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MidoriUma
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Hi,
I have like three different ad blockers on my web browser (firefox), but I'm still seeing ads in the righthand column (Samurai Armor Hoodies, etc.). They're similar to articles but clearly say "ad" on them. Is there any way to block these? I really hate advertisements. |
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 7580 Location: Wales |
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It's an "advertorial" (a sponsored article) not an off-site ad, so appears the same way as other site content.
I doubt anyone at ANN is going to help you with blocking adverts, since adverts are one of the main things keeping the lights on around here. If you subscribe you can turn off adverts, although I don't know if that applies to advertorials. |
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MidoriUma
Posts: 130 |
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I want to buy a subscription. Heck, I tried to buy two for Christmas, one as a gift.
They require Visa, mastercard, American Express, or Discover. I have cash and debit. A lot of younger people (and anime fans are typically younger than the average consumer) do not have credit cards. ANN is turning away a big revenue stream by insisting on them. So no, I feel no remorse at turning off their ads. I have money for the site if they decide to accept it from me. |
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st_owly
Posts: 5234 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland |
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You know you can use Paypal to subscribe and link your debit card to Paypal?
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MidoriUma
Posts: 130 |
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That only works for one time payments such as purchases. Since the subscription is auto-renewing (a very lucrative thing for any company), it requires a credit card. More specifically, if you go to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr it ONLY allows you to enter credit cards, despite it being the section marked "credit or debit". |
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st_owly
Posts: 5234 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland |
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I didn't know the subscription here was auto renewing. I learn something new every day. Though if you link your bank account to Paypal, you can get around that. I don't have a credit card linked to Paypal and have several recurring payments via it.
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Alan45
Village Elder
Posts: 9835 Location: Virginia |
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Being a subscriber doesn't block the Advertorials, however, they are clearly marked. If you don't click on them you will never see the content. Getting upset that they exist is a bit extreme.
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Dan42
Chief Encyclopedist
Posts: 3782 Location: Montreal |
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Wow, I did NOT know that. Thanks for telling us. The subscription is not even auto-renewing; the only reason for using the Paypal subscription mechanism is that on the site we present it as a subscription. If I had known we were blocking out debit card users, I would've used the one-time payment option. 20/20 hindsight. Unfortunately I have other more urgent things on my plate now, but I'll try to fix this when I can. |
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