# SDMB and their ADs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079 "2017-11-19T17:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/1 "2017-11-19T17:32:43Z")
Jesus Christ the popups in mobile are ridiculous - [Facebook-Walmart.com](http://Facebook-Walmart.com) with no option other than to go to a shady ass website to “claim your prize” I see this on no other website that I visit and is making this one damn near unusable. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/2 "2017-11-19T17:39:03Z")
But did you claim your prize? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/3 "2017-11-19T18:45:04Z")
[There’s an ATMB thread about problems with ads.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=839488) If you have any technical details to add that will help us resolve this quicker, we’d appreciate it. If you prefe to complain about the ads here, that’s fair. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/4 "2017-11-19T19:53:39Z")
Since this is the Pit, I hope it isn’t threadshitting to say, just use a damn adblocker, already. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/5 "2017-11-19T21:35:31Z")
And, to keep it Pit-worthy, go carve a hole in a ghost pepper and stick your dick in it, (ummm…picking a name purely at random) **Miller**. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/6 "2017-11-19T21:39:48Z")
No option? How about becoming a member for a tiny amount of cash? I have an ad blocker AND a membership and I see no ads. None. Why do we have to keep having these conversations? ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/7 "2017-11-19T21:58:40Z")
I don’t enjoy this board enough to justify spending money and that’s why I wasn’t using an ad blocker to view as a way of paying back something. But this is worse than a 1995 WAREZ site so ill begin doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/8 "2017-11-19T22:09:26Z")
> [@dgrdfd](#): > > I don’t enjoy this board enough to justify spending money and that’s why I wasn’t using an ad blocker to view as a way of paying back something. Whut whut whut whut? You weren’t using an ad blocker to view this board? Normal people use browsers. How do you use an ad blocker to view a website? And how does NOT using an adblocker pay someone or something back? Do you owe somebody money because you use an adblocker? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/9 "2017-11-19T22:46:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Whut whut whut whut? > > You weren’t using an ad blocker to view this board? Normal people use browsers. How do you use an ad blocker to view a website? And how does NOT using an adblocker pay someone or something back? Do you owe somebody money because you use an adblocker? A browser with a built-in adblocker. That’s how I view the Dope, and I see no ads at all. If there is a site that wants me to turn off my adblocker, I can turn it off for that site. There are several browsers available for both Android and iOS. Also, since sites claim that ads help to pay their expenses, blocking them deprives them of revenue. People often turn off their adblockers in the belief they are helping to support the website. Some sites, not naming any in particular, have been known to serve up malware in their ads, though. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/10 "2017-11-20T00:26:42Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Since this is the Pit, I hope it isn’t threadshitting to say, just use a damn adblocker, already. I’ve said this before in similar threads: Yes, IMHO it is threadshitting, and should be moderated as such. It’s like telling someone he should wear a hard hat all the time if he complains about someone dropping objects from high windows. Ad blockers can wreak havok on some web pages. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/11 "2017-11-20T00:30:39Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > … Some sites, not naming any in particular, have been known to serve up malware in their ads, though. Was not the Straight Dope Message Board one such site? Oh yes you said not to mention it. But I do seem to recall it happening. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/12 "2017-11-20T02:58:35Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I’ve said this before in similar threads: Yes, IMHO it is threadshitting, and should be moderated as such. It’s like telling someone he should wear a hard hat all the time if he complains about someone dropping objects from high windows. And sometimes idiots like me need to be told a zillion times before they do the obvious thing to fix their problem. Thanks for the non-threadshit, **cochrane**! Adblocker finally installed on my iPad. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/13 "2017-11-20T03:15:27Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I’ve said this before in similar threads: Yes, IMHO it is threadshitting, and should be moderated as such. It’s like telling someone he should wear a hard hat all the time if he complains about someone dropping objects from high windows. > > Ad blockers can wreak havok on some web pages. Well, that is your opinion. And I don’t mention it in similar threads in ATMB. And adblockers wreak less havoc on the SDMB than the actual ads do. This site is unreadable without one. My adblocker stopped 33 instances of adware on this page alone. I can view a site without a content blocker if it asks me to do so. And since this is the Pit, I can also say go fuck a cactus. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/14 "2017-11-20T20:53:31Z")
Are there any adblockers for mobile devices, though? I can’t look at this site on my phone because it always gets hijacked. I haven’t found a mobile ad blocker that works. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/15 "2017-11-20T21:06:42Z")
If you join for less than the price of an extra-large pizza once a year, you won’t see ads on here no matter what device you use. Sorry to keep banging on this one but I don’t get why people who come here often for years don’t want to just join and solve the problem. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/16 "2017-11-20T21:27:24Z")
Because some of us refuse to cooperate with terrorists. “Just pay the membership or your device gets it!” is hardly a compelling argument. Especially after large numbers of us have, over the years, volunteered a considerable amount of expertise and time and money to substantially improve the site and have been snottily ignored. So, fuck it. This is what they wanted, this is what they got. Heckuva job, Zotti! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/17 "2017-11-20T21:32:08Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > If you join for less than the price of an extra-large pizza once a year, you won’t see ads on here no matter what device you use. Sorry to keep banging on this one but I don’t get why people who come here often for years don’t want to just join and solve the problem. Nope. No appeasement! No Neville Chamberlaining my credit card :mad: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/18 "2017-11-20T21:36:31Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > Are there any adblockers for mobile devices, though? I can’t look at this site on my phone because it always gets hijacked. I haven’t found a mobile ad blocker that works. Firefox with uBlock Origin on an Android device works just fine. I think someone said that works in iOS, too, in another, similar, less ranty thread. Occasionally, I accidentally navigate here with shields down and I’m really shocked how awful it is. The posters here are, by and large, pretty sophisticated, say compared to Yahoo! Answers or even Quora, but the ads are something out of a warez site or bad porn site. It’s really bizarre. I don’t think the NY Times are constantly accidentally sending out malware to their readers. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/19 "2017-11-20T21:42:54Z")
There are no popup ads if you use Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079/20 "2017-11-20T21:48:47Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > If you join for less than the price of an extra-large pizza once a year, you won’t see ads on here no matter what device you use. Sorry to keep banging on this one but I don’t get why people who come here often for years don’t want to just join and solve the problem. To concentrate on the final sentence, it may be nobler or more open-handed, or a far far better thing than you ever did — to pay at every site on the Internet — but it doesn’t _solve the problem_. The problem is not accidentally viewing ads which can mostly be avoided, but that the SDMB has such contempt for it’s readers it continually shows the vilest possible ads. . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-and-their-ads/802079.md?page=2)