That's just it the video's don't lag a connection - it's no different than any other custom download file that people use from fastdownload locations.
If they complain about lag then they need to stop playing on dialup...these vids take barely seconds to download on a basic broadband connection. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of cladiron Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 5:08 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] HTML MOTDs not rendering? Have been doing since 2006. Been messing with valve servers since 2001 -MCG- multiclangaming.com we ask for donations, also give some perks, BUT never force a video on a client to lag there connection. Cheers! On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 4:29 PM, AgentK <[email protected]> wrote: > Then I suppose you can go host your own server where there's no ads, > and you can pay the hundreds of dollars of expenses for servers all > out of pocket. There's nothing stopping you. > > > On Sep 14, 2012, at 3:43 PM, "[BT]Black V" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yeah I disable my html most. For exactly those rain of not seeing > > the > puke > > some random admin wants to put on my screen. > > > > I don't care about you (server admins/hosters) making money at all > > > > You give ads on me, I blacklist server and never come back. > > > > I'm categorically saying ads are bad > > > > On 15/09/2012 7:31 AM, "Russell Smith" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> If you give users an option to view the ad or not I can't imagine > >> anyone > > ever opting in. These ads work only because they're forced on users. > >> > >> Technically there is already a way to opt out of these ads by > >> disabling > > html motd's. However, many of the servers running these ads are > > also > using > > SourceMod plugins that detect html motd's are disabled and won't > > allow > the > > user to play. > >> > >> On 14.09.2012 11:48, cladiron wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm not saying ads are bad, only when you force the client to view > >>> it > and > >>> the it lags them. > >>> Give the client the option to view the ad, not auto-opt them in . > >>> that > > just > >>> suxs. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:01 AM, dan <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 14/09/2012 05:17, Frank wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >>>>> please visit: > >>>>> > >>>>> https://list.valvesoftware. > **com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux< > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> ^^ > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Dan > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>> archives, please visit: > >>>> > >>>> https://list.valvesoftware. > **com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux< > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>> archives, please visit: > >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> archives, > > please visit: > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
