Suddenly swamped with ads

[portland_bill]

This morning, firstly I wasn't logged on automatically. Could be a Firefox update?
Then, the page is swamped with ads. Not just the header and footer banners, but large ads below, and paging down, some video as a thumbnail in the bottom right corner, with no means to close it. I shut the page.
Returning, I still have ads. Clicking the "remove ads" banner takes me to a donation page, explaining the benefits of donating. I have donated, so why am I getting this.
The page swamped with crap is a serious turn-off.

 

[ben]

This morning, firstly I wasn't logged on automatically. Could be a Firefox update?
Then, the page is swamped with ads. Not just the header and footer banners, but large ads below, and paging down, some video as a thumbnail in the bottom right corner, with no means to close it. I shut the page.
Returning, I still have ads. Clicking the "remove ads" banner takes me to a donation page, explaining the benefits of donating. I have donated, so why am I getting this.
The page swamped with crap is a serious turn-off.

That shouldn't be happening, let me check and get back to you.

 

[ben]

Ok, checked and it's correct, nothing has been changed.

If you aren't logged in then yes, there are loads (including the sticky footer and the video ad in the bottom right) - but after logging in, you will just have one at the top of the page, one at the bottom and a further one after every fifth post. (all of these should be restricted to a normal size, none of the massive ones)

Top:

In thread:

Bottom:

Mobile - Top:

Mobile - In thread:

Mobile - Bottom:

"Remove Advertising" - refers to becoming a Forum Friend, which kicks in after you donate £25 and then removes all the ads entirely (except for the in-house ads in the header)

If anything other than that is showing then let me know (sometimes Google runs what they call "experiments" which I need to then switch off)

 

[ben]

That massive grey bar does look very ugly though - have adjusted it now:

Desktop:

Mobile: