# Let's pit the google ads... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137 "2005-09-23T22:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/21 "2005-09-23T22:45:03Z")
> [@black455](#): > > I’m just pissed that I got rejected by google when I attempted to get ads on _my_ forum because there was too much profanity. > > How the fuck did the Pit pass the test? Fuckity fuckenstein fuckmeister fucking fuck! I think the ads for mass mailing lists are in poor taste but with any luck that will improve. I don’t really care about the ads as long as they stay on the bottom of the page an unobtrustive (matching the board’s color scheme does that nicely). ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/22 "2005-09-23T22:46:24Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > the 3 whorehouses advertising in the banner below If only … 🙂 The new email address idea seems a good one. My email address in my profile is exclusively used on SD so I’ll also look out for spam on it. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/23 "2005-09-23T22:48:28Z")
So a paid subscription is to cover the cost of the board. And we now have ads on every page to pay for the board. I wonder if the dues will ever be dropped. Excuse me while I laugh myself into a stroke. Fuck this is dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/24 "2005-09-23T22:51:16Z")
I would like someone to please tell me where my money is going. Just let me know, and that’ll be cool. Is someone trying to make this into a full-time gig, so we gotta pay their salary? What? I know we’re paying a good rate compared with other MBs, and I’m thankful for that. But other MBs are seeing something for the money they pay. What in god’s name has been done with my money? ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/25 "2005-09-23T22:52:34Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I thought they already told us that ads didn’t work? (I have Firefox, and they’re still showing up.) Get Adblock, right click on the ad, and select ‘adblock iframe.’ You’ll have to do this more than once. The boards are currently VERY slow for me. Coincidence? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/26 "2005-09-23T22:53:03Z")
> [@Guinastasia in the ATMB Thread](#): > > I remember when we had the temp boards, the admins got really pissed if someone had pop-up blockers. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s ass if the admins get pissed or not. For one thing, they’re not going to start telling me what I can or can’t block. And for another, they can’t tell anyway. So, fuck you, Chicago Reader. Adblock rules, and you’re not getting a single fucking click from me. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/27 "2005-09-23T22:55:06Z")
> [@Aguecheek](#): > > I would like someone to please tell me where my money is going. Hey, good luck getting a straight answer for that. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/28 "2005-09-23T22:55:49Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > . . . Especially since the maybe one accidental ad click they’ll get per subscriber per year could be made up for with a 3-cent increase in price. . . I have no idea if this is an accurate estimate, but it’s always annoyed me that the subscription price is $14.95 (or $7.95, or whatever.95). I’d gladly pay the extra five cents because the .95 thing is insulting to a group of people who are bound together by a desire to fight ignorance. So far the Google ads I’ve seen have almost all been for mailing lists. What the fuck is the point of this? Totally wrong audience. The PTB here need to inform Google that we’re a bunch of highly intelligent people who are interested in issues and culture and mortally opposed to spam and scams. If we’re going to be subjected to the ads, at least make them something that there’s a chance in hell we might click on. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/29 "2005-09-23T22:56:27Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I thought they already told us that ads didn’t work? (I have Firefox, and they’re still showing up.) Download the Adblock extension, **Guin** , and then you can block the ads. ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/30 "2005-09-23T23:00:10Z")
Ok the ad that says “Monetize your website sign ons and log ins” makes me want to stab someone. MONETIZE? ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/31 "2005-09-23T23:01:42Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > Download the Adblock extension, **Guin** , and then you can block the ads. I’ve started a [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336515) in ATMB with a link to AdBlock. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/32 "2005-09-23T23:03:06Z")
I’m so glad that I paid $7 to have ads shoved at me. Thanks a lot. God bless the Adblock guys. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/33 "2005-09-23T23:04:19Z")
> [@kimera](#): > > Get Adblock, right click on the ad, and select ‘adblock iframe.’ You’ll have to do this more than once. You won’t have to do this more than once if you delete beyond ‘[pageads2.syndication.google.com/](http://pageads2.syndication.google.com/)’ or whatever it is. Adblock: [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=10](https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=10). ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/34 "2005-09-23T23:06:34Z")
> [@kimera](#): > > You won’t have to do this more than once if you delete beyond ‘[pageads2.syndication.google.com/](http://pageads2.syndication.google.com/)’ or whatever it is. Adblock: [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=10](https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=10). Thanks, **kimera**. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/35 "2005-09-23T23:10:09Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Thanks, **kimera**. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. No problem! Catsix posted even better instructions [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6615103&postcount=15) ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/36 "2005-09-23T23:13:14Z")
I think they should add some midis and animated GIF’s. Then the transformation to the look-and-feel of a Geocities site would be complete. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/37 "2005-09-23T23:17:16Z")
Thanks for the tip. I’ll take a look at it. I think the only time I ever click on ads would be the ones at SAAN, like for [Silver Jewelry Club.](http://silverjewelryclub.com/) Here? Not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/38 "2005-09-23T23:26:44Z")
It seems to me that the “AdSense” thingummy is only looking at the cell that the ads appear in, instead of the entire page. Personally, a line of context-sensitive text ads doesn’t bother me, if it’s going to help the SDMB remain a paying proposition – and I’m a guy who hates obtrusive advertising with, uh, the fire of ten thousand suns. I’d rather they were at the top of the page, though, between the Straight Dope banner and the thread title. Once the content-sensing thingummy is working, it might actually be kind of a good thing. The first thing I did was load up the “pan-fried semen” thread, to see what AdSense made of _that_. Clearly, it ain’t looking. More practically, I don’t mind if Cafe threads, for example, have links to relevant products somewhere unobtrusive on the page. If it worked, and the current _Hitchhiker’s_ thread had unobtrusive links to the BBC Shop’s CDs of the radio series, Disney’s DVD, and Towels R Us — that would be fine. People are directed to things they might be interested in, the Reader has a way of making a few extra pennies from lurkers and guests (and members,) and everything’s tickity-boo. I wonder what kind of ads we’ll see in some of the oddball threads, or GD, for that matter. Probably some pretty schizo guesses. Of course, folks who have zero tolerance for advertising can skip 'em, and since they weren’t going to be the source of click-throughs anyway, nobody loses. I have my browser set up to block all pop-ups and content from banner servers. If the text ads ever start to chap my ass, I know I can avoid 'em. (You don’t even need a browser extension – Windows users can just edit the “hosts” file to resolve \*.syndication.google.com to the localhost, I think. No biggee.) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/39 "2005-09-23T23:28:39Z")
Having ads on the message board part of this site is _ **FUCKING STUPID!!!** _ Hey, Admins! Turn them OFF !!! And a big FUCK YOU for subjecting us to this SHIT. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/40 "2005-09-23T23:29:55Z")
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