New Advertising System - Blu-ray Forum

Marwin · 07-27-2021, 01:21 PM

Hi all!

We'll be moving to a completely new advertising solution in the coming weeks, which we're really excited about. Our new advertising partner is working with many of the top entertainment sites online and this partnership will ensure that our focus can continue to be on making Blu-ray.com the best that it can be without the distraction of handling advertising inquiries, ad servers, programmatic ads and related things.

This also means that the current ads and ad settings will be reset and we'll be starting from scratch, so if you don't like ads in general or feel that you want to support the site in some other way then you can simply go to the Settings page and disable the advertising from there. In the future we'll be adding more options for supporting the site, but everything helps.

Thanks

ravenus · 07-27-2021, 04:22 PM

I disabled the ads because I find them intrusive. Earlier I used to make sure to order through BR.com links on Amazon UK, but from March 2020, AmzUK has effectively stopped all shipping to India where I live.

Now, most of my orders not made on label websites are from Zavvi. It would be nice if you could more consistently have Zavvi links also so I can support you.

chip75 · 07-27-2021, 06:45 PM

I noticed that some of the ads don't have prices for the items, I think if it's somewhere like HMV, then it would be beneficial for those seeing the ads to see a price with the items themselves.

lemonski · 07-27-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Marwin

This also means that the current ads and ad settings will be reset and we'll be starting from scratch, so if you don't like ads in general or feel that you want to support the site in some other way then you can simply go to the Settings page and disable the advertising from there. In the future we'll be adding more options for supporting the site, but everything helps.

It would be useful if you could control ads by device. I’d go for seeing ads on a desktop browser if it helps the site out financially. The problem is when I’m browsing on an iPad or phone, they take up too much valuable screen real estate, so I’ve turned them off.

If it counts for anything, I’d fully support an optional subscription/donation model for contribution. I can remember my desperation when the blu-ray.com had the extended outage a few months back

indy7solo · 07-27-2021, 07:58 PM

Would happily pay a monthly/yearly fee to support the site/keep ad free!

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Originally Posted by Marwin

Hi all!

In the future we'll be adding more options for supporting the site, but everything helps.

Thanks

eddiesd123 · 07-27-2021, 08:20 PM

Would love to contribute/donate to help support the site. Hopefully that will be an option down the road!

Zillamon51 · 07-27-2021, 09:19 PM

I turned the ads off. Too intrusive when I do all my browsing on a phone. I do buy a lot of stuff from the Amazon links here.

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Originally Posted by indy7solo

Will be a monthly/yearly fee to support the site/keep ad free!

I hope not.

oddbox83 · 07-27-2021, 09:18 PM

These are really intrusive! They are popping up everywhere. Not just at the top and bottom of pages, but inbetween posts. The home page even froze up until an ad decided to slide away.

If I can't get rid of it, I won't be casually browsing quite as much as I have been because it's damaging to the ease of use.

I'd much rather a "site patron" type subscription model with little perks. Like no bleeding ads everywhere.

SpazeBlue · 07-27-2021, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by oddbox83

These are really intrusive! They are popping up everywhere. Not just at the top and bottom of pages, but inbetween posts. The home page even froze up until an ad decided to slide away.

If I can't get rid of it, I won't be casually browsing quite as much as I have been because it's damaging to the ease of use.

I'd much rather a "site patron" type subscription model with little perks. Like no bleeding ads everywhere.

You know there's an option to turn them off in settings, right?

oddbox83 · 07-27-2021, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SpazeBlue

You know there's an option to turn them off in settings, right?

See above.

Pondosinatra · 08-23-2021, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SpazeBlue

You know there's an option to turn them off in settings, right?

So do you have to know the secret handshake or something for someone on here to actually tell the rest of us how to do that??

In Firefox, the setting (Settings, Security & Privacy, Permissions, Autoplay) does NOT work.

Mr. Chaverria · 08-23-2021, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

So do you have to know the secret handshake or something for someone on here to actually tell the rest of us how to do that??

Here we go...

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Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

"Site preferences" in the top right corner

"Third Party Sites" Category

Uncheck "Display advertising"

Pondosinatra · 08-23-2021, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Chaverria

Here we go...

Ah, site preferences for the site itself, not via browser settings.

Weird that in Firefox telling it to turn autoplay off doesn't work - the developer must be using Javascript or something.

dirkblack · 08-24-2021, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

So do you have to know the secret handshake or something for someone on here to actually tell the rest of us how to do that??

In Firefox, the setting (Settings, Security & Privacy, Permissions, Autoplay) does NOT work.

It tells you how on the very first post of this thread.

supersix4 · 08-23-2021, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oddbox83

These are really intrusive! They are popping up everywhere. Not just at the top and bottom of pages, but inbetween posts. The home page even froze up until an ad decided to slide away.

If I can't get rid of it, I won't be casually browsing quite as much as I have been because it's damaging to the ease of use.

