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Thread: I want to ask a big favor..
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04-09-2017, 10:47 AM #31
Didn't know you could block adds. Seems the adds are always trying to sell what I have been trying to buy anyway. These browsers sure do follow you activities.
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04-09-2017, 10:55 AM #32
They don't bother me.
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04-09-2017, 12:52 PM #33
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04-09-2017, 01:16 PM #34
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04-09-2017, 02:04 PM #35
Whatever keeps this site up and runnin, happy to help. Cuz this site has helped keep me up and runnin!
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04-09-2017, 06:28 PM #36Team Member
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I do have an ad blocker, but I'm happy to whitelist S'n'F. Since I joined in 2009, (I first became a boater in 2008), I've never seen irritating or intrusive ads.
So I'm off to my ad blocker to play with the settings and see if I can figure out how to whitelist S'n'F.
Thanks for the great site.
On edit: Added to whitelist. This is the first site I've ever whitelisted, by the way.
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04-09-2017, 07:49 PM #37
Also no such thing as "free", as it came from the work of others at one time...
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04-09-2017, 08:30 PM #38
I'm usually on Scream & Fly with my iPad & the adds never interfere with my reading, on several occasions I've opened the adds to look for things that interest me. My pop up & cookie blocker is off for Scream and Fly. Great site & awesome group to be a part of.
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04-13-2017, 05:42 PM #39
I turned off my add blocker ... Thank-you Greg ;-)
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04-14-2017, 07:48 PM #405000 RPM
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No problem
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07-12-2019, 10:31 AM #41
Hi All,
I just wanted to do two things here - first and foremost, I want to thank you all for all of the support you've given me and S&F over the 20 years we've been here. Can you believe it? Where does all the time go?
Secondly, I want to thank all of you that have read the first post on this thread and disabled any ad-blockers you might be using to allow the ads to display on the site. I really cannot stress enough how important that is to the site, especially with the ever-increasing popularity of ad-blocking add-ons for browsers. I try to make sure the ads served by Google are not invasive, offensive, or deceptive, and over the years I have contacted Google numerous times to restrict any ads I feel are inappropriate.
The S&F site is seeing traffic that it has not seen in over 10 years, and it's still increasing, especially with the coming of summer. With that comes the double-jeopardy that the site is also experiencing - the increase in ad-blocker usage has exceeded the increase in ad revenue, which this site absolutely depends on. This is not just a problem for this site - it's widespread across all publishers on the internet. I certainly don't blame people for using adblock software -many ads on some sites are not only invasive, but dangerous. The industry as a whole created this situation, not the people that create adblock software.
There is recourse, and I can set the site up where it will function only if ad-blocker software is disabled or the S&F site is whitelisted. It will hurt the site's traffic, and ultimately the entire community here. However, this is a step I will not take. I refuse to enable any features that will force users into anything, even if that means using the site.
I will not set up the site to do something like this:
I've chosen to write about this again to underscore its importance, and impact on the site, both now and in the future. However, the most important thing for me - even more important than S&F itself - is the people here I consider good friends. You've all created this site over the last two decades, and it has to ultimately be what you all want it to be.
Thank you everybody for your support for S&F, and for reading this long post.
Greg
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07-12-2019, 10:50 AM #42Junior Member
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no add blocker find some adds usefull and have bought from them
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07-12-2019, 03:11 PM #43
Thanks the reminder as I forgot. Got Adblock plus, nothing to it. Easy
Right click AB Icon. Hit manage extensions. Scroll to bottom clack options. Then over on the left Whitelist. Add S+F...
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07-13-2019, 03:17 PM #44Screaming And Flying!
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Very reasonable request for a great site with a ton of information.
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