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Post by am on Mar 23, 2016 9:14:16 GMT
Is there a procedure for reporting dodgy ads (e.g. the millionth visitor scam that I'm seeing) to the moderators?
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SteveT
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Post by SteveT on Mar 23, 2016 9:29:30 GMT
Is there a procedure for reporting dodgy ads (e.g. the millionth visitor scam that I'm seeing) to the moderators? The ads are nothing to do with the Mods or this forum. It's ProBoards (that host the forum) that you'd need to report them to I believe.
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Post by oldnick on Mar 23, 2016 13:25:20 GMT
Is there a procedure for reporting dodgy ads (e.g. the millionth visitor scam that I'm seeing) to the moderators? The ads are nothing to do with the Mods or this forum. It's ProBoards (that host the forum) that you'd need to report them to I believe. Correct.
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Mar 23, 2016 18:16:18 GMT
Proboards doesn't like it, but ads are, of course, blockable.
'Scam' ads are bad, some of the drive-by-malware (not that I've seen any on these boards, but I have elsewhere) is positively horrid - anti-virus at the ready!
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Post by ben on Mar 23, 2016 18:28:53 GMT
I don't even notice what the ads are 90% of time take no notice of them
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Post by ablender on Mar 23, 2016 21:48:26 GMT
That is what I usually do until they start blaring out of the speakers and the least opportune time. I work with audio and therefore I cannot turn my speakers off, but AdBlock works wonders. When I am told that audio adverts have been banned I can remove this extension and the forum can start raising some needed funds.
Mods/Admin, let me know.
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Post by adrianc on Mar 23, 2016 22:10:27 GMT
...and the forum can start raising some needed funds. ...which don't actually go to the p2p forum, but to proboards. It's the price of a "free" (plus options) host.
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Post by Liz on Mar 28, 2016 13:05:17 GMT
I keep getting diverted from this site to a site I can spin to win a new phone, and it won't let me back arrow to this site. I use chrome on my Android phone.
It's really irritating, any ideas how to stop this?
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Post by ben on Mar 28, 2016 13:53:21 GMT
That is what I usually do until they start blaring out of the speakers and the least opportune time. I work with audio and therefore I cannot turn my speakers off, but AdBlock works wonders. When I am told that audio adverts have been banned I can remove this extension and the forum can start raising some needed funds. Mods/Admin, let me know. Would only make money if you actually click on them which I never do on any site, I have never been intrested and turn blind eye to them but even if I was I would do a google search rather then click on the link
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Post by oldnick on Mar 28, 2016 14:46:57 GMT
I keep getting diverted from this site to a site I can spin to win a new phone, and it won't let me back arrow to this site. I use chrome on my Android phone. It's really irritating, any ideas how to stop this? I had the same problem, but only on my smart phone. Now I've downloaded the Adblock Browser, and access the forum through it, I haven't seen it again.
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ablender
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Post by ablender on Mar 28, 2016 18:11:21 GMT
That is what I usually do until they start blaring out of the speakers and the least opportune time. I work with audio and therefore I cannot turn my speakers off, but AdBlock works wonders. When I am told that audio adverts have been banned I can remove this extension and the forum can start raising some needed funds. Mods/Admin, let me know. Would only make money if you actually click on them which I never do on any site, I have never been intrested and turn blind eye to them but even if I was I would do a google search rather then click on the link The only way to turn them off is to click on them. There is no stop button. If you see the picture that I added to one of the posts, showing the advert after it was turned off, the stop/play button is stretched all over the advert so you cannot avoid not clicking on it. That is why it is so annoying, and I hope that the people who host these fora read all this. I am very happy to discuss this directly if they are ready to take the discussion in public.
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Post by uncletone on Mar 29, 2016 9:28:57 GMT
I only know about iOS, where that is not so: double click on the Home button, force quit Safari, go to Settings/Safari and "Clear History and Website Data". I would guess there is a similar method on Android.
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Post by registerme on Mar 29, 2016 9:30:46 GMT
I only know about iOS, where that is not so: double click on the Home button, force quit Safari, go to Settings/Safari and "Clear History and Website Data". I would guess there is a similar method on Android. On Android I just close the browser, that seems to work without doing anything more complicated.
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Post by uncletone on Mar 29, 2016 9:33:46 GMT
Does the browser not open to the same place it was when it was closed?
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Post by registerme on Mar 29, 2016 9:36:27 GMT
Actually, derp, not had my first cup of tea yet. I either close the tab, or close the tab and the browser. I'll take a note the next time I get one of those annoying "mobile" adds.
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