The spam on this site is getting ridiculous

Old 02-18-2013, 04:44 AM
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Default The spam on this site is getting ridiculous

So there are advertisements at the top of the page, advertisements at the bottom of the page, sponsored vendors on the right of the page and now the mobile version is covered in pop ups

Way to go new owners
Old 02-18-2013, 05:50 AM
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Yeah I wondered if it was just me, guess not. The mobile was crazy the other day I literally couldn't look at anything on ls1tech.
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When I use my phone I do not use that Talk tap crap. I just log on with the Ipad or phone I use the normal version
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Yea same here I use full site on mobile.
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Don't forget about random advertisements inside of people's posts, between posts, and at the bottom of the posts. Just for the record, I don't mind the sponsored vendors. They're actually useful and are relevant. When I see posts for random, non-car related bullshit, that's when it gets irritating.

For instance, right now I see advertisements for Proactiv, colleges, and some spanish advertisement. (I don't speak spanish.)
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oh mobile is bad. but i still use it
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I'm looking at one for MWCleaners and a "Rich Dad" financial seminar..in Spanish. que?

I love the survey that floats around. the ads
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There are sponsors and then there are ads. Two totally different things.
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Google Chrome Ad Block Plus is da shizz
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Originally Posted by ZouMechE
Google Chrome Ad Block Plus is da shizz
This, on the desktop version most browsers have a filter feature. Also a lot of the pop ups are either random or generated by user cookies.
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there are less ads if you stay logged in all the time. i see the sponsors to the right, a banner up top and at the bottom. no random pop ups, surveys, ad's between/under posts etc
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stripped mine of all ads, sponsor or not. it was predicted long ago before it was sold over to IB that all this **** would happen. fast forward a few years and guess what, it happened.


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