new computer snafu

[Lloyd Smale]

im loged in all the time here but every time i come here i get some add pop up i have to close to view this. any way to stop it?

[Graybeard]

There are no ads on this site. I'm no computer whiz but if you are seeing an ad on a site that has no ads I'd say you likely have something following you from some other site.

This site has zero ads and zero ad income, it is paid for out of Matt's pocket, sometimes from my pocket and what ever donations members make.

Can you tell me what sort of ad it is?

[Lloyd Smale]

ya its not on your page. i have to close it to get to this page. odd thing is this is the only site it does it on

[buckbeast]

I get it too Lloyd. I'll try to take a picture the next time I see it.

[Bob Riebe]

  Take the name of he add, and go to a search engine ans ask how to get rid of :v ------

That is how i found a way to get rid of one I had.
They come from opening a link that is basically scam driven.

[gypsyman]

 I had something like that on my 'puter. I was on Facebook, and one of those stories about some guy working on his lawnmower or something like that. I clicked on it to read the story, and it immediately went to, don't turn your computer off,  you need to click on this link, blah-blah. I shut it down, and when I started it back up again, did the same thing. Took it to a computer shop, they cleaned it out, and put an ad blocker in it. Lucky it was $25. Now I never click on something unless it's from a source I'm familiar with, or friend that sent it to me.

[Matt]

There are no ads on this site. I'm no computer whiz but if you are seeing an ad on a site that has no ads I'd say you likely have something following you from some other site.

This site has zero ads and zero ad income, it is paid for out of Matt's pocket, sometimes from my pocket and what ever donations members make.

Can you tell me what sort of ad it is?

Well..... that is not true anymore.

Just wanted to address the ads you might be seeing.

Yeah—I added Google Ads to the site. It’s not something I ever planned to do. When we brought GBOReloaded back, I said there wouldn’t be ads, and I meant it. But times are tight, and I’ve been covering the cost of the site out of pocket since 2019. It runs about $65 a month, and while we’ve had a few donations and monthly supporters (thank you), it hasn’t been enough to keep it fully self-sustaining.

So no, this isn’t about making money. It’s about helping the site pay for itself so we can keep it going for the long haul. First day of ads brought in $3—not life-changing, but it’s a start.

If you don’t want to see them, use Brave or a browser with an ad blocker—I do, and I don’t see a single one. Logged-in users will see minimal ads. Most of the ad revenue will come from non-logged-in traffic, and that’s fine by me.

Nothing else is changing. The site is still here for the same reason it always was—because it matters to me, and it matters to a lot of you.

Appreciate the support over the years.

Matt

[Lloyd Smale]

ya im getting them on the top of the page now too. no big deal. every site has them and if you cant get enough donations from the members here THAT USE THIS SITE do whats needed to keep it alive

[JoeG52]

Will it decrease revenue if I use an ad blocker?

[Matt]

Will it decrease revenue if I use an ad blocker?

Yes, it will decrease revenue slightly if you use an ad blocker—but there’s no hard feelings at all.

The ads are really aimed at visitors who land here from search engines—people who aren’t members, haven’t contributed, and may never come back. Logged-in members are encouraged to use something like Brave or at least an ad blocker if it makes your experience better. I do the same myself.

This site has always been about community first, and that hasn’t changed.

Thanks for asking.
Matt