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MacRumors ads driving me nuts.
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The problem I have is MacRumors will occasionally not load because of the ads.
The only option I have is to quit my browser.
It was occurring about half of the time when they changed the layout but now it occurs very infrequently.
I agree that the amount and size of ads has increased but MacRumors is a business and that's how they make their money
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How much are people willing to pay / year for an ad free experience (I'm not sure if MacRumors can selectively show ads) ?
There are ad blockers but, to me, it almost seems like stealing from the website.
The only option I have is to quit my browser.
It was occurring about half of the time when they changed the layout but now it occurs very infrequently.
I agree that the amount and size of ads has increased but MacRumors is a business and that's how they make their money
.How much are people willing to pay / year for an ad free experience (I'm not sure if MacRumors can selectively show ads) ?
There are ad blockers but, to me, it almost seems like stealing from the website.
Even with all the ‘good’ reviews, I don’t trust putting a third party free app on my device to block ads.
You don’t know what access your giving them. I would prefer to pay for a ‘known’ developer.
There should be an option within safari by default.
MacRumors has been limited to my iPad for a while now to keep all the BS off my mac.
You don’t know what access your giving them. I would prefer to pay for a ‘known’ developer.
There should be an option within safari by default.
MacRumors has been limited to my iPad for a while now to keep all the BS off my mac.
Consider becoming a Contributor and almost all the ads are removed from the site.
How do I contribute to MacRumors.com?
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Sorry about that. We are working on performance issues. If you are logged into forums, front page ads shouldn’t be very aggressive. So check to see if u are logged into forums on your devices.
arn
Hmm ya. Looks like the code isn’t working for logged in users. I’ll try to fix it tonight.
$25 per year. I love not having ads on the forums. It's well worth it for me.
And Arn, I'm still getting ads on the home page. I've tried the work-around link posted in the private forum but nothing's helped.
The oversized top banner shouldn't appear any more when you are logged in. Just the normal one. That code wasn't working before.
arn
this is a great question.
it is not accurate for a mac rumors associated person to say "almost all".
however, the later additionally added explanation is correct ("The oversized top banner shouldn't appear any more when you are logged in. Just the normal one."
i attach a Front page of this past moment's ads.
the ads may be smaller, but not "almost all" gone.
i will admit, the only reason for me to pay money is to get rid of as much ads as possible, including for this site.
for me, the amount of ads, after paying the fee, is not considered excessive by me.
ads also never appear on any of the Forum pages which is a plus.
the ads in the screen shot appear as a normal sized banner ad on top and in a square box at the top of the Guides column on the right.
neither of which appear to be excessive to me.
You're mixing two separate things here.
1. The oversized top ad is replaced with a smaller one (at least it does now...was broken before) if you are simply logged into the forums. No contribution required.
2. If you are a contributor, "almost all" ads are indeed removed. You have to hit the following link to set the cookie to nix the ads:
