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#256
09-16-2018, 01:28 PM
I'm getting some really spammy looking ads at the bottom right hand corner of the page ("Check out this special offer - click here" or "Play now" and "Download" links, no products mentioned.). Are we supposed to be getting ads on this site? I don't mind some ads but the ones being served right now are really suspicious.
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#257
09-16-2018, 01:30 PM
Likely whatever as platform doesn’t have enough data for higher value ads to start being served. Likely after a few weeks that will get better.
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#258
09-16-2018, 02:15 PM
The ads are intentional. I'm testing out a variety of ad hosts. I'm hoping what neonjoe said to be true.

There will be an official announcement coming soon, but I'm also looking at ways for donors to not see these.
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#259
09-16-2018, 08:39 PM
Just noticed giant ads at the bottom of the screen in mobile - do not like. When the keyboard comes up to type, the ads shift to being sandwiched between the keyboard and text field making it virtually impossible to use.
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#260
09-16-2018, 08:50 PM
No further spam redirects to report since my last reply.
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#261
09-16-2018, 09:32 PM
(09-16-2018, 08:39 PM)Canard Wrote: Just noticed giant ads at the bottom of the screen in mobile - do not like. When the keyboard comes up to type, the ads shift to being sandwiched between the keyboard and text field making it virtually impossible to use.

Where did this happen?

The footer ads are disabled on mobile.
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#262
09-16-2018, 09:51 PM
On an iPhone 6 in Safari.
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#263
09-16-2018, 10:05 PM
Can anyone else with similar device/OS confirm? Android doesn't display the footer content as it should
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#264
09-16-2018, 10:15 PM
Screenshots from iOS.

   

   
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#265
09-16-2018, 10:19 PM
iOS/Chrome shows the ad as well. But there is an "X" there to close it, I see the same in Canard's screenshots.
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#266
09-16-2018, 10:20 PM
I'll look into it, but the only ads running are 300x250px rectangles in the footer, and on the main index page.

EDIT: What about now?
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#267
09-16-2018, 10:28 PM
Not seeing any mobile ads at the moment.
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#268
09-17-2018, 05:26 AM
Same here. Thank you!!
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#269
09-18-2018, 07:24 PM
I don’t know if it’s an iOS 12 thing or a WRC thing, but now when I browse on mobile it’s all zoomed in and impossible to use. Did you change something since yesterday?
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#270
09-18-2018, 08:15 PM
Nope, didn't change anything.

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