Thread:Robin Patterson/@comment-2763-20131129000543

I'd like to see a "Help" page about Wikia's advertising policies and standards. Guidance for users, so that they know what to expect and can complain about real breaches by advertisers rather than complaining about anything they don't like and being told that it's within the guidelines. How about something along these lines:

Adverts pay for Wikia
Wikia is free to readers and contributors because, like most big websites, it earns money from advertisements. Unlike some big sites, however, it has fairly strict standards so that the user experience is not too much impaired by advertisements.

Placement
Current ad policy restricts ads to a top banner, a top-right-hand rectangle, and areas below the page content. Except as noted below, nothing is allowed to cover page content. For logged-in users, there is slightly less advertising. Wikia's self-promotions, such as spotlights, may appear in other areas but should still not cover any content apart from the small bottom-right site-wide or targeted messages.

Popups etc
Popups (except in approved locations) and audio are not allowed, except after "human interaction": if your pointer hovers over an ad for three seconds or more, the advertiser may display a larger ad and may add audio, provided that there is a "close" button (e.g. an "X" in a top corner) displayed. 