Assorted quirks

RobertBrown · Jan 8, 2014

Why am I seeing "VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGE' or "VIEW URGENT MESSAGE" at the very top of the page next to the Tractorbynet logo?
I click there and it wants me to download a "message tool". What is up with that?

Also......I find frequently that the thread page counter on the top right does not let me switch pages. I have to enter the page number and click go rather than click the page number.

Another thing......
What is this free game advertisement with all the partially clad, large breasted, animated women in swim suits. I never, ever play games yet I'm seeing it everywhere.

stuckmotor · Jan 8, 2014

For the third problem, a pop-up blocker might help. No pun intended.

Iowan · Jan 8, 2014

You could put some lenses in those eyeglasses you have on.

phiferpharm · Jan 9, 2014

I've seen the private message ad - or at least that's what I think it is, an advertisement being represented in a very sneaky way. I wouldn't take a chance by clicking it.

Xfaxman · Jan 9, 2014

RobertBrown said:
Why am I seeing "VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGE' or "VIEW URGENT MESSAGE" at the very top of the page next to the Tractorbynet logo?
I click there and it wants me to download a "message tool". What is up with that? It is just an ad that some company paid TractorByNet to display it there.
Also......I find frequently that the thread page counter on the top right does not let me switch pages. I have to enter the page number and click go rather than click the page number. Haven't had that happen, running Windows XP and Chrome on my laptop.

Another thing......
What is this free game advertisement with all the partially clad, large breasted, animated women in swim suits. I never, ever play games yet I'm seeing it everywhere.

Put blinders on those glasses, so that you don't see that free game advertisement on the side panel. :laughing:

aczlan · Jan 9, 2014

RobertBrown said:
Why am I seeing "VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGE' or "VIEW URGENT MESSAGE" at the very top of the page next to the Tractorbynet logo?
I click there and it wants me to download a "message tool". What is up with that?
Another thing......
What is this free game advertisement with all the partially clad, large breasted, animated women in swim suits. I never, ever play games yet I'm seeing it everywhere.

Spam ads that shouldn't be on there. If you can take a screenshot of those ads and post it here, it can be brought to the attention of Muhammad (the site owner) so that he can remove it.

Aaron Z

MossRoad · Jan 9, 2014

I saw that last week. Pretty clever attempt to get folks to click on it. Grrr.

Bird · Jan 9, 2014

Yeah, I've seen that "Private Message" thing but haven't clicked on it, since it was obviously not a TBN PM.

Wa11banger · Jan 9, 2014

It is part of the GoogleAds Service that is in the header of TBN. it is unfortunately the price required of TBN to participate in their service.

Wa11banger · Jan 9, 2014

Forgot to add that you can click the little X to the far right in that ad box and mute those ads.. It will return a google message saying ok we will try to show you more relevant ads.. or something to that effect. I have clicked it a billion times but it still shows me ads

aczlan · Jan 9, 2014

Wa11banger said:
It is part of the GoogleAds Service that is in the header of TBN. it is unfortunately the price required of TBN to participate in their service.

Muhammad has said that the game ads shouldn't be running, but the ad company keeps turning them on. I suspect that he would have the same reaction to the PM ad. I'll PM him and mention this thread to him...

Aaron Z

Muhammad · Jan 10, 2014

Can anybody post a screen shot? I haven't seen it yet but I can block it once I know what it is specifically.

Wa11banger · Jan 10, 2014

Muhammad, sorry I already clicked the googleads control and told it to ignore those two ads I should have thought of it before doing so. I will get it to come up on my tablet and send you one

Wa11banger · Jan 10, 2014

Muhammad,

here is one of them.. They all look the same with this little envelope and the "view inbox message, view urgent message, or view alarming message" text next to it.

Wa11banger · Jan 10, 2014

Here is another one.. They also seem to show up on the home page more than any of the topic pages.

Looking4new · Jan 10, 2014

They don't seem to be showing up for me. ADblock + is working good for me.

The kid · Jan 15, 2014

RobertBrown said:
Why am I seeing "VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGE' or "VIEW URGENT MESSAGE" at the very top of the page next to the Tractorbynet logo?
I click there and it wants me to download a "message tool". What is up with that?

Also......I find frequently that the thread page counter on the top right does not let me switch pages. I have to enter the page number and click go rather than click the page number.

Another thing......
What is this free game advertisement with all the partially clad, large breasted, animated women in swim suits. I never, ever play games yet I'm seeing it everywhere.

It reads your cookies.. You a player?