Well, at least the advertising algorithms are working correctly
- Thread starter RickBullotta
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Dang! Why don't EMTB Subsribers get any titties?
@Rob Rides EMTB! What's the matter with you! You're cheating your best customers!
@Rob Rides EMTB! What's the matter with you! You're cheating your best customers!
Highland Wheels
Well-known member
@Rob Rides EMTB how come I'm being plastered with Ads across the forum now even though I've paid to not seen them?
sethimus
😠 Donald Duck 😠
because you don’t use an ad blocker obviously. which you should, to block all these new annoying design bits added in the last days under each thread
Highland Wheels
Well-known member
I shouldn't need to when I'd alresdy paid the subscription to get rid of the Ads
I think I’ll have to stop using the forum on my phone which I where I use it 90% of the time if it all stays.
Correct. Sorry about that. Are they gone now?
you should have ZERO ads
Taken just now. I should date middle aged women apparently…
Will check in in a few hours once the hamsters have spun the wheels up a few more times.
Should be fixed now!
Highland Wheels
Well-known member
Yeah gone
That's what I thought. If you're seeing dodgy ads it's more because of your own online behaviors than the forum.Aren't ads based on your search history?
I don’t think that’s necessarily the case, the dodgy subject matter sells, or at least people think it does.
An ad I was seeing this morning was asking me to verify my account, then linking to a remove Ads page where it was suggesting a £5.99 fee to remove them, and in the small print saying a monthly £40.99 service charge would apply.
It’s just ad bots and scammers all over the place at the moment.
Not on here anymore thankfully.
I think if you've got target ads turned off on whatever device you're using it will just serve you any old shite.
PaulH2B
Member
To be honest, the amount of advertising on this page has increased drastically lately. I’m now seeing ads in the middle of threads, and not just one — sometimes several in a row. On the main page, pop-ups are appearing that are difficult to close. (Mostly Mobile User)
I understand that running the platform and paying administrators costs money, and I’m willing to accept a reasonable amount of advertising. However, the current level feels excessive. If this trend continues, I will definitely visit this place way less often.
I would be quite unhappy to see the situation continue in this direction.
I understand that running the platform and paying administrators costs money, and I’m willing to accept a reasonable amount of advertising. However, the current level feels excessive. If this trend continues, I will definitely visit this place way less often.
I would be quite unhappy to see the situation continue in this direction.
OffitThatM8
Member
Anyone got any eye bleach? It's like navigating a computer in the 90s infected with malware
OffitThatM8
Member
PSA just tested on android with duckduckgo browser and brave browser, all ads blocked
Thats not right at all (that huge ad) sorry about that.
I'll get these sorted asap.
I'll get these sorted asap.
Hi @Rob Rides EMTB ,
I have a paid subscription, but started seeing ads yesterday. They seem to have disappeared today. Thanks for resolving.
Also, I noticed my alert bell now goes green instead of red. The red caught your attention better, especially with the green in your Logo, but it's not a deal breaker.
Thanks for your efforts.
I have a paid subscription, but started seeing ads yesterday. They seem to have disappeared today. Thanks for resolving.
Also, I noticed my alert bell now goes green instead of red. The red caught your attention better, especially with the green in your Logo, but it's not a deal breaker.
Thanks for your efforts.
Joecrow
Active member
Same here, OK on my PC with Firefox which has some strong additional spam/popup protection.
I also noticed that something else has changed recently, I think. If I am not logged in to the forum it seems I can only view some of the posts in a thread the rest are blurred out or incomplete until I log in. That is a real nuisance, I don't always want to login, particularly on my mobile and if I were a new user it would not encourage me to sign up, the reverse in fact!
It should be fixed now? Can you show me anywhere that its showing a ton of ads?
I've not had any on any platform. I feel like I've been unfairly targeted and I'm missing out.
Especially when it comes to finding Eastern Honey's with a Ride Wrap. I mean, what is an Eastern Honey with a Ride Wrap ? It sounds great, but I might have to ask Greg for more information and some images.
Especially when it comes to finding Eastern Honey's with a Ride Wrap. I mean, what is an Eastern Honey with a Ride Wrap ? It sounds great, but I might have to ask Greg for more information and some images.
Rob, that looks much better now from the mobile. Thank you. Last night they were all over the main page, some had pull down/up arrows and even after pressing twice to minimise as much as possible they still got in the way of pressing on the forum logo to go back to the home page.
Yeah that was really bad.
Hopefully the balance is much better now. Ads help pay for the site, software, server, licenses, updates etc. So they are essential to the running of the place. But shouldn't totally ruin the user experience!
Ads and subscriptions. So users having that choice is a fair policy, IMO.
