Obnoxious advertisements here

[DEvens]

This place seems to have a sponsor in the form of some PDF program. The adverts for it are obnoxious. They're inserted into threads and obscure the screen in an aggravating manner. It's incredibly annoying.

Please remediate.

I understand web sites need advertisers to pay for things. But holy smokes. Normal adverts that don't cover threads or pop up filling my screen are OK. And advert windows with normal window controls to close them would be good.

And to the actual sponsor. I promise you I will never knowingly use your product. If I find it on my computer I will remove it.

Note: I now find adverts only show up when I am not logged in. This is a "thing that makes you go hmmm..."

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Note: I now find adverts only show up when I am not logged in. This is a "thing that makes you go hmmm..."

It's been this way for decades. Where have you been? I agree it's annoying. Maybe an incentive to register and login?

The online ad market long collapsed. At the moment I'm close to breaking even.

 

[DaveE]

At the moment I'm close to breaking even.

Thank you!!!
How about something like a Platinum badge that's subscription based to remind people (like me) to send more money. It seems that once you get the Gold thing it's good forever and we're never reminded to provide more support.

IDK, maybe ad revenue dominates user contributions in any case.

BTW, I really like that there is no barrier to entry. A site like this won't work if we have to pay first.

 

[difalcojr]

This place seems to have a sponsor in the form of some PDF program. The adverts for it are obnoxious. They're inserted into threads and obscure the screen in an aggravating manner. It's incredibly annoying.

Yes, I cannot scroll up or down correctly now on the mouse with the new 'pull-up/downs' ads. Have to use the Page Up/Down key. I've gotten used to the ads like background noise, but they are everywhere onscreen.

You may be able to get the ads you want if you have no choice but to get them. I now get only Zoro.com due I buy industrial products from that company, or ads for optical products, due I posted on optical lens topics in the past.

However, when I had first joined and posted, I used optical words about lenses that had double meanings like:
anterior side and posterior side, and an erect image, and front end and back end, and guess what? I immediately started getting lots of ads with young, good-looking, tanned men wearing only the skimpiest of briefs, like Speedo swim trunks! Underwear ads! I immediately started using words like upright instead of erect and second surface instead of posterior, and I stopped getting the ads. So, all posts are mined.

I have seen this forums site and posts/thread of it come up in Bing searches online, too, so it is noticed.