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Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:14 pm
by Bill Stevens
Recently every time I go to this page (the Finale forum page) I get a pop-up ad, usually for Legos, which I have to close. It's just one click but it's annoying. I am many decades past the Lego age and for me they are mostly a threat to bare feet.
Is anyone else seeing this?
::: Bill Stevens
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:20 pm
by N Grossingink
Me too. Started about a week ago.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:52 pm
by David Ward
I see it here too. It's annoying and irrelevant, but I suppose not actually debilitating.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:15 pm
by N Grossingink
I just saw an ad for a local car dealership. David Ward is seeing them in the UK. Seems fairly sophisticated and probably not likely to go away.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:55 pm
by heinzfan
Most browser settings have pop-up controls. There are also browser add-ons. I use Ad Blocker for the Mozilla browser. Having said that, many forums rely on ads to underwrite their operating costs.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:29 pm
by gogreen
I use Wipr in Safari. I've never seen popups.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:39 pm
by Bill Stevens
I was hoping this would help, but it doesn't look like it did.
Safari > Settings > Websites > In left column, Pop-Up Windows > finaleforum.com > block
::: Bill
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:58 pm
by bakkumd
I use "Ad Block Pro" - $10 per year - all Apple devices covered - Macs, iPads, iPhones...
Zero ads in any web browser. Also eliminates 99% of Youtube ads. Has white lists for banking/online shopping. Set it and forget it.
Doug
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:21 pm
by motet
Ads pay for this forum, but I agree pop-ups are intrusive. I don't mind seeing the banner ads.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:07 pm
by BuonTempi
I'm curious - who actually owns this forum? Is the cost of web hosting and database management covered entirely by the ads?
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:02 am
by John Ruggero
I started seeing them a few days ago. Figured it was a necessary evil to keep the forum running.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:30 pm
by dtoub
TBH, I've yet to see one pop up. Maybe it's my ad blockers doing a good job.
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:06 pm
by motet
John Ruggero wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:02 am
I started seeing them a few days ago. Figured it was a necessary evil to keep the forum running.
Indeed. Talk of ad blockers in public here is maybe biting the hand that feeds you, so it's best left unspoken, I think.
I agree that pop-up windows of any kind are intrusive. Firefox, Chrome, and Edge all have a setting to block pop-ups. I would guess Safari does as well. (Google <name of browser> block pop-ups).
Re: Off Topic -- Ads?
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:16 pm
by John Ruggero
The talk must have scared them away. Not seeing them today.