Forum Ads annoying

[Patsy1099]

Is it me or all of a sudden are there Ads all over the place? I am getting giant ads at the top, occasional pop ups that have to be dismissed, and a google ad header at the top that blocks out access to the menu (using safari on my iPhone) REALLY annoying and makes the forum unusable to me. I get using ads for generating revenue but the way it used to be was fine. They were integrated into the threads. Whatever changes were just made I think are horrible. My opinion.

 

[PorBoy]

I have to second you there, hopefully we will get a response asap back.

 

[Ellisstrong]

Agree too

 

[Zeronet]

The new ads are WAY overdone. Makes it a hassle to browse the site, especially on a phone. Please tone it down.

 

[Clyde]

Highly annoying.

 

[Patsy1099]

I hope the admins and mods are reviewing this thread and can comment on this because I would hate this great forum to lose members over this issue and degrading the experience here.

 

[Firebird]

They are awful

 

[SilverNight2020]

I have been a member of this forum for less than 1 hour and I have already closed more adds than any other forum I have been a part of. Two adds have taken up my entire screen and forced me to close them before I could view what I was looking for. Extremely annoying...

 

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[Richard320]

I just transferred files and settings from an old desktop running Vista to a laptop with Windows 10. I thought the giant ads were some glitch with my computer. Whew.

 

[VaderRebel]

Ad revenue is understandable... a saturated screen with rampant popups is a bit obnoxious. Doesn't seem in line with the community driven environment most of us have enjoyed the last couple of years. A shame if it's permanent.

 

[Willwork4truck]

Patsy do you only access via phone? i use an older Ipad and haven’t noticed anything, though I have basic ad blocker software enabled... nothing fancy.
could be my eyes, and the fact that I wrote something positive about ET, ha ha.

 

[DakotaRam]

Purify App works wonders for Apple Products

 

[Patsy1099]

Patsy do you only access via phone? i use an older Ipad and haven’t noticed anything, though I have basic ad blocker software enabled... nothing fancy.
could be my eyes, and the fact that I wrote something positive about ET, ha ha.

I cannot use my laptop for forum stuff. It’s secured and for work only. I only use my iPhone. It looks like one of the members above uses a desktop and has the same issues though.

Sure we can use as blocker software, pop up blockers, etc, but it’s a shame if we have to get to that point with this forum. I’ve always viewed this as a community driven by its members, without which the community doesn’t exist. If we turn members off by inundating them with this stuff, they won’t come back and contribute. It’s a balance though, it costs money and take time to run a site like this. I get that. I’m not sure what the solution is but I guess a combo of: member contributions, swag, vendor sponsorship, some less intrusive ads (like they used to be), maybe we really push Amazon links where the forum can get a piece (collectively we all must buy a ton from amazon, I know I do). Again, I’m open to helping to support the forum but I just think this new ad/pop up rollout is overly aggressive.

 

[onorio56]

The ads are the worst I have ever seen.
Certainly has me considering leaving the site

 

[Patsy1099]

For everyone reading this thread, please post your thoughts so the admins can hear them but then let’s also give the admins the benefit of weighing in and reviewing things. Hopefully they will figure it out. I’d like to keep this site financially sound but at the same time address these issues. Let’s hang in there!

That said, rollback the forum version

 

[FrankieG]

Using a laptop and desktop and the ads are making the forum difficult to browse.

 

[Chippy]

Oh trust me the admins have seen this thread. So let’s see what they do with it I can tell you this if we all unsubscribe quickly they will fix it just sayin.

 

[MFALRAM]

Very annoying to say the least. Hopefully they will get moving and fix this.

 

[kapinallinen2]

You all pissed off because of this! Could always become a site supporter if you find info here useful.
Zero adds here BTW.