I’d rather just donate.

I would much rather see the “Daily costs donation bar” that Reddit used to have

Straightforward funding requests from the instance are just fine. Advertisements can gargle a cactus.

In my view, the problem isn’t monetizing an instance, but that ads right now are fundamentally problematic. I don’t know of a way to introduce ads that wouldn’t be intrusive, invade user privacy, introduce bad motives for admins, and just be generally unpleasant. If money is a problem, I think a subscriber model would be better suited for the platform rather than taking any step to normalize ads.

Any lemmy instance using ads instead of donations should be abandoned to wither and die. It should get globally defederated… because any users ok with ads are not users we want on the fediverse.

• Transparency - where the ads come from, how the revenue is used, etc.
• the ads are safe and appropriate and follow the same rules as posts and comments
• the ads are clearly labeled or otherwise visually distinct and not disguised as user generated content
• the ads do not make up more than 10% of the displayed content (by any metric (screen space, text, bytes, etc.)
• the ads are in like/kind to the surrounding content (e.g. if the community is text only, so are the ads, if the community allows images but not video, then the ads cannot move, etc.)
• no tracking
• the ads can be removed via subscription or donation
• no double dipping (e.g. charging for access and still showing ads.) Members who support the instance should not see ads, members who see ads should not be required to pay.
• a transparent removal process for problematic ads

hell no, never. start a patreon

None

Opt-in ads. Disabled by default, but gives the user the choice to support the instance if they do not want to (or can’t) provide a monetary donation.

I don’t want ads any other way.

I’d rather do monthly payments than having ads. Oh wait, I’m already contributing monthly.

I would block that instance.

If you want to market, buy physical billboard space.

i wouldn’t mind sacrificing the first post on my home feed as a dedicated advertising spot (clearly marked), if it helps keep things running.

Without tracking/privacy invasion, related to the board/community, non animated, not excessive

If a website needs ads to thrive, it needs ads to thrive. I don’t look forward to playing the role of both the beggar and the chooser. As I explain here, under the exact circumstances of today, I’m not afraid to say I’m judgy when someone mentions adblock usage.

If it does not track you. Eg a normal jpeg image as an ad. It can’t track you(but you may not be able to block it