RMweb Premium Chamby Posted May 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, Hroth said: A minority will follow the link and that makes it worth their while. The majority of people who are inconvenienced or annoyed aren't on their radar. If my experience is anything to go by, most clicks following the link are down to the advertiser placing it right next to the ‘close’ button... so a cynical and deliberate forced mistake, that just adds to the frustration. It’s not just an RMweb thing, but a shame that it has arrived here too. It does, on occasions, annoy me enough to cut a session short on here. Phil. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) I must say that this morning it seems to be getting worse, with the adverts spilling OVER entire forum sections. And they persist even if I log in. Not Happy... Nookiller Option Engaged. Ohhh! The interpolated ads have gone! So have the conventional ads at the top/bottom that didn't get in the way. Is this experiment with Google Ads worth the aggro? Edited May 3, 2019 by Hroth status update... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Today I'm getting large half page adverts for a drone and air dried oak beams. Go figure. Really annoying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted May 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2019 To clarify: The Google ads experiment that affected the whole site (all browsers, PC and mobile) is over. I can confirm that I have NO google ads appearing on Google Chrome running on Win10 with Adblock off for RMweb The issue of with the drop down ads on mobile devices is still under investigation. This was brought in following a software update and was not intentional from BRM's point of view. Use of an adblocker or a browser with built in adblocking as previously discussed works for now. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted May 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3, 2019 This morning, I was just getting a red bar saying google Ads, on the tablet, hit the red cross and it was gone, just like the orange "RMWEB Gold" advert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, TheQ said: This morning, I was just getting a red bar saying google Ads, on the tablet, hit the red cross and it was gone, just like the orange "RMWEB Gold" advert. That is actually a kinda ‘sticky’, linking to information about the google ads testing, rather than being a google ad! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I don't have the intrusive ads that appear on my tablet and mobile on Win10/Firefox/ADP(off for RMweb) and I've never noticed any. The idea that with the limited screen area on a phone, or even a 10" tablet, huge sloppy ads flung over the site content is a strange one. My PC will continue to have ABP off for RMweb, my mobile devices will be running with it ON. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doncaster Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Gone a bit quiet from the admins. The drop down thingies cause me to leave the site immediately. I only stayed on long enough to review this topic and it's infuriating. I'm off again, I guess I'll have a look another time. Vernon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted May 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Doncaster said: Gone a bit quiet from the admins. The drop down thingies cause me to leave the site immediately. I only stayed on long enough to review this topic and it's infuriating. I'm off again, I guess I'll have a look another time. Vernon Hmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Zero Gravitas Posted May 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2019 This is not a complaint - but for information, the ad situation is getting worse. A few days ago it was one advert, tonight there are 4 large adverts randomly positioned down the page. It’s still bearable on my iPad, but it pretty much renders the forum unusable on my phone. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) I can get rid of the ads on my iPhone by switching the theme from ‘RMWeb 2019 Default’ to ‘Default’ at the bottom of the page (tbh I prefer the default look anyway!) Edited May 4, 2019 by big jim 12 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted May 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 46 minutes ago, big jim said: I can get rid of the ads on my iPhone by switching the theme from ‘RMWeb 2019 Default’ to ‘Default’ at the bottom of the page (tbh I prefer the default look anyway!) That seems to apply to an iPad too - thanks for the heads up 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, big jim said: I can get rid of the ads on my iPhone by switching the theme from ‘RMWeb 2019 Default’ to ‘Default’ at the bottom of the page (tbh I prefer the default look anyway!) Brilliant! thanks Jim. that worked. they were driving me mad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted May 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Shed said: Brilliant! thanks Jim. that worked. they were driving me mad works for me on my Android phone too, many thanks Jim! all the best, Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Zero Gravitas Posted May 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, big jim said: I can get rid of the ads on my iPhone by switching the theme from ‘RMWeb 2019 Default’ to ‘Default’ at the bottom of the page (tbh I prefer the default look anyway!) Brilliant! Thank you - and it solves the other annoying issue I had in that the forum was always slightly wider than my screen, and I was continually having to adjust it. How on earth did you find that? Edited May 4, 2019 by Zero Gravitas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 Brilliant! Jim’s solution works 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymsa Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Just another well done, those annoying pop ups seem to be gone. Again well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Zero Gravitas said: How on earth did you find that? Frustration! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Thanks Jim, this has saved my sanity 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Thanks for the default suggestion.... so much better! The ads are driving me nuts on my android mobile that I actually stopped visiting as much. Cheers Will 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Worked for me too on android. I think this fix deserves a bit more notice as I was also getting cheeses off with the ads. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 4 hours ago, birdseyecircus said: Worked for me too on android. I think this fix deserves a bit more notice as I was also getting cheeses off with the ads. Paul I agree, but I recall some mention from Andy about the alternate themes being temporary early on in the life of this new site. See Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 I’ve added Jim’s fix to the topic title to hopefully make it more visible 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted May 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just changed to Default View, what a difference! So much better! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I don't mind the 2019 theme disappearing Very happy with the clean default version so please keep that as it is. Cheers Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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