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SHRlKE
06/12/23 1:28:50 PM
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Started recently. Just had one for a Samsung phone taking over my browsers. Easy enough to close but took me by surprise.

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PeteyParker
06/12/23 1:30:08 PM
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No but I get ads for vibrators on the desktop version on my work laptop because I can't put an ad blocker on it.

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MarthGoomba
06/12/23 1:31:55 PM
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No, I use ublock like a normal person

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YourBestFrenemy
06/12/23 2:28:39 PM
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You know what's even worse than that? Ads.

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crazygamer21
06/12/23 2:30:19 PM
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Nope. I use Firefox mobile with ublock installed

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Srk700
06/12/23 2:30:51 PM
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Only a matter of time before they become so intrusive that it lags up loading the actual page and makes using the site on mobile borderline impossible without adblockers. Just like the Fandom-owned Wikipedias do.
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KogaSteelfang
06/12/23 2:32:21 PM
#10:


I've gotten 3 today. >_>

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ArchonKnight
06/12/23 2:32:26 PM
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This. I remember a couple times in the past SBAllen or some other admin suggested it would be super swell if users wouldn't use adblock on GameFAQs, as I guess it would be better for GameFAQs financially. I didn't remove it, but inconsidered it and understood his position. But now with Fandom owning the place and forcing active changes to the site, even as far as closing boards, I have no sympathy for it anymore. Especially with how obstructive Fandom ads get, I'm not dealing with that.

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ellis123
06/12/23 2:32:28 PM
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No, I use an ad blocker.

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AI_TechGam3FAQS
06/12/23 2:32:36 PM
#13:


The end is near

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loafy013
06/12/23 2:57:17 PM
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PeteyParker posted...
No but I get ads for vibrators on the desktop version on my work laptop because I can't put an ad blocker on it.
Board for politics? No, that's too divisive.
Sex toy ads? Why yes, that is fun for all ages.

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Paragon21XX
06/12/23 3:02:56 PM
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Join us.

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voldothegr8
06/12/23 3:04:28 PM
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You're right, wtf is with people not using them in our the year 2023?

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roos1046_Reborn
06/12/23 4:20:44 PM
#18:


Im finally getting the full page ads.

Some of them are pretty good.

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Jagr_68
06/12/23 4:22:28 PM
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No

Tell me more about these "ads"

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KookyCouture
06/12/23 4:27:37 PM
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ellis123 posted...
No, I use an ad blocker.


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Kimberly
06/12/23 4:28:30 PM
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I use adblock, but full page ads are disgusting. Especially on mobile.

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NoxObscuras
06/12/23 4:30:15 PM
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Nope. Although I did get Fullscreen ads like that when fandom first took over. I couldn't interact with anything on the page for like 15 seconds because I had to wait for the ad animation to finish...

Those ads are what pushed me to finally get an ad blocker on mobile.

I took a screenshot of it back in January. The cereal pieces slowly wrapped around the border of the screen and once it finished, the ad would move to the center of the screen.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/9/AAQgjdAAEj8D.jpg

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a-c-a-b
06/12/23 4:35:34 PM
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I've started getting full screen ads when I use Gfaqs on my phone, but not on my Chromebook.

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FF_Redux
06/13/23 4:20:48 AM
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yeh and its actual terrorism

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Questionmarktarius
06/13/23 4:23:07 AM
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FF_Redux posted...
yeh and its actual terrorism
Bullshit.
Al-Qaeda can't be utterly defeated by a browser extension.
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divot1338
06/13/23 5:42:14 AM
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I got this french maid ad for some reason.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/6/7/AAXm8_AAEj3L.jpg

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darkmaian23
06/13/23 5:43:06 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Nope. Although I did get Fullscreen ads like that when fandom first took over. I couldn't interact with anything on the page for like 15 seconds because I had to wait for the ad animation to finish...

Those ads are what pushed me to finally get an ad blocker on mobile.

I took a screenshot of it back in January. The cereal pieces slowly wrapped around the border of the screen and once it finished, the ad would move to the center of the screen.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/9/AAQgjdAAEj8D.jpg

Do you know what an ad like that would make want to do? Never buy that cereal, that's what.

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Skankhair
06/13/23 5:44:52 AM
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Ads? More like minuses.
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Mistere_Man
06/13/23 5:50:07 AM
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I keep getting one that the whole screen goes hazy except for a small square ad in the middle. Oh and on the main page the ad at the top scrolls over everything below after a few seconds making it hard to vote on the poll of the day.

Both are very annoying imo.

