Ads and more ads... what gives

Zim

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Am I the only one that's getting the annoying ads that appear on top and bottom on my android when I log into this forum?
It only happens here, so I know I don't have a virus.
Annoyed user....
 
You and every other non-sponsors...
 
Funny you should mention - I am a sponsor and starting seeing the ads pop about a week ago - everywhere, on my iphone and home computer - and not the ones on the right that have always been there, these are in line between posts. Seem a little worse on my iPhone (I never look at ClubSeaRay at work ;)).
 
Yes, all over the place and it eats up space on my phone. As a newer site sponsor I find it annoying as it also dilutes the value of the banner ad that I pay for each month!

@CSR_Admin should take note that this will cause more and more users to enable ad blocking or use ad blocking browsers, DNS services, etc to turn off all ads and this will impact those companies like my own that pay monthly.

Perhaps alternate placement of these ad sense type banners would not be so bad but for the most part they simply remind me of stuff I may have searched for in the past (whether or not I have interest in purchasing).

-Kevin
 
As a SILVER sponsor, the only adds I see are site sponsors... not too annoying.
 
I value the information and entertainment I get from the site and don't mind the adds on here i can ignore them if they are not pertinent to my needs or interest . I recognise that my sponsorship dollars and advertisers dollars are what fund our forums
 
We don’t get notice of sponsorships expiring but when I start seeing all the extra ads, I know mine has expired.

Like many sites, if you don’t like all the ads, just sponsor the site.
 
Im a sponsor and I'm getting them too. I'd like to opt out. I've noticed the same thing on other sites...
 
Funny you should mention - I am a sponsor and starting seeing the ads pop about a week ago - everywhere, on my iphone and home computer - and not the ones on the right that have always been there, these are in line between posts. Seem a little worse on my iPhone (I never look at ClubSeaRay at work ;)).

I agree, extremely annoying. Not only in between post but actually within some post. Terrible.
 
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sorry, forums generate income... i had one and made money on sponsors, never ads
software-140/yr hosting-150/yr
plus time to manage...which can be a lot
 
I am a silver sponsor and it is not up for renewal until March 2019, I don't even get an option to renew, just upgrade to gold or platinum. So sponsorship is not the problem with mine. Like I said, this seemed to start about a week ago. I get that ads generate revenue yadaya, but I also thought part of what you paid for when you sponsor the site is to not be subject to all the adds. I have always seen our sponsor adds on the right and top of the page, but these are google ads inside the thread.
 
This is what is new on mine (mobile).
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Not sure why the change.

Adds are littered throughout.


I get why they are there, too. We run adds on our website as well, but try to keep them to a minimum on the sidebar.
 
I have been getting them also. I just added “Crystal” content blocker to my iPhone and voila. They are gone. Cost $.99.
 
I have been getting them also. I just added “Crystal” content blocker to my iPhone and voila. They are gone. Cost $.99.
 

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