I'd much rather a "site patron" type subscription model with little perks. Like no bleeding ads everywhere.

Yeah Idk how devs could be excited about that level of intrusive advertising its not just side/ bottom its bottom and off in the corner with a count down to remove, and the bottom advertisement isn't just the whole bottom it also blurs out reading, both require interaction to view threads...

I could see that directly impacting new signups and readers who just stop by that might join... I went out of my way to find this thread to see if there was a way to stop it, never seen an add setup where taking up 30%+ of the screen was a good thing lol

oddbox83 · 07-27-2021, 09:23 PM

Managed to turn mine off too. Phew.

KilloWertz · 07-31-2021, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by oddbox83

Managed to turn mine off too. Phew.

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Originally Posted by SpazeBlue

You know there's an option to turn them off in settings, right?

How? I've been through everything that I know of and never found the option. I ended up switching the forum style to Classic, but I shouldn't have to do that to get rid of the ads.

SpartanJGE · 08-26-2021, 06:09 PM

The ads on this page have become COMPLETELY Obnoxious... it has hands down become, one of the most irritating web pages I regularly visit... Wildely intrusive, and distracting. I want to support for as much as I use the page, but had to turn them off.

UnionJackMix · 07-28-2021, 06:10 AM

Had to look three times before I found the settings for unrelated ads that pop up now.
Would have been nice if the knowitalls could have mentioned that instead of the sarcasm.

A Tortured Duckling · 07-29-2021, 05:04 AM

I thought I was losing my mind, suddenly seeing ads the past few days. I opted out, but I'd happily support this board in a different way, if such a feature ever becomes available. If I'd ever decide to spend money on a website to help keep it going, this would be the one.

07-27-2021, 01:21 PM	#1
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	New Advertising System Hi all! We'll be moving to a completely new advertising solution in the coming weeks, which we're really excited about. Our new advertising partner is working with many of the top entertainment sites online and this partnership will ensure that our focus can continue to be on making Blu-ray.com the best that it can be without the distraction of handling advertising inquiries, ad servers, programmatic ads and related things. This also means that the current ads and ad settings will be reset and we'll be starting from scratch, so if you don't like ads in general or feel that you want to support the site in some other way then you can simply go to the Settings page and disable the advertising from there. In the future we'll be adding more options for supporting the site, but everything helps. Thanks

08-26-2021, 06:09 PM	#18
SpartanJGE Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2019 Location:SE Michigan 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1474 DVD collection:631 MA collection:387 Digital collection:580 iTunes collection:410 Prime collection:396	The ads on this page have become COMPLETELY Obnoxious... it has hands down become, one of the most irritating web pages I regularly visit... Wildely intrusive, and distracting. I want to support for as much as I use the page, but had to turn them off. Last edited by SpartanJGE; 08-26-2021 at 06:57 PM.

07-28-2021, 06:10 AM	#19
UnionJackMix Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:15	Had to look three times before I found the settings for unrelated ads that pop up now. Would have been nice if the knowitalls could have mentioned that instead of the sarcasm. Last edited by UnionJackMix; 07-28-2021 at 06:15 AM.

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07-27-2021, 04:22 PM	#2
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1279 DVD collection:285 Blu-ray reviews: 160 Trading Score:6	I disabled the ads because I find them intrusive. Earlier I used to make sure to order through BR.com links on Amazon UK, but from March 2020, AmzUK has effectively stopped all shipping to India where I live. Now, most of my orders not made on label websites are from Zavvi. It would be nice if you could more consistently have Zavvi links also so I can support you.

07-27-2021, 06:45 PM	#3
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:3196 DVD collection:2157 Trading Score:9	I noticed that some of the ads don't have prices for the items, I think if it's somewhere like HMV, then it would be beneficial for those seeing the ads to see a price with the items themselves.

07-27-2021, 08:20 PM	#6
eddiesd123 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2012 Location:San Diego, CA Trading Score:376	Would love to contribute/donate to help support the site. Hopefully that will be an option down the road!

07-27-2021, 09:18 PM	#8
oddbox83 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	These are really intrusive! They are popping up everywhere. Not just at the top and bottom of pages, but inbetween posts. The home page even froze up until an ad decided to slide away. If I can't get rid of it, I won't be casually browsing quite as much as I have been because it's damaging to the ease of use. I'd much rather a "site patron" type subscription model with little perks. Like no bleeding ads everywhere.

07-27-2021, 09:23 PM	#16
oddbox83 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	Managed to turn mine off too. Phew.

07-29-2021, 05:04 AM	#20
A Tortured Duckling Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:218 Blu-ray collection:2442 DVD collection:16 Trading Score:51	I thought I was losing my mind, suddenly seeing ads the past few days. I opted out, but I'd happily support this board in a different way, if such a feature ever becomes available. If I'd ever decide to spend money on a website to help keep it going, this would be the one.

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