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Hotler

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Working fine for me RainCaster Aug 2020 #1
I am seeing some of the same things Wawannabe Aug 2020 #2
Massive increase in ads - constant pop ups across bottom border, more ads within posts nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #3
Sign up,... magicarpet Aug 2020 #4
Exactly. Things do cost money, to get storage space, to maintain DU software and/or hardware, etc. SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #5
Did you see this announcement about ads from the admins? Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #6

RainCaster

(11,541 posts)
1. Working fine for me
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:28 AM
Aug 2020

I see no ads as a paying member.

Wawannabe

(6,323 posts)
2. I am seeing some of the same things
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:33 AM
Aug 2020

I have many many more ads now, too. ... bottom of every page I have to close an ad now.

I think it has to do with funding. They have to keep adding and adding and adding more ads!!! and that'll just maybe push us freeloaders to donate so we don't have to see the ads anymore!

Fiendish Thingy

(18,470 posts)
3. Massive increase in ads - constant pop ups across bottom border, more ads within posts nt
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:46 AM
Aug 2020

magicarpet

(16,488 posts)
4. Sign up,...
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 10:59 AM
Aug 2020

Become a member,
Get a Star,
Bye-bye ads.

Sliding fee scale,
Pay what your budget permits.

SWBTATTReg

(24,080 posts)
5. Exactly. Things do cost money, to get storage space, to maintain DU software and/or hardware, etc.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 11:12 AM
Aug 2020

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
6. Did you see this announcement about ads from the admins?
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 05:11 AM
Aug 2020

This might explain it:

Just a heads up, we're about to start re-testing some ad placements
https://www.democraticunderground.com/101310274

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