Queue limits, multiple advert block
Well, when someone like ProBlogger arrives it inevitably highlights any bugs in the management of advert requests. In this case the poor guy got bombed with ad requests, including multiple requests from single users.
We hadn't really decided whether multiple ad requests were a problem before. It was one of the reasons people were rejecting ads, but at the same time it seemed managable and nobody was complaining. But 5 requests from the same person is just..a little silly.
So that's gone now, if you have an ad queued, approved or running on a given blog you can't submit further adverts. Later I hope to provide people with finer grain control of whether they accept multiple requests but for now we needed a solid solution. Feedback welcome.
In addition, we now have a "queued" limit, you can't have more than 15 entrecards queued at a time. This prevents someones mailbox getting too stuffed on their first day or if they're suddenly popular for some reason :)
I hope to make the blocks a little clearer soon - at the moment they're an error displayed if you try to advertise rather than preventing you from clicking the button in the first place.
We hadn't really decided whether multiple ad requests were a problem before. It was one of the reasons people were rejecting ads, but at the same time it seemed managable and nobody was complaining. But 5 requests from the same person is just..a little silly.
So that's gone now, if you have an ad queued, approved or running on a given blog you can't submit further adverts. Later I hope to provide people with finer grain control of whether they accept multiple requests but for now we needed a solid solution. Feedback welcome.
In addition, we now have a "queued" limit, you can't have more than 15 entrecards queued at a time. This prevents someones mailbox getting too stuffed on their first day or if they're suddenly popular for some reason :)
I hope to make the blocks a little clearer soon - at the moment they're an error displayed if you try to advertise rather than preventing you from clicking the button in the first place.
posted by PhiRatE at
11:46 AM
4 Comments:
Thanks for the info. No wonder yesterday I can't drop my card.
Multiple Requests
I don't see that as a problem really. The advertiser does not have to accept them all at once he/she can either reject the extras or spread them out.
What does iritate me is that some are sitting on requests waiting for their fee to go up so they can make more. Eg. I put in a request on the 28th for a new advertiser, every day they have between 4hrs and 1 day waiting, yet my request is still sitting there while their fee has gone from 2 to 20 or 30.
How to combate this? I dunno... make so that advertisers have to deal with requests in order like a fifo?
Queued Limit
Fair enough I suppose, personally I've got no problem with the number of requests in the queue, have others complained?
Suggestion
Like advertising in the real world, I like to plan it. In the case of Ecard, to have 2-3 ads per day on different sites. It would be nice if we had a calendar or something so that we could suggest what day we would like our ad to run. Or at least some form of communication with the advertiser. Again, in the real world, setting up advertising is almost always a negotiation, which this method bypasses totally.
In case people don't read the comments here ;) I think I'll post the last paragraph in the forums so others can comment.
I'm glad you blocked the advert bombing. I had several consecutive requests and wasn't sure how to handle it. I didn't want to approve, but I did anyway because I didn't have a way of explaining the rejection to the buyer. Plus, if I understand things correctly, the same advertiser filling up your que with consecutive requests can make your spot full on the campaign view, right? Or does your spot not become full until you approve the ads? Thanks, Eavesdrop
I don't see it as a problem either.
Sure, I dropped 4 ads on ProBlogger but it was an act of desperation!
I've never been able to catch a spot on JonChow and have been rejected by ShoeMoney.
It stinks that no matter how perfect the system and level the field, there will still be a (community created) gap between the big names and the little guys (not a complaint). :)
I saw an opportunity (right time, right day) and jumped hard, figuring I would never see another opening.
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