Originally Posted by SpudGun

To be honest, I knew this would be a "solution" proposed, however, I do not feel that this is a satisfactory outcome. I have no problem with the ads which I normally see - it did take me a while to get used to the ads in posts which happened a while ago.

I am happy for FT to sell ad space, as I am happy to be a user of said website. HOWEVER - when that advertising becomes invasive, and prevents effective use of the forum, I can not understand how:
a) that is beneficial to the forum itself, as it is inadvertently stopping me from using it, and thus, removing me as a (potential) customer
b) proposing the paid service is any kind of solution to the problem itself

I have been on FT long enough to know there is a premium ad-free offering, but I have sofar chosen not to use it for the reason outlined above. I am not about to let some badly coded advert change my principle on this - I would sooner stop browsing given that my activity here has diminished in recent months since the nature of the BA forum has become more hostile.

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