discussion 503 Error vs Ads?

[Brikenbur]

Which one do we prefer the least? Tbh the ads are throwing me awf 

[taemin]

I prefer ads tbh.

[Doogle]

The ads are ******* annoying I’m getting big anime boobs on every page??? (and I know ads are tailored etc but I live in Japan so what can I do)

 

It made me realise how I’ve never considered how the site was surviving for the past decade I’ve spent here ddd

Edited May 2, 2022 by Doogle

[Dolce Vita]

all my ads are crypto related  i never see any 503s 

[Johnny Jacobs]

I haven't seen any ads yet 

[lover.]

503 sweetie, I’m so sorry 

[ariananext]

I'm not seeing ads for some reason

[CBC]

There's a solution for ads so they win 

[John Slayne]

i still get both

[Last Boy on Earth]

I prefer the 503

[EnigmaticAndroid]

Ads, with the 503 it can be damn near impossible to even access the site sometimes  I have been getting an insane amount of Shein ads and one that looks like a p*rno but it's some masseuse in the area tho 

Edited May 2, 2022 by EnigmaticAndroid

[Zeferino]

503, my ads are about some Sony wireless buds 

[truthteller]

you can block ads but you can't block 503. let that sink in.

[simplywohoo]

Just got 2 503s opening this thread 

 

503s are so annoying but the ads opening a new tab of advertising when you click a thread are the WORST

 

Without those 503s are much worse ngl

[Price of Fame]

there's ads on this site now? 

 

 

[Daddy]

I have not seen any ad and I'm so confused when people talk about them in threads? I'm only on my phone and in Europe if that changes anything...

 

I would always say 503 tho cause you can just refresh the page. Ads are trash anywhere...

[HeavyMetalAura]

I just don’t like the pop-up ads. Display ads are fine, but pop-up ads are annoying and really cheapen the website IMO. No one wants to deal with those. I actually stopped visiting Billboard.com completely because of the incessant pop-ups. And I’m too much of a grandma to figure out how to install ad block.

[Symmetra]

I don't see ads so 

[wren]

I've been getting quite a few and thought the site was hacked, but if this is the new normal...

[Chiidish]

503s have survived every kind of ATRL era, so them 

[Ryan]

23 minutes ago, HeavyMetalAura said:

I just don’t like the pop-up ads. Display ads are fine, but pop-up ads are annoying and really cheapen the website IMO. No one wants to deal with those. I actually stopped visiting Billboard.com completely because of the incessant pop-ups. And I’m too much of a grandma to figure out how to install ad block.

We don’t have pop up ads. The full screen ads can be closed out and I already requested that they be removed bc I don’t like them. 

[Ryan]

ATRL+ members will be immune from seeing ads in a few weeks. 
 

In a few months members will only see ads like once or twice a day. 
 

they’re mainly for guests. 

[HeavyMetalAura]

9 minutes ago, Ryan BTE said:

We don’t have pop up ads. The full screen ads can be closed out and I already requested that they be removed bc I don’t like them. 

I don’t really distinguish between pop up ads and full screen ads that “pop up” and cover my entire screen that I have to close out of when I try to click on a thread, they may as well be the same thing and have a similar effect. But I’m glad to hear you’ve requested they be removed! I honestly don’t mind display ads for a service that I can access for free and support them if that’s what ATRL has to do to keep running. 

[ConceptD]

The ads are nowhere near as bad as the 503 error. I remember refreshing threads like 5 times before they would load and it would still take almost 30 seconds to load sometimes. The ads are bearable. 

[Nano]

Ads?

 

I mean, YES, the ads. They're pretty non-intrusive, so I guess the 503 errors are worse.