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    I can confirm that the use case you're mentioning wouldn't be possible any more, yes. Wouldn't say that "want to get rid of [it]" is an accurate description of the situation here, though ;P Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:01
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    @JNat Why not? You may not have been aware of this implication before, but now that you are, please consider it, and make a concious decision about wanting to get rid of it or not. If you don't want to get rid of it, you've got to change your plans! Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:04
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    I wasn't necessarily aware of that being a common use case (if you have some examples, links would be appreciated). And while the proposed approach for the trial does indeed make that use case impossible, depending on its success and how frequently we end up doing and refreshing these, it may become possible again in the future. Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:18
  • @JNat I've added links to two examples. Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:20
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    @JNat Btw, if Stack Exchange had asked the community before deciding on drastic changes like this, you could have known in advance. Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:22
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    We have unmaintained code that needs to go, which is what prompted this project — getting rid of that code needs to happen. Doing so entails getting rid of the dynamically generated pool of ads, unfortunately. We're doing a trial of a new lightweight approach (code-wise), and will iterate on it — if there's enough engagement with the new format, we'll see what can/should be modified, both in terms of guidelines, etc. (meaning faster refreshes, or allowing for special use cases like yours), and potentially in terms of more dev work. So the "before deciding" you mention is now, on this post. Commented May 24, 2021 at 15:35
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    There might be other site specific events going on at specific times - Site anniversaries and other special events come to mind. It seems something that would add to how useful this is - but probably a pain to get working 'after the fact' - whether the means to do so is technical or a process to get someone adding and removing these ads manually Commented May 24, 2021 at 16:29
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    @JNat I've added two more. With the new system, these two, potentially life-saving, ads might have had to wait for months… Commented May 24, 2021 at 17:46
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    @JNat Will edits to the ads be possible? This system was used e.g. for tex.meta.stackexchange.com/a/8075 to avoid an ad for a conference to become obsolete. Commented May 25, 2021 at 15:56
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    @samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz I've added yours to the list. Commented May 25, 2021 at 16:42
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    To be fair, @samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz, editing ads while they're being served wasn't really a feature of the current implementation of Community Promotion Ads — in fact, doing so was actually discouraged. Commented May 25, 2021 at 18:28
  • @JNat but does it work? Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 11:36
  • @Pureferret Yes. Commented Jun 17, 2021 at 11:46