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08-01-2014, 11:09 PM
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Ads on the forum? Seriously?
I am getting third-party ad feeds laced between posts and in some cases, embedded into posts when I look at threads.
Is this a new 'feature' or some bizarre glitch?
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08-01-2014, 11:15 PM
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I have not seen them but I do use Adblock. I had forgotten how well it works until I logged onto Facebook on my wife's ipad, which does not have it. There were ads everywhere. I do not see that on my desktop using Adblock.
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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale** 84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds 00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold) 15 Subaru Outback 43K 11 Subaru Outback 67K 98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now. 30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60 
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08-01-2014, 11:49 PM
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I turned off Ad Block Plus to see what you were asking about, and sheesh, they are pretty tacky. I just checked one thread, but there were "fake" posts which were just ads and then the ads you mentioned imbedded into other people's posts. For all I know though, it may have been this way for ages.
I am not a huge fan of the revised layout of the initial landing page, and the ads definitely are not enhancing the forum experience. But I guess we are at the whim of the site owner. I guess I would just recommend using some sort of ad blocking software (like ABP in firefox). It was easy to set up and seems to do its job remarkably well.
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08-01-2014, 11:54 PM
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I figured they were some kind of worm or something and just didn't click on any of them.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.  [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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08-02-2014, 12:05 AM
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Glad I use mozilla and Avast! . No ads.
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents)  *SOLD.SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD
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#7
08-02-2014, 06:38 AM
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I only have the banner Ad's which are above and below the thread. I know that BW does have some in the posts there sometimes.
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#8
08-02-2014, 08:22 AM
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I am hoping Tom is right and it's some sort of worm. I have a vague recollection that this occurred before, years ago, right after the Pelican transfer of the forum to their servers.
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Mac 2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d “Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
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#9
08-02-2014, 08:27 AM
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If you are seeing ads laced in between the posts, your browser is likely hacked, with spyware.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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08-02-2014, 09:27 AM
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Lamp Defective Message. I want to scream and scream and scream and then scream again
Post 17 in the above thread has a sniffer, I wonder if that is the gateway for the issue. ( I am not getting the extra ads.) Even if it isn't, sniffers like that should be banned as they serve no purpose and are mildly antagonistic. ( " I'm watching you and you can't do anything about it." )
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08-02-2014, 09:47 AM
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No ads here using Firefox on a MAC. No idea if either of those kill the ads. I'm pretty much a computer dunce so I don't think I have an ad blocker but I might.......
Dan
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08-02-2014, 10:13 AM
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08-02-2014, 10:17 AM
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08-02-2014, 10:57 AM
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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08-02-2014, 10:59 AM
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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