What's With the Advertising in Posts?

[Craig Browning]

Why in the hell are we being bombarded with large ad blocks within people's posts?

This forum did great for a very long time escaping the evil advertising lords, what happened? Has Winston sold his sole?

[Arouet]

Been like that as long as I've been here. Scepcop uses google ads. Server has to be paid for somehow I guess. Doubt he's making much money, given the relatively low traffic.

[NinjaPuppy]

Arouet is right, they've been here forever! It's usually only on the first post of a page. I have noticed that I am getting 'active X' crap that is blocked again but I don't have a clue as to what it causing that.

[Arouet]

I get them on pretty well every post - including the one you just made "active-x" is in green, linking to some active x internet booster.

[NinjaPuppy]

[Arouet]

ok, didn't notice he was talking just about the banner ads, hadn't paid attention to when but you're probably right

[NinjaPuppy]

There's a google ad at the top of each page and of course an ad at the bottom of the first post of each page. For a bit I was getting ads on the right hand side of the posts but I either ignore them completely or they have poofed. Yup, they're still there but I guess my computer setting make them so darned skinny I don't even notice them.

[Craig Browning]

I can't believe I've not noticed these things before.... they are in the post/reply made by someone and usually the first post on each page.

Maybe they've just become more annoying