I suppose the admin here will ban me and maybe so be it. I speak my mind when I see something I don't like. In 20 years of running, moderating and posting on forums such as this I have never seen such a terrible system such as this.

I understand hosting a website and purchasing a legal license for forum software costs money. However, this is somewhat pathetic. We ran larger communities than this as a hobby.

Whatever your ads are generating... I can't see how it's worth annoying the crap out of forum members and future posters. You actually have your forum software set to respond to threads with ads, and then email people responses to those posted ads. I'm sorry this is pathetic.

I don't really need these forums or the feeling of "ick" from posting here. You really should find another means of generating revenue. You have plenty of banner ads, perhaps fund raisers among the community? Sales through the site? It's not that expensive last I checked to run a site like this, the advertising here well over the top. You are literally one step away from a forced 5 second advertisement between page clicks. Very unappealing.

 

If it is so unappealing, then why are you still here? If I do not like something then I stay away from it. You have at least 19 posts already. You are either a chronic complainer or there is something here that does appeal to you.

 

It is a pita when ads for my local grocer overtake the entire screen.

 

I don't get any ad pop-ups. Maybe there's a setting in your profile.

 

I'm not having any pop up ads unless I'm not logged in. Otherwise the only ads I get are the side bar ones... You might consider running a program like Ad aware or malware bytes..

 

I say thanks for your service in providing this free forum. Server space and Domains aren't free. Nor the time to respond, keep things clean and the like. If you click ads or not they don't cost you anything. I don't see them unless I am not logged in (Except for the sidebar). But clicking them does help the forum owners here generate some revenue....I am sure it is minimal for what they are doing. ~From a blogger that knows the other side of this. We do it for love of subject, not for the money.

 

I haven't created a site account, I suppose that's why I am getting them. Either way it's cheesy at least in my opinion. I found this site before sometime ago and dismissed it for all the ads. I can see some banners on the sides and the top, but everything else is just way over the top. My opinion.

 

You have created an account, dberladyn but in order for the pop up ads to not be visible you must be actively logged in...

 

So please leave if it is not good for you...

 

I've only ever logged in with Facebook, I didn't realize that was the same as creating an account. Thanks.