Increasing number of ads on Eng-Tips 2

[StrEng007]

I wasn't sure where to post this one.

Is anyone else getting an increasing number of ads and pop-ups while navigating this forum?

 

[JStructsteel]

Not really, I dont notice them, unless I use mobile version.

 

[StrEng007]

I notice in both computer and mobile. Sometimes full screen popups. Is there a way to eliminate this?

On the mobile version, I can apply an ad remover, but it also takes away from the experience by removing peoples' handles and some posting time information.

 

[jayrod12]

I use Adblock plus on my regular computer browser and have zero ads on here.

 

[BAretired]

I don't block the ads because they are not so many as to become annoying. If that should change, I may reconsider.

 

[Denial]

I cannot recall ever getting an ad or a pop-up on this site.
My usage is only from a Windows-10 computer, through Chrome.
I have three anti-nasty items running at all times:[ ] Adblock[ ]Plus;[ ] Privacy[ ]Badger;[ ] and something called "Disable HTML5 Autoplay".
However I plead total ignorance as to what it is that each of these actually does.

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[Enable]

I used to exclusively get them on mobile (not on my desktop). But I think a few days ago I started to notice a significant number on my desktop, which I take to mean that I need to update my adblockers.

 

[CDLD]

I've gotten significantly more on both mobile and computer in the last few months

 

[Aesur]

Yes, there are significantly more ads on this site under the new owners. I don't use an ad block, but am considering doing so. The most annoying ones are the ones that hide the x to close it and popup over half the screen, especially when scrolling. The other annoying one is the one that blurs out the entire screen until you click somewhere. This is why I have stopped frequenting the site as much as I used too.

 

[dold]

I use Brave Browser exclusively. It's essentially a clone of google chrome but has the most strict and effective ad blocker functionality built into the browser so you don't need to install any ad block extensions or anything. It simply blocks any connections from known all known blacklists of ad-servers. It even blocks ads on youtube. And you can migrate your chrome bookmarks to brave. Highly recommended.

I still see ads on the banner on the right on eng-tips but I think those are embedded/hard coded into the website. Zero popups or in-line ads. I also set up a filter to eliminate signatures on posts after that discussion last year

Also has built in Tor functionality.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://brave.com/[/url]

 

[dvd]

Seeing ads that take over the screen in the past couple of months.

 

[StrEng007]

Thanks everyone. This confirms this site is experiencing more ads for a majority of us.

 

[PEinc]

Yes. New owner, more ads!

http://www.PeirceEngineering.com

 

[phamENG]

This happened a year or two ago. I started getting pop ups every time I launched the site. I made a post complaining about it, threatened to leave if they didn't stop. That was the last time I saw a pop up ad on here...

I'm guessing my ad blocker (whatever Firefox's standard is) is doing its job with whatever setup the new owner is using. But yeah...if I start getting them again...I like being here and contributing, but I'll leave.

 

[dvd]

Next time the owner wants to sell Eng-Tips the offer ought to go out to the participants to buy it. I don't understand the money involved in sale of something like this, but freely giving advice and being forced to put up with ads sucks. It makes me think of the ads that start at the gas pump after I start purchasing gas.

 

[WinelandV]

dvd,

You don't like GSTV playing at 90 decibels?

Please note that is a "v" (as in Violin) not a "y".

 

[dvd]

Other than being completely annoying, gstv is not bad when I can't hear or see it. The ads should stop when a purchase is made, not start. I have found that I can push a couple of buttons and get the volume turned off.

 

[Celt83]

anyone having success keeping these garbage pop ups away, just recently started getting this one on PC and Mobile, on mobile it takes up the whole screen:

 

[jayrod12]

With adblock plus I'm able to tag specific items on a page. I found once I flagged that as a ad, it hasn't re-appeared.

 

[dylansdad]

Celt83,
In fact I got that one while scrolling through this thread.