Popup and ads

[mikmas]

.. safari changed something which stopped adblockers working. there is a post about this further back.
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The article Geoff linked to was simply an advertising feature for AdGaurd that made claims about Safari - all of which were 'old news' .... Apple has never supported downloaded third party apps except through App Store so any that do not come from that source will carry warnings when installing.

The 'article' is basically re-hashed bunkum.

[Marco]

Guys and gals,

Thanks for your feedback. However, due to a substantial loss in revenue recently from Skimlinks (up until now our main source of income for maintaining the site running costs), as a result of changes to GDPR and the sharing of personal data, we've had to address that shortfall by increasing the ad content on the site, which is why more have appeared recently.

Initially, ads will pop up in some unusual places, but this will settle down once the software 'learns' where they're best put (based on which boxes are being clicked most often), so in a short while the placement of ads will hopefully become less intrusive.

It's unfortunate that this has had to happen, but the substantial loss in revenue from Skimlinks simply wasn't sustainable, particularly in conjunction with the site's ever-increasing running costs, which I trust folks will appreciate. The other way round this would be for regular members to make donations, as happens on other sites, but I'm reluctant to do that, as I'd rather that the site was self-funding.

If the revenue we receive from Skimlinks improves again to an acceptable level, then I'll review our usage of Google Adsense. Until then, I would ask members to be patient until the new system stabilises, and if necessary implement the use of an effective Ad Blocker on their browser (this is one I'd recommend for Chrome: https://adblockplus.org/), or if using mobile phones, access the site via Tapatalk. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Marco.

[Beechwoods]

Skimlinks was great because it basically gave AOS 'credit' for purchases made as a result of links hosted on the forum. While you may be cautious about sites 'tracking' where you click, consenting to this sort of thing when you get a prompt does mean that site costs are covered and ensures that AOS is able to support itself.

There are plenty of ad-blockers out there if you need one, but you might want to think about whitelisting AOS if you get value out of your time here

[Audio Al]

I would have no problem making a ££££ contribution re the running costs , You could add a voluntary payment tab

zero £ and zero pence is very good value , but little in life is for free

[struth]

even with the site whitelisted the ads are just at bottom or top of page with me on firefox. clicking on some at bottom/top will persuade the ads that thats the best place for them.

[karma67]

i still have ads everywhere and im using firefox.

[walpurgis]

Might be worth some trying another browser if they can. I don't get ads everywhere even if I deactivate Adblock Plus, Just top and bottom.

[struth]

Might be worth some trying another browser if they can. I don't get ads everywhere even if I deactivate Adblock Plus, Just top and bottom.

+1 same here. No idea how they are getting ads in middle.

[karma67]

ive just installed the ad-blocker marco linked to and im now ad free!

[Markiii]

Guys and gals,

Thanks for your feedback. However, due to a substantial loss in revenue recently from Skimlinks (up until now our main source of income for maintaining the site running costs), as a result of changes to GDPR and the sharing of personal data, we've had to address that shortfall by increasing the ad content on the site, which is why more have appeared recently.

It's unfortunate that this has had to happen, but the substantial loss in revenue from Skimlinks simply wasn't sustainable, particularly in conjunction with the site's ever-increasing running costs, which I trust folks will appreciate. The other way round this would be for regular members to make donations, as happens on other sites, but I'm reluctant to do that, as I'd rather that the site was self-funding.

Marco.

ok tell me I'm over reacting, by all means, but I read that as you were perfectly happy selling our personal data pre GDPR? What exactly were you selling?