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For what its worth, I continue to get severe lagging and freezing when attempting to post using my Android phone and Chrome. I've also noticed that the phone's battery discharges at an alarmingly fast rate when on AK.

Can anyone recommend an ad blocker for Android/Chrome that does not require rooting the phone? Thanks
 
So what I'm seeing over and over is "Get an adblocker". This seems counter intuitive. Why have ads if we must block the ads in order to use the site?

Adblocker linked above by Beatnik apparently "Contains ads".

It took at least 25 minutes to type this post.
 
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stereofanboy said:
So what I'm seeing over and over is "Get an adblocker". This seems counter intuitive. Why have ads if we must block the ads in order to use the site?

Adblocker linked above by Beatnik apparently "Contains ads".

It took at l
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Ads are not there for your convenience, they are there to make money for the site. If ads are causing problems with your site experience, then block them, very intuitive. Personally I use uBlock Origin. I'm experiencing none of the problems others are writing about.
 
Unfortunately, for those of us who primarily access AK using Safari on an iPhone or iPad, it’s not that simple, and I’m not going to install a third party app just for AK. I’m not asking for a free lunch. I’m asking for a subscriber ad-free option, so that AK can still financially benefit.
 
Skylab said:
Unfortunately, for those of us who primarily access AK using Safari on an iPhone or iPad, it’s not that simple, and I’m not going to install a third party app just for AK. I’m not asking for a free lunch. I’m asking for a subscriber ad-free option, so that AK can still financially benefit.
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I understand what you're saying, but as a subscriber I feel like I'm doing my part up front to support the site. If I have to use an Adblocker to make the site usable so be it. An adblocker is good to use anyway. AK is not the only site that has a problem with rogue ads.

That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
 
Skylab said:
Unfortunately, for those of us who primarily access AK using Safari on an iPhone or iPad, it’s not that simple, and I’m not going to install a third party app just for AK. I’m not asking for a free lunch. I’m asking for a subscriber ad-free option, so that AK can still financially benefit.
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Unfortunately, that request appears to be like "beating a dead horse". I've never once received any response.

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...ms-with-ads-here.816408/page-14#post-13280051

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...ms-with-ads-here.816408/page-15#post-13307068

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...ms-with-ads-here.816408/page-19#post-13858948
 
highvoltage_ said:
Ads are not there for your convenience, they are there to make money for the site. If ads are causing problems with your site experience, then block them, very intuitive. Personally I use uBlock Origin. I'm experiencing none of the problems others are writing about.
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My assumption, which must be incorrect, is that a business wants to increase sales through advertising so they pay an ad company to place their ad on AK.

The ad company pays AK for allowing the ads to be on AK where we will see them and possibly patronize the original business.

If we all get the ads blocked, then we won't react by patronizing the business who paid for the ads in the first place. Why would they continue paying for ads that won't increase their sales because we all use adblockers to make our experience at AK reasonable rather than sucky.

If they quit paying for useless ads, how does that help AK make money other than whatever they made before the original business stops paying? This is what I meant by counter intuitive.

Over 35 minutes to type this post.
 
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highvoltage_ said:
Ads are not there for your convenience, they are there to make money for the site. If ads are causing problems with your site experience, then block them, very intuitive. Personally I use uBlock Origin. I'm experiencing none of the problems others are writing about.
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Good for you. Great that you are so intuitive.
 
Skylab said:
Unfortunately, for those of us who primarily access AK using Safari on an iPhone or iPad, it’s not that simple, and I’m not going to install a third party app just for AK. I’m not asking for a free lunch. I’m asking for a subscriber ad-free option, so that AK can still financially benefit.
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Yah well I would guess then the subscriber fee would then be higher and we would have yet another thread about that.

I do get peoples points about advertising and paid subscriptions.

But I doubt anything is actually going to change vis-à-vis advertising.

Its a scourge that came about when everyone decided the Internet was suppose to be "Free"

Some of us old timers use to say its not free and the cost will come soon enough.

Frannie
 
IPADave said:
I don't get this attitude. If you live in an area that gets a lot of snow in the winter you put snow tires on your car. Using an adblocker is the same. If it's not intuitive I don't know what to say.
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People can move from the snowy area. Or just not move there at all.

I guess people can 86 AK I suppose rather than buy snow tires so to speak.

Frannie
 
stereofanboy said:
So what I'm seeing over and over is "Get an adblocker". This seems counter intuitive. Why have ads if we must block the ads in order to use the site?

Adblocker linked above by Beatnik apparently "Contains ads".

It took at least 25 minutes to type this post.
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I've been using it for years with no ads.

Did you try it, "apparently" not. Took me seconds to post this with an added screen shot. Some complain, but never do anything.

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I've been using it for years with no ads.

Did you try it, "apparently not". Took me seconds to post this with an added screen shot. Some complain, but never do anything.

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Well its not as easy as it seems.

A segment of AK are getting targeted "Garbage" AD's it seems that not everyone is getting.

So the fact you are not getting these "Garbage" AD's just means you are not a "Target" of these AD's

Remember not every AD is flashing in your face. Quite a few just churn along under the radar and are not visible.

Frannie
 

I'm thinking that's with the adblocker homepage. It opens where it closed and bookmarks have none either. I only use it for forums, still use google for everything else.

Heres the adblocker page which I never see unless I open a second page. I guess these are the ads ?

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