Report Problems with Ads Here!
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triode
Well-Known Member
I am glad you called it out. I came to post in this thread exactly about that. Mgid ad section at the bottom of a page when not logged in.
Those are the absolutely grossest (literally speaking) arnt they ? There are ads and then there are these creepy cringy things.
Appears only when you are not logged in but man it’s traumatic!
Moderators please remove this ad provider or at least these ads!!
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A note from your friendly neighborhood Mod,
As a moderator I mostly move threads that are posted in the wrong forum, mediate disputes between members, remove inappropriate content, and swing ye ol Ban hammer on Spammers. I am not, in any way, in control of what ads you see on this website. As the others in this thread have stated, UBlock could prove to be helpful in removing objectionable ad content, and as the Chief has alluded to in his post above mine I believe becoming a subscriber enables a certain level of AD blocking as well.
triode
Well-Known Member
Then who puts these ads ? Is it the forum platform provider ? Then as someone in charge you should at least report to them the feedback you are getting from your members. Otherwise why not just delete this thread ?
Also I am very disappointed that you chose to protect the lame comment above your post by adding your voice to it instead of removing it.
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triode
Well-Known Member
That is Precisely and all I was trying to say. And such level of service should be available to all members regardless of their paid or logged-in status. We all tolerate the worst of ads but the reason I took the time to post in this thread is because of the absolutely unacceptable gross absurdity of the ads splashed by mgid.
@Advally
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Agree 100%, there is no reason for anyone to be insulting anyone over this discussion.
triode, your use of caps such as "MODERATORS please REMOVE" and "WHO" and "YOU" in posts # 1,104 and # 1,106 does come off as shouting, being aggressive in other words, and this behavior does nothing but provoke further discord, as we've seen here. I get it, there are ads that you don't want to see, but there is no need to shout at us since we aren't in control of them. It's not like the site owners sit around trying to find the grossest ads to put up, that stuff comes up automatically and believe me I have my computer set to block every single ad cause I hate them too.
May I direct everyone's attention to the first post in this thread:
By all means, if you see problematic ads, report them here. However @Advally needs to be able to see and respond to these reports without all the background noise that keeps cropping up in this thread.
Thank you for your cooperation!
This thread is for reporting problematic ads. It is not for ad avoidance techniques, chit-chat, nor sniping at other members. I asked once nicely... second time a little stronger... now a couple members have earned thread bans.
By all means, if you see problematic ads, report them here. However @Advally needs to be able to see and respond to these reports without all the background noise that keeps cropping up in this thread.
Thank you for your cooperation!
BlackHoleBam
Active Member
What the he77 is up with the ads on audiokarma now? I Dont come here anymore because the ads never change. Its always these pictures of disgusting skin issues that are fake to begin with but it makes me want to throw up. I usually do not ever complain and especially about things that I dont pay for but I can not be the only one who wants to throw up from those ads. I really miss coming here but when I gotta go to the next page I dread going to the bottom but not too far as to see those pictures. It’s ridiculous. Back a few years ago those images were not a thing. I hope somehow the person in charge can choose another advertising scheme to go with. Why not advertise audio products?
Alright. Im probably going to get flak for this but I felt it needed said if anyone else hasnt yet. Yeah yeah tell me to stop being a pus$y about it.
Alright. Im probably going to get flak for this but I felt it needed said if anyone else hasnt yet. Yeah yeah tell me to stop being a pus$y about it.
Dswankey
Lunatic Member
AK is a forum and not in the business of producing or selecting ads
There are thousands of users on AK and it seems only a small amount of them are having issues which usually turns out to be end user settings or lack there of that is the problem.
Instead of complaining and if you really want help help AK help you and per the first post of this thread (See above) list the above mentioned.
If not take charge on your end and double check your browser settings.
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BlackHoleBam
Active Member
Okay ill try to figure it out.
cpt_paranoia
Addicted Member
Not sure if this is the most appropriate thread to report this problem, but I am getting regular pop-ups asking me to confirm my acceptance of cookies.
Now, as you might guess from my username, I prefer to decline all unnecessary cookies, ideally with a 'Reject All' option; I certainly never simply click 'Consent'. However, this option is not available on the AK pop-up, and there are hundreds of opt-outs that are required (mostly 'legitimate interest' (which I don't consider to be legitimate interest...)). There isn't even a 'Reject Unnecessary Cookies' option.
Android 6, Chrome 97.
Sadly, if this continues, I'll probably stop using AK, as it makes access pretty much impossible. Some of you might be relieved by that...
Now, as you might guess from my username, I prefer to decline all unnecessary cookies, ideally with a 'Reject All' option; I certainly never simply click 'Consent'. However, this option is not available on the AK pop-up, and there are hundreds of opt-outs that are required (mostly 'legitimate interest' (which I don't consider to be legitimate interest...)). There isn't even a 'Reject Unnecessary Cookies' option.
Android 6, Chrome 97.
Sadly, if this continues, I'll probably stop using AK, as it makes access pretty much impossible. Some of you might be relieved by that...
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Use Brave Browser - that's what I use on my Android smartphone, I gave up using Chrome on it on a while ago, but I still use it on my Windows desktop PC which has multiple layers of protection - so I never see ad's at all.
Now 'don't you go hitting us with those negative waves' - stay strong.
(as Sgt Oddball would say).
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Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Kelly`s Hero`s !Use Brave Browser - that's what I use on my Android smartphone, I gave up using Chrome on it on a while ago, but I still use it on my Windows desktop PC which has multiple layers of protection - so I never see ad's at all.
Now don't you go hitting us with those 'negative waves' - stay strong.
cpt_paranoia
Addicted Member
This isn't a problem with adverts; I respect the two-way relationship when using a free service like AK, that has to be funded by ads. Hey, I even used one of the advertisers.
This is about cookies and data harvesting, that I am less happy with.
Not sure if this is relevant, but I had the identical pop-up appear when trying to read an article on Outside. Not had it for other websites (that have cookie pop-ups with 'reject all'). If there isn't a 'reject all' option, I don't go further, and quit the page.
Yes of course - the 'layers of protection' I mentioned include tracking cookie blocking.
As regards other cookies, it seems many sites/countries haven't caught up with the latest rules. The crafty web admins initially set the default to 'all cookies accepted' and these could/can only be rejected 'if we give you the option'. Now they have been instructed to do it the other way round - i.e. none by default (I think) and opt in (your choice), with tick boxes or radio buttons.
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JP
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I'm in London ATM and yes, this is rather annoying. Reject All and Only Necessary should be options. It'd be good to have cookie consent options in the US as well as this site is particularly bloated.