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Post by carol on Dec 29, 2011 19:07:12 GMT
just scrolled down to the bottom of the page and found a gumtree advert showing assorted dogs for sale from £1. i know there is a campaign to get gumtree animal free and feel a little bit worried by the fact that this forum has this advert on it. can we make it go away?
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Post by Baglady on Dec 29, 2011 21:53:04 GMT
just scrolled down to the bottom of the page and found a gumtree advert showing assorted dogs for sale from £1. i know there is a campaign to get gumtree animal free and feel a little bit worried by the fact that this forum has this advert on it. can we make it go away?  Well, it's complicated This forum is free hosted - and that means that Friends don't have to pay to set it up or use it. We could pay to have it 'ad free' but that would put pressure on the fundraising team to meet these costs every month before any money goes into the kennel fund. The ads (as I understand it) display to each user according to cookies on your pc (which get downloaded according to your search engine results) - so I get a lot of 'lose weight' and 'bingo' ads  (how very dare they)! I would recommend..... Clearing your cookies regularly Ignore all ads that pop up on here (or on FB, and any other sites you use) Support campaign groups such as CARIAD, to help them force legislative changes that will outlaw such ads Veto sites (such as gumtree) that allow such ads Help Friends promote their Responsible Pet Ownership ideals Carol, I know how distressing it is to see such awful ads. Friends and the Home are daily sweeping up the debris that is the result of such ads. All we can realistically do is counter the ads with information dissemination, supporting good legislation, and 'telling your friends'. Everyone who sells or buys a puppy for £1 probably has friends who know better. So put it on your facebook, tweet it, share it with everyone you know. Keep the faith Missus, we will get our message out there, eventually. S  |
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Post by carol on Dec 29, 2011 22:10:59 GMT
must be because i follow keep gumtree animal free on fb. not sure about the cookie thing though. perhaps i can get one of my kids to sort that out. looking forward to a quiet drink on new years day and picking up my hoodie  |
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Post by Baglady on Dec 29, 2011 22:43:31 GMT
must be because i follow keep gumtree animal free on fb. not sure about the cookie thing though. perhaps i can get one of my kids to sort that out. looking forward to a quiet drink on new years day and picking up my hoodie Quiet Drink? You got no chance! We's having a par-tee  Don't drive Carol! S xoxoxox |
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Post by shelleybest on Dec 30, 2011 11:11:05 GMT
must be because i follow keep gumtree animal free on fb. not sure about the cookie thing though. perhaps i can get one of my kids to sort that out. looking forward to a quiet drink on new years day and picking up my hoodie You need to clear your 'cache' on your 'puter. This gets rid of all the sneaky little files (cookies) websites put on your pc. Once this is done the ads should stop but its a good idea to do it once in a while. The kids should know how to do it!  its in options when you open your web browser or in disk cleanup when you are on the desktop. Clear as mud eh!? If its a laptop bring it to the pub on sunday and I'll do it for you  Shell X |
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Post by angelad on Dec 30, 2011 18:39:43 GMT
This is a free tired and tested program that sorts out all the junk on you pc including cleaning up cookies and spyware. It is foolproof and really easy to use: iobit advanced system careIf you don't have anything like this installed, I'd really recommend it |
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Well, it's complicated 
(how very dare they)!
its in options when you open your web browser or in disk cleanup when you are on the desktop. Clear as mud eh!? 