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SomeLikeItHoth
06/13/23 6:09:11 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/7/AATc28AAEkDN.jpg

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Mew
06/13/23 6:10:01 AM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Nope. Although I did get Fullscreen ads like that when fandom first took over. I couldn't interact with anything on the page for like 15 seconds because I had to wait for the ad animation to finish...

Those ads are what pushed me to finally get an ad blocker on mobile.

I took a screenshot of it back in January. The cereal pieces slowly wrapped around the border of the screen and once it finished, the ad would move to the center of the screen.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/9/AAQgjdAAEj8D.jpg
Lmao FUCK that

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Questionmarktarius
06/13/23 6:12:24 AM
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Mew posted...
Lmao FUCK that
Seriously, it's the 1999 crash all over again.

  1. Annoying ads drive end-users to adblockers
  2. Ads get more annoying, because ad-blocking users are gutting revenue
  3. repeat until bankrupt
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CreekCo
06/13/23 6:14:41 AM
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Yes and they are terrible

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Foppe
06/13/23 6:33:02 AM
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divot1338 posted...
I got this french maid ad for some reason.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/6/7/AAXm8_AAEj3L.jpg
She tries to clean up the message by hitting the Edit link.

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SHRlKE
06/13/23 6:59:44 AM
#36:


wood you believe it

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/4/9/AAfPfjAAEkDZ.jpg

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sfcalimari
06/13/23 7:05:39 AM
#37:


This is what you people wanted, simping for Fandom and cheering the end of 261. Well now the 261 trolls are everywhere and your web browser has ass cancer.

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KogaSteelfang
06/13/23 7:51:39 AM
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Stagmar
06/13/23 9:26:03 AM
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I really wish I could find a good solution for my iPad. I tried Brave and absolutely hated it, especially the sponsored ad browser tabs it opened at least once a day. I dont want to use anything that only works in Safari because for some reason Safari deletes all browsing data when I close it. Firefox mobile logs me out every time the page reloads. All of these made ads the slightly less annoying option, but the amount on here now is really pushing it.

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Mistere_Man
06/14/23 6:29:14 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/9/AAAA7aAAEkPH.jpg

These keep popping up when I click topics.

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Kloe_Rinz
06/14/23 6:32:10 AM
#41:


Stagmar posted...
I really wish I could find a good solution for my iPad. I tried Brave and absolutely hated it, especially the sponsored ad browser tabs it opened at least once a day. I dont want to use anything that only works in Safari because for some reason Safari deletes all browsing data when I close it. Firefox mobile logs me out every time the page reloads. All of these made ads the slightly less annoying option, but the amount on here now is really pushing it.
i use safari as my main ios browser and ive never had it just randomly delete my cookies/sessions etc when closing it. there could be a toggle you enabled somewhere that does that. if you can solve that problem, then in my experience the safari browser + adguard extension has worked as well as ublock origin does on PC
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MrResetti
06/14/23 6:36:30 AM
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I'm getting surveys asking odd questions such as
"Are you married? How many kids live in your home? How would you describe yourself"
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PoopPotato
06/14/23 6:52:00 AM
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Haven't seen an ad on here since '88

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Karovorak
06/14/23 7:01:06 AM
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MrResetti posted...
I'm getting surveys asking odd questions such as
"Are you married? How many kids live in your home? How would you describe yourself"

Sounds like the third stage of getting your personal data to bombard you with ads.
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SHRlKE
06/14/23 7:51:51 AM
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sfcalimari posted...
This is what you people wanted, simping for Fandom and cheering the end of 261. Well now the 261 trolls are everywhere and your web browser has ass cancer.

Link me to some genuine posts of people simping for fandom and wanting worse ads?

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Kloe_Rinz
06/14/23 7:53:14 AM
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SHRlKE posted...
Link me to some genuine posts of people simping for fandom and wanting worse ads?
literally everyone who doesnt use adblocker
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rexcrk
06/14/23 8:08:14 AM
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SHRlKE posted...
Started recently. Just had one for a Samsung phone taking over my browsers. Easy enough to close but took me by surprise.
Now you can start supporting the site even more so with full size ads

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SHRlKE
06/14/23 8:21:04 AM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
literally everyone who doesnt use adblocker

What awful logic and grammar.

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Kloe_Rinz
06/14/23 8:35:03 AM
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SHRlKE posted...
What awful logic
we only have assumptions for why people don't use adblockers, because not using an adblocker is illogical. you cant apply logic to an illogical action
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SHRlKE
06/14/23 10:12:32 AM
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Whats illogical is equating simping to not using an adblocker.

If thats the only thing you mean by simping then I reckon its not an appropriate
word to use. In my opinion.

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