Hey John,

I just wanted to mention one of the ads I've been seeing a lot here lately. Let me start off by saying I have no problem with ads at all and I haven't ever been bothered by any on your site before. But there is this one ad in particular that has a guy in a purple speed-o basically with his wiener right in your face which normally (ie. at home) I still wouldn't care about but since I use this forum at work 90% of the time it's a bit awkward if someone comes over and I got a big (small) purple speed-o with a wiener trying to poke it's way out of my screen. :eek:

I'm guessing you can't really do much about it, but I wanted to mention it just in case you could... I suppose if anyone asks me about it I'll just say I never noticed and ask them why they are looking at wieners?

edit: ironically enough, it was the ad I got when I submitted the post :lol: I think I'm getting taunted by the purple wiener.

Hey John,

I just wanted to mention one of the ads I've been seeing a lot here lately. Let me start off by saying I have no problem with ads at all and I haven't ever been bothered by any on your site before. But there is this one ad in particular that has a guy in a purple speed-o basically with his wiener right in your face which normally (ie. at home) I still wouldn't care about but since I use this forum at work 90% of the time it's a bit awkward if someone comes over and I got a big (small) purple speed-o with a wiener trying to poke it's way out of my screen. :eek:

I'm guessing you can't really do much about it, but I wanted to mention it just in case you could... I suppose if anyone asks me about it I'll just say I never noticed and ask them why they are looking at wieners?

edit: ironically enough, it was the ad I got when I submitted the post :lol: I think I'm getting taunted by the purple wiener.

Aren't the ads kinda tailored to who are and what you are looking at. All I get are fitness singles ads.

Hey John,

I just wanted to mention one of the ads I've been seeing a lot here lately. Let me start off by saying I have no problem with ads at all and I haven't ever been bothered by any on your site before. But there is this one ad in particular that has a guy in a purple speed-o basically with his wiener right in your face which normally (ie. at home) I still wouldn't care about but since I use this forum at work 90% of the time it's a bit awkward if someone comes over and I got a big (small) purple speed-o with a wiener trying to poke it's way out of my screen.

I'm guessing you can't really do much about it, but I wanted to mention it just in case you could... I suppose if anyone asks me about it I'll just say I never noticed and ask them why they are looking at wieners?

edit: ironically enough, it was the ad I got when I submitted the post I think I'm getting taunted by the purple wiener.


That is funny, I was thinking the same thing.

I also was wondering if it is possible to turn off the photo's on the avatars. Photo's make it more easy to see that I am on the internet, instead of working. Maybe I should be working instead of looking at this site when I am at work, but that is another story. :lol:

I'm guessing you can't really do much about it, but I wanted to mention it just in case you could...
I can filter ads by URL, but I've not seen the particular ad you are talking about. I'd need a screenshot of the ad, and the full URL it links to before I could make a decision.


I also was wondering if it is possible to turn off the photo's on the avatars.
Yes, you can turn avatars (among other images) off in your User Control Panel options (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/profile.php?do=editoptions).

Aren't the ads kinda tailored to who are and what you are looking at. All I get are fitness singles ads.

Are you saying I like purple weiners?! :lol:

I've seen this ad too and I'm just glad my wife hasn't walked in while it was on the page.

Do you guys use Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)? If so get AdBlock Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865). If not using Firefox, start, then get AdBlock. That would be my recommendation anyway. I know some are browsing from work so I'm not sure if it's possible, but the only ads I ever see are John's official sponsors so it works for me.

Do you guys use Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)? If so get AdBlock Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865). If not using Firefox, start, then get AdBlock. That would be my recommendation anyway. I know some are browsing from work so I'm not sure if it's possible, but the only ads I ever see are John's official sponsors so it works for me.

But he gets money from google ads as well :(

John, it was a muscle/bodybuilding videos ad of some sort if that helps narrow it down (probably doesn't). There are a couple of different versions. It's the square ad that appears near the bottom of the page in threads.

It made me laugh when I saw it this morning. It's just a body builder's thighs and posing "shorts".

I can filter ads by URL, but I've not seen the particular ad you are talking about. I'd need a screenshot of the ad, and the full URL it links to before I could make a decision.

Doesn't bother me, but here it is:

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Here's the link:

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=B2_e_sS8TSJbtBIKa8wHrnPWcBeGCm2GFn8yRBMCNtwHg1A MQARgBIMzd-gE4AFC3_9yZA2DJpt6M4KTQFKAB9sKH_wOyARtmb3J1bXMuam9 obnN0b25lZml0bmVzcy5jb226AQozMDB4MjUwX2FzyAEC2gE6a HR0cDovL2ZvcnVtcy5qb2huc3RvbmVmaXRuZXNzLmNvbS9zaG9 3dGhyZWFkLnBocD9wPTYwMzAwMOABAqgDAcgDBegD8QHoA171A wABAACIBAGQBAGYBAA&num=1&adurl=http://www.usamuscle.com/vidclips/&client=ca-pub-5193710773056299&nm=10

:lol:

I saw this the other day. I do not think it would be safe for work. Although it is about muscle, some of the "muscles" may need some extra training in this case...:lol: Classic!

