I remember the ads in PM windows pre-P2P. I never cared about them.

I think they were removed sometime in 2002. It might have been earlier, but I'm pretty sure it was in 2002.

To be honest I don't remember ads at all. Was it a server-specific thing?

In 2000 I rarely used PM's but when I actively used them later in 2001 and I didn't see any. Could be possible that they were there the first half of 2001, which is when my computer was broken. Maybe I just didn't use any trials during that time.

Ads would be nothing but negative for trials.

I am thinking way earlier. I think banner ads in PMs was ancient history when this incarnation of the forums first showed up.

I would not mind (non-animated, non-flash) advertisements on the forums or on the website, but I doubt it would be worth the effort to even implement them. I think Stefan said the ads were not really doing much when they were removed from PMs.

Get ads, remove p2p.

On the flipside - advertise Graal and make p2p something worth paying for.

I could imagine that it could be hard to find a advertisement partner for about... 300-400 Graalians right now? It's just and easy a very very small market.

indeed =P

I vaguely remember PM advertisement.
It must have been for a brief period of time because I easily remember when they appeared, but have very little memories of seeing them.

TBH, I only remember Cyberjouers advertising its "other products" (who knew they ever had any?) on Graal PM-ads, specifically the Bomberman-type game. What the hell was the point of that? Don't complain (or even bother mentioning) about how little money advertisements generate when most of your ads are for your own damn self.