Are you having a New Year break, GNHQ?

Paver boots ad today. Seems the advertisers pick up what's occurring on GN.

So, presumably someone's keen on Soreen.

Glad to hear you are all ok, Natasha.
Thank you all for the chat, I never expected the thread to last three pages!!

Hope you enjoyed your break.

When Mumsnet Premium was launched there was talk of one of the benefits being an edit function, but it was soon scrapped.

I doubt we will get an edit function ever.

This is a talk forum for the 1990s (tech level, not age related!).

'Don't forget the Soreen, Doreen'

Until they decide to give us an 'edit' function to change or delete our own threads, it's absolutely essential that moderators are available all the time.

Potentially serious mistakes happen, and are not always obvious until a post appears on screen.

I've known this happen with photos, where a poster has sensibly blacked out any personal details, but then later discovers that on screen, those details are still faintly visible.

It needs to be possible to rectify such things the moment they are spotted.

Come on, Gransnet, sort yourselves out, and if you can't guarantee 24/7 moderation, at least give us the 'edit' function!

Nortsat, hmm... maybe many of the ads on GN are, in the judgment of ad pushers providers, regarded as grandparent friendly rather than specific to individuals.

Baggs ditto the Soreen Malt Loaf ads here.

Today's rightside ad for me is Soreen malt loaf. We used to have this when I was a kid, one slice buttered as our 'pudding' at tea time after the protein first course, something simple like beans on toast or a boiled egg. There was always plenty of bread and butter to fill up on too. We all had school dinners, which were fine; I've never understood all the fuss some people make; maybe we were lucky.

ANYWAY, the point is, I make my own fruit (and nut) loaf now — based on a recipe for date loaf that my mother-in-law used to make for our mountain climbing highland holidays — but that ad reminded me about malt. Must look for some. My local pharmacy used to sell it.

Don't think I've ever clicked on a Soreen ad or bought it online. My dad taught us to (try) and be advertisement immune. I daresay we are not fully immune but that we built up some immunity under his direction.

Retiredwell

The problem with ad blockers is that advertisers are aware of how many "hits" their main site gets redirected (clicked on) from the adverts they place on GN etc.

If the redirect clicks are low then those advertisers offten decide not to place any resources into the GN or other similar sites and hence there can be a loss of revenue income to Gransnet.

Therefore the use of adblockers by forum members can financially damage GN in what are already difficult times for forums such as this.

I wouldnt worry too much about mumsnet/gransnet being financially damaged they had revenue of £8.6 million in 2018.

“With regard to the above, Lucca posted at 08:21 today as part of a larger post, " I also do not want a forum filled with advertising, be it for products or “services””

You misunderstood me. I meant people who start a thread which is advertising, not the ads at the side etc,

?Since posting the above.....it’s vanished, and there are no ads at all now.

The only ad I can see here is for Eva Family ( looks like Chinese made clothes) have never looked at anything like that.
I assumed they were paid ads to GN, now am mystified marydoll ( wonder if Lord Lemongrove has been surfing ladieswear again??)

Callistemon

I need an ad for a local professional oven cleaner but guess what - I have no adverts at all at the moment!

(No ad blocker either)

Google Ovenclean or Ovenu they are UK wide franchises, I have used both in the past with good results.

I need an ad for a local professional oven cleaner but guess what - I have no adverts at all at the moment!

(No ad blocker either)

Sodapop???

Oh dammit Galaxy you were next on my list.

The problem with ad blockers is that advertisers are aware of how many "hits" their main site gets redirected (clicked on) from the adverts they place on GN etc.

If the redirect clicks are low then those advertisers offten decide not to place any resources into the GN or other similar sites and hence there can be a loss of revenue income to Gransnet.

Therefore the use of adblockers by forum members can financially damage GN in what are already difficult times for forums such as this.

I will be happy not to receive that pm sodapop

I'm with BlueBelle on the issue of PMs I've had support and interesting conversations with them and got to know some posters a bit better.
Sometimes it's helpful to compare notes with something you wouldn't want on a public forum. I could share the details of my haemorrhoids on here but ...............

Many of my searches from the last few days have appeared on the right hand side and I'm sure GN are not promoting QVC, Moda in Pelle and Clarks shoes. ?‍♀️

One of many possible reasons below.

Adware (or advertising-supported software) is a type of malware (or malicious software) that hides on your computer and automatically displays advertising material when you are online. If you've been getting annoying pop-up offers appearing on your screen, your computer might be infected.

I have not done any searches for Malta holidays ever but that's what was showing up on the right of my screen just before I started this post ?‍♀️

What some may not realise is that the advertising on the right of your screen is nothing to do with GN, but based on your own personal internet browsing. As Callistemon states, Get an ad blocker.