# I'm seeing ads again at the top of the page **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 1, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989 "2020-08-01T15:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/1 "2020-08-01T15:10:53Z")
Title says it all. Big banner between the Category Selector | New | Latest | Top and the first thread. I’m a charter member; those ads shouldn’t be there. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/2 "2020-08-01T17:06:09Z")
“Again”? Did they ever go away? I’ve been seeing them ever since the move to Discourse. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/3 "2020-08-01T17:40:47Z")
They did. I don’t recall seeing anything at the top of the page for a while, but this morning it was there with actual text from an advertiser, although luckily no pictures or videos. Now it just says Advertisement at the top of a big gap. ETA: and the gap with the word Advertisement is also at the top of threads, not just at the top of the forum. There’s another at the bottom of the thread, too. ETAAE: Damn, the advertising text is back, too. (ETAAE = edited to add another edit) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/4 "2020-08-02T03:12:44Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > “Again”? Did they ever go away? I’ve been seeing them ever since the move to Discourse. I haven’t seen one yet. Should I feel deprived? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/5 "2020-08-02T04:04:52Z")
Naw, it’s gone again. Must have been some weirdness in the ether. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/6 "2020-08-02T10:07:33Z")
I just get empty boxes that say ADVERTISEMENT at the top and bottom of the page on my iPad. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/7 "2020-08-02T14:23:31Z")
I suppose I should mention, I’m on an Android phone using Chrome. I still see the banner ads at the top of the main SDMB page and each forum page. Nothing in individual threads though. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/8 "2020-08-02T16:31:24Z")
Windows 10 PC, Chrome browser, three adblockers (AdBlock Plus, Disconnect, and Privacy Badger). [This is what was on my page](https://photos.app.goo.gl/U1DL3kyPi8Me9Xwx9) when I posted yesterday. It isn’t there anymore. (And here’s hoping this works, I’ve never used Google Photos.) ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/9 "2020-08-02T22:50:59Z")
I’m logged in and am getting banner ads on the top of the menu page. I thought the entire point of being a paying member (and I have been since the option first became available) is that we would never see an ad again on this site? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/10 "2020-08-02T23:47:22Z")
New site, and they’re still working out the bugs. I was more letting TPTB know it had happened than anything else. The loss of @TubaDiva has put a real spanner in the works, although that is very far down the list of reasons we miss her. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/11 "2020-08-16T20:36:03Z")
Myself, I think we should get comped a few months’ membership after this is fixed to make up for having to see the ads. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/12 "2020-08-16T20:47:02Z")
Eh. There are always going to be glitches when you move to a new system. The SDMB is important enough to me that I’m not going to begrudge them a day or two of ads showing up. And it really was just a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/13 "2020-08-16T22:57:06Z")
What are you talking about? I’m still getting ads, today included. Right now, in this very thread. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/14 "2020-08-16T23:15:30Z")
This thread is the first one today that _didn’t_ have an ad for me. I’ve been reporting them for a few days now. “This ad is inappropriate.” I have no idea if it does any good. But I’m even getting Trump ads FFS. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/15 "2020-08-17T00:59:48Z")
Huh. I haven’t seen them since the day I reported them. Not even the big blank spaces. That does suck. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/16 "2020-08-26T03:53:14Z")
Still seeing ads, and I think I am owed, so far, a two-month extension on my membership. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/17 "2020-08-31T17:59:26Z")
I’m only seeing ads on the main page; right now it’s for this clickbait crap. > **[California Drivers With No DUIs Pay Less In February](https://articles.comparisons.org/state-drivers-with-no-duis-are-getting-a-pay-day-on-month-v5.php?aff=1561&sub=MFRB_Auto_Native&pub=boards.straightdope.com&aux=&xcode=cc531e52-980e-4702-8656-8c7918757a71&ver=STATE%20Drivers%20-%20DMV%20%28new%20rate%20image%29%20%28no%20rule%29&aff_unique1=)** > > Drivers : This is the 1 simple truth your car insurance company doesn't want you to know. If you are currently insured, drive less than 50 miles/day and live in a qualified zip code you can get an extremely high discount. Additionally, if you have no... ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/18 "2020-09-08T20:51:21Z")
Just saw this ad at the bottom of the [“pissed off by Trump” thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8482): [![](https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/11939360493213311858?sqp=4sqPyQQrQikqJwhfEAEdAAC0QiABKAEwCTgDQPCTCUgAUAFYAWBfcAJ4AcUBLbKdPg&rs=AOga4qnQ26BJx1EtLHhiJi51osuCn-sykw) ](https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/11939360493213311858?sqp=4sqPyQQrQikqJwhfEAEdAAC0QiABKAEwCTgDQPCTCUgAUAFYAWBfcAJ4AcUBLbKdPg&rs=AOga4qnQ26BJx1EtLHhiJi51osuCn-sykw) Now it’s this: [![](https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/14835242202027773596?sqp=4sqPyQQrQikqJwhfEAEdAAC0QiABKAEwCTgDQPCTCUgAUAFYAWBfcAJ4AcUBLbKdPg&rs=AOga4qnON3VyD-X6WwXDJXKgaekZMbNMRQ) ](https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/14835242202027773596?sqp=4sqPyQQrQikqJwhfEAEdAAC0QiABKAEwCTgDQPCTCUgAUAFYAWBfcAJ4AcUBLbKdPg&rs=AOga4qnON3VyD-X6WwXDJXKgaekZMbNMRQ) Whoopee. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/19 "2020-09-08T20:57:38Z")
And now they’re at the bottom of the “clusterfuck” thread. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989/20 "2020-09-08T21:06:35Z")
I paid for a subscription, so I don’t see ads. 🤨 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989.md?page=2)