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Paul2110Paul2110 Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Hi everyone 

I love this site site but I get too many advertisements pop up. How can I stop it as I find it irritating please?

 Thank you 
Paul 
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I use Firefox as my browser with AdBlockPlus installed as an add on and I get no adverts here at all. You can set it to allow ads on specific sites though if you feel like the free forum service deserves some revenue. ;)
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    AdBlockPlus works for me too!
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    madpenguin said:
    AdBlockPlus works for me too!
    and me
    Devon.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    and me

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Buzzy2Buzzy2 Posts: 135
    And me, I didn't realize there were Adds!
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve removed my ad blocker,   I can look in here every so often and know exactly what the posts will be about,  Astro turf, fencing, weed removal, has someone mentioned tools, I’ve got a Digingshovels ad at the top. 
    I help run another site and we’re not supposed to use an ad block as they need the money,  if we do, they flash up a message and say ‘can we have a chat’ 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    For those using an iPad and Safari - a recent Safari update removed the ability to use Adblocker Plus. It’s something to do with extensions and is supposed to make using the internet safer / more secure.

    It’s a bit of a nuisance but the ads on this site are nowhere near as intrusive as on others. I could swap browsers but I quite like Safari so I won’t.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I don’t find the ads that bothersome, I have kind of got used to them. Apart from the fact that every time I look in here I get bombarded with ads from a company called noo sheek [sic - don’t want to set them off by spelling the name correctly] who is convinced I really want to buy lots of women’s hippyish clothing with pictures of cute kitties on them. Makes me want to track down those responsible and inhumanely euthanise them.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    If I have an annoying pop up on any site, I load an Adblocker called Block Bear on my iPad. It will take the pop up away then I uninstall. 

    I find it better than the Adblocker or Adblocker + 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    might be a stupid question @Lyn, , but what's wrong with Adblocker? I've never had a single issue and I've been using it for about 10 years
    Devon.
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