# Have to stop looking at this site - the ads are driving me crazy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic Chat\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349 "2024-12-17T21:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![philip\_rhoades](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/philip_rhoades/32/634609_2.png) [@philip\_rhoades](https://blenderartists.org/u/philip_rhoades)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/1 "2024-12-17T21:15:34Z")
I love looking at the completed artworks but I have to fight my way through the increasing numbers of ads! I will stay subscribed in case I have jobs to advertise but I will have to just keep dismissing all the new topics for now . . ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/2 "2024-12-17T21:28:10Z")
You mean the #Jobs ? You can mute that category so you don’t see anything from it: ![Screenshot_20241217-152705](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/d/a/7da7668ed03d07ccd9d20fafec97ae4b574f4255.png) ---
**Author:** ![philip\_rhoades](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/philip_rhoades/32/634609_2.png) [@philip\_rhoades](https://blenderartists.org/u/philip_rhoades)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/3 "2024-12-17T21:35:15Z")
Read what I wrote again . . ---
**Author:** ![Ace\_Dragon](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ace_dragon/32/1067926_2.png) [@Ace\_Dragon](https://blenderartists.org/u/Ace_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/4 "2024-12-17T21:43:07Z")
The BA staff does not have any control over how the ads are delivered. To even switch ad providers is a crapshoot because the whole market is just Google and one or two small players. There are no good decisions to be made here, it is either this or the staff beginning to turn off features and/or imposing upload limits for those who do not have a subscription. ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/5 "2024-12-17T22:16:30Z")
If you become a site supporter, you’ll see far fewer ads… almost none, for that matter. > [@Supporting Blender Artists on Patreon](https://blenderartists.org/t/supporting-blender-artists-on-patreon/1131605): > > Running a major platform like Blender Artists is not easy or cheap. We invest a LOT of time in keeping things running here, both at a technical level as well as in moderating the conversations and ensuring a more positive ‘vibe’ here (we think it’s starting to work!). While we currently break even financially, having extra financial resources will greatly help us improve the platform with things like: Upgrade our storage (we’re burning through 3GB a week now and don’t want to clamp down user … ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/6 "2024-12-17T23:06:15Z")
Wait, what? I can mute ENTIRE SECTIONS?! TIL. So long, jobs and games… ---
**Author:** ![AlphaChannel](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/alphachannel/32/1432111_2.png) [@AlphaChannel](https://blenderartists.org/u/AlphaChannel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/7 "2024-12-17T23:07:03Z")
Oh right!? Cool, Im off to mute loads! ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/8 "2024-12-17T23:08:45Z")
It’s like a Christmas miracle. Or a Tuesday miracle, if you don’t celebrate Christmas. Or a Wednesday miracle, if you’re 6 hours ahead of me. ---
**Author:** ![AlphaChannel](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/alphachannel/32/1432111_2.png) [@AlphaChannel](https://blenderartists.org/u/AlphaChannel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/9 "2024-12-17T23:10:19Z")
Ill take the middle option sir! ---
**Author:** ![Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/okidoki/32/1434104_2.png) [@Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/u/Okidoki)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/10 "2024-12-18T08:53:07Z")
You might have a look here: [FAQ: How do you pay the bills?](https://blenderartists.org/t/faq-work-in-progress/1276424#how-do-you-pay-the-bills-4) It’s actually 88,50 EUR per month… and now compare to server costs _ **and** _ also [discourse service](https://discourse.org/pricing)… not speaking of the time of “the staff”… (and they aren’t employed…) (BA also just updated the space to another 1GB). So yes they make some money by adding “the default advertising” which is done by some big advertising company and based on your browser history… And you propery/mostly have an account for your mobile at the same company… so now they even know where you are and using what app and making money with your data. Or even for their other services (auto login etc). Think about that… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![colkai](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/colkai/32/20099_2.png) [@colkai](https://blenderartists.org/u/colkai)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/11 "2024-12-18T11:39:39Z")
