User blog:Devilmanozzy/External Sponsor Links - A Blog about it.

I found today a new feature at the bottoms of the articles on the wiki's I edit at.... "External Sponsor Links".

I'm going to notably try to separate the idea from the delivery. The idea itself, I was for from the get go to a degree cause I would rather have a business that sells like items promoting on the wikis than to have those video ads or fabric softer ads.

Note that I am aware that Wikia doesn't have that in mind when I look at design I see. Instead the ad is being added to the already cumbersome ads we see already. Not good.

Second, the issues with the ads themselves is they blend in with articles it appears. I personally don't like that. It is going to only confuse readers and ultimately run them off.

I am still fuzzy on what all this new feature for ads will be like once someone actually pays for one. I see three plans and two seem to be to fill that very section this "External sponsor links" appears and the third is for the banner ad at the top.

My feeling is that the ads on the page is getting too close to the content and is actually mixing with content. Also, do we have any say to who promotes on our site? If the ad is offensives, can we report it and have it removed? I have lots of questions and I hope that the Wikia Staff will address them soon, either here or on their own blogs.

I am not writing this to bash Wikia, but I am worried about it. Thanks!