Originally Posted by Dave_C
Ok, I've never posted in ORP before as I've never felt strongly enough about something, however the adverts are now getting ridiculous.
Adverts INSIDE posts are the final straw. I can cope with them at the top, on the side, just about in threads themselves, but actually inside posts is really taking the p***. Randy, ENOUGH!
Agree 100%.
It used to be a static banner at top. Then a static banner top and base.
Then a "staircase" at side as well.
Then another banner under the top one.
Then hopping, jumping, moving and shaking - intrusive and system slowing banners on one or all the above.
Then the very intrusive google banners BETWEEN posts - plus the above.
Now this.
The banners used to "subsidise" FT. Fine
The present situation I feel sure is a huge profit centre for Randy way over and above whatever any actual costs are.
This obscene amount of advertising is another reason FT is less enjoyable to many than it used to be.
Randy's standard reply is:
"we have filters and munchers and blockers on our Macs and never see any of this, so I really don't know what the problem is. Sorry if it bothers anyone. We'll talk to our vendors about it".
I just have posted 10 times on this, but
give me a fee system any-day, and Randy then probably doubles his existing profits, but I and others do not need to load things to block this dross. Like ad-muncher which froze my system when I tried that.
Glen