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[Ketchup]

@Gentleman , @exCanuck. Please be mindful with your advertising. Arboristsite is nearly unuseable because of poorly designed advertising. The membership system here is great, but the site will always need traffic from nonmembers to stay fresh (and to sell adds). If your site feels like the content is being obstructed by ads, people just leave. Right now you have valuable niche content, but if you pollute it too much the quality will plummet. AS doesn’t care about that. They’re a lesson of what not to be.

 

[Mastermind]

@Gentleman , @exCanuck. Please be mindful with your advertising. Arboristsite is nearly unuseable because of poorly designed advertising. The membership system here is great, but the site will always need traffic from nonmembers to stay fresh (and to sell adds). If your site feels like the content is being obstructed by ads, people just leave. Right now you have valuable niche content, but if you pollute it too much the quality will plummet. AS doesn’t care about that. They’re a lesson of what not to be.

I agree.

 

[Partner]

The ads displayed are different depending on what you type into the search engine

 

[Philbert]

I’m only interested in the 2-cycle engines!

(OK, also some battery and corded electric).

Philbert

 

[Mastermind]

I’m only interested in the 2-cycle engines!

(OK, also some battery and corded electric).

Philbert

I'm not so interested in the 2 cycle engine anymore. LOL

But the ads still suck balls.

The 2 bucks a month is a great investment to be honest.

 

[Woodpecker]

@Gentleman , @exCanuck. Please be mindful with your advertising. Arboristsite is nearly unuseable because of poorly designed advertising. The membership system here is great, but the site will always need traffic from nonmembers to stay fresh (and to sell adds). If your site feels like the content is being obstructed by ads, people just leave. Right now you have valuable niche content, but if you pollute it too much the quality will plummet. AS doesn’t care about that. They’re a lesson of what not to be.

Well said

 

[exCanuck]

There are ads.
AND THERE ARE ADS!

Must be something new that Google is sneaking in. We've not made any changes.

 

[exCanuck]

@Gentleman , @exCanuck. Please be mindful with your advertising. Arboristsite is nearly unuseable because of poorly designed advertising. The membership system here is great, but the site will always need traffic from nonmembers to stay fresh (and to sell adds). If your site feels like the content is being obstructed by ads, people just leave. Right now you have valuable niche content, but if you pollute it too much the quality will plummet. AS doesn’t care about that. They’re a lesson of what not to be.

Agreed. Whatever you're seeing is not of our doing. #sneakyGoogle

 

[exCanuck]

I found the reason. As suspected, it's a Google "experiment".

 

[exCanuck]

I found the reason. As suspected, it's a Google "experiment".

Methinks i ended Google's damned experiment. LMK y'all.

 

[Mastermind]

Methinks i ended Google's damned experiment. LMK y'all.

Thanks for all you do Steve. Much appreciated.

 

[dall]

I found the reason. As suspected, it's a Google "experiment".

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about time you did something slacker lol

 

[Woodpecker]

Methinks i ended Google's damned experiment. LMK y'all.

Thanks for keeping the lights on around here.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Methinks i ended Google's damned experiment. LMK y'all.

I don't care what @dall says about ya, I reckon you're alright.

 

[dall]

I don't care what @dall says about ya, I reckon you're alright.

hes a damn slacker

 

[exCanuck]

I don't care what @dall says about ya, I reckon you're alright.

I identify as: "kinda okay"

 

[exCanuck]

hes a damn slacker

It's funny 'cause it's true!