• I'm the chosen one, apparently

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:59 pm**

Four or five times in the last few days, while navigating through various threads, I have had screen controlling pop ups telling me I am apparently a lucky winner in some random competition.

I have to close down all my tabs before I re-take control of my internet, and then my phone is unresponsive for a few minutes.

I thought we had left all this nonsense behind.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:02 pm**

Zom Zom wrote:Four or five times in the last few days, while navigating through various threads, I have had screen controlling pop ups telling me I am apparently a lucky winner in some random competition.

I have to close down all my tabs before I re-take control of my internet, and then my phone is unresponsive for a few minutes.

I thought we had left all this nonsense behind.

Think its when you accidentally click on the banner ad at the top of your page when on mobile.

Happened to me a good 4 or 5 times too, well annoying; new forum anyone?

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:03 pm**

Give us your bank details and Ill forward the payment pronto

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:39 pm**

Get a windows phone no problems with adverts whatsoever.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:48 pm**

JarrowClaret wrote:Get a windows phone no problems with adverts whatsoever.

Plenty of problems with future-proofing though

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:55 pm**

Helps if you report it rather than start a thread with a title that's hardy likely to alert us to a problem. Some detail would be appreciated.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:24 pm**

I had the same one

Samsung Galaxy S6.
Pop-up window. I have been chosen by Google Yada Yada.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:32 pm**

Still getting lots of redirects asking me to download apps.

This is Galaxy S5 using firefox. No problem on PC.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:03 pm**

Ive had a few times. Last time just as i clicked on this thread ! I smell a rat

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:17 pm**

UtB plenty of other problems on them like the battery, was only talking about the positives though well one of the few positives and that you don't get any issues with adverts on here.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:40 pm**

Happened again.

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Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:09 pm**

This ^^^^ is the one I've just had pop up.
If you click on the option to leave, you end up on the iphone ad, and vice versa.
Painful.

Posted: **Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:22 pm**

Juan Tanamera wrote:This ^^^^ is the one I've just had pop up.
If you click on the option to leave, you end up on the iphone ad, and vice versa.
Painful.

^^^
This

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:03 am**

Yep me too on a Samsung S8

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:32 am**

That site has now been added to the banned list with the advert provider. If there are any more then let us know and we can get them added too.

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:07 am**

No you're not, you're just a very naughty boy!

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 1:11 pm**

And on the s8 edge here too

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:38 pm**

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Just got this now when on a thread

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:35 pm**

Yep. Same for me too. Post above asks why the thread was started. I ask myself but simply becausr why bother. Nothing gets done. Raised it tons of times. I dont bother now. Its worse than the old site. Rarely bother on my phone now as last time it said the site had infected my phone.

The site was meant to be set up for no adverts but it was obvious that was never the case.

Come on again on my phone now. And straight away it pops up again.

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:41 pm**

Did you win the iPhone? I didn't

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:46 pm**

No. What a con.

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:05 pm**

Dang it, it's got me again.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:40 am**

I got it but not on this site. Every time I opened Chrome it started. Restarted phone which took forever, optimising apps, but still same. Consulted son-in law who's pretty clued up on Android phones. He suggested uninstalling Chrome & downloading Firefox. That seems to have stopped it.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:03 am**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Yep. Same for me too. Post above asks why the thread was started. I ask myself but simply becausr why bother. Nothing gets done. Raised it tons of times. I dont bother now. Its worse than the old site. Rarely bother on my phone now as last time it said the site had infected my phone.

The site was meant to be set up for no adverts but it was obvious that was never the case.

Come on again on my phone now. And straight away it pops up again.

Nothing gets done? - Yes it does.
It's worse than the old site? - No it's not.
Rarely bother on my phone now. - Your stats say otherwise.
The site was meant to be set up with no adverts. - No it wasn't.

We have to have the advertising, and if we could get more local adverts on the board then it would be much, much better. DiBraidio deals with the problems when they come in. It's good that some posters let us know when there is a problem, then you get a post like this that helps absolutely no one.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:06 am**

I'm still getting regularly logged out, even when staying on the same wi-fI.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:23 am**

ClaretTony wrote:Nothing gets done? - Yes it does.
It's worse than the old site? - No it's not.
Rarely bother on my phone now. - Your stats say otherwise.
The site was meant to be set up with no adverts. - No it wasn't.

