# when did we start getting porn ads? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 25, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718 "2013-04-25T23:02:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/1 "2013-04-25T23:02:16Z")
On one of the pages when I clicked New Posts and was rerouted to the page that says you need to wait so many srconds. At the bottom of the page was an ad that said. “Join to meet bored housewives” and pictured a buxom brunette with a low cut shirt on. My only complaint is that this is not something I want advertised on the Dope. Maybe this is a regular occurance I just now noticed. Anytone else noticing this? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/2 "2013-04-25T23:09:03Z")
Maybe it’s an ad for a book club? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/3 "2013-04-25T23:12:14Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Maybe it’s an ad for a book club? :dubious: Even I am not that gullible:p ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/4 "2013-04-25T23:24:31Z")
I’ve never seen such an ad, even when ads come up for me (when I’m logged out). And it came up on the “You must wait x seconds between searches, try again in y seconds” page? ETA: I mean, it **only** came up on that page? ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/5 "2013-04-25T23:28:33Z")
> [@chorpler](#): > > I’ve never seen such an ad, even when ads come up for me (when I’m logged out). And it came up on the “You must wait x seconds between searches, try again in y seconds” page? > > ETA: I mean, it **only** came up on that page? So far that is the only time I noticed it ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/6 "2013-04-26T00:33:28Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > On one of the pages when I clicked New Posts and was rerouted to the page that says you need to wait so many srconds. At the bottom of the page was an ad that said. “Join to meet bored housewives” and pictured a buxom brunette with a low cut shirt on. My only complaint is that this is not something I want advertised on the Dope. Maybe this is a regular occurance I just now noticed. Anytone else noticing this? I think I know the ad you are talking about. While it is tasteless and maybe even salacious, it is not porn. It’s also all over the place, including Facebook. Sites like “Ashley Madison” run such ads. We have zero control over the ads that are run on this site, with one exception: No one wants ads that have malware in them. We occasionally get one – it’s a continual problem in the industry and we’re always on the lookout for such bad actors. Management will always do their utmost to track down those rogue ads and remove them. Otherwise what you see is what there is. Without ad sales we wouldn’t be in business and then what would we do? If you were a subscribing member to the Straight Dope you would see no ads on the message board at all. You would also have the satisfaction of knowing that you had directly done something to keep this place in business, which we very much appreciate. It’s $14.95 a year well spent. Please consider it. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/7 "2013-04-26T00:40:14Z")
ahhh, it’s a cheaters site. As long as it doesn’t route to nekkid hardcore I have no objection. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/8 "2013-04-26T01:41:53Z")
I demand to know why I’m not getting the porn ads! I’m a paid member – please, no comments – and so if anyone gets them, it should be me. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/9 "2013-04-26T01:44:26Z")
I think I may have gotten it because the ad bots have pegged me a “Bored Housewife” LOL ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/10 "2013-04-26T02:44:01Z")
I saw an ad for “women who can’t say no” whilst reading through one of the recent threads on misogyny. I was briefly tempted to mention it, but it didn’t seem appropriate at the time. Haven’t seen that one since, but I have seen other “dating” site ads. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/11 "2013-04-27T07:02:51Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > We have zero control over the ads that are run on this site… Wow. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/12 "2013-04-27T08:15:16Z")
I would like to lodge a complaint that even though I use Adblock plus and never see an ad anywhere, ever, on the internet… let’s get rid of the misogynist ads and replace them with sexy house-husband ads instead! ---
**Author:** ![David\_H\_Singanas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@David\_H\_Singanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_H_Singanas)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/13 "2013-04-27T11:10:56Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I would like to lodge a complaint that even though I use Adblock plus and never see an ad anywhere, ever, on the internet… let’s get rid of the misogynist ads and replace them with sexy house-husband ads instead! If a woman writes about the opposite sex, it is called “erotica.” If a man writes about the opposite sex, it is called either “misogyny” or “porn.” I don’t receive any of these items because I don’t open any suspicious links. I am fine with SDMB adverts because I am NEVER going to pay money online to anyone. I am one of the 150,000 folks who have been burned by Pay-Pal. If SDMB wants a membership fee, they can send me a USPS box number or a legit street address. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/14 "2013-04-27T11:26:54Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > I think I may have gotten it because the ad bots have pegged me a “Bored Housewife” LOL Have you been satisfied with the companies services so far? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/15 "2013-04-27T17:36:17Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I demand to know why I’m not getting the porn ads! I’m a paid member – please, no comments – and so if anyone gets them, it should be me. :mad: If you want the “special membership option with porn ads”, you have to pay _twice_ as much as that! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/16 "2013-04-27T18:12:32Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > Wow. Most sites don’t. I’ve seen ads for Newsmax and WND on progressive/liberal blogs. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/17 "2013-04-27T23:53:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Have you been satisfied with the companies services so far? Need to keep sampling the stock first before I can make that decision ---
**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:** [April 28, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/18 "2013-04-28T01:30:44Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > If you want the “special membership option with porn ads”, you have to pay _twice_ as much as that! There’s always a catch. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/19 "2013-04-28T02:41:15Z")
> [@Orr\_G](#): > > I saw an ad for “women who can’t say no” whilst reading through one of the recent threads on misogyny. I was briefly tempted to mention it, but it didn’t seem appropriate at the time. > > Haven’t seen that one since, but I have seen other “dating” site ads. It’s hilarious how they misinterpret keywords. Participating in an atheist thread gets you Christian dating site ads for days, I’ve noticed, but the dating threads steer me toward male potency drugs rather than dating sites. The adbots do better with cookies… ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-getting-porn-ads/656718/20 "2013-04-28T02:48:21Z")
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