back after 18 mo... how do i disable the overwelming advertisibg?

[russg]

I've been out with medical issues for quite awile and came back to cnczone, which used to be my best info source. however, the ad density has gotten insane. i can't find anything w/o a struggle and can't concentrate with all the floating banners, flashing ads and video.

there are 4 full width banners before i can start editting my post... the edit fields are off the page bottom!

can this be disabled? noyhing in cp i saw... if not, can i pay someone so the forums are usable?

i know this is how you make money, but i have to say that it has really changed the feeling of the site. to me, it's gone from a community forum for sharing a passion to a revenue generating machine that happens to use cnc users to generate money. and that is a shame.

just my opinion, and i know life is never as simple as it appears. please don't blast me for being an idiot, there is no value ad there. there *is* value in posting your thoughts on the changes.

[Ron Dunn]

I think that the advertisers should be pushing for fewer ads.

When it gets overwhelming like this, people are more inclined to simply ignore all the ads, or resort to ad-blockers etc.

[dertsap]

firefox add on , ad blocker plus , i use it on all ad supported sites , except this one , i wouldn't want to piss anyone off
Adblock Plus — for annoyance-free web surfing


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[CNCadmin]

I've been out with medical issues for quite awile and came back to cnczone, which used to be my best info source. however, the ad density has gotten insane. i can't find anything w/o a struggle and can't concentrate with all the floating banners, flashing ads and video.

there are 4 full width banners before i can start editting my post... the edit fields are off the page bottom!

can this be disabled? noyhing in cp i saw... if not, can i pay someone so the forums are usable?

i know this is how you make money, but i have to say that it has really changed the feeling of the site. to me, it's gone from a community forum for sharing a passion to a revenue generating machine that happens to use cnc users to generate money. and that is a shame.

just my opinion, and i know life is never as simple as it appears. please don't blast me for being an idiot, there is no value ad there. there *is* value in posting your thoughts on the changes.

Well it does cost $$$ to keep a site this big site going, that is why we are the largest and most active site, servers aren't cheap. I do offer a option that would stop all ads- Membership Cost and Features also I've had the same ad spots running for 6 yrs or more...... so not sure how the density has changed.

I have to do what is need to keep the site FAST and UP 100%, and that takes money, with over 100K members....

[dertsap]

are the chitika banners yours or are they spam ads , i only get them with my android and only on this site . i don't have any issue with the flash ads and it is what it is . But the chitika ads are floating and since my phone screen is small , by the time i can click the x to close it then ive hit other links that trail me from where i want to be

[CNCadmin]

They are our ads, I have set-up a mobile only site, I will send you details.

[dertsap]

right on ! look forward to seeing that