How do I get rid of ads?
how do I get rid of the ads, they are VERY distracting and makes loading terribly slow,
8 Answers
Hi Bandit,
Welcome to the forum.
The good news is that if you stick around until you get 4000 points of reputation, the ads are drastically reduced to the point that you hardly notice them.
You can acheive 4000 reputation points in 20 days, theoretically, though realistically it may take at least 30. But if you participate in the things we have going here, the time flies by.
Check the feedback that I rec'd on a similar question. Under, Website questions and feedback titled, "About the placement of advertisements".
I almost abandoned this site because of those ads. I understand the site has to be funded, totally, I understand. And I also thought they should be less obnoxious.
But the value of the site versus having to deal with the ads won out and I stayed. And I have to admit, I worked harder on getting to the 4000 reps than I did on learning Spanish for a while.
I learned a number of tricks to deal with the ads and to live with the ads; you will learn your own, I am sure. Each page refresh will change the ads you have, so will using the back button. I did bigger screens, smaller screens, relocated ... and kept plugging away.
Shoot for the 4000, it will make a really big difference, in how long it takes a page to load as well as the fewer interruptions.
Tips for the 4K? Start every day selecting at least 10 of the other's answers to vote for. At least ten, but the more the merrier and if you learn something from each of them who is the real winner? Participate in the A-Zs, Picture of the Day, Mysterious Object ... etc.
Don't worry about starting your own games or threads (not to talk you out of it) because most of the time this or that good answer will get almost as many votes and you don't have to do the work of moderating.
Keep in mind you can't spend any of the points or trade badges in but the Spanish you learn may reward you the rest of your life.
This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
I worked hard to get a reputation as a funny guy but I mean all of this.
Sorry about your frustration, this too shall pass.
Bandit,
The ads don't make a page load slower after you are on the site...just when you first log in maybe.
If you want to get rid of the ads, how do you suggest that we financially support this FREE website?
Incidentally, here is what a page looks like once you reach 4000:
I need to participate more. I'm tired of all the adds too. 
I usually put the pop-up ads aside if they are promoted by regular websites. But you should be careful if the ads you encounter are caused by adware programs and unwanted programs. In general, these unwanted pop-ups can result in a lot of computer problems. I often make use of spare time to learn computer skills on this site. If you are harassed by lots of unwanted ads, you can use these skills to clear them from your PC.
Hello, this sounds like a problem caused by malware on your pc. If your Firefox is infected, please go to firefox > addons > extensions & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and run a full scan of your system with the security software If it is other browser infected, you may get the instruction to clean out ads from http://www.pccaretips.com/blog/category/adware
