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Discussion in 'Helpdesk' started by Jenksy, Jun 26, 2019.

Discuss Ads on this site in the Helpdesk area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. ticketyboo0 Gold Member Gold Member

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    What's the extension called as I looked and loads of duckduck ones appeared?
     
    ticketyboo0, Mar 17, 2025
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  2. dortmunder

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    I mainly use a desktop PC and just googled myself to the Duck homepage where the option to install their extension was sitting waiting for me! I tried the same for my Fire tablet but there's no equivalent - had to install the DDG browser. If you're using a phone with Firefox (I've no experience of that) it's maybe the same as the Fire tablet i.e. ya gotta install the browser. Worth it, though: DDG on my tablet is much faster than Firefox and, of course, zero ads when you're typing yyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssss!
     
    dortmunder, Mar 17, 2025
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  3. ticketyboo0 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Installed it my tablet (samsung) and didn't stop the anti ad blocker kicking in :38:
     
    ticketyboo0, Mar 18, 2025
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  4. dortmunder

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    Nnnnnnaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwww!
    That IS odd. Just checked my Fire tablet to see if anything has changed overnight but no, still ad-free on talkceltic. Mebbe someone else with a non-Amazon tablet has a solution. HH.
     
    dortmunder, Mar 18, 2025
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    Still and all over the place now u only see abiut e or 4 new posts on that page can't even see tve reply button have to press x nah this is probably gonna be last time for me . And plus when you Try and exit the ad it moves and u end up in that website . Deplorable positioning of ads which has totally wasted this site
     
    singer61, Mar 20, 2025
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  6. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    Is it still the same Holiday ad that's causing it? I've asked for an update as they said that ad had been removed.
     
    Celtic Mad, Mar 20, 2025
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    Yes m8 can only ever see only 2 or 3 replies at anytime
     
    singer61, Mar 21, 2025
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  8. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    I’ll get on them again and ask why it hasn’t been removed. When they say it has then it usually is the case.
     
    Celtic Mad, Mar 21, 2025
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  9. HoopyT Danny McGrains Bearded Army Gold Member

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    getting a few repeat ads up same time that really screws up the page.

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    HoopyT, Mar 21, 2025
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  10. Sean Daleer Show Israel the Red Card Gold Member

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    I'm now starting to get a blank white screen with a banner saying "you are using an ad blocker"

    I'm not using an ad blocker.

    @Celtic Mad you need to sort this * before this forum goes down the pan.
     
    Sean Daleer, Mar 21, 2025
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  11. Sean Daleer Show Israel the Red Card Gold Member

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    It's been years now though so I'm not sure you actually want to fix it.

    Ads mean money.
     
    Sean Daleer, Mar 21, 2025
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  12. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    I constantly get the message telling me I have an adblock on despite the fact I can see about 73 ads in the background
     
    James, Saturday at 1:04 AM
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  13. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    That's incredibly cynical of you. Ads change all the time, as campaigns finish and new ones begin. That unfortunately means that intrusive ads can appear when a new ad campaign has been pushed to our site. I can only deal with these once they're brought to my attention by way of this thread and screenshots help massively. I am then able to pass these on and have them removed.

    This site would have gone down the pan a long time ago without them, so sadly they're here to stay. The best I can do is remove the annoying ones (like the full screen ads and ads that appear over content).

    I could look into a pay monthly ad-free GM+ membership, if there was an interest for that sort of thing?
     
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    Celtic Mad, Monday at 1:57 AM
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  14. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    Can you please take a screenshot of this? If you're seeing ads then you shouldn't be getting that message. What browser are you using?
     
    Celtic Mad, Monday at 1:59 AM
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  15. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    On Chrome mate only happens when I'm on the laptop will grab a screenshot next time
     
    James, Monday at 7:24 AM
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  17. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    Weird, you shouldn’t be seeing that if the ads are showing. Do you have a VPN active or installed? Sometimes they automatically block ads.
     
    Celtic Mad, Yesterday at 5:03 PM
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  18. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    Nah nothing mate. It's fairly constantly appearing when I use the site on the laptop it doesn't come up on my phone
     
    James, Yesterday at 5:04 PM
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  19. Celtic Mad Administrator Administrator

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    Could you do me a favour and try on a different browser, preferably a fresh install of one with no addons? Firefox or Edge, as I’m assuming you’re using Chrome?

    This will help tell us if it’s a browser issue or not.
     
    Celtic Mad, Yesterday at 6:03 PM
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  20. Conjuring_Obey Gold Member Gold Member

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    I’m getting it aswell and I think it could be the adblocker being too aggressive and flagging anti trackers as adblockers. Just a possibility to look into
     
    Conjuring_Obey, Yesterday at 7:15 PM
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