INTRUSIVE ADVERTISEMENTS

[The Duke]

I realize the ads generate someone money or offset the cost of this forum, but if users like me weren't here it wouldn't exist. So I ask the SS moderators and owner what can be done? I've had enough.

 

[BPH]

I just use the AdGuard extension on Chrome since everything is built to get around or requires disabling AdBlock.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

You can't just close the ads on the side, you have to scroll down and *then* click them.

On. Every. Single. Page.

 

[BPH]

Or you could just use AdGuard...

 

[Serenity]

The moderators have no influence over the ads on this forum, only the admin has control over that. We will bring this to his attention though.

Personally I agree that the ads in the screenshot is a bit much, but honestly any ad is a bit much to me I've used ad blocker plugins for probably more than a decade now, currently using uBlock on Firefox because it works on both PC and phone.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

I've never had to use any kind of ad blocker in multiple decades of using the internet and browsing an uncountable number of websites. From what i've read they can cause issues on sites where you don't need to use them. And whitelisting requires you to pay.

I've never seen anything as bad as this site is right now.

 

[Divorced w 3]

 

[Serenity]

From what i've read they can cause issues on sites where you don't need to use them. And whitelisting requires you to pay.

What?! I haven't had any issues using what I'm using. If I do encounter such issues I can disable it for that particular site with a single click of a button, completely free.

I don't know what ad blocker you've seen that causes issues and requires payment for basic features, sounds like a really bad one. The one I'm using works excellently and costs nothing for any of the numerous features it has.

The most "issue" I encounter is a blank space where an ad would have normally been.

 

[Vanderdonck]

Or you could just use AdGuard...

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Mine looks like this, no ads. Maybe because I use Firefox? I'm also not in the US so there may be restrictions.

 

[Solomon]

Yup the bombardment of apps that look like they were made in 2005 is annoying I use ad blocker and it solved my problems. I only see ads if for whatever reason my ap blocker is disabled (usually due to an update)

 

[FlexpertHamilton]

I've never had to use any kind of ad blocker in multiple decades of using the internet and browsing an uncountable number of websites. From what i've read they can cause issues on sites where you don't need to use them. And whitelisting requires you to pay.

I've never seen anything as bad as this site is right now.

And I've been using ad blockers for nearly 20 years and rarely ever had issues with websites not working. And if they do it's not hard to just whitelist them. You don't have to pay anything to whitelist.