Originally Posted by
javabytes
Paul,
Actions are everything. Patience wears thin when the same ads are reported over and over in the main thread and the exact same ones are still live a month and a half later... and the optics are not improved when enhancements to make ads more pervasive are simultaneously launched. Nobody expects to not see ads on an ad-supported website. Yet it's in IB's own best interests to ensure a tolerable advertising experience... otherwise your users will take actions themselves. Of all the options available, technical or otherwise (i.e. simply not visiting the site), they all have one thing in common: a loss of ad revenue. To walk a mile in the shoes of your users, I suggest browsing and posting only from the mobile version of the site on an iPhone for a week or two. Perhaps this will provide you with some helpful insights to pass along.
I appreciate this thoughtful and rational note, and I don't disagree with anything in it. Rest assured, however, that the issues being described are well understood and have been reported to the parties who can make such changes. Ad issues are difficult to address sometimes, and it is inevitable that some will continue over a long period of time. I wish there was more I could do, because I know exactly how frustrating the user experience can be. Please bear with us.