Leaving

[Vinayaka]

I'm with Shivafan, I don't notice the ads much at all. Most, if not all of mine, are local things planted by the cookie monsters. Travel sites, a curling event, Indian clothing, and stuff like that. The browsing history stuff they make must be spot on.

 

[MD]

The ads are annoying...but it's RF!

KT if you leave who will put the rest of us irrational theists in check? The Christian Creationists, the Muslim Literalists and even the Zoroastrian Dualists will run amok. There will be chaos.

What's our next best choice...Revoltingtest?! -_-

 

[methylatedghosts]

We show three advertisements. That is it. You can't go on to any major website and see less than that. On top of that the ads are the last thing that loads on the page so it should not be causing any slow down at all.

I've noticed, while using my Android phone, that yes the ads load last, and no, the page doesn't load slower, but what REALLY is beginning to bug me is that when I've already scrolled halfway down the page, an ad finishes loading and it jumps me right back to the top of the page again. So I begin scrolling down, only to get bumped all the way to the top again.

So, while the page itself isn't any slower (it may in fact be faster), my use of it is significantly slowed down because I have to wait for everything to finish loading.

I'm not knocking the ads themselves, I can ignore them, but it is frustrating how they affect my experience.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I'm almost kind of used to it by now.. Lol

 

[Iti oj]

I've noticed, while using my Android phone, that yes the ads load last, and no, the page doesn't load slower, but what REALLY is beginning to bug me is that when I've already scrolled halfway down the page, an ad finishes loading and it jumps me right back to the top of the page again. So I begin scrolling down, only to get bumped all the way to the top again.

So, while the page itself isn't any slower (it may in fact be faster), my use of it is significantly slowed down because I have to wait for everything to finish loading.

I'm not knocking the ads themselves, I can ignore them, but it is frustrating how they affect my experience.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I'm almost kind of used to it by now.. Lol

upgrade to a premium account !!

 

[methylatedghosts]

upgrade to a premium account !!

Yes, that is one solution, but not the one I was looking for

 

[Knight of Albion]

Wishing you well on your Journey, dear Kilgore Trout.

 

[Knight of Albion]

It costs money to keep a forum up and running, so it's not unreasonable for the administrators of an internet forum to source paid advertising to help meet outgoings.

I can think of several popular internet forums that had to close because of the owners being unable to meet costs.

It may not be perfect for everyone, but the forum is still going and you can still use the forum for free.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Too many ads making site way too slow for me to use. Each page takes a few seconds to load. And not paying a subscription fee to use an internet forum out of principle. Besides, many of the regular posters seem to have dropped off of RF for the most part. The new "features" are fine, but I'm here for interaction and discussion, not smilies and alerts. It's been fun - see you around.

Script blockers are great. Even without a paid subscription I don't see any adds here unless I allow permission from whatever source. A mostly addles internet is great, though it can be a pain having to figure out what you need to allow to get certain websites to work.

We show three advertisements. That is it. You can't go on to any major website and see less than that. On top of that the ads are the last thing that loads on the page so it should not be causing any slow down at all.

When I was messing with the permissions here so I could watch Youtube videos that people post, I don't remember what it was that I allowed but it opened a flood gate of a lot more than three advertisers.

 

[Revoltingest]

Making it better means making changes.
Can't please everyone.

Kilgore, perhaps when you return, we might perform a boko-maru, eh?

Well, as predicted, he's back.
No boko-maru though.
And after I washed me feet for the occasion!

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Well, as predicted, he's back.
No boko-maru though.
And after I washed me feet for the occasion!

I'm not back. I think you're mistaken.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm not back. I think you're mistaken.

Must be an optical illusion.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Must be an optical illusion.

More like a hallucination.

 

[Revoltingest]

So you're more like the leprechaun who tells me to burn things?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

So you're more like the leprechaun who tells me to burn things?

You've done grand laddie. Now you know what you have to do. Burn the house down. Burn them all!

 

[BSM1]

So you're more like the leprechaun who tells me to burn things?

No, I believe he's talking about something imaginary.

 

[Godobeyer]

Too many ads making site way too slow for me to use. Each page takes a few seconds to load. And not paying a subscription fee to use an internet forum out of principle. Besides, many of the regular posters seem to have dropped off of RF for the most part. The new "features" are fine, but I'm here for interaction and discussion, not smilies and alerts. It's been fun - see you around.

I am curious there is no ads in my site .

can any one post an image of these Ads , just to check ?

Image from Up of page :

 

[Godobeyer]

image from bottom

 

[Godobeyer]

upgrade to a premium account !!

I don't have Ads in my page , i am not premium account !!!

 

[Yerda]

I don't have Ads in my page , i am not premium account !!!

Same here. God must love us.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Ads crash my browser time to time and I've lagged as well resulting in double posting by mistake. Irritating as hell, but the deal breaker comes with invasive pop ups.