Adverts everywhere ,

[Tubetec]

I happened to look at the Gdiy site without my usual blockers in the browser engaged and without logging in ,
Adverts appear between every section /thread in the list and they keep coming , makes the site a pain to look at as well as slowing everything down .
What was around a page a half with the blocker on becomes several pages of scrolling through mainly click-bait , I also noticed a new message box achknowledging the website may earn a small commission from click sales ,

The situation while logged in is somewhat better , but still has a few annoyances that improve the websites look when removed ,

 

[AnalogPackrat]

 

[cyrano]

Hey, can the guys running this site make a buck too? After all, a free service like a forum does eat some server resources, like storage. If they go broke, it's the end of this forum.

 

[cyrano]

I think his point was hey, can we have what resembles an audio forum too?

Yeah. Sure.

But I bet most of us don't even notice, because we're all savvy enough to run an adblocker. How many others like us are there? That's a genuine question. I've been looking but haven't seen any reliable numbers.

And these days, my feeling is that if ads scare you away, maybe you're just not fit for this forum? Maybe it could get more people to register?

I see much worse examples on the sites of newspapers. They are effectively scaring potential users away with paywalls, stupid transparent overlays that keep you from clicking on a link, or autoplaying videos when the cursor just hovers over them.

The only users that are really f*cked, are those on a device managed by others that doesn't allow them to install anything. Like corporate or school computers.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I hope nobody is shocked that internet forums are businesses. If the forum is free, you are the product being sold.
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I am signing up around ten new members every day, and gonging one or two spammers every day.

JR

 

[Soundwaves]

Everyone can turn them off.

https://groupdiy.com/account/preferences

I'm sure you guys know that, but for anyone that doesnt, you can.

 

[user 41968]

I see that no one posting here so far, except JR, are supporting members.

 

[sahib]

I do not turn the adverts off and I try to donate a sum after each BM sale I do. I do not expect everybody to do that, but I think the people who keep the forum alive would need to survive too.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I see that no one posting here so far, except JR, are supporting members.

While I do support this forum with free labor, and I actually slid Ethan some real money during his past fund raisers to keep the lights on, I am not a recent financial contributor.

I notice that you are labelled a GDIY supporter too. No doubt for your white market payments.

JR

 

[user 41968]

While I do support this forum with free labor, and I actually slid Ethan some real money during his past fund raisers to keep the lights on, I am not a recent financial contributor.

I notice that you are labelled a GDIY supporter too. No doubt for your white market payments.

JR

No, there are two accounts. Together they total $260/year in support.