Yep, usually they are automotive related. I've tried to weed the junk out.
I've learned a heck of lot about how all this works over the past three years since bringing M/A online. If you like I could bore you to tears on the subject
Hmm...I had no idea. It's not from the site, it must be part of an ad that is showing on the left side. The next time you see it can you please take note of what the ad content is on the left side of the page. I have that kind of stuff blocked in Google's AdSense. SOmething must be squeaking through.
Excellent - so I wasn't just going crazy then....hope you get it sorted out, I haven't seen it since I posted.
BTW, if it had been something M/A was doing on purpose I was prepared to just live with it, since it only took one click to get rid of it, but I hoped that wasn't the case.
I finally had a chance to see it again. I've obtained what I think is the address for the survey and have added it to the blocked listing in Google Adsense. May take a day or two before it goes away.
Besides the advertising by the site sponsors there are 2 blocks along the left side of the page that are seen by all but premium members. These blocks contain ads served by 2 ad networks, one being Google adsense, the other is Martini Media. These ads could be for about anything. They vary depending on the subject matter of the page, your location and lots of other factors that only Google knows. The .Net people bought a campaign that is delivered by Google Adsense.
I have setup filters on certain types of categories, mostly on the types I don't think suit the nature of the site. Cosmetic Procedures & Body Modification, Dating, Get Rich Quick, Politics and Religion are all blocked. I can also block individual campaigns as I see them too. I use that to block ads from other MINI related vendors that use Google's adsense but are not site supporters. I don't it's fair for them to "sneak in" like that.
Probably a heck of a lot more than you really wanted to know.
Oh...Those that are not registered and are viewing the site as a guest see even more advertising. Things like a banners after the first post in a thread and a big square ad where the sig would go in the first post of a thread.
All in all it's still less than some other sites in the MINI realm.
Well I have seen the ad blocks of course, and I should have put 2 & 2 together and realized it came from one of those, but usualy those are car related ads, from what I've seen....
