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04-28-2022, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by NXR
Try using the app instead. It has no ads. The functionality is a bit different but in some ways it's easier and in some ways it's not.
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Uh...nope! There are def ads on the app.
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04-28-2022, 01:13 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Originally Posted by LandKKnight
Uh...nope! There are def ads on the app.
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Not sure what app you're using but I've been using the green FR app for Android, ever since it came out years ago. NEVER have had any ads.
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04-28-2022, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Raleigh, NC
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No message titles
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Originally Posted by Sammici
X2, I use the app on my android phone and iPad. No adds, easy to use. I never use web browser because of the horrible ads taking up all the space.
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Sammi, you won't be able to the message I wrote for you because I wrote it in the message title and the app developer forgot that part.
An app is supposed to: - Provide every function the website provided
- Provide a user experience appropriate for a handheld device with no pointing device (mouse)
The Forest River app developer failed to provide every function the website does--e.g., message titles. The app is incomplete.
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04-28-2022, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 443
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
Not sure what app you're using but I've been using the green FR app for Android, ever since it came out years ago. NEVER have had any ads.
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Doh! I just realized I'm on the website on my phone, not on the app. I got confused cause I'm on my phone, not my computer. Sorry!! 🤪
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04-28-2022, 04:04 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 34,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LandKKnight
Doh! I just realized I'm on the website on my phone, not on the app. I got confused cause I'm on my phone, not my computer. Sorry!! [emoji2957]
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I was wondering![emoji848]
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04-28-2022, 06:00 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 3,624
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Originally Posted by 18LT
What the heck is going on with the giant ads that are on every page lately? The numerous smaller ads are annoying enough but now there's an ad that takes up the whole screen when I scroll down every page.
I get that this is an ad-supported forum but for crying out loud, a full page television ad about flea and tick prevention?
I think my head's going to explode. 💥
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Are you logged in when you see these?
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04-28-2022, 10:26 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 113
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NXR
Although they are a private company, the estimates of their revenue are usually around ten million dollars a year and I'm betting that's low. One web site I read that is just a single site reported they made over $600,000 a month in ad revenue during an interview the founder gave. And that was many, many years ago. There is a massive amount of overhead needed to keep these things online and running as smoothly as they do so good for them.
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Whoa, I wish that was true! Forums are not lucrative like that but they are self supporting and that means we can keep the lights on.
We do indeed use an ad supported model to pay for the free service but if you simply log in the majority of them are reduce. We use this strategy to give our members a better experience and guests a little incentive to login.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 18LT
The giant ad is on every thread I open, always below the third or fourth post on the thread. This just started a few days ago.
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These are only shown to guests so make sure you are logged in and they will go away.
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Originally Posted by 18LT
Scrolling down in the thread results in a small pop-up screen in the lower right hand corner of my screen, showing the "camper report" starring two guys who clearly should get into a serious exercise regimen. Maybe buy a couple of the expensive workout machines that have a built-in tv with an instructor.
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That video is only shown to guests. Just login and it will not be shown.
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Originally Posted by 18LT
I delete my history at least daily. I also have an ad blocker (which does not work on this forum).
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It could be that when you delete your history it also deletes the cookie that keeps you logged in here. So when you return you see what a guest sees (more ads). Just make sure you are logged in to see less ads.
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04-30-2022, 10:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 139
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So, to access the site with more limited ads from a phone, one can log in direct to a website and not use Tapatalk’s app?
Tapatalk had annoying ads until I paid their low annual fee to avoid ANY ads. AFAIK, the biggest reason that a business wants you to use their app, is they acquire more of your personal data (which can usually be limited by the cookie choices), and apps don’t allow an ad blocker (at least mine) to work. Ad blockers delete not only ads but the associated revenue to the developers, also AFAIK.
Sent from my phone on Tapatalk.
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04-30-2022, 11:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 9,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dietzen
So, to access the site with more limited ads from a phone, one can log in direct to a website and not use Tapatalk’s app?
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I have no idea what Tapatalk is.
There is a Forest River Forum app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...estriverforums
You can also loggin on your phone using https://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/
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04-30-2022, 11:25 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Northen IL
Posts: 8,535
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Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird
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Tapatalk is what's known as the"orange app". The first link you posted is the "green app".
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05-01-2022, 05:49 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,469
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
Tapatalk is what's known as the"orange app". The first link you posted is the "green app".
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Tapatalk is similar to the FR app but Tapatalk allows you to log into other forums that use the same type of forum connectivity.
I have about a dozen forums associated with my Tapatalk app. The green FR app is FR specific.
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05-01-2022, 08:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 139
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5picker
Tapatalk is similar to the FR app but Tapatalk allows you to log into other forums that use the same type of forum connectivity.
I have about a dozen forums associated with my Tapatalk app. The green FR app is FR specific.
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Exactly. Multiple areas of interest represented on Tapatalk with the option to opt out of ads for a fee. One forum I follow withdrew from the app due to its bigger share of their limited revenue. Their site now appears to be setback 15 years.
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05-04-2022, 11:11 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 12
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Ridiculous ads in the forum
I am seeing this ad all over the forum. It’s ridiculous and misleading. #createsludgeinyourtank.
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05-04-2022, 11:21 AM
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Defender of America
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Valhalla
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It's called "click bait". Advertisers will do almost anything to get your attention. The world is full of noise and they want to stand out.
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05-04-2022, 11:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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The stupid ads, as well as just plain annoying ones, seem to be coming from "Google" when I am on the Forum.
Not sure the site owner really controls them.
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05-04-2022, 11:30 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Mike in Puget Sound, WA
Posts: 37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greylinghunter
I am seeing this ad all over the forum. It’s ridiculous and misleading. #createsludgeinyourtank.
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That's not where you put blinker fluid!!!
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05-04-2022, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Oswego il
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On my PC I have AdBlock installed works great, I don't see any adds.
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05-04-2022, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Philadelphia Suburbs
Posts: 193
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I use Brave browser and it does an excellent job of filtering a lot of the stupid ads. It's build on chrome. They have a program where they show privacy-respecting ads and give you a couple of cryptocurrency tokens to look at them.
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05-04-2022, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,216
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AdBlocker Ultimate is your friend.
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05-04-2022, 12:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Maryland
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So you werent amazed when you saw number 10? LMAO. Those are my favorite. especially the ones for people who used to be "stars", but look at them now... Hahaha
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