Annoying advertising in margins.

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  • Monkeypump
    Monkeypump Posts: 1,528
    arran77 wrote:
    I'm surprised that the mods haven't waded in yet with the standard "Nobody likes ads but they pay for the site so please have the class not to whine about them" response yet :wink:

    They have, on this thread and several others.

    So, still no USEFUL response from the mods? Is this section "Discuss the website with the team", or should it be renamed "Make several valid points to the team, but continue to be ignored" ?

    Quite insulting, but not surprising.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    err mods and admins have nothing to say as we have nothing to add. not our pay grade.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    As above, the site owners and developers are responsible, we just shovel sh*t.
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  • herb71
    herb71 Posts: 253
    Certain ads are making the site unreadable. The scrolling ads are merely annoying, but the Betfair one covers the text on my ipad and I am clearly very stupid as I can't find a way to turn it off.

    I appreciate we must have adverts, but do they have to be so intrusive?

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  • dragonontheedge
    dragonontheedge Posts: 496
    Same here.

    You can bet your life the moderators will do sod all to help.

    They may not be the site owners but they are higher up the food chain than us.
    Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Came on here to complain about bet fair add, look like someone beat me too it.

    To owners / developers, intrusive ads simply mean we will end up blocking all ads, as your revenue from them is most likely click based is this what you really want?
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    ^ this.
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    + some other bikes.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    nicklouse wrote:
    err mods and admins have nothing to say as we have nothing to add. not our pay grade.

    Not my job guv :roll:

    Who's job is it then, maybe if you tell us then we can pester them instead of you?
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    supersonic wrote:
    As above, the site owners and developers are responsible, we just shovel sh*t.

    A cop out, it *is* your responsibility to raise this with the powers that be. Even if it's just the ads making the site unusable on an iPad. It's probably a simple fix, but as long as you continue to wash you hands nothing will get done.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Sketchley wrote:
    Came on here to complain about bet fair add, look like someone beat me too it.

    To owners / developers, intrusive ads simply mean we will end up blocking all ads, as your revenue from them is most likely click based is this what you really want?

    I've done just this, so they get nothing now. Result :)
  • dragonontheedge
    dragonontheedge Posts: 496
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Came on here to complain about bet fair add, look like someone beat me too it.

    To owners / developers, intrusive ads simply mean we will end up blocking all ads, as your revenue from them is most likely click based is this what you really want?

    I've done just this, so they get nothing now. Result :)

    How do you do that on an ipad please ?
    Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Oh I meant on my work PC. I don't use it on my iPad - it's not usable.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    dragonontheedge wrote:
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Came on here to complain about bet fair add, look like someone beat me too it.

    To owners / developers, intrusive ads simply mean we will end up blocking all ads, as your revenue from them is most likely click based is this what you really want?

    I've done just this, so they get nothing now. Result :)

    How do you do that on an ipad please ?

    Perhaps the mods could make this a sticky, people are always asking :lol:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    dragonontheedge wrote:
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Came on here to complain about bet fair add, look like someone beat me too it.

    To owners / developers, intrusive ads simply mean we will end up blocking all ads, as your revenue from them is most likely click based is this what you really want?

    I've done just this, so they get nothing now. Result :)

    How do you do that on an ipad please ?

    Answer further up the thread. One point of note if you click through different forums / threads a few times you stop getting ads, at least I did this morning. Maybe there is something in there that only shows you so many ads per day per user, then stops. This would make sense, if I was going to click on them I would have done so by now. Anyone else found this?
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    Chris

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  • DaveL
    DaveL Posts: 188
    On an iPad if you go to your DNS, in wifi under settings and put this number in followed by a comma 74.53.155.162 in front of the number that is already there

    Worked for me

    Dave
    Strava
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    supersonic wrote:
    As above, the site owners and developers are responsible, we just shovel sh*t.

    A cop out, it *is* your responsibility to raise this with the powers that be. Even if it's just the ads making the site unusable on an iPad. It's probably a simple fix, but as long as you continue to wash you hands nothing will get done.
    Err we have and when the devs get around to being able to look at it I am sure they will.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Monkeypump
    Monkeypump Posts: 1,528
    nicklouse wrote:
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    supersonic wrote:
    As above, the site owners and developers are responsible, we just shovel sh*t.

    A cop out, it *is* your responsibility to raise this with the powers that be. Even if it's just the ads making the site unusable on an iPad. It's probably a simple fix, but as long as you continue to wash you hands nothing will get done.
    Err we have and when the devs get around to being able to look at it I am sure they will.

    Nice swerve, AGAIN. It seems like you're all happy to wield the power of the banning stick, but when it comes to making some real effort to improve things around here, you (collectively) don't want to know.

