The 'why are the ads now in such an annoying place' whinge thread
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The 'why are the ads now in such an annoying place' whinge thread
Title says it all.
It was fine when they were down the very bottom in each thread page, but why are they now jumbling text to fit them within posts?
It was fine when they were down the very bottom in each thread page, but why are they now jumbling text to fit them within posts?
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but why are they now jumbling text to fit them within posts?
Sooner or later, PPRuNe is going to drive away all its users, what with intrusive advertising and unstable hosting that's always crashing.
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Popups are not permitted -- if you see one, please screenshoot it and post it or PM me and I will have it blocked.
As to the ads within posts, they are being moved out. If you log in, you ought not be seeing them in the meantime.
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Paul
As to the ads within posts, they are being moved out. If you log in, you ought not be seeing them in the meantime.
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I am using an ipad and every time I open a page on pprune, the ipad diverts to the App Store and opens on the page of the advertised App.
It's rendered the site all but unusable. Anyone else suffering?
It's rendered the site all but unusable. Anyone else suffering?
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There's a separate thread about the iDevice ad issue:
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...ing-forum.html
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http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...ing-forum.html
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If you see this issue again, please report it as soon as possible. We're going to be testing to see where the ad is coming from, and timing will be crucial.
Thank you for your help with this!
Paul
Thank you for your help with this!
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I would remind you that this is a free site, because it is advertising-supported. Viewing -- and occasionally clicking on -- the ads helps keep it that way. Any technology used to subvert this can and does interfere with site functionality and is not condoned. Thank you
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I would remind you that this is a free site, because it is advertising-supported.
It's interesting to note that Adblock Plus acquired an "allow unobtrusive adverts" option, presumably in an attempt to get advertisers to behave and halt the arms race. I suspect it was becoming popular enough that some in the ad industry saw that compromise was needed.
It comes down to the fact that if you allow adverts that annoy and distract me, and in some cases eat up my CPU bandwidth for no good reason, don't be surprised if I take measures to block them. It's also not unknown for ad servers to deliver malware courtesy of scripts, so if it's not a static image then some other part of my browser security is likely to take it out to avoid that happening. Flash-based ads are another level of evil (also see bandwidth comment) given the holes in Flash and the Flash cookies that get set and can be used for tracking.
This site already tracks outbound clicks via viglink, and there's the mysterious ibpxl.com, the name of which gives the impression of being there for tracking purposes. The ibsrv.net site appears to host the scripts needed for the forum to work, then there's scorecardresearch and doubleclick for general tracking and adverts. It's interesting that you don't seem to have succumbed to Google analytics, at least not on this page.
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I would remind you that this is a free site, because it is advertising-supported. Viewing -- and occasionally clicking on -- the ads helps keep it that way. Any technology used to subvert this can and does interfere with site functionality and is not condoned. Thank you
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For our part, we do not allow popup/under ads, ads that automatically play video or audio, or anything else similarly obnoxious. If you see such ads, or anything with objectionable content, please let me know and I will have them blocked. Usually our ad ops team will need a screenshot and/or a link to the ad so that it can be targeted.
Bear in mind that we do not and in fact cannot vet every ad that is served, before it appears on the site. Ads appear differently for everyone as well. So often, it will take a member spotting and reporting it before we can nix it.
I have not seen anything bad here yet. At the moment I am seeing a static banner for Hyatt at the top, and a static Marriott banner at the bottom.
Bear in mind that we do not and in fact cannot vet every ad that is served, before it appears on the site. Ads appear differently for everyone as well. So often, it will take a member spotting and reporting it before we can nix it.
I have not seen anything bad here yet. At the moment I am seeing a static banner for Hyatt at the top, and a static Marriott banner at the bottom.
My iPad is constantly hi-jacked by ads that automatically divert to Apps for download. One such ad is for 'Clash of Clans' while another is a war game of some kind. The annoyance factor is high. What can be done?
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Is the problem on any and all websites, or just pprune?
This thread is specifically for problems with ads on pprune.
SD
Is the problem on any and all websites, or just pprune?
This thread is specifically for problems with ads on pprune.
SD
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[Sorry, also posted this on 'ipad problem' thread. Didn't notice at first that I was supposed to post here.]
Just happened to me. Happily browsing a thread. Suddenly the ap store opened at "Game of War". I've never visited that site (in fact, I don't do any games). Frustrating....
Just happened to me. Happily browsing a thread. Suddenly the ap store opened at "Game of War". I've never visited that site (in fact, I don't do any games). Frustrating....
It only happens when I visit PPRUNE. All of the hi-jacks appear to be for Apps that are promoted on the top of the page or at the foot of the page. And more often than not, before I've had a chance to put a finger on the page. It is driving me more than crazy as SWMBO reckons I've been crazy for years!!