The ads on this site are making it almost intolerable

on-yer-bike

Don't you think?

arran77

Wooliferkins

Agreed, but they do pay for it. However, since installing appropriate proprietary software all is sweetness light

Bobbinogs

Wooliferkins wrote:

... but they do pay for it.

^^ This. Stop your moaning.

moggy12

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Wooliferkins

Bobbinogs wrote:

Wooliferkins wrote:

... but they do pay for it.

^^ This. Stop your moaning.

Bobbinogs, It's when the ads start spoiling the experience of the end user. There is a balance to be met. If users go elsewhere because of over intrusive ads spoiling the sites operation everybody loses

CYCLESPORT1

What ads, I can't see any, but then I don't use the internet :idea:

andy9964

Usually, I can zoom in on my iPad, and they're gone. But sometimes they take over the posts in a thread.
For example: I can only read as far as " There is a balance" in Wolferkins post

I'm not against ad's on a site, but it still has to be usable

meursault

Already a thread here

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40088&t=12949650

daviesee

CYCLESPORT1 wrote:

What ads, I can't see any, but then I don't use the internet :idea:

I am really, really curious as to how you posted that then.

OT, There are loads of similar threads about this.
Find them , read them and draw you own conclusions.
One thing is for sure, the Ads are not going away.

arran77

meursault wrote:

Already a thread here

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40088&t=12949650

There are threads all over the place

One things for sure though nothing will be done as the Mods couldn't care less, it's not their job, they said so in one of the other threads earlier :roll:

giant_man

You can get ad blockers for any browsers these days. You don't have to see the ads.

The Mechanic

moggy12 wrote:

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Wot he said. it is seriously annoying and, if it were a commercial site, would be out of business in no time. IMV, it is an incompetent way of building an website.

Bordersroadie

The Mechanic wrote:

moggy12 wrote:

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Wot he said. it is seriously annoying and, if it were a commercial site, would be out of business in no time. IMV, it is an incompetent way of building an website.

+1 more

dartmoorscottydog

+2
They are really getting to me as well

maddog 2

Just start playing poker, then go on your playstation, and your transition to a rounded adult will be complete

diamonddog

Nothing will be done about them. Obviously we are not even a consideration.

littledove44

Any muppet can install a browser or browser add-on to their phone or iPad or computer that will hide all ads completely.

Any company or forum operator who doesn't know this deserves what they get.

On the other hand, if they used their brains and implemented advertising in such a way that we did not go out of our way to avoid it, then they might get a real return.

I am active of a forum for a different pastime and the mods there (who likewise are working for an industry publication) quickly realised their 2000 or so concurrent users were voting with their feet to alternative places. They made the adverts smaller and without overlays. They also took them away completely for registered users that allowed direct email marketing. Most of us decided we would rather have unobtrusive ads than spam email so we now accept the adverts. I have even bought something as the result of one of them!

trooperk

Every time I started to get use to it and someone have to bring it to my attention again.

StillGoing

moggy12 wrote:

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Couldn't agree more. Stop moving the bloody page around!!!!!!

charlie_potatoes

philthy3 wrote:

moggy12 wrote:

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Couldn't agree more. Stop moving the bloody page around!!!!!!

Can I add my name to the 'disgruntled' list please

Nairnster

Perhaps the way forward would actually be a list, in ONE thread.

Explain politely that those listed are using ad blockers due to the intrusive nature of the ads, so therefore not seeing then at all, and that if the forum Web team could make then less annoying, people may use the site without blocking software.

If they still do nothing about, then the site deserves to lose some of its referral revenue/members.

arran77

Check out DaveL's advice in discuss the website with the team if you have problems on iPad, I just followed his advice and no more bloody adverts

elderone

To be fair it was just a pain, but a big tyre taking over the screen is taking the pisch. Not the seen the like on other forums.

navrig

The Mechanic wrote:

moggy12 wrote:

don't mind the ads its the page moving down when you just about to click a link then you click wrong link

Wot he said. it is seriously annoying and, if it were a commercial site, would be out of business in no time. IMV, it is an incompetent way of building an website.

You miss the point. This is a commercial site and the commercial model is to make the forums and all the helpful information free and generate revenues by advertising. A bit like ITV.

That said do the following:

Press and hold <CTRL>, roll your mouse wheel forward until the edges of the forum disappear and all you have are the sides of the postings. All edge advertising will be gone.

Be patiwent when loading new pages, open in a new tab (by pressing the scroll wheel) is best as that way the thread opens in a new tab whilst you are reading another thread. By the time you move to the new tab the adverts have settled and it wont move around.

As for the big tyre, nothing you can do abou that.

Robert72

And just as I read this post the tyre appears. Just ruins a good experience.

supermurph09

Annoyed user signing in.

meursault

Navrig wrote:

As for the big tyre, nothing you can do abou that.

Unless you install adbl0cker to your browser. Ads gone.

snotty badger

The ads are making it intolerable, just wanted to add my name to the list.

Viewing on a ipad is dire, the bet fair bear advert being the worst offender.

the_prophet

i'm also reaching the point of starting to avoid using the site. fully appreciate the need to generate some income from the site, but there is better way to do this surely than making the site like it is now. the frequent flashes of adverts changing, screen moving around when you try and click boxes, pop ups taking over the screen for adverts.

awful.

charlie_potatoes

Well I have reluctantly installed abl0cker plus and I must say it is a massive improvement.
Only trouble is I now get no adverts on any webpage that I open.

How will I know what to buy??






ETA I found the button that deactivates it for your chosen websites 8)