What's with the ads?

[gravel]

I see ads for child welfare agencies, auto parts, pipe fitter supplies, and Panera bread. :lol:

 

[Brewdude]

I see ads for child welfare agencies, auto parts, pipe fitter supplies, and Panera bread. :lol:

Much of what I see is ads for Filipino women, Ukraine women, Thai women, Asian women, etc. Some of the banners even include the option to send a message or a "gift".

This is complete BS afaic, and is an affront to the community. I don't ever visit sites such as those and never will. They can stick them where the sun don't shine for all I care.

It's a downer when your provider chooses to step as low as this.

:x


No Cheers,

RR

 

[friar_jay]

Logged in... logged out... I see the ads either way.

 

[deathmetal]

It's a downer when your provider chooses to step as low as this.

Everyone's gotta make money somehow. One option would be BoB to host itself and install phpBB, and then run its own ads. The money would go toward hosting but members might need to guarantee that with donations if it fell short. I don't know what the traffic to this site is like but you're probably looking at $30 a month in hosting. This is why people turn to free services: they're easier and no money out of pocket which could be spent on tobacco.

 

[Stick]

....anyone else getting pop ups? I have several over the last few days. Not sure if it's a forum thing.

(Android phone).

 

[Briar Spirit]

....anyone else getting pop ups? I have several over the last few days. Not sure if it's a forum thing.

(Android phone).

I logged on through Google Chrome yesterday and was hammered by ad's all over the place, played merry hell on my CPU fan, got so bad I had to quit the site, logged back in with FF, I have adblock & noscript running on both browsers but the versions on GC don't work very well, the versions on FF keeps them all under control.

Not sure if there are equivalent blockers for android though!

 

[Briar Spirit]

Okay, a quick search and I got these:

https://noscript.net/nsa/

https://adblockplus.org/android-install

 

[Briar Spirit]

If anyone is wanting to know, I just found ScriptNo for Google Chrome, just installed it and thus far no adds are showing here:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scriptsafe/oiigbmnaadbkfbmpbfijlflahbdbdgdf?hl=en

 

[Stick]

...it's not just the ads Kirk, I'm actually getting new pages open on my phone. That's never happened before on any site for me and it hasn't happened on my computer yet. Weird.

 

[deathmetal]

...it's not just the ads Kirk, I'm actually getting new pages open on my phone.  That's never happened before on any site for me and it hasn't happened on my computer yet.  Weird.

Probably an ad attacking a specific vulnerability in the phone browser(s); desktop pop-up blocking is pretty good at this point.

 

[Stick]

They're back.

I was I only thinking a few days ago how good it has been to enjoy several monthe of ad free BoBing when blow me down with a feather, I log on tonight and the banner ads are back. Oh well, it was nice whilst it lasted.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

Confirmed, I'm getting pounded by ads, top and bottom of threads listed as posts from "sponsored content".

 

[Brewdude]

I'll alert Carlos.


Cheers,

RR

 

[Lakebound]

...it's not just the ads Kirk, I'm actually getting new pages open on my phone.  That's never happened before on any site for me and it hasn't happened on my computer yet.  Weird.

Probably an ad attacking a specific vulnerability in the phone browser(s); desktop pop-up blocking is pretty good at this point.

Ads are also hitting me on my laptop.

 

[Carlos]

I kinda thought we were about due.  I'll say something to Jason.  That is something Founders deal with.

Have patience. It is being dealt with.

 

[Lakebound]

I kinda thought we were about due.  I'll say something to Jason.  That is something Founders deal with.

Have patience.  It is being dealt with.  

Actually,

I simply changed my banner setting on my security suite. Problem solved for me.

Thanks for the response Carlos.

 

[Corncobcon]

Yeah, these banner ads are really slowing me down here.

 

[Brewdude]

They have not appeared for me, at least so far.


Cheers,

RR

 

[AJ]

I’ve got’em. Had’em since yesterday. I’m sure Carlos and the rest of the admin team will get it fixed ASAP.

AJ

 

[Stick]

Ads getting aggressive. I'm back once again to my phone getting pop ups asking me to claim my trillion pound prize and the phone buzzes more than a top seller at Anne Summers.

Sorry Carlos...