    So, exactly how do WE the users get to discuss the website with anyone in the team who might be able to do something to address our concerns? We're in the right place on the forum, so why is nobody listening?
  • herb71
    herb71 Posts: 253
    The ads on this website are more intrusive than on any other site I use. It's bad enough having the screen reformat half way through reading something to accommodate the banner ads, but the bloody Betfair ad takes the biscuit.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    DaveL wrote:
    On an iPad if you go to your DNS, in wifi under settings and put this number in followed by a comma 74.53.155.162 in front of the number that is already there

    Worked for me

    Dave

    Thanks DaveL, just done this and it worked for me too :D:D:D

    They can drag their heels as much as they like now as I don't get a single advert even on iPad :lol:

    Looks like the advertisers strategy is backfiring :wink:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • jewbs
    jewbs Posts: 139
    can anyone tell me where to find an adblocker for my mac book
  • jewbs
    jewbs Posts: 139
    a word has just been changed in my last post to a ** sentence**. How completely ridiculous and childish!!! Grow up and treat people like adults. What a joke. You have the right to display ads, I have the right on my computer to try and remove them if i don't wish to view them. The word in question is A*D* B*L*O*C*K*E*R !!!!!!!!!!!
  • jewbs
    jewbs Posts: 139
    Actually i don't think i am asking how i can reduce their income. if they are paid for showing their ads then they will still be paid. If they are paid by me clicking on an ad link then they will not make a single penny out of me anyway as i do not click on these ads and have no intention of doing so. If they are so keen to make money out of me then charge a subscription for the use of the forum.
    I didn't realise it was against the rules to ask a question on a public forum, silly me, soon as i finish this i will write my lines, i must use google, i must use google!!
    rather than moaning i would say pi$$ed off that a word used in other threads gets changed. Ridiculous , we should be treated like the adults we are, i'm sure we can cope.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    The Advertising Standards Authority controls adverts in print media and online. I wonder if they have a code about adverts rendering content unreadable?

    The ASA's only remit is to maintain standards in terms of advertising content, taste and legality. The publication's editor is the final arbiter of what is contained in his/her publication and how it appears in print (or online) - although the publisher might disagree with that.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Let's clear a few things up. I understand that some of the adverts are frustrating, but there is nothing that the mods and the main forum admin can do - we do not have the authority, never mind the tools to change how adverts work. However we can, and do, put the these subjects to the site developers on a regular basis, and urge them to look at these threads. It frustrates us to, believe me. Especially as they do not reply and the we take the fall.

    So what can we do? I'd urge people to email the site developers at Future. As plainly this is not getting solved here. I'll continue to push for solutions, but I am limited in what I can actually do.
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    supersonic wrote:
    Let's clear a few things up. I understand that some of the adverts are frustrating, but there is nothing that the mods and the main forum admin can do - we do not have the authority, never mind the tools to change how adverts work. However we can, and do, put the these subjects to the site developers on a regular basis, and urge them to look at these threads. It frustrates us to, believe me. Especially as they do not reply and the we take the fall.

    So what can we do? I'd urge people to email the site developers at Future. As plainly this is not getting solved here. I'll continue to push for solutions, but I am limited in what I can actually do.

    What are their contact details then? I did ask Mr L earlier!

    :)
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    http://www.futureplc.com/contact/
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Imposter wrote:
    http://www.futureplc.com/contact/

    Nice work, I'm sure that the CEO and the Editorial Director will love to receive some emails :lol:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    @ss ... Thanks that helps. Nice to be able to put these issues in context...
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    If I was responsible for moderating a public forum, possibly on a voluntary basis (I have no idea if you're paid, and I don't want you tell me if you are or aren't) and my management chain were ignoring me, I'd resign.

    Which is pretty much what I'd do in any actual job, too.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    arran77 wrote:
    DaveL wrote:
    On an iPad if you go to your DNS, in wifi under settings and put this number in followed by a comma 74.53.155.162 in front of the number that is already there

    Worked for me

    Dave

    Thanks DaveL, just done this and it worked for me too :D:D:D

    They can drag their heels as much as they like now as I don't get a single advert even on iPad :lol:

    Looks like the advertisers strategy is backfiring :wink:

    Same here. Cheers (I know Mikey23 posted it earlier).

    If you're using an iPad and still moaning about the ads, this is the solution.

    The 74.53.155.162 prefix doesn't seem to get rid of ads elsewhere - like in my copy of Procycling - which is disappointing.
    I was hoping that 74.53.155.162 would become to real life what the number 42 was to The Hitchhiker's Guide...

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