Changes to ads in the forums

[Brock Beauchamp]

Last year, we changed the ad frequency, and actually lowered it... but over time, it felt like that somehow meant *more* ads in the forums. When I received multiple page loads of ad-post-ad-post-ad, that was enough. So we've locked in ad frequency and no longer allow the ads to "fill" at a percentage rate. Now it's every 4-5 posts, no more than that, ever.

As always, if you have issues with ads, or want to voice a concern, please speak up.

[nate82]

Mobile version of this site sucks especially on an iPhone using Safari.  Even with the paid for subscription the site still wants to load ads in Safari which causes Safari to go insane and will bug out.  Though it has done this less lately.  It used to be every other thread or reload.  Now it’s only once or twice a day.  

I think it’s the ads that try to track and get metadata from the browser which Safari blocks by default.

[Brock Beauchamp]

On 7/17/2026 at 3:06 PM, nate82 said:

Mobile version of this site sucks especially on an iPhone using Safari.  Even with the paid for subscription the site still wants to load ads in Safari which causes Safari to go insane and will bug out.  Though it has done this less lately.  It used to be every other thread or reload.  Now it’s only once or twice a day.  

I think it’s the ads that try to track and get metadata from the browser which Safari blocks by default.

As a gold caretaker, the ad code shouldn't be loaded for you at all. It should be impossible, all trackers and code are removed.

I just emulated your account, and see no ads displayed of any kind, nor is there ad code. Are you still having this issue?

[nate82]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I just emulated your account, and see no ads displayed of any kind, nor is there ad code. Are you still having this issue?

Yes and no.  It hasn’t happened for a few days.  I don’t see ads but the site will fail to load sometimes.  The error being please disable the ad blocker.  It hasn’t happened in a few days so maybe it’s fixed.  

[Brock Beauchamp]

16 minutes ago, nate82 said:

The error being please disable the ad blocker. 

Oh, make sure you screenshot that and send it to me if that happens again. I've never heard or seen this warning before.