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What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
09 Nov 2011, 23:16
by 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?
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
09 Nov 2011, 23:25
by 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.
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
10 Nov 2011, 03:56
by 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.
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
10 Nov 2011, 04:00
by 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.
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
10 Nov 2011, 05:21
by NinjaPuppy
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
10 Nov 2011, 05:30
by Arouet
ok, didn't notice he was talking just about the banner ads, hadn't paid attention to when but you're probably right
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
10 Nov 2011, 06:56
by 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.
Re: What's With the Advertising in Posts?
Posted:
11 Nov 2011, 04:11
by 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