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How do I get rid of these annoying pop-up ads and ticker bars?

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  • Member since
    July 2005
  • From: Maine
How do I get rid of these annoying pop-up ads and ticker bars?
Posted by PontiacRich on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:18 PM

I've been a loyal Fine Scale Modeler subscriber for ten years and I can understand self promotion in the magazine.  But this website is one of the "member privileges" so why am I constantly bombarded with these pop up ads telling me to subscribe or buy this book etc.?

Please tell me there is a way to turn them off.  They are annoying as heck and detract from an otherwise great website and resource.

Rich - "And when the Band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

FREDDOM

  • Member since
    April 2004
Posted by Jon_a_its on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 3:27 AM

I get one popup, & one green banner at the bottom of the page, easy enough to close, & then I stay logged in for the day.

Other website were rendered unusable for their constant rolling flash ads, so I installed Adblock PLUS on Chrome & that works fine, no ads now.

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:33 AM

I don't think you can turn them off

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:24 AM

I look at it as a small annoyance to bear since Kalmbach is providing this great forum for us. If this forum was for subscribers only, maybe we'd have a valid gripe. But it's available to everyone.

Just my 2 cents.

Oh, and you might want to look here for Tim Kidwell's 6-24-15 announcement on subject.

  • Member since
    July 2005
  • From: Maine
Posted by PontiacRich on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:41 AM

I get three pop ups and three banners ever time I access the site and forums.

Rich - "And when the Band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

FREDDOM

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:17 AM

I get the same as Jon and I don't get them every time. I have just come on now and had nothing. I don't sign off the site and I automatically come onto the forum without having to go through the sites main page, not sure if that makes a difference.

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  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:34 AM

PontiacRich

I get three pop ups and three banners ever time I access the site and forums.

That does seem excessive.

Like Jon, I use Adblock Pro. I have no idea what effect it has or doesn't have on this site, but I too get a popup on log on a couple times a week, and I tend to log on multiple times daily.

What browser are you using?

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