Between these two tweets, I have to wonder… Could the closing of the forums and the loss of ads be related? Or is it just simply a coincidence? Just part of the site’s regular housecleaning?
I can’t recall exactly when StarWars.com started running ads (Before the forums? With the forums?) but I do remember when Hyperspace membership ceased to mean browsing ad-free. Not a lot of happy people that day…
Of course, you will still see some ‘ads’ on StarWars.com – but they’re all for Star Wars Shop, DVD/Blu-Rays and other things that directly benefit the company. (House ads, called them back in my print days.) Hopefully this is a good sign for Lucasfilm’s faith in the site – and/or Lucas Online’s ability to support itself.
I may miss the forums a little, but the ads? Nah.
Agreed – would be so nice to traverse sites without pop-ups springing up like snipers every 30 seconds.
I don’t know. The ads that pop up right in the middle of the story I’m trying to read do serve one good purpose…they help to show me what companies I will never want to purchase a product or service from.