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Mikey10 said:
Seriously, what is going on with this site? I have to log back in every time I leave and I every page is riddled with ads…

I’m sure you’re on it, Scara. Cheers in advance for sorting it.
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Figuring out how to stop these annoying interruptions getting in the way of his adverts.
 
I’m getting lots of adverts for women’s clothing bra’s, bikinis and flip flops and the like. Shein and Temu.

And even if you interact and say this ad is inappropriate or you’re not interested, the same ads are returned, seemingly in greater numbers.

So thanks to Google I know actively hate these brands. A strange way to do things.
 
johnola said:
I’m getting lots of adverts for women’s clothing bra’s, bikinis and flip flops and the like. Shein and Temu. Also Belfast self storage and trips out to Loch Lomond and Celtic Park. 8 large adverts on one page.

And even if you interact and say this ad is inappropriate or you’re not interested, the same ads are returned, seemingly in greater numbers.

So thanks to Google I now actively hate these brands. A strange way to do things.
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So had to buy an ad blocker which I have managed without in the past - but it is a great relief to shake them off.
Also would echo calls for a subscription/contribution model as this will kill the revenue to keep the site going.
 
Aldo said:
Anyone know if @scaramanga is actively doing anything about it? Site says he’s not been on since Tuesday.
While Rome burns.
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Times are clearly tough, he's counting the pennies the ads are generating while wondering how the next meal is gonna end up on the table.

He's almost gone full blown socialist at this stage.
 
jrh said:
Times are clearly tough, he's counting the pennies the ads are generating while wondering how the next meal is gonna end up on the table.

He's almost gone full blown socialist at this stage.
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He is probably on holiday and has neglected to press the bugger off goggle button first thing in the morning.

There is zero chance of any click business for this tranche of adverts - it doesn’t help anybody and I am sure Scara would want rid.
 
johnola said:
He is probably on holiday and has neglected to press the bugger off goggle button first thing in the morning.

There is zero chance of any click business for this tranche of adverts - it doesn’t help anybody and I am sure Scara would want rid.
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I was going to reply but I've got to ring Maxwell Nissan about a new car and check out what deals Nike Factory Outlet have.
 
Back in the UK now and ugh! It's horrible. Laptop is worse than mobile, but mobile is worse here than it was in Thailand. The whole experience is horrible. I'll persevere for a while as a regular site user whilst @scaramanga is living it up elsewhere, assuming it will eventually be fixed, but any random users dropping in for the first time will be turning on their heels I would imagine.
Apart from the annoyance, whilst I could previously laugh at the ads as they were just wholly irrelevant for me but not particularly offensive, the nature of the ads has changed once back in the UK and whilst the irrelevance to me hasn't changed, I am far less comfortable with the type of ad being displayed. Plus it is just incredibly annoying. Please scara get it fixed once back from the beach.
 
Should be fixed now.

Registered users should have an ad at the top and one at the bottom - same as before the server move.

Guests should see a post in the middle too.

Anyone still seeing ads in the middle of every page, clear your cache and it should be gone.
 
Better! Pages are loading much quicker now. Although, Personally I think the ad on the top is way too big. Takes up half the screen on the phone, but I guess I can live with it.

It's still a bit annoying, because the ad loads last, so many times if I click to open a thread, it won't open, because the ad loads, and then it opens the Web page of the ad, because the ad then occupies the area where I clicked.
 
scaramanga said:
Should be fixed now.

Registered users should have an ad at the top and one at the bottom - same as before the server move.

Guests should see a post in the middle too.

Anyone still seeing ads in the middle of every page, clear your cache and it should be gone.
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I cleared my cache and it got worse. I now have ads to the left and right as well as the top and bottom, plus an extra one at the bottom, so I am surrounded by trashy ads for utter garbage.
It looks absolutely awful at the moment.
 
Bullet said:
I cleared my cache and it got worse. I now have ads to the left and right as well as the top and bottom, plus an extra one at the bottom, so I am surrounded by trashy ads for utter garbage.
It looks absolutely awful at the moment.
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There's definitely no left and right ads - not even for guests.

Can you post a screenshot?
 
Using Chrome on widescreen laptop. Perhaps width allows more ads to flood in.
I also tried uploading a photo from my iPhone but it said the image was too large for the server to deal with.
None of the buttons like Bold, Italic, Image work in Chrome, so I've attached the image
 

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Bullet said:
Using Chrome on widescreen laptop. Perhaps width allows more ads to flood in.
I also tried uploading a photo from my iPhone but it said the image was too large for the server to deal with.
None of the buttons like Bold, Italic, Image work in Chrome, so I've attached the image
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Thanks. Looks like Google turned auto ads on again when I last made changes.

Should be much better now.
 
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