MacRumors chill with the ads on homepage

[DeanCorp]

As a long time member, I for the first time don’t enjoy reading news on MacRumors there are far too many large banner ads throughout the website causing more distraction. I understand that it is a major source of revenue for the website but surely there is a happy medium?

Keen to hear from others on this.

 

[Bigwaff]

Keen to hear from others on this.

You could always support the site by becoming a paid member and never see another ad.

 

[DeanCorp]

You could always support the site by becoming a paid member and never see another ad.

Happy to support the site, but it should be optional to do that. The ads are extremely intrusive and essentially force you to pay. Most websites have ads but they don’t detract from the main news. This is a fairly recent change for MR. It never bothered me until now.

 

[xStep]

As a long time member, I for the first time don’t enjoy reading news on MacRumors there are far too many large banner ads throughout the website causing more distraction. I understand that it is a major source of revenue for the website but surely there is a happy medium?

Keen to hear from others on this.

The latest for me to avoid MR is a Mcdonald's add that covers the whole screen on my iPhone. I can't read the site for the most part. Sometimes I can make the add disappear. Not sure of the incantation.

 

[DeanCorp]

The latest for me to avoid MR is a Mcdonald's add that covers the whole screen on my iPhone. I can't read the site for the most part. Sometimes I can make the add disappear. Not sure of the incantation.

Sadly it seems the only solution is to pay for ad free experience.

 

[maflynn]

Sadly it seems the only solution is to pay for ad free experience.

Sadly? Its not like the cost is not excessive, and while some of the ads can be a bit invasive, MacRumors needs the ability to generate revenue and pay the staff. A small token amount removes the ads, and gives you some other minor upgrades to your membership - worth is subjective, to be sure but I wouldn't quantify the experience as sadly.

 

[Nada Ting]

I love the way the ads overlap the article titles. Shows just how much MR cares about your viewing experience here.

 

[annk]

I love the way the ads overlap the article titles. Shows just how much MR cares about your viewing experience here.

That's not accurate. There are instructions in the FAQ explaining how to alert the editors to intrusive ads:

https://macrumors.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201096188-What-do-I-do-about-annoying-ads