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Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
I believe it`s part of a bathing suit, at least that`s what I perceived when it annoyingly popped up on my screen !
Mystic
We're all born mad
Bill,
In response to a question you asked me @ a different thread, most I post are former comrades from Ranger days, but a few of the images are moi.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Thank you, Sir. I figured you might slip in 1 or 2 of yourself !
Thank you for your buds, and your "open amount check`s" service, as well, Mystic !
Beatnik
What's this ?
First I've seen of it, POTUS looks as if he's not sure either.
David_NC
Super Member
Although I know it's not the case, this almost seems to be taunting many of us... "we'll dangle political crap in your face, but don't dare make a post containing anything political!"
Mr Creosote
Super Member
I got a couple of political adds. I see a lot for women's clothing. And most of it looks like stuff a prostitute would wear. There is almost a full screen of adds at the bottom of the page. Nearly half of them say "Get featured here! Audiokarma Make$$$.. Millions of visitors see it!" So is this by design or has Audiokarma been hijacked?
Sounds to me like multiple issues at work.
I am NOT plugged into the loop on AK ad selection, just commenting on typical web ad funtions.
The SellWild is a specific sponsor with multiple ads in a matrix at the bottom of the page.
The other ads are based on cookies (information nuggets based on other sites you've visited on the web).
The image Pete'sPicks shows above is a browser that is not-logged-in to AK - but if you got cookies on your machine, it still reads them.
I am NOT plugged into the loop on AK ad selection, just commenting on typical web ad funtions.
The SellWild is a specific sponsor with multiple ads in a matrix at the bottom of the page.
The other ads are based on cookies (information nuggets based on other sites you've visited on the web).
The image Pete'sPicks shows above is a browser that is not-logged-in to AK - but if you got cookies on your machine, it still reads them.
David_NC
Super Member
It also seems to be a bit browser related. I posted screenshots from two browsers I use regularly for AK, and they appear to handle ads differently.
Edit: I just tried Internet Explorer on the same Win 10 system, and it seems to display less unwanted stuff on the screen than Firefox or Chrome.
petes'picks
Super Member
Just cleared cookies again and still showing ads for items I never once in my life searched for so not related to previous searches or cookies. Tried MS edge and Firefox after clearing cookies and same obnoxious ads. I think I am going to check back in a week to see if its fixed. If this is just the way things are now I wish they would just come out and say it.
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I can guarantee its not the new normal or the way its going to be.
People I am certain are working the issue.
This stuff is insidious and crafted to require extreme technical know-how to stamp out.
Frannie
petes'picks
Super Member
Hope so. I imagine potential members seeing all them ads the first time they visit this site being turned away by them.
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Still fine here with Chrome, Win10 and ABP.
Same here, it’s strange how some are getting beat up and others are not. I am curious to See what the “fix” is.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Hope: The word is open to mutliple interpretations within this context.
petehall347
the brandy coffee man
could be that abp is blocking the ads ?
could be that abp is blocking the ads ?
I am not running anything and I still am only getting the one at the bottom when I log in. Close it and it gone until the next time. My iPhone is doing the same.
That layout with the huge ads on top breaks a major page layout practice that many developers spend a lot of time designing: it pushes the main content of the the page "below the fold." (An old newspaper term, if you remember how newspapers were folded. Nothing could grab your attention at a newsstand if the top half of a newspaper's front page were covered in ads!) Also, ads that pop up over existing content are in really poor taste. This forum was designed with specific places to put banner ads, not to have them bypassed and ruining the entire user experience.