Shoutbox

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Originally posted by DeltaBlast

Jeronimo> Ithink most of my above messages already answer you, especially the part where I said that I just downloaded that file transfer plugin

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Heh heh, I think I was writing my post while you edited yours. Great minds think alike though

I would prefer that Plus left in the hide ad feature, but I understand why it was removed. At least there are other options available. I think the direction Plus is taking is not wrong at all. With the latest feature, I think it will re-energise Plus which was Patchou's intention. This should help Plus gain even more users, which can only be a good thing

I don't think MsgPlus! is going in the wrong direction.

I do know of a wide audience that might never know of MsgPlus! because of certain factors.

One of them is that MsgPlus!, for a lot of new computer users, seems hard to set up (as incredible as it sounds). And most features MsgPlus! has are not used by these new computer users.

With this new one: Custom Emotion Sounds, MsgPlus! might be able to reach some of these users, and they might start using MsgPlus! as a whole.




All this sounds like I'm saying "facts", but I'm just giving an opinion. Can't express myself correctly.

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With this new one: Custom Emotion Sounds, MsgPlus! might be able to reach some of these users, and they might start using MsgPlus! as a whole.

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Exactly. As for file-resume,  I think Microsoft should first fix their crapy file transfer protocol before any improvement can be considered in it .

didnt the hide banner feature become un-stable in some versions of messenger??

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Originally posted by Stigmata
didnt the hide banner feature become un-stable in some versions of messenger??

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no !! that was just when they changed the way ads where shown

I see nothing wrong thats upcoming in the new Messenger Plus! version. Sure, the banner removal is a bit annoying, but Patchou is right in terms of MSN trying to get money off of the banner ads. Its wrong to use a program and patch out the only support you can give. You just have to click a couple of times on the banners to support MSN.

As previously mentioned, Stuffplug NG 2 has the disable ads feature. Also, Messpatch has it as well.

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Patchou: what about you adding some emotion sound pachs to the Customess program at Mess.be? Would be a good way to help bring our two communities closer together.

well i completely disagree with your argument about the sounds, but eberyone has a right to there own opinion

but i kinda agree on the ad removal

The sounds are there for people who think that Plus! is all about the colours and sounds, which is a majority of people. There are some people, such as forum members, who know that Plus! is the most increbile piece of programming ever performed on an IM program, and therefore they know about it in great detail.

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Originally posted by Joel4119
You just have to click a couple of times on the banners to support MSN.

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Actually, i don't think Microsoft gets payed per hit. I don't know exactly, but advertisers probally pay per ad based on how many impressions it had or how many exposure time. But the thing remains, if everybody would disable the ads, MSN ads would have less viewers. If MSN ads have less viewers, advertisers are less interested. If advertisers are less interested, Microsoft earns less money. I'm sure Microsoft won't ever die from that, but it's just a moral thing... Plus! can exsist without MSN, but when Plus! hides MSN ads... Microsoft earns less money from MSN, while Patchou earns more money from Plus! because of his ad-block popularity.