Was checking in the XF forum and the new threads I was looking at had Snickers and Jeep ads in them!!

 

Sports Nickers and Jeeps, that's a new one.

 

What's a sports nicker?

 

AdSence is really becoming a major problem for this site.
Load times have skyrocketed as they saturate the browser.

Wish you would offer an "ad free" subscription.

I already pay for ad free email, and photo sharing just to get away from the annoyance!

V

 

There are many well documented methods of making the forum 'ad-free'.

Simply, By installing ad blocking filters for a browser.

Slightly more complicated, Locally editing a "hosts" file to include ad sites to block.

More elegant but even more complicated, Installing and running you own DNS Bind server and then editing/configuring the 'nul zone' and 'block config' files.

And changing the forum display style in User CP under edit options, set to Forum Skin = Default Style, will remove all fixed banners and the large ad bar at the right of the screen.

Not all of the above solutions will suit everyone, but it is certainly possible to view the forum 100% ad and banner free. (+ the rest of the Internet for that matter, it has been years since I last saw a pesky advert)

The adverts help pay for the forum, but with a few tweaks, even with a steam powered internet connection the site can be made to load fairly instantaneously.

 

Adblock in Chrome works perfectly - must turn it off and enjoy he nickers sometime.

 

This is precisly my point.... I WANT to support the fourm...

If given the choice of viewing ads, or paying an annual subscription fee to be ad free, I would prefer to subscribe...
I already do this for many other web services I enjoy.

I have never met an ad I liked.... They are all annoying and intrusive in my life.

Vince

 

Wow, quick and simple dramatic improvement! Thanks Richard.

 

wow! What he said! ^

Not as pretty, but pages snap open now!

Vince