Hey,Dem Underground

[packman]

Why are.you running that "survey" ad from the NRA? Is DU so in need that they are now accepting dollars from that group?

[JI7]

1. make a 5 dollar contribution

you won't have to see ads for a whole year

[packman]

2. Are you serious?

You see nothing hypocritical about this? And I give more than five bucks each year.

[JI7]

3. ads are based on your searches.

[treestar]

6. They are random

They are there because we discuss guns. The algorithm doesn’t recognize sides on an issue.

[packman]

15. Not mine - regardless it's just wrong

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Uhhh, you might need to contact the administrators.

Because you shouldn't see any ads at all if you're a star contributor. Which you are.

[Blue_true]

7. If the poster is not logged on, ads pop up, even for a star member. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. Yeah, but they'd have to be logged on to post under their name.

I do know that every so often my computer decides to log me off DU, and I notice the ads immediately and log back in. Annoying, but fixable.

[Blue_true]

16. Someone pointed out how the ad generation algorithm works.

Maybe if the OP posts a lot about guns, he or she sees NRA ads. But as you pointed out, the problem is fixable by having a star membership and logging on.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. The administrators don't control the ads unless they are told about them.

We have to tell them, and then they can remove them.

They have no control over which ads are shown, I believe.

And I think if you stay logged in, you'll never see them. That's been my experience, anyway.

[Blue_true]

8. You're right Peg. I only see ads when not logged on. nt

[bearsfootball516]

9. Ads are determined by your search history and conversation on the page.

Has nothing to do with the admins.

[Hekate]

10. The only time I ever see ads is when I'm not logged in...

...and that is quickly rectified. Admin has nothing to do with the algorithm.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

11. Some ads are helpful.

Were it not for the ads, I would have never discovered that one weird tip for getting rid of my belly fat. Nor would I have braced myself properly when viewing Kate Jackson of Charlie's Angels after all these years. Live and learn, as grandad used to say.

[GulfCoast66]

12. DU is not running those ads.

They have no control of what pops up on your device until you are logged in.

[customerserviceguy]

13. Let the NRA

piss away its money on people that it cannot reach.