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Did you guys crank up the ads recently? In a thread I'm getting a scrolling banner ad then a header ad before any posts and then every 4 posts or so there is another ad injected into the thread then finally 2 or 3 footer ads. On one thread I'm getting 7 comments with 6 ads
 
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I haven't noticed any extra ads but every place I access the forum, I'm getting told it's not secure.

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I know there is a correct thread for this but I can't find it.
 
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I’m seeing more ads too on mobile. @Brian G.
 
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Scott W. said:
I haven't noticed any extra ads but every place I access the forum, I'm getting told it's not secure.

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I know there is a correct thread for this but I can't find it.
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I've seen that a few times as well. I just got a full page pop up where I had to select close ad in the top right when trying to reply to you
 
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Yep, there are thread injected ads now.

@Scott The not secure is a Google Chrome thing. It used to be required for shopping websites but google is making a big deal of it for all websites now.
 
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I’m seeing extra ads as well. Top of the screen on mobile and it follows you as you scroll.
 
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Nick said:
I’m seeing extra ads as well. Top of the screen on mobile and it follows you as you scroll.
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Joe said:
I’m seeing more ads too on mobile. @Brian G.
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Obviously it's up to you guys what shows and I don't want to whine; just wanted to make sure it was on purpose. The ads on here have always been pretty nice and I thought appropriate. Now it seems like someone bumped the lever to "extreme ads" with how many are filling up the screen.
 
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Yeah, I've noticed the extra ads too. They're a bit of a nuisance.

The McRib™ is back! Tender boneless pork™ grilled to its sizzling best and marinated in thick, rich barbeque sauce. With juicy pickles and slivers of zesty onions, all on a fresh home-style roll. You won't want to miss out on this! For a limited time only at McDonald's™.
Note: this is just a dumb joke, although I am actually seeing more intrusive ads.
 
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I don’t think I’ve ever noticed ads on mobile.
 
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Yung1522 said:
Obviously it's up to you guys what shows and I don't want to whine; just wanted to make sure it was on purpose. The ads on here have always been pretty nice and I thought appropriate. Now it seems like someone bumped the lever to "extreme ads" with how many are filling up the screen.
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Not our choice it’s Brians. Well let him know.

Also if y’all didnt know there’s a way to buy off the ads!

http://forums.insideuniversal.net/account/upgrades
 
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Joe said:
Not our choice it’s Brians. Well let him know.

Also if y’all didnt know there’s a way to buy off the ads!

http://forums.insideuniversal.net/account/upgrades
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:thumbsup: yes....and helps the site stay financially viable
 
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Not our choice it’s Brians. Well let him know.

Also if y’all didnt know there’s a way to buy off the ads!

http://forums.insideuniversal.net/account/upgrades
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That will be why I've not seen any ads.

I always thought this was just a way to support the site and get a little banner under your name.
 
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For a while there, I was having an ad show up in my response text window that kept me from being able to post. That was a year or so ago though.
 
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We did make a change - and tried a new feature from Google, but wasn’t anticipating this. We’ll make a change to correct the amount showing up.
 
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Brian G. said:
We did make a change - and tried a new feature from Google, but wasn’t anticipating this. We’ll make a change to correct the amount showing up.
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Thanks Brian!
 
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I've made the change - so ya'll should start seeing things revert back to normal. It may take a bit due to cookies - but you can speed up that process by clearing out your cookies/cache/etc on your phone.
 
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I'm assuming all is good with the ads now?

Shameless plug - Yes, you can also remove all ads by signing up and donating to be a Premium member. Not only does it remove ads, but it also helps the site.

http://forums.insideuniversal.net/account/upgrades
 
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Brian G. said:
I'm assuming all is good with the ads now?

Shameless plug - Yes, you can also remove all ads by signing up and donating to be a Premium member. Not only does it remove ads, but it also helps the site.

http://forums.insideuniversal.net/account/upgrades
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It was fixed immediately for me! Do you think you would lose in the long run if everyone bought V.I.P.?
 
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It was fixed immediately for me! Do you think you would lose in the long run if everyone bought V.I.P.?
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There will always be new users and guests reading the forums. So, nope.
 
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