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StevieB90 StevieB90
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#16 20 Nov 2023 12:05
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I'm logging on almost daily atm
joe_echo joe_echo
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#17 20 Nov 2023 22:10
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The bickering and handbags at dawn does my head in and its the same offenders. Along with that I find a lot of the threads are just repeats, best rod, best bait, Ronnie rig, etc etc etc.

Seems that most stuff has been covered already.
Tinhead Tinhead
Posts: 17,085
#18 21 Nov 2023 22:31
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The bickering takes place mostly in the bait section.
I gave up making bait years ago, I just buy what I'm confident in, I don't know what goes into it, as long as it works is all that matters to me, so there's no need for me to spend too much time reading about bait. I just use the Read the next topic with most new posts button
Tinhead Tinhead
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#19 13 Jun 2024 21:43
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Since the site has returned after a couple of months off, it seems quite busy lately

Whether there's still bait bickering I wouldn't know, see my previous post.
vossy1 vossy1
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#20 16 Jun 2024 09:31
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It's good, isn't it
Bobh Bobh
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#21 17 Jun 2024 02:18
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It might be falling again due to all these pop up adverts !!!
ip100 ip100
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#22 17 Jun 2024 10:21
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What pop up adverts?
framey framey
Posts: 5,316
#23 17 Jun 2024 11:29
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Just use an adblocker
Beyonce
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#24 17 Jun 2024 11:50
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I'm definitely getting more pop up ads on an iPhone using safari. Seems to be a mix of fly tying kit, office furniture and leather knickers

I've used ad blockers with safari in the past but they tend to slow everything down and you invariably end up having to switch them off for blocking the wrong thing at some point. This is the only site that has a problem at the moment.

Anyone recommended a decent one?
framey framey
Posts: 5,316
#25 17 Jun 2024 11:54
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I use
Adbloc plus and BlockBear on safari
Probably could do it with just one of them but they both doing the job
vossy1 vossy1
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Posts: 9,008
#26 17 Jun 2024 14:48
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I use Dudckduckgo and don't get any ads.
Karlos Karlos
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Posts: 14,136
#27 17 Jun 2024 17:17
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Seems to be a mix of fly tying kit, office furniture and leather knickers
I'm swapping from Chrome to Safari then....


On a more serious note, I am not sure about stopping ads on iPhone etc.
On the PC it's easy with adBlockers built into (or easily added) to common browsers

If I get around to creating the subscription add on for CarpForum (classifieds access, photo uploads etc) I can ensure that Google Ads are NOT served to those users.
RKB
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#28 17 Jun 2024 17:23
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I switched to Brave browser (on a Mac) and most - if not all - ad issues are solved.
vossy1 vossy1
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#29 17 Jun 2024 19:25
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On my phone so not easy to quote....but..

I'm not sure subscription is the way to go to remove ads Karlos.
Just from my own point of view, I won't be contributing photos if I have to pay for it. I have to upload them, then link them at my own expense time wise and your thinking about me having to pay rather than some seeing a few ads because they can't be bothered installing a add blocker

I used to co own a forum, after we were no longed involved those who ran it tried the same thing, it didn't work.

Just to repeat, I don't get ads with duckduckgo on my phone, maybe a bit inconvenient to some but not hard to install to use if you really don't want to see ads!

EDIT, The way we avoided needing ads for revenue to cover server costs, we had a add banner at the top of the page which sponsors paid to have their own click able link/tile on. Personally we ran none profit but there would have been scope for more revenue if needed
Karlos Karlos
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#30 19 Jun 2024 02:57
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The subscription would be optional.

If you felt it worth it (for whatever features I would 'bundle' in there) then it would be an easy way for me to remove ads for that subscribers login.

Otherwise, continue to AdBlock or tolerate the ads as we all do at the moment
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