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Ag&Au · 03-29-2014, 11:28 AM

Keep in Mind:

Airforums is not just designed to be self supporting.

It is part of the income of the Forum's owner.

Most other forums I belong to are non-profit and the ads are only from forum sponsors (i.e. they pertain to the forum's subject). Therefor the ads seem less annoying

Ken

Ag&Au · 03-29-2014, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hhendrix

I can't help but notice that 8 of the people on this thread are not supporting members with a total of well over 14,000 posts between them. 3 of you alone have a combined total of over 10,000 posts but don't seem to want to support the site. It always amazes me that on so almost all threads there are so major posters that are NON-supporting members. Maybe if there more members who paid at least the minimum $20/yr, there could be less ads.
I would guess that almost everyone one who comes to this site saves a lot of money, time, and frustration from what they can learn here. That's worth way more than $20/yr to me.
To those of you with 2 thousand, 3 thousand, 4 thousand posts or more, why don't you support the site with a donation?

I am not saying you are wrong. However keep in mind there are settings in the user CP that allow a supporting member to not have that fact displayed in his posts. Therfore some of those you think are not paying, may in fact simply not want everyone to know they are.

Ken

Gene · 03-29-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi

I stay on here because it is amusing.

Are you amused at us or with us?

Gene

xrvr · 03-29-2014, 11:54 AM

Both, including myself. It is good to laugh, but sometimes difficult! Jim

Ag&Au · 03-29-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Gene

Are you amused at us or with us?

Gene

I for one, will confess to experiencing both types of amusement frequently.

Most of all however, I amuse myself.

Right now, for example.

Ken

pmclemore · 03-29-2014, 12:17 PM

I think this is all about weight distribution.

Pat

xrvr · 03-29-2014, 12:25 PM

I could use a personal wd hitch to hide my potbelly. Now that is amusing, at least to me. Jim

hhendrix · 03-29-2014, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gene

The people who do not pay the $20 are still supporting the website by being here, making the Forum more interesting and making it a popular Forum. So it doesn't bother me that they don't pay the $20 even though I do. One who is not a supporting member, however, did say a couple of years ago he was sick of Airstreamers, Airstreams and the Forum, sold his Airstream and said he was quitting, but keeps posting. I don't get that—kind of a anti-buyer's remorse.

Gene

The OP was complaining about the ads. My point is more supporting members could reduce the need for the site to have so many ads.

mocus · 03-29-2014, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by perryg114

Anyone else not liking the adds in the middle of the forum posts?

Perry

If I knew how to take them off, and of course, received permission, they would be gone immediately.

hhendrix · 03-29-2014, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi

You may be talking about me. I stay on here because it is amusing. Actually why someone uses the forum is not the other users business. I find the ads not an issue . I guess I have other things to worry about. This is a business, the mods and the owners can do as they please. That is cool with me. Jim

I'm not talking about you. You are a supporting member. I find the ads annoying but but seem to be at an acceptable level so far. I could get on my soap box and talk about the full frontal assault advertising has intruded into almost all aspects of our lives, or some of the earlier ads here about Obamacare or gun rights. But like I said, it's tolerable now. I think here ads that are germane to the forum are fine but for a while they were drifting way off course becoming clearly political. I get enough of that crap from way too many sources. I come to learn, support, and enjoy the contributions of others.

hhendrix · 03-29-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pmclemore

I think this is all about weight distribution.

Pat

Read again, it's about tires and tire pressures.

pmclemore · 03-29-2014, 01:01 PM

You're right. I was distracted by the shiny thing in the middle. The GYMs are the bomb.

Pat

m.hony · 03-29-2014, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hhendrix

Read again, it's about tires and tire pressures.

No, you're both wrong...
It's about tow vehicles...

3campers · 03-29-2014, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sbb

Scary thing is the ones on top and right side seem to be targeted for me, unless everyone was looking for store supplies (hangers)airfare for Ireland and Communion dresses. I think everything I search for gets tagged and shows up here. No privacy anymore.

You are correct...Geo targeting, your searches are fished or cached and this site has space allotted by companies that look for you and find you and target ads according to your interest or recent searches...internet fact of life... You can always choose to ignore and move on...

Frank's Trailer Works · 03-29-2014, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hhendrix

I can't help but notice that 8 of the people on this thread are not supporting members with a total of well over 14,000 posts between them. 3 of you alone have a combined total of over 10,000 posts but don't seem to want to support the site. It always amazes me that on so almost all threads there are so major posters that are NON-supporting members. Maybe if there more members who paid at least the minimum $20/yr, there could be less ads.
I would guess that almost everyone one who comes to this site saves a lot of money, time, and frustration from what they can learn here. That's worth way more than $20/yr to me.
To those of you with 2 thousand, 3 thousand, 4 thousand posts or more, why don't you support the site with a donation?

What incredible insight. I commend you on this realization.

MrUKToad · 03-29-2014, 05:38 PM

Don't really care about the ads on here as I know that the money raised is put to good use in keeping things running here. I can't stand most advertising and I even gave up watching my beloved Simpsons since arriving on these shores; I had no idea that you could get so ads into a 22 minute TV show.

Gene · 03-29-2014, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ag&Au

I for one, will confess to experiencing both types of amusement frequently.

Most of all however, I amuse myself.

Right now, for example.

Ken

Is self-amuse like self-abuse?

Gene

rideair · 03-29-2014, 06:35 PM

Being in the IT field for over 30 years, I will be the first one to tell you "nothing" is free when it comes to the internet nor anything connected to it.

Never has been, never will be. Ads, mining data, tracking usage, etc... is the price you pay when you turn on your computer and click on an internet browser. If you have problems with it, turn off your computer. Even when you listen to the radio you have to pay the price of ads. (Remember the song by RUSH, "The Spirit of Radio") Maybe someday they will update that classic witht the "The Spirit of Internet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Sa321g8ik

Supporting Member, nope. Why? Don't really know why. Just never have done it. I'll just keep looking at the ads and understand why they are there.

Enjoy,

andreasduess · 03-30-2014, 06:35 AM

It's very simple: when you're using a free service, you are the product.

switz · 03-30-2014, 08:37 AM

I really have become unaware of the commercial adds on the forum(s) and do not even glance at them. What is important to me is the real world experiences reported by those using a product. That guides my thinking on acquiring or not acquiring another widget or service.