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[TomBascom]

I was under the impression that paying to be a "sponsor" resulted in no ads. Has that changed?

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

I haven't seen a change. Though I don't know whether that's because of my account or my various browser ad-blockers.

 

[tamhas]

Never have seen ads, but then I use AdBlock Plus.

 

[TomBascom]

My experience with ad blockers has been unpleasant. And ads usually don't bother me much. But they are rather heavy handed and intrusive on this site. So I paid for a sponsorship - suggesting that they heavy handed and intrusive gambit works I suppose . But I am seeing ads anyway. So I am suspicious that something has change or been broken.

 

[Marco Mendoza]

My experience with ad blockers has been unpleasant. And ads usually don't bother me much. But they are rather heavy handed and intrusive on this site. So I paid for a sponsorship - suggesting that they heavy handed and intrusive gambit works I suppose . But I am seeing ads anyway. So I am suspicious that something has change or been broken.

I see the sponsor word in Rob and tamhas name, but I don't see it on yours Tom. I see just the word "Curmudgeon". Maybe your sponsorship status ended.

 

[TomBascom]

My bank says that I paid. I sense a failure of backend IT systems at PT World HQ

 

[Cringer]

One of the "benefits" of being a sponsor is that you can pick your title, I believe.

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

One of the "benefits" of being a sponsor is that you can pick your title, I believe.

You mean all this time I could have been "1 monkey at 1 typewriter"?? Missed opportunity.

 

[TomBascom]

So I am apparently in a no-mans lands where I am half-sponsor half-peanut gallery?

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

Just FYI, I just logged in from a new laptop (therefore virgin browser with no ad-blocker yet) and I see lots of ads. So Tom, it's not just you.

 

[Cringer]

Rob's trying to show off that he's got a new laptop without actually saying as much...

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

Rob's trying to show off that he's got a new laptop without actually saying as much...

It's a hand-me-down Dell laptop to replace my ancient Win7 desktop... not a lot of geek cred there.

And I don't have local admin anymore so a lot of tasks feel like doing surgery while wearing oven mitts.

 

[TomBascom]

Ugh

 

[Cringer]

Indeed - Ugh!

 

[RealHeavyDude]

Welcome to the club - regarding local admin rights on a Windoze system ...

 

[Chris Kelleher]

I was under the impression that paying to be a "sponsor" resulted in no ads. Has that changed?

Yes, that should be the case. Let me check this out, something with how the ads are displayed may have changed which requires a change in the configuration.

 

[TomBascom]

The "sponsor" tag seems to have disappeared - that could also be the root of the problem...

 

[tamhas]

It is there for Rob and I.

 

[TomBascom]

I know. I'm suspicious that whatever process is used to renew the subscription and make that link is broken. FWIW my records show that I paid on January 24th.

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Yes, took care of the subscriptions issue for a couple of people, and the ads should now be hidden.