RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2020 9 hours ago, AY Mod said: But, your browser may record that you have been searching on Amazon for gimp masks and this is fed through to Google who then serve some ads (just for you) on what gimp masks you can buy on eBay - they won't know that you actually bought one from Amazon, just that you searched for it. They don't necessarily know who you are but they know you wanted a gimp mask and they work on the basis that you may not have found the one that fits you so they send you an ad. That was a different model railway site to this one... Andi 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 One of the Ads that came up for me this morning - in the banner, top of page, so not "in the way" as it were - was for "Pest Control & Removal"... seemed highly appropriate somehow. Then again, I expect the Moderators would have in mind a different version again, and they do have the power... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2020 I thought oh no the pop up adverts here again , but it has since disappeared. I know people are experimenting with settings . Although the pop up was there initially , you can live with it as it disappears after initial viewing . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Has anyone managed to kill the Goblin yet ? Brit15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted October 17, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, APOLLO said: Has anyone managed to kill the Goblin yet ? I think you may be receiving some advertising based on some of your niche interests. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, APOLLO said: Has anyone managed to kill the Goblin yet ? Brit15 I only get that one (along with a load of other Taboola click bait trash) on the Independent website. Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, AY Mod said: I think you may be receiving some advertising based on some of your niche interests. I was baffled by the advert I had for about 85% of the period they were running showing Camila Cabello, as not any sort of interest of mine...turned out it was eBay trying to sell me postcards of her... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Not RMweb specific (it's not half as annoying as most non-BBC 'news' sites) - I don't mind banner ads or side bar ads, but what is it with all the ear wax adverts all over the place ? Eeeuch ! The internet is snided with them at the moment. My wife is getting them too and her browsing habits are definately not similar to mine. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 I can live with adverts, not that I particularly want to but that's the world we live in. They seem to have gone today, touch wood (whatever you do, don't google 'touching wood'!). The annoyance was not so much the 'vert itself or it's blocking the bottom of the screen, it was that some of them were animated or featured video clips, in other words, they moved, and thus distracted my attention from what I was reading. For those advertising exec types that will tell me that this was the intention, I'm not stupid despite occasional appearances and I know that. Be aware that my reaction to adverts that annoy me is to refuse to ever buy that product again, ever, even if the adverts stop annoying me. You have one chance only to sell things to me, and quite often you blow it... 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Wheatley said: but what is it with all the ear wax adverts all over the place ? Watch a Chinese ear picking vid on youtube.........I've no idea why, but I found myself watching one at 1am a few weeks ago. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2020 12 hours ago, APOLLO said: Has anyone managed to kill the Goblin yet ? Unlikely - but nowhere near as unlikely as saving the shark / keeping the butler happy / whatever else was supposed to happen if anyone ever managed to find the mythical "pull the pin" levels in those dodgy "match 3" android games that Playrix were plugging - in the misleading adverts that the ASA have finally got round to banning. Huw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 16/10/2020 at 21:45, St Enodoc said: I think that two questions are being conflated Andy (and Phil and Steve), which is helping to create more heat than light. These questions (with my personal answers) are: Q1. Should there be ads on RMweb? A: Yes, of course, for all the reasons that you have explained above and over the past few days. Q2. Should there be ads on RMweb that pop up and obscure the part of the page that you are trying to read or type in? A: No, because these affect adversely my interaction with RMweb and hence detract from my enjoyment of, and desire to participate in, the content of the site. I have no objection to pop-up ads per se, only these ones that pop up in the wrong place. FYI, I only access RMweb through a desktop or laptop computer, not through a tablet, phone or other hand-held device. Thanks. I am very pleased to see that the obtrusive pop-ups no longer appear. Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted October 19, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thanks indeed to Andy and Steve for stopping this particular experiment. If more advertising income is needed (and I am sure extra income will always be welcome) then why not extend the advertising down the side of the page? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 19/10/2020 at 05:36, St Enodoc said: I am very pleased to see that the obtrusive pop-ups no longer appear. Thank you. I got one two minutes ago... John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold snitchthebudgie Posted October 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, johndon said: I got one two minutes ago... John For me, the advert appears the first time I enter the forum. If I read an item, it has gone, and if I return to the main forum page it doesn't return. I have logged out and back in and reset the cookies for the page. But if this only happens once on every visit to the site, I can live with that. Things are much better than in the original advert trials. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 As an aside I didn't realise that when you subscribe to RM Gold you get access to the Digital version of BRM Conversely as a subscriber to the printed copy, I get no reverse concession on RM Gold. Could this be looked at or have I missed something Paul R 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted October 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2020 I just had a banner ad at the top of the page for a Devon MP. "See what 'so and so' has been doing for you". A 'political' ad....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 07:52, Re6/6 said: I just had a banner ad at the top of the page for a Devon MP. "See what 'so and so' has been doing for you". A 'political' ad....? I'm unsure if said MP taking an ad out to publicise what they do marks them out as dynamic and innovative or that they've been so sluggardly that they've had to take out an ad to demonstrate that some activity has taken place. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 I have had to acknowledge the cookie placement popup at least three times today. I never log out - why would I? - so don't know why. Yes, it is on three separate Macs, but they are same three Macs I use every day, and most days I don't see them. My cookie level is whatever Safari sets by default. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted October 27, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: so don't know why They've been doing some testing again with ads today so maybe it's triggered the acceptance process again. Shouldn't do, but... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, AY Mod said: They've been doing some testing again with ads today so maybe it's triggered the acceptance process again. Shouldn't do, but... I don't die in a ditch because of this. But it is odd that it should have suddenly started up - but by no means every day. First world problem, Andy, so don't worry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: I have had to acknowledge the cookie placement popup at least three times today. I never log out - why would I? - so don't know why. Yes, it is on three separate Macs, but they are same three Macs I use every day, and most days I don't see them. My cookie level is whatever Safari sets by default. It’s not Andy it’s you....Mac have updated safari to only store cookies for 7 days... ”The updated Safari also limits storage for a website's scripts to one week, and includes counters to sites that try to avoid tracking detection by delaying their redirects” from https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-24-safari-blocks-all-third-party-cookies-by-default.html? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted October 27, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jonboy said: It’s not Andy it’s you... I've had to accept on PC and Android again today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Jonboy said: It’s not Andy it’s you....Mac have updated safari to only store cookies for 7 days... ”The updated Safari also limits storage for a website's scripts to one week, and includes counters to sites that try to avoid tracking detection by delaying their redirects” from https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-24-safari-blocks-all-third-party-cookies-by-default.html? Probably not. I use all three Macs every day. And seldom in any day am I not on RMweb somewhere.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2020 I've had it on both pc and laptop, but as Ian says, a first world problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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