They are absolutely based on your browsing history! I'm betting you guys don't see ads for CNC router systems. Actually, more accurately, it's based on your demographic that Google has put you in based on your browsing history combined with your browsing history.

Well that settle that, Mike's been surfing Asian smut sites. . . .

I'm pissed that I'm not getting any raunchy ads.

As I mentioned before, I know that some of it matches search history (boat stuff, things I've searched for at Lowe's, etc.). But most definitely not this stuff.

I really don't think my kids are searching for this crap yet, either. They're usually just watching YouTube videos of music videos, marble runs or other things little boys like. And they play a couple of game Apps like Plants vs Zombies.

I'm not going to get in an extended argument about this, I'm just hoping Damon can fix this before I have to leave permanently. There has to be a setting for a host site to disallow this kind of thing. It doesn't make the site look good at all. BTW, I don't get this kind of thing on ANY other website, including those that use the Google ads.

Mike

You may want to do a little more snooping, Mike. Sadly us parents were informed that the 6th grade class had recently hacked the school network firewall to be able to access/view some questionable content.

I may question the 6th grade boys' ambition to surf "outside the perimeter", other than they most likely tried it just to see if they could.

And unless those music videos are Thomas the Train, Google may likely be picking up on some iota that it links to some ads you may find distasteful.

Thankfully I need no PhD in internet as my spouse could likely teach NSA a thing or two about how to monitor someone's whearabouts or behavior online.


Didn't Mary have something on this site that would auto-correct any perceived foul language? I believe we had a field day creating prose using those quirks... I'll have to trudge through some of those old posts....

I believe this site has value, and am willing to deal with the ad placement for the benefit of having access for free....

What I find ironic is that while most agree that they "hate" advertisements, the predominance of person(s) employed rely on advertising their product/service in order to remain employed. If no one advertised CNC router systems (using Jake's example), you may never buy one even if you needed one (because you wouldn't know where to look).

A restaurant that just puts a sign in the window will likely have a long row to hoe generating sufficient business without some advertising. Be it radio, television, internet, dude on the street, etc.

I would never have bought a set of sails had I not had the pleasure of speaking with Dave Calvert directly at a regatta. Was he there because he wanted to race with hacks like me? Most likely not..... ADVERTISING

Would I have been escorted out of the "Jiggly Room" on amateur night? Most likely not since I wouldn't have known of the event.... ADVERTISING

Would I have known:
- I can hang small construction workers to I-beams with superglue? ..... ADVERTISING
- I don't need a knife to cut a banana, that I can use a banana slicer? ..... ADVERTISING
- I could look like Susanne Sommers by squeezing my thighs? .... ADVERTISING
- I can make my screen door into a boat? ADVERTISING
- squatty potty (youtube it)....?

I mean, seriously, how sad would my life be without advertising?

Oh, and let's not forget THE RED HOUSE FURNITURE

Wait, you left the nudie bar with an escort? I'm not sure that's what they were advertising, lol...

I'm reasonably sure Hunter isn't looking for anything like this, he doesn't even tell dirty jokes or ask difficult questions yet.

I see your point about the algorithms and YouTube choices. I do like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (half-oriental female lead singer), and the boys love Queen (We Will Rock You, etc.). It's a stretch, but that might explain the Asian wife thing, and the cruise (although why they would assume I want to spend a week on a boat with 1000 Freddy Mercuries is beyond me)...

Still doesn't make it acceptable here. I used to tell other sailors (monohullers) to check out this site to learn more about cats and our group. Not anymore.

Mike

Maybe I'm missing something. I don't see any ad's. I recently switched to a Mac and have AD block plus. I only see posts. Not yet sure if that's a good thing.

Andrew, I'll answer a few more of your boat repair questions.

Sometimes I love him and sometimes I want to.......

On the top left of this (and every page i would guess), under "New Discussions", and in the "--Advertisement--" section, there is a rotating Google Ad Sense rotating through ads

And below

On both pc and mac
safari and chrome

Andrew,

I get zero ads, nada, none, on any page on CS.

interesting

what is type of computer are you using (Mac or PC)?

I get them between posts, along the left side and just under the page heading at the top.

I clear my cache, history, and other stuff on the computer frequently, so most of the ads don't have any relevance to me.... But I don't see the russian bride ones...

HA! I just noticed a 'travel buddy' site popped in my ads with a young-ish lady in the ad... the google is reading my posts!

so let's talk about Oatmeal, fence posts and skylarking.... just to see what ads pop up

bingo... now a tractor supply ad....

let's see...

three-legged cat adoption
jiggle
garrish

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...

Wait, what did I just do?

Mike

I'm still getting ads for my ISP and one was a tax service. I haven't seen the 4-ane brydes ads for a while. Let's see if Google can figure that one out.

LOL! I found myself hitting refresh to see what ads would pop up. BTW, does that help the website earn money? After 5 or 6 times, the 4-ain bryde one popped up. The others were music sites (kids surfing history) a couple of clean travel sites, and my insurance company. It certainly goes off of browser history but I still don't know where the bryde one comes from. The models are pretty cute (nothing to risque) but way too young for me. Can someone talk to Google for me?

Lol, me too. I got a suggestive dating outfit advertisement as soon as I moved away from this site after I posted that. I have an adblocker plug in for my browser - I only see a small ad at the top of the pages.

I found a setting on my (Android) phone under Google settings, which is supposed to not customize what ads I see. It still shows me RV stuff, which can't be random (although I haven't searched for RV info since autumn).

No brides or cruises yet, so maybe it stops it from guessing?

BTW, Redtwin, too young? Assuming they're old enough to get into a bar, there is no such rule, lol. Let's see what that generates...

Mike

farfegnugin
where's the beef


see if they go that far back in time.... but again with the diesel scam they were found guilty of, maybe they pulled all their ads out of rotation...

And I'm not an expert, but I don't think Damon gets paid until/unless you CLICK on the ad... or maybe you have to do more than that (like click around their site or *gasp* buy stuff)