Ad blocker switched on - deeply sorry YBW

[dylanwinter]

sorry YBW - I did not want to do it

I stuck with earning you a few micropence from each visit for as long as I could

but everyone has their limits

the coffee adverts were a bit annoying but then they have been followed by adverts for people so rich that they can afford to fly in a bed on emirates airlines was just too much screen space and bandwidth

YBW will have to try to come up with a new plan for getting revenue from these forums

D

 

[oldbilbo]

Forum: Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt Chat about cruising, debate this month's hot topic,

Boring....

 

[Rivers & creeks]

Is made the forum almost unusable on an iPad, squashes bits of text on top of other bits. Honestly, didn't someone test this first?

 

[dylanwinter]

Boring....

not at home to mr grumpy or mr picky

 

[sailorman]

What Ads

 

[Gerry]

Yup we are switched off too, far too much bandwidth and VERY intrusive.

 

[vyv_cox]

None of the ads is visible with iPad, but the screen width assumes them to be visible. Some threads seem to have them but others don't, so the width of the forum jumps about, usually just as I am pressing 'see latest post', with the result that I either get 'rate this thread' or the previous page. I see that I, and a couple of others, have double posted since the ads were introduced, which was previously not possible unless you were particularly insistent.

 

[Neeves]

I had noticed the double posting, but not the ads?, I'm on a laptop - maybe ads do not travel this far - no wonder its called 'The Lucky Country'

Jonathan

 

[ctva]

Viewing on an iPad mini, the ads take up a massive third of the screen which is bad enough but the squashed up forum area as vyv says jumps about depending on whether there is an ad on that particular page. Also the dates of the posts are truncated so not visible. Other forums that I use only have banner ads at the top of the page which does not intrude on the reading of posts. Shame that IPC appear not to know what they are doing and spoiling a great forum.

 

[srp]

None of the ads is visible with iPad, but the screen width assumes them to be visible.

Depends on the browser and its' settings. Safari on my iPad doesn't block the ads. The Mercury browser does block them but leaves the empty space, rather defeating the object. The AdBlocker for iOS browser blocks them and reclaims the space, thus giving the full screen back. There's a free version which I have used since Friday, and I've just upgraded to the paid-for version as it seems to work so well.

 

[Robert Wilson]

Yup we are switched off too, far too much bandwidth and VERY intrusive.

HOW DO I SWITCH-OFF THESE ADS? What is Ad-Blocker?

Most annoying and useless change to the forum.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Appledore]

These ads do seem to bounce around, but I find you get rid of them - and back to the the full screen - if I click on the FORUM link at the top of the page, next to 'What's New?'.

Hopefully the Management will get rid of the annoying ads soon.

 

[Caliban]

I have yet to see one. Latest version of IE, no adblockers in use, no unsightly ads.

The devil looks after his own, I guess

 

[A1Sailor]

sorry YBW - I did not want to do it

I stuck with earning you a few micropence from each visit for as long as I could

but everyone has their limits

the coffee adverts were a bit annoying but then they have been followed by adverts for people so rich that they can afford to fly in a bed on emirates airlines was just too much screen space and bandwidth

YBW will have to try to come up with a new plan for getting revenue from these forums

D

How much do you want to pay?

 

[Fantasie 19]

None of the ads is visible with iPad, but the screen width assumes them to be visible. Some threads seem to have them but others don't, so the width of the forum jumps about, usually just as I am pressing 'see latest post', with the result that I either get 'rate this thread' or the previous page. I see that I, and a couple of others, have double posted since the ads were introduced, which was previously not possible unless you were particularly insistent.

Not just me then... v irritting....

 

[GrahamD]

not at home to mr grumpy or mr picky

Rather defeats the purpose of the forum then?

 

[dylanwinter]

How much do you want to pay?

no need to pay for forums

never will be and I am not sure that there are any sailing forums you have to pay to see or post

very willing to be proved wrong of course

there are plenty of forums

I come here because of the people who are here

not because of YBW

if YBW pull the plug (of course they won't)

of if people drift off elsewhere then I will follow them

just like riding the tide

Sailnet used to be massive - then the people who ran it got a bit greedy and it is fading

Sailing anarchy is big - but has peaked

 

[Robin]

I have yet to see one. Latest version of IE, no adblockers in use, no unsightly ads.

The devil looks after his own, I guess

Me too. maybe for once WIN8 and IE10 have done summat right which is a first for me

 

[jordanbasset]

HOW DO I SWITCH-OFF THESE ADS? What is Ad-Blocker?

Most annoying and useless change to the forum.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

If you are using chrome, click on the three horizontal lines in the top right hand corner, click on tools, click on extensions, you should find adblocker there just enable it, works for me

 

[A1Sailor]

no need to pay for forums

never will be and I am not sure that there are any sailing forums you have to pay to see or post

very willing to be proved wrong of course

there are plenty of forums

I come here because of the people who are here

not because of YBW

if YBW pull the plug (of course they won't)

of if people drift off elsewhere then I will follow them

just like riding the tide

Sailnet used to be massive - then the people who ran it got a bit greedy and it is fading

Sailing anarchy is big - but has peaked

OK. You said:

YBW will have to try to come up with a new plan for getting revenue from these forums

What do you suggest? Adverts that nobody sees?