This is getting stupid now...

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Machina said:

The shitty ads aren't an attempt to force people to become supporters. There's no conspiracy. I know most users won't believe me (I wouldn't if I were a regular user and didn't know how stuff worked behind the scenes), but it is the truth.

Brett is responsible for the ads. If Trucks or I had responsibility we'd dial them back, but we don't, so we can't. I understand why Brett's added more over time - because ad rates for this type of media are in decline. But I also understand how it pisses people off. Heck, it makes the site virtually unusable if you work on it, so believe me I understand. I can only suggest installing an ad blocker if you find the ads are making your experience of the site bad.

I can appreciate the position youre in, the pont of this thread and Im sure others like it is simply to kick up a fuss to draw attention to the issue. If users in the site decline due to the ads (I know i use the site less frequently now due to them) then its counterproductive to the purpose of having moe ads to increase the ad revenue.

If no one says anything then there is less of a chance that anything could change. I dont know what the chances are of ioi/Brett seeing/responding to this are but still its worth a shot.