Have any of you found the adds popping up and graying out the page when you open up a topic or mark all read. It never used to do that. This is the only site it happens on for me.
It's not happening for me.
Nope.>>>Dan
Is this on your cellphone, tablet or PC? What operating system?
Yeah I get these occasionally too. PC / Win10
Happens to me the first time I sign in every day. Annoying but maybe its revenue for the site. forced ad viewing
I do not get them on my phone or PC, but I stay "signed-in". I don't log on every time I visit BCM.
No, but I stay signed in as others have said.
I stay signed in and am I using Windows 10 on a laptop. It just started about 2 weeks ago. Exactly like the picture on Rob's post.
I've had ads come and go for over a year now. After switching to a MacBook I still have them.
Gary needs the extra money to pay for rising fuel costs.
Quote from: chessie4905 on March 17, 2021, 07:21:35 PM
Gary needs the extra money to pay for rising fuel costs.
Handy. I should start a forum :^
Ads pop up on the first page of topics iview. I stay signed in and it happens every time
Yes, on my andoid powered blackberry.
For awhile now.
Happy coaching!
Buswarrior
Quote from: chessie4905 on March 17, 2021, 07:21:35 PM
Gary needs the extra money to pay for rising fuel costs.
Gary changed oil and filters today he may need more ads
🤔
Gary
Did you change something recently? Nice to know if it was you or this damn computer.
I have started getting the pop ups since my upgrade of Windows 10 Monday,I didn't want the upgrade but left the laptop on and MS did it anyways,mine are coming from MS not BCM so I will ditch the MS browser
I think it is the forum... comes up the first time I click a link after opening the tab. On iPhone
This forum has more ads than most any website I'm on but what can I say - honestly it's worth it! :^
All I ever got before was the paid advertiser ads at the top,now Google and MS make my life miserable ,lol I don't watch You tube and now I get youtube wanting me to try their BS and I have asked Google not to show that ad and it goes away and comes back in a few days,Bing is about as bad though
I use firefox and " ad blocker Plus" and don't get any ads.. :^
WTH Dave, Gary needs the ad revenue. :'( :-\
Don whats your point? :^
Whats all the fuss? Talk to Gary and pay the extra like I do, I don't get not 1 ad because of this wonderful feature. ;D
the adds are just 1 click and gone
if it helps pay for the site I am happy
dave
I must have a good ad blocker,, I have never gotten an ad at all in all the years on this or the previous board..>>>Dan
Another vote for ABP, it works well.
Jim
I thought y'all kidding about the ad blockers. The site/Gary gets revenue when visitors click on the ads. Ad blockers do just that, block the ads from showing up, so zero revenue flows to this site. So far, Gary keeps funding it without any subscription and like others, uses other sources of revenue to subsidize this site.
Nobody like the ads but sites like this do cost real $$ to stay alive. Maybe keep your subscription up or kick Gary a few bucks.
I buy yearly (3) subscriptions for the e magazine. How about you Don, LOL :^
Yes, there are Google Ads on the Forum that help pay for the server and SMF software and upgrades, and for other resources to maintain the Forum.
Phil and Krash have spent countless hours behind the scenes upgrading the Forum and warding off spambots to keep the hackers out and I felt they should be compensated for the time. They have been responsible for keeping the Forum spam-free and maintaining over 99.9% uptime so everyone can have a place to discuss buses.
The magazine no longer generates adequate revenue to support the Forum as the circulation is now too low, as many of our Forum members are not subscribers. I considered shutting down the Forum, but decided to continue to maintain it but include advertising to help support it.
We tried Forum Donations, but we received too much backlash, so we had to disable that and add more Google Ads to support the Forum instead.
I am sorry if this has caused concerns on your end, but we truly do try to minimize any disruptions with the Forum.
Gary
Gary
If all it take is looking at a few adds then I am for it to keep this forum going. I was just concerned where they came from.
Fair warning for anyone using Ad Block or Ad Block Plus: They accept bribes from advertisers to let certain ones slip through.
I recommend using Ublock Origin because they don't accept bribes and you can choose to allow ads on sites you want to support. While it is a bit more technical you can even allow some ads but not others so you could leave banner ads and block the pop ups.
I leave BCM unblocked for Gary to get his revenue too. :) :^
Quote from: sledhead on March 19, 2021, 04:48:38 AM
the adds are just 1 click and gone
if it helps pay for the site I am happy
dave
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dave
Gary is a good friend and people don't under stand the hours he works to keep the board and magazine going,LOL 5 am here and he is working on the magazine .He knows how much I like Google but I let the ads slide because the revenue he gets from Google helps a little but it won't buy a tank of fuel.help him out subscribe to the magazine
Gary is THE MAN. Support him.
I want to thank everyone for their support. I enjoy publishing the Magazine and supporting the Forum or I would have shut it down a long time ago.
It takes a lot more work than most people realize and since I took it over in 2012, I have never drawn a salary out of the business. It just about breaks even now and pays for me to attend some bus rallies and fuel to get there, and allows me to do some traveling in my bus.
Bottom line, I have met some great people who have helped keep my bus running over the years so that is all I need to keep me going.
If you have suggestions to improve the magazine or the Forum, then please send them my way and I will do whatever I can to implement the suggestions. It is best to email me with your ideas at Gary@BusConversionMagaizne.com.
I see it on windows 10 with chrome as my browser. I sometimes have to wait a minute or two before the close button on the add will work.
Quote from: Boomer on March 21, 2021, 07:53:31 AM
Gary is THE MAN. Support him.
What Mark said :^ :^
What Mark & Van said! :^ :^ :^
I got the u-block Origin. I will set it up to let those ads through on Gary's site.
Jim