Annoying Ads at top of my inbox

9 years ago

What next? I have the Ad blocker, but now there is a violet-highlighted 'paid message' appearing at the top of my email, *as* mail.

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Jasdip
9 years ago
I get those as well.

Click on AdBlock and click Block an ad.
Then click on the ad and drag the bar until the ad is blocked.
justgotabme
9 years ago
What email service do you use? I've not seen any in hotmail.
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Today I had a reply to my email about the system squeezing our threads to the far left to make room for the much too large ad. Tech support said it was an error and they were working on it. This morning the screen is back to normal for me - how about you? If you truly value this web site, as I do, you may want to think about becoming a paid member/subscriber. Yes, there are other sewing/quilting/cooking/gardening/etc. forums out there, but the Garden Web/ThatHomeSite has been around for quite a few years and the ease of use in navigating means a lot to many of us. To subscribe, on the Sewing Forum home page, you will find Member Services on the top left of the page. Click there and you will be taken to a page with many choices for you as a paid or non-paid member. Halfway down the list of options, you will see "Contributions & Subscribing Memberships." This should lead you to information on becoming a paid member. Hope this helps, Teresa
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Elmer J Fudd
9 years ago
Yahoo maybe?

I see something as you describe on my Yahoo inbox page. I couldn't confuse it with a message - the line has a purple tint, the box is taller those containing individual messages, it says "Sponsored", and there's an image at the margin of the column. I've ignored it.

If it bothers you, switch to Gmail, no visible ads (yet).
OklaMoni
9 years ago
Not in my gmail either!
Jasdip
9 years ago
Snidely hit the nail on the head. They are "sponsored" ads on Yahoo. At least mine are.

Easily removed with AdBlock. I get an ad about every 2 weeks.
chisue
Original Author
9 years ago
Yes, it's Yahoo. Thanks for the instructions on blocking, using Ad Blocker. I'll try that next time one of these appears in my email.
rob333 (zone 7b)
9 years ago
I was trying to do what you said, but I didn't have "block an ad". So I looked at the settings and there was a box that said, allow some ads. It was checked. I unchecked it and the "non-intrusive" ad went away.
Jasdip
9 years ago
I checked my AdBlock and I don't have anything about allowing some ads.

Sue, When you see a sponsored ad, just click on AdBlock and click "Block an ad on this page" and go from there.
rob333 (zone 7b)
9 years ago
Mine doesn't have "block an ad on this page"?

For anyone else who might not have it: Click on the AdBlock icon in your lower right hand corner, click on settings, and unclick the box next to "Allow some non-intrusive advertising".

I'd swear I have the most recent version of AdBlock, but maybe that's why I don't have block an ad on this page? Who knows.

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