcointalk.org/adrotate.php?adinfo to see whether it looks OK with the inherited styles.
- If your top-level element is a block element (<div>, <span style="display:block">, etc.), your ad will be preceded by a line break, making it too tall. Your top-level element should almost certainly be inline or inline-block.
- Special symbols, especially including & symbols in URLs, need to be converted into entities like &.
To bypass Adblock Plus, you should:
- Use header CSS, not inline.
- Tell me that you want a randomized CSS class.
- Tell me that you want the anti-ABP JavaScript link fix.
- Use only one <a> and no other tags if possible. If your ads get blocked because of matching done on something inside of your ad, you are responsible for noticing this and giving me new ad HTML. (However, note that I do not guarantee that ABP will be bypassed on my end.)
Impression stats are here:
https://bitcointalk.org/adrotate.php?adstats
If you're planning on collecting stats on clicks, you must put some tag in the URL. You will not get any referrer info from here, since browsers don't list HTTPS sites as referrers. I'd be interested in reading any stats you collect.
Ads will go up in about 24 hours from now. Make sure you pay before then.
Thanks!"Now, unfortunately I had thought I would have a longer time frame, and with my main web developer currently at home I am far too busy to even read through his PM to sort it all out. So if someone can make me up a banner real quick that adheres to his rules, then I will pay you 0.1BTC under the condition that theymos accepts it. Please post it in this thread and I will pick the best one..