But he gets money from google ads as well :(


True, but I believe Google pays for ad space based on site traffic not # of ad clicks so I'm not sure it really matters if I have the ads blocked.

OMG! That image is hilarious!

True, but I believe Google pays for ad space based on site traffic not # of ad clicks so I'm not sure it really matters if I have the ads blocked.
Not that I expect you to alter your choice to install the ad blocker, but for clarification sake: blocking the ads on this site does matter.

Google serves two types of ads: pay per click, and pay per 1000 views. Ad blockers like the one you mentioned in your post completely cut off both of those streams of revenue for the site.

I refuse to allow any sort of "in-line" contextual ads, "auto-sound" ads, pop-ups, pop-unders or "over the page" flash ads on this site. I try to keep the ads as unobtrusive as possible, and that's something that is becoming increasingly rare these days because of the amount of money that can be generated by those annoying ads.

Not that I expect you to alter your choice to install the ad blocker, but for clarification sake: blocking the ads on this site does matter.

Google serves two types of ads: pay per click, and pay per 1000 views. Ad blockers like the one you mentioned in your post completely cut off both of those streams of revenue for the site.

I refuse to allow any sort of "in-line" contextual ads, "auto-sound" ads, pop-ups, pop-unders or "over the page" flash ads on this site. I try to keep the ads as unobtrusive as possible, and that's something that is becoming increasingly rare these days because of the amount of money that can be generated by those annoying ads.


Dang. I actually feel bad now. My few clicks a day probably aren't significant, but I've gotten a lot more from this site than I could possibly give back. Luckily the ad blocker can be used on a per site basis, so I'm going to disable them for JSF to see how much the ads bother me.

Google serves two types of ads: pay per click, and pay per 1000 views. Ad blockers like the one you mentioned in your post completely cut off both of those streams of revenue for the site.

Does that mean to support this site, we should click on these ads once in awhile to generate money. If we do click on an advertisement, do I have to spend anytime there, or can I click, and go out and still generate revenue for you.

But I refuse to click on "purple speedo guy".:lol:

Does that mean to support this site, we should click on these ads once in awhile to generate money. If we do click on an advertisement, do I have to spend anytime there, or can I click, and go out and still generate revenue for you.
I appreciate the gesture, but I would never suggest that someone click on an ad that they were not otherwise interested in.

A terrific way to show support for JSF and the JSF forums is to upgrade your membership, and you've done that. Thank you! :)

A terrific way to show support for JSF and the JSF forums is to upgrade your membership, and you've done that. Thank you! :)

Would you consider having an ad-free version of the site for certain levels of membership? That could be a really good incentive to upgrade, if it's possible.

Would you consider having an ad-free version of the site for certain levels of membership? That could be a really good incentive to upgrade, if it's possible.
Contractually I can't allow the sponsor ads to be blocked, and those ads are what takes up the most space.

The Google ads don't take up much space and are very unobtrusive.

So there would not be much of an incentive to upgrade just to block the Google ads.

Also, keep in mind that I already do a considerable amount of back-end ad filtering for all JSF users: you know all those annoying types of ads I mentioned earlier in this thread (in-line contextual ads, "auto-sound" ads, pop-ups, pop-unders, "over the page" flash ads, etc...)? None of those types of ads even exist on this site. You sure don't see many sites these days resisting the temptation to show these very intrusive ads, and that's because they are quite profitable for the hosting site.

I feel the existing membership upgrade packages are a good value as-is (starting at just $1.25 per month/$15 per year), and they enhance the overall forum experience for those members who chose to support the site financially.

But I refuse to click on "purple speedo guy".:lol:

I took the hit and did it for you!:D I didn't even see purple speedo guy there, but then I don't have all day to watch the videos or look through storyboards of guys posing for shows. It's USAMuscle! So many pictures!:spaz:

I feel the existing membership upgrade packages are a good value as-is (starting at just $1.25 per month/$15 per year), and they enhance the overall forum experience for those members who chose to support the site financially.


And you get access to the double-secret forums. :D

I just wanted to say, I haven't seen the ad since, so thanks if you changed anything! And thanks to MannishBoy for posting the exact ad I was talking about.

The wiener is back.

Address: http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=BHX6TlocYSJW9C5aMaueO3fMI4YKbYYWfzJEEwI23AdCGAx ABGAEgzN36ATgAULf_3JkDYMnmrI3spIAQoAH2wof_A7IBG2Zv cnVtcy5qb2huc3RvbmVmaXRuZXNzLmNvbboBCjMwMHgyNTBfYX PIAQLaATpodHRwOi8vZm9ydW1zLmpvaG5zdG9uZWZpdG5lc3Mu Y29tL3Nob3d0aHJlYWQucGhwP3A9NjA0Mzc34AECqAMByAMF6A PxAegDXvUDAAEAAIgEAZAEAZgEAA&num=1&adurl=http://www.usamuscle.com/vidclips/&client=ca-pub-5193710773056299&nm=3

Image Location: http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad?id=CJvondr_3NCRPBCsAhjvATII2AivCVHVSww

For a screenshot, you just have to see what mannishboy posted above, it's the same exact image.