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Angela Kingham

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Today on my iPad it's only 1/2 a screen display! Worse...double posting

Thea Cable

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I've just found these really annoying ads. Even if you click on the x to close them, they still appear. It seems to be Google posting them - just wish they would butt out and leave sites alone without there wretched advertising all the time. As soon as I look at something to buy on a site, it pops up again on other sites or down the side of my page, etc. It isn't a comfortable feeling that Big Brother Google is tracking every move I make. Can the POL team do something to block Google putting their ads on the site? Perhaps the POL team have agreed to them??
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Mia Ketels

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Yes Phil, on my iPad I also have a 1/2 screen. I thought there was something wrong with my programme, but if you have it too .... I just clicked on a painting to post a comment and: I had TWO ads: one just above the 'Other Images' of the artist and one at the bottom of the page. HELP!!!! this is very annoying!

Christine Davies

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It's driving me mad Mia! I thought it was my iPad so it's a relief ( sorry!) to know it isn't. As Thea said it seems to be something to do with Google but I'm no techie and I can't get rid of them.

Thea Cable

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I have emailed Dawn to ask her if anything can be done about these ads. However, I suspect that you have to agree to them and perhaps POL have authorised them? I presume they raise money for a site?
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Mia Ketels

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Yes Thea, that is exactly what my husband told me: because they are 'Google'-ads, POL must have given them permission for this. Especially since they appear all from different companies and in different languages. I tried to download the Adblock Plus but because I have an earlier Safari version (with Adblock), my 5 year old Mac tells me that it is not possible to install a new version of Adblock Plus. So I need a Safari update first. Grrrrr!!!! 8o| 8o| 8o|

Alan Owen

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I have no problems on mac .safari

Christine Davies

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Is anyone still having problems with the gallery pages on their iPad or is it just me? The pages are now full size but when I try to navigate to the previous page the images are replaced with an advert. Annoying!
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Mia Ketels

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Yes, Christine and Phil, I also have a full page on my iPad now but I can't download the AdBlock program on my iPad. It says: 'Impossible to download'. And it also is impossible to go from page 1 to page 2 or any other page in the Gallery without an ad jumping all over the screne! I did install the AdBlock on my iMac and: no ads anymore!!!

Alan Owen

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same on the gallery ,,,can't look at the rest of the pages .do not think its anything to do with an add blocker ,, its a glitch.;
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Michael Edwards

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I use a desk top and although AdBlock has been added I still got these annoying adverts. Went into AdBlock site and saw I could download AdBlock plus which I did - problem solved.

Angela Kingham

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This sometimes happens when trying unsuccessfully to add an image to the forum that is too big.
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