Is somebody is making changes to this site?

[Doc]

Hey where did that pain-in-the-butt pop-up ad thing at the bottom of the page go? Somebody took it out. Is somebody doing some basic maintenance here?

[mowin]

Everything looks the same to me. 

[fasteddie]

??????????????????

[Doc]

Was it only my computer where the pop-up ads used to slide up from the bottom all the time whenever I changed pages? Oh now that is spooky.

[Nytracker]

I get one add pop up for each page opened. Mine all come down from the top.

[landtracdeerhunter]

I know sometimes when I hit submit reply, my post goes in thin air. Sometimes I recover it, sometimes not.

I also have to relog in, as it looses my screen name quite a bit.

[grampy]

I'm still getting pop up adds here. The only one who can make changes here is burmjohn. And he hasn't been around in quite some time unfortunately. Who knows why?

[Northcountryman]

Those pop ups are a pain in the a$#!!! 

[airedale]

The ads are what finance the board's operation, it cost money to have a message board hosted online. If the ads bother you too much just install AdGuard, it is free and your problem will be solved.

Personally I think putting up with a few ads is a small price to pay for some of the best NY Hunting content on the web.

Al

Edited February 8 by airedale

[Doc]

I guess I was lucky. This was an add-block of about 1-1/2" all the way across the bottom of the screen that had a collapse arrow. But it would come back again every time I switched pages. However, that was the only true pop-up advertising that I had to contend with. Maybe different operating systems or internet interface programs react differently with certain advertisements. I don't know, but it is gone now, so I don't have any pop-up ads at all. Yeah, there are the usual ads along the right-hand side of the page, but they don't bother anything.

I'm happy with everything now.

[Nytracker]

Must be operating system.  Im running an old Android phone . All my adds pop on the top dont think I have ever had an add on the side any site.

[First-light]

Doc you want spooky? If you have an Alexa in the house or just have a conversation on your phone about a product, vacation destination or such, ads will start popping up on Face Book about what you talked about. That is spooky! 

[Doc]

30 minutes ago, First-light said:

Doc you want spooky? If you have an Alexa in the house or just have a conversation on your phone about a product, vacation destination or such, ads will start popping up on Face Book about what you talked about. That is spooky! 

This stuff is getting completely out-of-control. Imagine what it will be like a decade from now.

[grampy]

1 hour ago, First-light said:

Doc you want spooky? If you have an Alexa in the house or just have a conversation on your phone about a product, vacation destination or such, ads will start popping up on Face Book about what you talked about. That is spooky! 

That is spooky for sure!!! What the heck!!

[GreeneHunter]

8 hours ago, First-light said:

Doc you want spooky? If you have an Alexa in the house or just have a conversation on your phone about a product, vacation destination or such, ads will start popping up on Face Book about what you talked about. That is spooky! 

That is the Exact Reason to never use your real name on Social Media !

[New York Hillbilly]

11 hours ago, First-light said:

Doc you want spooky? If you have an Alexa in the house or just have a conversation on your phone about a product, vacation destination or such, ads will start popping up on Face Book about what you talked about. That is spooky! 

Its not limited to Alexa and your cell phone. Our computers and televisions these days also have applications that need to be disabled or they do the same monitoring. They track and collect information on you to target advertising specific to you, and to sell to others. I have even heard the refrigerators and other appliances that have Bluetooth/Wifi/Smartphone connections have the same tracking capability. Spooky crap to be sure! Hello China!

[Nytracker]

Ok smart TV listens in and directs adds? I want to know who in my house has been talking about ED meds,menstruation products, PREP meds and don't get me started on the adds singing about peptobismal.

[Northcountryman]

On 2/9/2024 at 7:01 PM, New York Hillbilly said:

Its not limited to Alexa and your cell phone. Our computers and televisions these days also have applications that need to be disabled or they do the same monitoring. They track and collect information on you to target advertising specific to you, and to sell to others. I have even heard the refrigerators and other appliances that have Bluetooth/Wifi/Smartphone connections have the same tracking capability. Spooky crap to be sure! Hello China!

Girlfriend just got laid off week before and started going on to job boards and such; within a day or 2, she starts getting these unsolicited spam emails, ads and calls, not only for potential work (which is fine), but info on food stamps and social programs- wtf?

[landtracdeerhunter]

On 2/9/2024 at 7:58 AM, Doc said:

This stuff is getting completely out-of-control. Imagine what it will be like a decade from now.

The whole thing will implode. I not throwing away my filing cabinets. Will need the back up.

[GreeneHunter]

On 2/21/2024 at 9:12 AM, landtracdeerhunter said:

The whole thing will implode. I not throwing away my filing cabinets. Will need the back up.

That is the Exact reason I keep my landline ! Just after 9/11 in Manhattan Cell Service was completely down and the only phones that worked correctly were the Pay Phones because they are all Landlines . Of course most Phone Companies are looking to give up and no longer service their Copper Lines ... it's coming ! (is the Sky Falling ? LOL )

[Doc]

3 hours ago, GreeneHunter said:

That is the Exact reason I keep my landline ! Just after 9/11 in Manhattan Cell Service was completely down and the only phones that worked correctly were the Pay Phones because they are all Landlines . Of course most Phone Companies are looking to give up and no longer service their Copper Lines ... it's coming ! (is the Sky Falling ? LOL )

Ha-ha-ha-ha.......we still have a functioning dial phone. It was a riot watching my nephew trying to figure out how to use it. It is kept mostly as novelty now, but it still works.

[fasteddie]

I still have a landline . No phone connected . I have to for strictly sending / receiving faxs . I still get people ( spammers ) trying to call the phone .

[GreeneHunter]

48 minutes ago, fasteddie said:

I still have a landline . No phone connected . I have to for strictly sending / receiving faxs . I still get people ( spammers ) trying to call the phone .

 

[DirtTime]

Thought no new members could join of the owner didn't approve them? Someone let a new guy in today, but the owner hasn't been around in three years. So looks like another staff member can approve membership even though they say they can't. Or maybe it's one of those infamous unlimited pop emails that come with hosting magically came to life....Hmmmm

 

 

 

[Four Seasons]

9 hours ago, DirtTime said:

Thought no new members could join of the owner didn't approve them? Someone let a new guy in today, but the owner hasn't been around in three years. So looks like another staff member can approve membership even though they say they can't. Or maybe it's one of those infamous unlimited pop emails that come with hosting magically came to life....Hmmmm

 

 

 

Some things will just never be known.