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Jul 25, 2010 | 8:53 pm

ktravelbear

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Just curious as to why some posters have advertisements embedded in their posts? Are they getting paid? What's up?

Jul 25, 2010 | 9:04 pm

fin 645

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Originally Posted by ktravelbear

Just curious as to why some posters have advertisements embedded in their posts? Are they getting paid? What's up?

Thanks for posting. Starting a few days ago, I keep getting ads obscuring parts of the first post or two in many threads. Is this my browser, ISP, FT or some other nefarious activity? I am assuming the posters are not responsible, but it sure is aggravating.

Jul 25, 2010 | 9:05 pm

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Agree it's annoying. Note there is a Technical Issues forum to discuss these tech foibles that might be a better topic venue.

Jul 25, 2010 | 9:10 pm

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Agree it's annoying. Note there is a Technical Issues forum to discuss these tech foibles that might be a better topic venue.

and that's where I'll move this thread into. please follow this thread in the technical issues forum.

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Jul 25, 2010 | 9:15 pm

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It's a "feature" of the web site, and yes, sometimes the banner ads on the right obscure the text of the messages. You can eliminate the ads by getting a paid subscription.

Jul 26, 2010 | 4:23 am

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You can eliminate the ads by getting a paid subscription.

Or by using an in-browser ad-blocking plugin.

Jul 26, 2010 | 5:47 am

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Just curious as to why some posters have advertisements embedded in their posts? Are they getting paid? What's up?

Those ads are how Internet Brands, the company that runs FlyerTalk, makes money. None of it goes to the folks where the ads are in their posts.

Jul 26, 2010 | 9:40 am

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Originally Posted by ktravelbear

Just curious as to why some posters have advertisements embedded in their posts? Are they getting paid? What's up?

Unlike the embedded pictures in posts, those ads are not "embedded."

You may want to catch up with this (sampled) thread: Ad blocks FT content and see how revenue-generating ads by IB are (sometimes) interfering regular FTers' enjoyment of this site.

FWIW, it's not the first time FTers complaining about how IB implements ads that "annoy" us. Most people try either FT Premium or (free) ad-blocking programs to break free from such annoyance.