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Post by feuerrabe on Apr 21, 2017 15:39:00 GMT
I am having a bit of a problem with this site: It has the most aggressive advertisement I've seen on a website that I actually use in like 15 years. Particularly, I keep running into redirects every few seconds to the point that it becomes hard to actually read a post. Upon clicking the "back" button I end up on advertisement sites, porn, gambling, stuff like this.
While I usually avoid add blockers because I realize that this is how most pages on the web are financed and it wouldn't work without adds, I find this particular site to virtually not only difficult to use, but abusive, because the forum itself appears to be a front for shady websites that direct me wherever they want without question or my say in that matter. Thus, I installed an addblocker for now.
It does not necessarily have to be something in the website itself, it may be something a user has in their signature, but for now I only visit this site with addblock plus active only and look for a better site to discuss Mass Effect.
Note that the problem occurred on different systems (one Ubuntu Linux 17.04, one Windows 10) so it's not likely a compromised system on my end and addblock plus solved the problem for now. Instead of adds I see "Please consider supporting this website by disabling your ad-blocker. This website does not use audio ads, popups, or other annoyances. Thank you!" which is, of course, deceptive.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Apr 21, 2017 20:27:30 GMT
Me too. I have heard nothing from admins on this in my similar thread. DragonRacer, SofaJockey... Anything?
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Apr 21, 2017 20:30:36 GMT
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Post by SofaJockey on Apr 21, 2017 20:52:57 GMT
Nope, not experienced any ad/redirect issues at all. Unsure what to suggest, but tagging Cyonan for a view...
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Post by DragonRacer on Apr 21, 2017 21:22:38 GMT
Tagging Cyonan is the best, as he is the administrator. I have not experienced any redirects or shady ads so far... mostly been served ProBoards ads and a few random harmless ads, like for cars and concert tickets and such.
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Post by dragontartare on Apr 22, 2017 23:59:36 GMT
My laptop and iPad are fine on this site...just the ad bar at the top and bottom with tasteful ads (mostly still images, either advertising forums.net or products based on my browsing history).
My phone is another matter. Multiple times per day, I get redirected to a site telling me I have won a gift card, and I cannot back out of it to get back to the forum. I have to actually close the browser tab and re-enter the site. Nothing pornographic yet, but I doubt that supposed "gift card" site is harmless, either.
I don't use an adblocker on this site for the same reason as OP -- I recognize that it's how the forum gets funding -- but the redirects need to stop.
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