My biggest gripe about the adverts is that they pop up at the bottom as well, meaning, when you’re replying to a thread, you’re forever shifting the damned things to actually post the message. Frustrating A.F. but alas, between the constant adverts / video / popups and cookie windows, it’s something you either have to grit your teeth and deal with, or don’t use the site. TBH, there’s several sites I have ceased to visit for that very reason. By the time you’ve done all the clicking etc, you’ve given up on bothering looking for the information you want. Thankfully BA isn’t _that_ bad, at present. ---
**Author:** ![revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/revolt_randy/32/8606_2.png) [@revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/u/revolt_randy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/12 "2024-12-18T14:27:13Z")
As previously stated, for less money per month than a fancy ‘foo-foo’ coffee, most all ads are removed. ![BA_Screenshot](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/2/c/2/2c2b7d14da77f25128824e372e134ab1b9fc48a0.png) This is a community and I don’t mind chipping in a little to support the community. Heck, just getting answers recently to 2 geo-nodes questions I had was well worth the monthly cost to me! Randy ---
**Author:** ![RobWu](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/robwu/32/538640_2.png) [@RobWu](https://blenderartists.org/u/RobWu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/13 "2024-12-18T14:48:40Z")
> [@revolt\_randy](#): > > a fancy ‘foo-foo’ coffee too lazy to look it up… What in the hell is a foo foo coffee?? ---
**Author:** ![Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/okidoki/32/1434104_2.png) [@Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/u/Okidoki)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/14 "2024-12-18T14:51:06Z")
I lately found the urban dictionary… and as a non-native-english-speaker this is a goldmine … 😸 > **[Urban Dictionary: "foo foo"](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%22foo%20foo%22)** > > When you look or feel frilly, Prissy, made up, High maintenance, overdone etc.. Others can look foo foo to you also. ---
**Author:** ![revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/revolt_randy/32/8606_2.png) [@revolt\_randy](https://blenderartists.org/u/revolt_randy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/15 "2024-12-18T15:08:54Z")
Think of a coffee with extra whipped cream, caramel drizzles, chocolate shavings, and throw in a fancy little umbrella on top. @Okidoki explanation fits too… Randy ---
**Author:** ![Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/okidoki/32/1434104_2.png) [@Okidoki](https://blenderartists.org/u/Okidoki)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/16 "2024-12-18T15:26:42Z")
In fact i already understood this as an exaggeration of **fancy** : _fancy fancy fancy_ → fancy foo foo Like maybe _beauty beauty beauty_ → beauty blink blink… (???) … 🤔 or maybe that’s only my imagination 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Secrop](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/secrop/32/20093_2.png) [@Secrop](https://blenderartists.org/u/Secrop)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/17 "2024-12-18T16:55:13Z")
> [@colkai](#): > > they pop up at the bottom as well Yup… I wouldn’t mind the ads if they keep the website functional… But those in the bottom, often block the Reply button, and often, they pop up right when I’m hitting it, forwarding me to another page. And sometimes, when the css isn’t yet loaded, they simply appear randomly anywhere in the screen. Other than that, I’ve no complaints. ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/18 "2024-12-18T17:04:59Z")
When you’re spending 90 a month keeping a site alive, mostly from Bart’s pocket, you have to make some compromises to keep the site afloat ---
**Author:** ![Secrop](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/secrop/32/20093_2.png) [@Secrop](https://blenderartists.org/u/Secrop)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/19 "2024-12-18T17:09:52Z")
I understand, @joseph, and I’ve never complaint about the ads in general. And I wouldn’t mind to have those ads in the bottom also, if (and this is my only point), the ads wouldn’t block the usage of the website. (for example, adding a margin in the bottom for the ads, and keep the reply button above-vertically the ads… Not under them.) ---
**Author:** ![thorn](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/thorn/32/1035944_2.png) [@thorn](https://blenderartists.org/u/thorn)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/have-to-stop-looking-at-this-site-the-ads-are-driving-me-crazy/1563349/20 "2024-12-18T18:12:34Z")
171129 registered users. Far fewer supporters. ![support the site](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/e/2/4e24ed2198616c98efd0c16eafcd8da04bfa134d.png) So… yeah. Ads.