Aardvark
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 24, 2021 15:00:12 GMT 1
Aside from the wide banner at the top trying to seperate me from 3 bucks a month I'm now getting a popup at the bottom. WTF is going on?
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acr
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 15:20:41 GMT 1
Aside from the wide banner at the top trying to seperate me from 3 bucks a month I'm now getting a popup at the bottom. WTF is going on? It's just you Aardvark.... I'm not getting anything like that. (But then perhaps it's me that's odd and everyone else is getting them. That's always a worry)
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acr
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 15:23:17 GMT 1
I'm feeling left out now
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 24, 2021 15:23:23 GMT 1
Maybe it was only ad free for an introductory period? I would guess the ads could be removed (at a cost)
You will probably see them soon acr
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acr
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 15:24:03 GMT 1
Maybe it was only ad free for an introductory period? I would guess the ads could be removed (at a cost)
You will probably see them soon acr
Thanks JD - I'll look forward to it....
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FFS
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Post by FFS on Jul 24, 2021 15:43:54 GMT 1
WTF is going on is that this is a free online-based forum, ads are an unfortunate by-product that comes with free forums.
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Jul 24, 2021 16:18:28 GMT 1
Yep me too, a banner at the top and an ad box at the bottom
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 24, 2021 16:34:46 GMT 1
There's always the option of anyone who wanted to......to put aside a few French Francs into a pot to help........although i don't know how easy that would be to administer.....
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FFS
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Post by FFS on Jul 24, 2021 16:38:23 GMT 1
I've only got the banner ad at the top, not blocked by Adblock Plus which I have installed on Firefox. Edit: I've no longer got the banner, I found an element of Adblock Plus which gets rid of it, see below:
When you click on the Block element part, you can choose the banner ad on the forum page as the element to be blocked, and it works!
You can get Adblock Plus, for the main Windows-based browsers, for Safari, and for Android, here: adblockplus.org/
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acr
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 16:42:52 GMT 1
I've still not got ads, which I would have thought I might have by now. I have DuckDuckGo privacy essentials installed on Firefox - I wonder if that's why I don't have ads? (To be honest, I didn't know I had that installed but it must have seems like a good idea at one point)
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 24, 2021 16:54:08 GMT 1
I've only got the banner ad at the top, not blocked by Adblock Plus which I have installed on Firefox. Edit: I've no longer got the banner, I found an element of Adblock Plus which gets rid of it, see below: View Attachment
When you click on the Block element part, you can choose the banner ad on the forum page as the element to be blocked, and it works!
You can get Adblock Plus, for the main Windows-based browsers, for Safari, and for Android, here: adblockplus.org/
Works a treat here...Thanks FFS
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Post by gigi on Jul 24, 2021 18:21:00 GMT 1
I haven’t had adverts in the middle of pages, but those at the top and bottom don’t bother me at all, particularly as they aren't dancing about attracting the eye.
PS Please don’t pass yours on to me, Mrs A or anyone else 😄
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ibis
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Post by ibis on Jul 24, 2021 19:03:43 GMT 1
At the moment i am using firefox on a laptop with photos turned off - saves mobile data - and I have adverts top and bottom but they seem to be public service announcements - wear masks, social distance, etc... Nothing popping up, blinking or in the middle.
OK with me..
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exile
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Post by exile on Jul 24, 2021 19:09:32 GMT 1
If you are using microsoft then set the security levels to the maximum. The only ads you will see are at the bottom of the page - BUT you will not see any tweets posted. You pays your money and takes your choice.
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acr
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 19:12:00 GMT 1
Well I STILL haven't got any adverts. I haven't done anything at all. I think it has to be the "DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials" I put in to help with protecting my search history. Does anyone else have that?
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