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General => Site news and bright ideas => Topic started by: Watts on 17 May 2026, 14:45

Title: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 17 May 2026, 14:45
Is this legit or a scam? I try to avoid clicking on pop ups just in case but would appreciate knowing if this is genuine or not, only started a couple of days ago. Cheers!
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: jv on 17 May 2026, 16:33
I turned that on yesterday.

It should only show it once every 7 days.

It's something like 6 seconds of advert.

Guest usage has gone crazy on here over the last couple of months - probably being scrapped by AI - so I thought why not intercept a bit of that.

Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 17 May 2026, 17:43
Okay thanks, makes sense.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Bluest on 19 May 2026, 07:40
It makes me do it every day, it's quite annoying plus I'm a bit dubious about clicking unknown links.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: MinchCS on 24 May 2026, 21:33
Every day here too. And there are some odd ads that make me think I should not be clicking on them.
Is there not a way guests get it pop up, but registered members don't?
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 25 May 2026, 05:21
Annoying, I had to do it 4 times before it disappeared.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: jv on 25 May 2026, 12:57
It's definitely set to only show once per 7 days. Unfortunately the '24 hours access' message isn't linked.

Yes it's crap but no-one, I mean, no-one clicks on the banner adverts on the site.

Lets see how it goes for a bit.

Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 25 May 2026, 13:49
Mine worked fine for 7 days. A minor irritant for what we get back.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 25 May 2026, 14:01
Annoying, I had to do it 4 times before it disappeared.

My comment sounds worse than the intent, in fairness, clicking a button a few times is hardly a life changing exercise.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 31 May 2026, 16:21
A bit torturous today, I don’t want a golf holiday package, buy a Honda, buy an electric bike or sell a static caravan🤷
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 31 May 2026, 16:46
I don't have the volume up and just ignore it until the 'close' pops up. Given what you've said though, I think I've missed out!
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 31 May 2026, 16:59
£120k and my static caravan is yours.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 31 May 2026, 17:36
£120k and my static caravan is yours.

If I had a spare £120k, it would be a 'no thanks'. But thanks :whistle:
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 31 May 2026, 18:59
£120k and my static caravan is yours.

If I had a spare £120k, it would be a 'no thanks'. But thanks :whistle:

If you buy a Golf package holiday, I’ll throw in an electric bike for free.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 09 June 2026, 16:33
I must be doing something wrong with these damned adverts. I click on the things, wait and then try and get into the site and the bloody things just keep popping up😡

TBH, I’d rather not leave the site, but it’s becoming frustratingly unusable - no one else seems to complain, possibly my fault but anything I’m doing wrong?
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 09 June 2026, 17:34
Do you click on 'close' top right corner when it pops up? I found that if I didn't, the ad would come back up again. Also don't click on the ad to open it up, it'll just come back. When successful, you get a thank you for supporting the site message. Hope that helps.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 09 June 2026, 17:44
Thanks, I’ll give your advice a go
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 10 June 2026, 12:51
That worked! Many Thanks👍
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 10 June 2026, 13:03
That worked! Many Thanks👍

👍 :smiley:
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Exonian on 10 June 2026, 16:48
- no one else seems to complain

Probably because nobody can get on the site to complain! 😁

It’s a faff.
I don’t know if it’s an iPhone thing or an old age thing but boy do I have a fight on my hands trying to get on here.
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Watts on 10 June 2026, 18:18
Well I'm an old git and have managed it so it must be your phone. Probably. :wink: :whistle:
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Adam T7 on 10 June 2026, 19:03
Well I'm an old git and have managed it so it must be your phone. Probably. :wink: :whistle:

I’m also an (impatient) old git with an iPhone - I couldn’t even see the little box in the top right to close ads before you told me it was there😳😂
Title: Re: Having to watch an ad to access the site for 24 hrs
Post by: Snoopy on 19 June 2026, 08:38
Well I'm an old git and have managed it so it must be your phone. Probably. :wink: :whistle:

I’m also an (impatient) old git with an iPhone - I couldn’t even see the little box in the top right to close ads before you told me it was there😳😂
Me too until I just now noticed it. It's drove me crazy for ages now on my phone. Didn't have to click top right on my tablet it just finished and disappeared. I thought it was a phone issue 🤓🥸