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[DimitriP]

I edited c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts a long time ago and I added:

127.0.0.1       googleads.g.doubleclick.net

and all I see is "secure connection failed" 

That's more annoying than the ads!

I have to admit I switched off my adblock for EEVblog. Besides extra pocket money for Dave the adverts are usually relevant. But these new ones at the bottom of forums pretending to be forum posts make me want to switch the blocker back on. Next they will be mixed in with the threads like on many other forums, then the bloody ads will start pretending to be post or quote buttons and take you off to some spam site or trojan downloader 

ETA: I just noticed it after my post. Why does it have Quote, Modify and Remove buttons on it? I clicked Remove but it didn't work 

It's slighty annoying but the adserver doesn't see a hit

[apis]

I edited c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts a long time ago and I added:

127.0.0.1       googleads.g.doubleclick.net

and all I see is "secure connection failed" 

That's more annoying than the ads!

I have to admit I switched off my adblock for EEVblog. Besides extra pocket money for Dave the adverts are usually relevant. But these new ones at the bottom of forums pretending to be forum posts make me want to switch the blocker back on. Next they will be mixed in with the threads like on many other forums, then the bloody ads will start pretending to be post or quote buttons and take you off to some spam site or trojan downloader 

Same here, I have adblock turned off on the EEVblog. The ad I see is in itself not annoying (it's not animated or distracting and it's electronics-related) but the fact that it masquerades as a regular post is.

ETA: I just noticed it after my post. Why does it have Quote, Modify and Remove buttons on it? I clicked Remove but it didn't work 

Strange, I only get a Quote button.
EDIT: Ahh, now I also got Edit and Remove, it probably gives you the same buttons as the last post (currently it's my own).

[ataradov]

Strange, I only get a Quote button.

It inherits buttons from the last real post.

[tautech]

Could the forum have been hacked to do this by some recently banned member 
Not pointing a finger yet. 

Just asking.

[crispy_tofu]

Ugh, I hate it. 
But it's Dave's choice, so why hast thou forsaken us? 

[Farley]

I'm thinking if it was a hack the ads would be more "interesting." 
As it is now, I don't find it particularly troublesome as long as there's no flashing and/or sound.

Ghostery hides it, as it does all redirects. For now I have eevblog whitelisted in both Adblock and Ghostery.

[apis]

Same here, I have adblock turned off on the EEVblog. The ad I see is in itself not annoying (it's not animated or distracting and it's electronics-related) but the fact that it masquerades as a regular post is.

Actually they are not all electronics-related (I hope), now I got one called "Asian Dating for Men 50+, Sweet Ladies Find Lonely Men for Love or Friendship. Check'em out!"

[hamdi.tn]

Same here, I have adblock turned off on the EEVblog. The ad I see is in itself not annoying (it's not animated or distracting and it's electronics-related) but the fact that it masquerades as a regular post is.

Actually they are not all electronics-related (I hope), now I got one called "Asian Dating for Men 50+, Sweet Ladies Find Lonely Men for Love or Friendship. Check'em out!"

they could be from shenzhen so still related 

[ataradov]

Also, have not Dave just bragged that his AdSense revenue increased a lot. Is this a way to capitalize on this increase?

[Muttley Snickers]

I was online when it first occurred or was implemented which was approximately 12:30 am this morning, Initially I thought that it was only related to the thread I was watching and perhaps a member had posted a picture or video that did not render correctly, A number of refreshes and a computer restart did not clear it, I fired up another PC which was also showing the same thing so at that point I had confirmed that it was not my end and I could then go to bed and sleep easy.


This is taking long member names to the extreme, it looks weird.
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[crispy_tofu]

I was online when it first occurred or was implemented which was approximately 12:30 am this morning, Initially I thought that it was only related to the thread I was watching and perhaps a member had posted a picture or video that did not render correctly, A number of refreshes and a computer restart did not clear it, I fired up another PC which was also showing the same thing so at that point I had confirmed that it was not my end and I could then go to bed and sleep easy.


This is taking long member names to the extreme, it looks weird.
EEVblog Electronics
Community Forum

Well, at least it wraps! 

[tautech]

I was online when it first occurred or was implemented which was approximately 12:30 am this morning, Initially I thought that it was only related to the thread I was watching and perhaps a member had posted a picture or video that did not render correctly, A number of refreshes and a computer restart did not clear it, I fired up another PC which was also showing the same thing so at that point I had confirmed that it was not my end and I could then go to bed and sleep easy.


This is taking long member names to the extreme, it looks weird.
EEVblog Electronics
Community Forum

Just try and check this members profile. 

[Muttley Snickers]

I already did, it appears that he, she or it is a zero poster.......

[tautech]

I already did, it appears that he, she or it is a zero poster.......

Let's hope we don't have to suffer it for a month until Dave does his next ZP purge. 

[Muttley Snickers]

Don't mention the word suffer, I woke up this morning and am pretty damned sure that I have cracked a rib, It must have happened shortly after I mentioned a Dodgy Brothers episode in another thread, I wont do that again it hurts too much.

[crispy_tofu]

I already did, it appears that he, she or it is a zero poster.......

Let's hope we don't have to suffer it for a month until Dave does his next ZP purge. 

Too bad Dave only deletes the spam accounts... does this classify? 

[tautech]

Don't mention the word suffer, I woke up this morning and am pretty damned sure that I have cracked a rib, It must have happened shortly after I mentioned a Dodgy Brothers episode in another thread, I wont do that again it hurts too much.

Easy fixed, just send all your Snickers to me, then it won't hurt al all. 

[tautech]

I already did, it appears that he, she or it is a zero poster.......

Let's hope we don't have to suffer it for a month until Dave does his next ZP purge. 

Too bad Dave only deletes the spam accounts... does this classify? 

Please stand corrected:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/news/zero-posters-purged/

[crispy_tofu]

Too bad Dave only deletes the spam accounts... does this classify? 

Please stand corrected:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/news/zero-posters-purged/

I was slightly wrong, but:

I also set my criteria to zero posts and inactive for the last month or two. And it's obvious most of them are just spam accounts that got through the filters.

And since it's on the end of every page...

[Bud]

This crap has to do with the forum software. The Reply # is always the same as that of the previous post.

[sleemanj]

If you have TamperMonkey in Chrome (proabably GreaseMonkey in FF works too, untested), hit below to install a user script to remove that annoying last post.

No warranty expressed or implied

https://gist.github.com/sleemanj/84e15fda23f79a7852b6/raw/eevblog-no-annoyance.user.js

[crispy_tofu]

If you have TamperMonkey in Chrome (proabably GreaseMonkey in FF works too, untested), hit below to install a user script to remove that annoying last post.

No warranty expressed or implied

https://gist.github.com/sleemanj/84e15fda23f79a7852b6/raw/eevblog-no-annoyance.user.js

Thanks, works for me with TamperMonkey on Chrome OS 

[apis]

If you have TamperMonkey in Chrome (proabably GreaseMonkey in FF works too, untested), hit below to install a user script to remove that annoying last post.

No warranty expressed or implied

https://gist.github.com/sleemanj/84e15fda23f79a7852b6/raw/eevblog-no-annoyance.user.js

Thanks, works like a charm!

(I changed the "// @match" line to include the entire forum though, not just the blog part (i.e. removed "blog/")).

[Muttley Snickers]

The solution for my smart TV was duct tape, we will adapt in time I guess.

[crispy_tofu]

The solution for my smart TV was duct tape, we will adapt in time I guess.

Uhhhhhh