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09-28-2019, 06:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bastrop
Posts: 2,892
M.O.C. #20753
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RV Life ads are getting annoying
Anyone else find the Ads from RV Life getting more aggressive?
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Mocha, one-eyed toothless, hurricane survivor, Pirate dog
2019 20th Anniversary Edition 3701LK
B&W 20K for Ford OEM Puck
2018 Ford F-350 Lariat CCLB PSD DRW KJ5CQH
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09-28-2019, 07:24 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Kamiah
Posts: 359
M.O.C. #14438
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YES! Now starting to get popups at the bottom of screen. These ads do nothing more than p*** me off.
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Ron&Sue
2017 Montana 3720RL Legacy
14' Ram 3500 DRW
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09-28-2019, 08:10 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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Good luck reducing them. RV Life is put out by the site owner, vBulletin
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Dave W
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
2019 F150SC XLT SE Sport,w/full tow package
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09-28-2019, 08:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Same here!
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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09-28-2019, 10:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,782
M.O.C. #2283
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Take your pick, you pay for this site or let someone else pay for it.
I advertise on two gun sites all the time. It’s very effective and cheap, $1000 per year per site. It’s keeps your name in front of your customers and I get thousands of hits on my web site. What we can do to help the management here is click on these sites. Every time we do it’s recorded and the advertisers know how interested we are in this site.
Lynwood
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09-28-2019, 02:48 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Southlake
Posts: 44
M.O.C. #18768
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Sorry about the ads. We made a few changes that make them much more noticable. Primarily we moved the ad that was at the way bottom into a sticky ad that hangs out in front. It's designed so that you can dismiss it by clicking on the X at the right. Once you click on the X it will go away for 24 hours. So you can read hundreds of pages and will not see the bottom footer ad again until 24 hours later. Then a single click and once again it will dismiss that ad.
The impetus for this change is that so many people use ad blockers that it chips away at the ability to offer free ad supported services like these. One idea we are thinking about is having an upgraded membership level where you pay a small annual fee and then can turn off the ads. Ideally we could then give away upgraded accounts to members to say thanks for being active contributors to the discussions. This way we could reward the folks who help keep the community vibrant and the lurkers and guests would would support the cost to run the site through ads.
For now, just remember to click the X on the bottom right ad when you arrive and it will pretty much be the way it was before.
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09-28-2019, 02:57 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Southlake
Posts: 44
M.O.C. #18768
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave W
Good luck reducing them. RV Life is put out by the site owner, vBulletin
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Actually, RV LIFE is not owned by vBulletin. vBulletin is the company who built the forum software that this site utilizes.
A few years ago we adopted the site and spent a lot of time and effort to port over the old site to better software (see screenshot below).
RV LIFE is a new "brand" we are calling the network of websites that we operate. Your RV LIFE ID allows you to login to any of the forums or services that are part of the RV LIFE network.
So RV LIFE is really a small little boutique business run by RVers for RVers.
Once again, apologies about the ad changes. I hope they work so we can continue to provide a great service at no cost.
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09-29-2019, 09:15 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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It does not bother me it is a small thing and it pays for the site that is FREE to us.
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09-29-2019, 11:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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I find the ads to be a pain in the rear. Ads across the top, ads down the right side, ads "you might also like" across the bottom prior to the quick reply area. I would say all this is being brought by the same people addicted to the smart phone at the expense of life.
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2012 F350 6.7 L dually, 2013 3800RE with 6 pt leveling, Sumitomo 17.5" load range h tires, Samsung 18 cu ft residential fridge, 8k Morryde I.S. with disc brakes. Full timing since 2012.
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09-29-2019, 12:13 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Waco
Posts: 122
M.O.C. #22946
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I have AdBlocker plus on my computer(free download) and I don't see any ads.
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2012 3582RL Big Sky, Onan Gen, Solar Panels, Whirlpool W/D combo
2015 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4 6.7 Cummins (deleted and tuned) B & W Companion Hitch
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09-29-2019, 12:18 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by richfaa
It does not bother me it is a small thing and it pays for the site that is FREE to us.
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If they were AFTER the quick reply box, i.e like the iRV2 forum site. The rest I could bear with using my AdBlock app to weed out most of the rest.
I understand about money and how it helps support a web site, but let's be reasonable where these ads are placed.
I see the the vBulletin info has been eliminated - does that mean the JanetH name has disappeared too?
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Dave W
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
2019 F150SC XLT SE Sport,w/full tow package
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10-04-2019, 03:22 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 828
M.O.C. #19422
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave W
I see the the vBulletin info has been eliminated - does that mean the JanetH name has disappeared too?
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No - I am still here.....
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Wash your hands, flatten the curve - we can do this!
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10-04-2019, 04:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 2,734
M.O.C. #7992
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Quote:
Originally Posted by richfaa
It does not bother me it is a small thing and it pays for the site that is FREE to us.
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100% agree!
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2006 3000RK
2009 Ram 2500
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10-04-2019, 05:06 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,347
M.O.C. #3699
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fatcatzzz
YES! Now starting to get popups at the bottom of screen. These ads do nothing more than p*** me off.
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Just relax and enjoy the forum.
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2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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10-04-2019, 08:06 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Janet H
No - I am still here..... 
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At least a familiar name still appears.
Maybe you can move the location of the banner ads to below the Quick Reply box -- PLEASE
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Dave W
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
2019 F150SC XLT SE Sport,w/full tow package
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03-08-2020, 12:27 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Bellingham
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #22579
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Yes and yes
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03-08-2020, 01:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Perhaps the forum should charge a membership fee and do away with the adds completely. How many are for that.
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03-08-2020, 01:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by richfaa
Perhaps the forum should charge a membership fee and do away with the adds completely. How many are for that.
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Not me. Adguard Plus takes most ads out, the rest are ignored after training
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Dave W
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
2019 F150SC XLT SE Sport,w/full tow package
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