I don't think it's that simple though. One of the reasons I'm here are the excellent posts by the likes of Khuutra and other posters. I wouldn't be here if the forums didn't have members posting quality stuff.

Of course, those members can post quality stuff with their Adblockers disabled (if they even have one), but theoratically, users like that could disappear if this rule is enforced.

I'm neutral in this case. I understand you need the revenue, and the site wouldn't exist if everyone would be blocking the ads. I'm not convinced, however, that most people block ads out of inconvenience, but rather because of security reasons. I don't think telling people it isn't their right to disable ads is the best way to do this, too.

Again, I'm neutral on the case. I think it's too complex to take one side at the moment, but the best course of action would be to satisfy both parties, which isn't the case with banning people with Adblockers.

Actually, I just thought of something that is semi-related- can we get a more prominent link to the VGC Shop at Amazon? Because I never see this link, I always forget to do my Amazon purchases through it, and with that being where I get most of my games, it's something extra that I'd be willing to do.

Sorry ioi but Eurgamer does NOT have anywhere near as many annoying ads compared to here, I have never blocked the ads on Eurgamer as i'm fine with them, here I always block them due to how annoying and potentially unsafe they are.

You said to me yesterday you use the same ads as Eurogamer, if that is the case how come none of their adverts are annoying like the ones here? how come Eurogamer ads have NEVER caused malware issues and trojen alerts to pop up from your anti virus software?

I did turn my ad blocker off this morning to have a look at this site as I said I would but I turned it back on again due to the following I noticed on this site today:

1, My browser stops responding when I have my adblocker off and I visit this site, the memory footprint goes sky high and the whole PC slows down, this is due to how much flash this site uses on its adverts, no other site I visit causes issues like this, only this one. (I can post screenshots and even video to prove this)

2, There are way too many adverts on each page here, 5-8 adverts per page, are you serious?

3, Some of the adverts are VERY annoying, the ones that creep up at the bottom of the page that you have to click close on, the O2 and xbox live ones are fine but they are the only ones I actually don't mind.

I tried like I said I would but at this present time I am not in a position to turn my adblocker off for VGChartz, if your adverts improve and cause no problems for my web browsers (Firefox and Chrome) and PC (which slows right down on this site when adverts are on) then I will be happy to test it again.

I can post comparasion shots and stats if you want them just to show you the load/memory etc my pc uses with and without adverts on this site.

P.S, just incase you wondered I am a web designer and have been for the last 10 years, I have created many sites with and without advert revenue systems, I know PHP/HTML which this site uses and certainly know when a site and it's adverts cause issues on consumers pc's/laptops/netbooks.

Well I've definetly been persauded by ioi's position.  The price of admittance is viewing a few ads or a small fee.  If you don't like it go somewhere else.

This is not the day of the dotcom boom, websites need real revenue to be viable.

Just curious, when VG Chartz 3.0 or 4.0? comes will there be less ads because of the subscription fees? or will the ads stay the same.

Please people, if you are seeing malware attempts right now, report them to ioi. I am getting them but no one else seems to be, which makes me look pretty sketchy. Please don't just complain about it happening, let ioi know!

I've never been really one to block ads, but the ones here aren't that bad. They've gotten a lot better with time.

I think it's been like that throughout this sites entire life.

Some people are getting warnings of malicious code when visiting this site but others are getting nothing but presuming it must be because the user getting infected is visiting porn or torrent sites.

I don't know enough about exploits in ads but are they able to specifically attack certain vulnerabilities on specific users PCs and from specific IP addresses?

Well the people getting the warnings need to say something or he can't do anything about it or figure out which ad agency it is. 

It does sound like different countries do get different ads and, yes, there can be malicious code that only affects some OS/browsers depending on the vulnarbilities in that software.  Speaking of which, I think my IE8 might have a couple updates...I should do that now...

No, I get the point. The site needs money to survive, and if you block ads, you effectively are getting the service without paying for it. Trust me, I am crystal clear on this issue.

My problem comes with the attitude of "If you don't like it, then get out!" As a long-time member it pains me to see this from the same person who humbly asked us to go out and tell our friends about this site.

Now I understand this site is essentially a business, and that this is probably your full-time job at this point, but this site cannot survive without the community. Conversely, the community can survive without the site - we can just move to a new site. That's not a threat, and I absolutely love this site, but the arrogance is turning me off a little bit. Any online business should be grateful to ALL of it's customers, even the ones who block the ads, because they keep it alive and thriving, if not by looking at the ads, then by adding fuel to the community fire.

The more people you drive out of the community, the less people will want to participate. That's my argument.

As others have posted before, there are many creative ways to keep people from blocking ads, but kicking people out is not (in my humble opinion), a very good option. It creates resentment and only hurts the site.

That being said, I love this site and I hope you make enough money to keep up the good work.