New advertising box really sucks!

Is it just me or is everyone else seeing this pop-up advertising box take over the bottom of my screen when on the forum site? Damn thing is really annoying, kind of like the 2 boxes on Machinery Trader. I don't even bother getting on MT any more because of it. I refuse to read the damn ads and I won't be the monkey that has to keep punching the down button every time I load a page. My time here might be limited.

I don't get the ads and popups. I use the Adblock plus extension. It kills all the ads on websites. It works great I've used it for at least 7 years now. On some websites they make you disable your ad blocker to see the site.

oarwhat said: I don't get the ads and popups. I use the Adblock plus extension. It kills all the ads on websites. It works great I've used it for at least 7 years now. On some websites they make you disable your ad blocker to see the site. Click to expand... Same here. No ads. It also blocks all banners and any other little distractions that are not from the website you're visiting.

treemuncher said: kind of like the 2 boxes on Machinery Trader. I don't even bother getting on MT any more because of it. I refuse to read the damn ads and I won't be the monkey that has to keep punching the down button every time I load a page. My time here might be limited. Click to expand... Depends on what you use for a browser. I never see what you do. I use Firefox. It is very much like Google Chrome and can use the same extensions that Chrome does to block those pop-ups. Bear in mind there is a huge difference between a browser and a search engine. Firefox does not track your internet browsing like Google does. IMHO

It’s pissing me off, especially as it delays so bad when you try and push it down. Reminds me of my first wife while trying to drown her. lol

No ads using firefox

Using Safari and it sneaks up from the bottom of the screen.

Its horrible. There is one automotive site that I can barely use now since they added the ad's it can take 3 or more minutes for a page to load and yeah some times longer or not at all. If your doing ad's have them NON ACTIVE, THAT MEANS JUST STATIONARY ON THE SIDE, AND JUST LOADING AT ONE TIME IN THE SESSION at the very beginning of sign on, and NOT AT EVERY THREAD.

AllDodge said: No ads using firefox Click to expand... I have fire fox or fire sh__ as I call it and its gets lots of ad's. I have this one ad in question here. Ad's do no good for some of us, I would never purchase a thing from some one irritating me like this and I just bet many others feel the same. Yeah this ad stuff hit a nerve.

AllDodge said: No ads using firefox Click to expand... They appear for me using Firefox.

Nige said: They appear for me using Firefox. Click to expand... Wonder what the difference is, I hardly ever see adds Last year I started using a VPN but prior I still didn't see adds

Brave browser for mobile. iOS here and no ads. I use safari for some things but all my forum browsing is through Brave.

Firefox ad killer, top right, the 3 lines, click that. Go down to extensions and themes, find uBlock Origin. If you don't see it there's a little searchbox at the top of the page. Put uBlock Origin in there and it'll show up. Install that and zero ads. Even those ugly toenail fungus ads, no more. Joe H

noScript helps too.

Thank you joe H,nothing like toenail fungus pics with morning coffee

John C. said: Using Safari and it sneaks up from the bottom of the screen. Click to expand... Mine too.

Using Chrome. They started appearing a copule of days ago, but as of today they've gone

Interesting, I was browsing around HEF (I use Safari), getting annoyed with the pops ups, and they suddenly went away.

mg2361 said: Interesting, I was browsing around HEF (I use Safari), getting annoyed with the pops ups, and they suddenly went away. Click to expand... I use Chrome and they disappeared for me this morning, too. I hope the HEF owner(s) took them down based on our feedback. And on that note, I do appreciate the HEF owner(s) and mods providing this great source of info us. I understand that the ads like those annoying popups provide the revenue to pay the bills of doing this and I'm sure most of the mods are simply donating their time to keep us, the mangy herd of equipment users, to mind their manners. Their efforts are appreciated.

Brave browser here too. No ads here, youtube or anywhere else.