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Post by jabber » Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:18 pm

I have started getting occasional pop up ads when I go on a thread using my ipad is this part of using the forum or something with my ipad ?
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Post by Pbondar » Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:21 pm

Happens on my windows PC too!

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Post by brillomaster » Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:28 pm

yeah not sure whats going on now... had three popups come up today (ironically one of which was clicking on this thread!)

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Post by Argyll Andy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:16 pm

I use something called AdGuard to stop this, it drives me mad, particularly when using my iPad

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    Post by mr.tourette » Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:08 pm

    There's ads on the site obviously but in all my years on here I've never had a pop up
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    Post by Argyll Andy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:11 pm

    mr.tourette wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:08 pm There's ads on the site obviously but in all my years on here I've never had a pop up
    Using the above none of those ads appear, or pop ups.

    Bit of a PITA occasionally when it blocks something like a link like a discount or special offer but you just switch it off to use that then switch it back on.

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      Post by Iggy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:31 pm

      They are AdSense interstitial ads. I think it's fair enough as running a forum isn't free
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      Post by Pondrew » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:48 pm

      Iggy wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:31 pm I think it's fair enough as running a forum isn't free
      +1 on that.
      We should think ourselves lucky IMO. There are a lot of car forums out there (the ones that haven't moved to Facebook) who want paying before you can access most things.
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      Post by dhobbs » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:05 pm

      We have to be thankful of the moderators and admin running this forum. I can only hope they are working on a fix as this isn't normal.
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      Post by Worcester_spoon » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:06 pm

      Iggy wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:31 pm They are AdSense interstitial ads. I think it's fair enough as running a forum isn't free
      +1 on this. The internet isn’t free folks.
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      Post by Mr Tidy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:19 pm

      Worcester_spoon wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:06 pm Iggy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:31 pm
      They are AdSense interstitial ads. I think it's fair enough as running a forum isn't free
      +1 on this. The internet isn’t free folks.
      That's true, but somehow I don't think the forum is getting paid anything for them - but I'd live with them if that was the case.

      Otherwise I'd just like to stop getting them as they're f*****g annoying. :headbang:
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      Post by Pondrew » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:38 pm

      Try looking at a (free) You Tube video these days. You get 3 ads before you start, which you can't skip, then an ad in the middle; now that is annoying, especially if it's a music video.
      At least with the pop-ups on here, you only have to click the x! :thumbsup:
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      Post by blunderthumbs » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:44 pm

      Last few times I have logged onto the site and pressed "Click to enter forum" I get an Ad pop up. Only started happening today :headbang:
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      Post by Mr Tidy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:59 pm

      Yes, it's only started today.

      I know what Pondrew means about YouTube but they get paid by the advertisers, and I believe you can subscribe to avoid the ads.

      If z4forum is getting revenue from them fine, but I'd happily pay the forum to get rid of them!
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      Post by Wondermike » Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:05 pm

      I’m sure the boss will look into this.

      Out of interest, I’m on iPad / Safari with latest update 14.4.2 and no third party blocking software and I’m not getting any pop-ups.

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