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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 24, 2013 20:48:55 GMT -6
Is it just me or are the irritating adds getting out of hand on here? I mean 90% of the time there's an add sitting right on top of the link I need like usually the home page. I go to the bottom of the page to "make this board add free" and it says Google so and so is closing down Nov. 13 and wants money. So I have to pay to view our site without all these ridiculous adds everywhere?
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Post by nelson480 on Sept 24, 2013 21:40:35 GMT -6
Those are probably ad ware on your computer if they are popping up everywhere.. You can get Ad Block plus as an addon to help. Heres my home page
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 8:47:59 GMT -6
Proboards is free. Any change in that status would be directly announced to all members. With that being said, the ads pay proboards to advertise, so that we as members don't have to.
Annnddd with that being said, we on the staff have no control over the ads shown. Or frequency.
So yes. You have to pay to make it 100% ad free.
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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 26, 2013 7:40:51 GMT -6
The adds themselves don't bother me that much. I've gotten pretty used to them since the internet has became a giant virtual commercial. I just wish they would move their junk to the side a little bit so a person can navigate around them. Adds appearing right on top of the scroll bar or the very paragraph you want to read. I swear they are doing all of this on purpose. Then when you try to click on the microscopic x it takes you to that whatever it is. There have always been adds on here for sure but lately like in the past few months they seem to have multiplied to the point where you can't even see this board without a box advertising God knows what right in the way. The worst ones are those that move with your mouse so if you scroll around they just follow you like a hungry mosquito! Nelson that's a good thought but multiple scans with maleware antibytes, comodo security plus and others have yielded no results.
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Post by XJSman89 on Sept 26, 2013 7:43:07 GMT -6
I never get any of that on the board, Lance. Never have. I think it must be something on your computer.
Try using he google chrome browser if you aren't already, and download malwarebytes. It's free, and I use it all the time.
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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 26, 2013 7:49:12 GMT -6
for instance a live shot EDIT; pic resized
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Post by XJSman89 on Sept 26, 2013 9:21:55 GMT -6
Yeah, nothing like that. I get the banner at the top but that's it. Is it a laptop? Bring it to the meet and I'll give it a look.
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Post by michiganaurora on Sept 26, 2013 12:11:16 GMT -6
I dont get any of that either, i would try the add on add blocker plus like Nelson480 suggested, it will probably help the problem and blocks a bunch of ads from other sites as well.
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Post by lanceslambos on Sept 26, 2013 14:39:24 GMT -6
Thanks Nelson. I just got Adblock plus and instantly - no more adds on here!
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Post by Randy T. on Sept 27, 2013 7:50:10 GMT -6
Ads don't bother me enough to notice them. This does bother me, yesterday some donkey called me a senorita, and now I am getting youtube ads directed towards senoritas. Thank you senorita donkey butt, you know who you are.
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Post by XJSman89 on Sept 27, 2013 10:53:38 GMT -6
^^ I win. ;D
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