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Raff 
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Ads (banner or otherwise) are really a nuisance on the phone, but I don't see any on my computer because I use uBlock (which unfortunately has no mobile version).
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wiz_d_kidd
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Posted: December 20 2019 at 07:10 |
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I usually run Ghostery on Firefox on my PC, and one day I had to disable it for another site. I forgot that I had disabled it, and when I went to PA, I was astonished at the bombardment of advertisements! I never use my phone for engaging in forums because it's just too small and hard to mouse around, so I never realized the extreme volume of ads here. Ghostery back on!
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chopper
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Posted: December 21 2019 at 04:32 |
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AdBlocker just blocked 10 ads on this page alone, it does seem a bit excessive.
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Gentle and Giant
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Posted: December 21 2019 at 11:57 |
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I haven't seen any ads on this site. I do have Ublock running in Chrome, but it's switched off on this site. So I wonder why I'm not seeing anything (a Win10 laptiop btw)?
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Catcher10
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Posted: December 21 2019 at 18:15 |
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Is there any reason why over the past month or so it has gotten so bad? The screen shot that Ian posted is exactly what I see daily now
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Man With Hat
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Posted: December 30 2019 at 13:05 |
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Ads are now appearing stuck in the middle of reviews on the front page. (Perhaps this has been happening for awhile now, I generally don't scope out the reviews on the front page.)
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Jaketejas
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Posted: July 16 2020 at 23:13 |
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The “Chicken Bathed in Chlorine” ad is the worst.
It almost sounds like a King Crimson album title. |
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chopper
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Posted: July 17 2020 at 03:46 |
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Not seen that ad but I have to agree.
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someone_else
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Posted: July 22 2020 at 15:58 |
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I noticed a new level advance of intrusiveness a few times. I found the ads on the forum pages slightly disturbing, but not more than that. However, this is the worst thing that happened to PA since the captcha's
 : In my humble opinion, popup ads that must be clicked away should be forbidden at the cost of severe penalties all over the internet, but who am I?
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 22 2020 at 16:55 |
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^ yes, this has been happening for me for awhile now too.
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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TCat
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Posted: August 20 2020 at 11:06 |
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 The new, nude women ads might be a bit too offensive for some. Though I am all for freedom of expression and everything, it was a bit shocking to see that blonde sunning her buns at the top of the PA site in full view for everyone to applaud (I'm assuming that's the noise I was hearing?).
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siLLy puPPy
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Posted: August 20 2020 at 11:30 |
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Ads are personalized according to your browsing history. I guess we know what you do in your spare time, Kitty Cat!
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rushfan4
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Posted: August 20 2020 at 11:31 |
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Mine is the first Virtual Intimacy game.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: August 20 2020 at 13:35 |
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Oh sure...these ads I don't get!
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: August 20 2020 at 13:48 |
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Finally succumbed to adblocker specifically because of this site
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Ian
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TCat
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Hmmm, someone else must be using my computer to visit dating sites then. I'm at that age when dates are a digestive aid and I haven't seen a naked prune yet! But I have seen ads for girl's sneakers!??!?! Browsing history be damned!
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