Limit Adverts on Google Ads for Forums

[Vagn]

Is there anyway of limiting the adverts that come up on the forums? I keep getting links to creationist and crackpottery sites in various threads.

For example https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=451690" seemingly innocent thread's adverts linked me to this (edit by Borek: link removed) website which openly flaunts the fact that it is a crackpot site, as shown by the image below. It's a bit concerning as it could be seen by some as PhysicsForums recognising such sites as legitimate, which is obviously not true.

[PLAIN]http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3578/pseudoscience.jpg

 

[Niles]

Why don't you just use an AdBlocker?

 

[Borek]

Is there anyway of limiting the adverts that come up on the forums? I keep getting links to creationist and crackpottery sites in various threads.

Yes, it is possible, problem is, it has to be done manually - one site at a time when they appear. Feel free to report such cases.

If you could resize the picture, or at least crop it so that it doesn't break formatting when showing, that would be great (widths up to about 700 pixels are acceptable). Please contact me by PM if that will require editing of the post and you will be not able to do it.

Why don't you just use an AdBlocker?

From what I understand that's not what the problem is. Vagn has nothing against ad in general, but thinks this type of ads should not appear on PF.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Gold members don't get ads.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Please report any unreasonable adverts and we can look into blocking them. PF survives off adverts so it is a necessary evil, but we certainly want them to be appropriate.