I know if you contribute to this web site you don't have the ads when log on.
Susan In Bama

I hate the one that sizzles like meat cooking...it always makes me jump! At least I think I've seen that one on this site.

I contributed a year or so ago, but I am sure I need to pay again...where does one send the money?

You might try switching to the Firefox browser. I hardly get any popups anywhere, and, although I contribute to this site, I don't to any others and only rarely get popups.

When it's time to renew, you'll get an e-mail. I just pay online as it's easier.

I thought perhaps as in the old days when a customer expressed dissatisfaction with something, the business did all it could to improve its service. Instead, I guess people now accept lower standards of service and or performance as the norm rather than the exception and therefore do not voice their concerns or objections.
Yaya7

well I get almost a full screen comercial. This just started yesterday and I hate it.

I'm a member, and I don't get any ads at all! I have to check with my IT guy, since I use the computer at work, but have only the most rudimentary (and free!) blocker software -- if any at all.

Is it a matter of being a member? If so, then I think it was a pretty good use of $15.

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

I don't know why it's taken me so long - I've just paid my $15 (£8.37!) subscription. I use this forum such a lot and really appreciate all the advice and kind words I've had from you guys. So I'll chalk this one up as Better Late than Never!

Cheers,
AJ

Two ideas:

Opt out of intelliTXT ads
http://www.vibrantmedia.com/whatisintellitxt/whatisintellitxt_gardenweb.html
(IntelliTXT is those insidious double underlines that lead to ads.)

Firefox Web Browser
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
(You can automatically block popups, and turn off ads from selected servers.)

I think they have stopped putting those intellitext ads in the posting now.

A large loud ad is now taking up the whole screen. Very annoying. It pops up everytime I change threads