luckyluke Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Why should they stop it? It is a money maker. None of us, except complain about it, will concretely do something. It will not stop me to consult and post, and that's what 99,99% of us will continue to do; and they know it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 11 hours ago, timendres said: Worst advertising model I have ever seen in my life. In 20+ years, I have never installed an Ad blocker. I actually like to see the ads, because I occasionally click on some. For the first time ever, this site drove me to install an Ad blocker. Quite an accomplishment. Congratulations. Ditto 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereolab Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 9 hours ago, luckyluke said: Why should they stop it? It is a money maker. None of us, except complain about it, will concretely do something. It will not stop me to consult and post, and that's what 99,99% of us will continue to do; and they know it. As I read your post, another 2 pop-ups appeared. In the last 2 minutes the new AI is appearing every 20 seconds. I have read the forum rules, but they have locked the threads, and some time ago. If they need money to fund operations, let them ask the membership. I also read their policy on ad-blockers. Currently this site is unreadable, unwatchable etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I agree. Very annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thanks for all your support. I have re-enabled my previous Firefox Ghostery adblocker and its now working fine. So it seems, thankfully, that Thaivisa.com r no longer using their adblocker blocker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Extremely annoying on the ad set up. I really do not want to use blockers unless totally have back up against the wall, but that is coming very quick. But you have to figure who owns TV now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 10 hours ago, luckyluke said: Why should they stop it? It is a money maker. None of us, except complain about it, will concretely do something. It will not stop me to consult and post, and that's what 99,99% of us will continue to do; and they know it. If I had the time, I would build a better competing site. Alas, I am buried in work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastheace Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, SunsetT said: Thanks for all your support. I have re-enabled my previous Firefox Ghostery adblocker and its now working fine. So it seems, thankfully, that Thaivisa.com r no longer using their adblocker blocker. if they use an adblocker blocker, does that mean I have to search for an adblocker blocker blocker or an adblocker blocker deblocker or even.... an adblocker blocker deblocker reblocker ???? Edited April 21, 2020 by jastheace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 22 hours ago, swerve said: Install an ad blocker. Ads gone after you do that. I think the one I used is this: https://adblockplus.org/ I have installed that and others to no affect. And in some cases when on a computer that is not my own, I can not install anything. the VDO.AI thing I keep seeing is all about space stuff, satellites, rockets, etc. what do you guys see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, jastheace said: if they use an adblocker blocker, does that mean I have to search for an adblocker blocker blocker or an adblocker blocker deblocker or even.... an adblocker blocker deblocker reblocker ???? Yeah, you need the anti anti anti missile Tao type of thing. It really is sad how they force the ad. closing it just opens it up again. An intrusive ad is only going to annoy and not encourage anybody to buy anything. What does the VDO.Ai that pops up on my screen supposed to tell me, that I should go buy a space satellite? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 The saturation level might be a last ditch effort? My observation is that a lot of the long standing members have gone pretty much silent and the number of posts to any one topic has fallen dramatically by comparison to the historical numbers. And that is despite the probability that many have more time than ever to kill negotiating an advertorial minefield ! I have not been here for many many days for the very same reason as this topic. To do so I had to disable my ad blockers which I routinely run on every site. "Killing the Golden Goose" come to mind. But while I am here I wish all and all good spirits and good health. Nobody can deny these are very interesting times that for more than a few are likely to never really go back to "normal" in the short term and maybe never at all. Stay safe folks and realize there are always those who would wish to extract elusive silver from dark clouds in spite of the nicety of the header to this and every page.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomazbodner Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 I must say that I've dropped visiting Thaivisa by about 50%. As the ads get more aggressive that will drop to 0 and move to the other unmentionable media outlet for news would need to follow. I understand that The Nation needs ad revenue. Fully respect that and I'd even enjoy watching space exploration movies that they are playing all over the screen - if they actually played and didn't buffer all the time. But the intrusiveness of the ads is getting too much to the point it completely ruins the experience. Please rethink what you're doing. This isn't the only news forum in this country. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgee Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I got so p!55ed off with that video obscuring text in posts (bottom right hand corner) on every new page I installed Adblocker Plus for the very first time. It works a treat! In fact, it works well on the 'free' movie sites as well. Thank you 'The Nation' for forcing this to my attention. Well done! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I complained via support request yesterday too. The annoying video ad doesn’t even change And it’s not even advertising anything. It just plays a space movie for me. as others have said it also bounces all over the page on every page click. I will stop reading the forums as much if it doesn’t change. Not worth all the hassle closing pop ups all over the place. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkandchance Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I think they may be getting the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkandchance Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 They haven’t closed us down yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Just playing with us..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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