We have to have the advertising, and if we could get more local adverts on the board then it would be much, much better. DiBraidio deals with the problems when they come in. It's good that some posters let us know when there is a problem, then you get a post like this that helps absolutely no one.

Well said Tony. As I stated in my earlier post I don't think this is anything to do with this site. My son-in law reckons it's a Google thing! Mind you he hates Google and their attempts to take over and infiltrate everything with a passion

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:50 pm**

cricketfieldclarets. I can't see any urls in those screenshots. If I can get the urls I can put them on the blocking list.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:08 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:Nothing gets done? - Yes it does.
It's worse than the old site? - No it's not.
Rarely bother on my phone now. - Your stats say otherwise.
The site was meant to be set up with no adverts. - No it wasn't.

We have to have the advertising, and if we could get more local adverts on the board then it would be much, much better. DiBraidio deals with the problems when they come in. It's good that some posters let us know when there is a problem, then you get a post like this that helps absolutely no one.

Your stats told you i posted from same ip as mr hungry before

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:10 pm**

dibraidio wrote:cricketfieldclarets. I can't see any urls in those screenshots. If I can get the urls I can put them on the blocking list.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:11 pm**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Your stats told you i posted from same ip as mr hungry before

And you did as you well know

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:12 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:And you did as you well know

i must have a squatter

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2017 5:51 pm**

The b*gger has just caughr me again.
And a word of warning, there is a police helicopter circling around where I live.
Just saying.

Posted: **Sun Jun 18, 2017 12:24 am**

Again

Posted: **Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:32 am**

dibraidio wrote:That site has now been added to the banned list with the advert provider. If there are any more then let us know and we can get them added too.

Still happening to me. Reported to site Friday I think it was.
Happening about every 5/6 topic selections

Posted: **Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:02 am**

Just happened again.

It only happens on this site. I have several tabs open on Chrome and utilise them on a regular basis and it only ever happens on Up the Clarets. It is becoming increasingly unusable.

Posted: **Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:03 pm**

Braindead wrote:Just happened again.

It only happens on this site. I have several tabs open on Chrome and utilise them on a regular basis and it only ever happens on Up the Clarets. It is becoming increasingly unusable.

Same.

Posted: **Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:14 pm**

dibraidio wrote:cricketfieldclarets. I can't see any urls in those screenshots. If I can get the urls I can put them on the blocking list.

Just stop using 3rd party Ad suppliers you simpletons!

Tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after that, they will use a different URL. You're going around in circles.

Posted: **Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:56 pm**

IAmAClaret wrote:Just stop using 3rd party Ad suppliers you simpletons!

Tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after that, they will use a different URL. You're going around in circles.

Maybe,rather than call us simpletons, you could suggest an alternative that would help us fund the running of the site.

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:24 am**

I downloaded ESET mobile security for Android and have had no problems since. The basic ESET security package is free.

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:53 am**

1) Have you looked at becoming an Affiliate?

Do the club currently offer a 'affiliate' service? This essentially means you 'push' people towards the Burnley online store by placing ads on your pages.
Usually, affiliates give around 5-7% per transaction - so someone clicking a link from UTC and buying something for £40, would give you £2/£2.80 for doing not very much.

Local 'Boohoo' offer an affiliate service - http://www.boohoo.com/page/affiliate.html
Toffs - https://www.toffs.com/affiliate-program
Hostgator - https://www.hostgator.com/affiliates
Ebay Partner network -https://partnernetwork.ebay.com/
Amazon - https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/ - Just emphasise to any board users with something along the lines of - "Whenever you purchase something from Amazon - go through this link. It helps us out and costs you nothing!"

Obviously there is a little bit of admin getting it going - but it's a genuine way of earning some ££ to keep the site running. It's worth reading up on.

With the ads provided by external sources, it tends to be PPC (Pay per click) or PPI (Pay per impression).
With affiliate, you'll get a cut when a purchase or sign up is complete, directly from the partner. So some months you could get £2000, the next £20.

Ultimately, you'll cut the 'scam' 'annoying' ads. An affiliate wouldn't want to use those.

2) Another is simply asking for Donations - Just a simple link on the forum, allowing donations of any size. You'll be surprised, but if people feel it's worth it, they may donate the odd bit of change every now and again. Free to set up, easy to manage.

3) Look at constructing a 'e-newsletter'. Ask local companies if interested in placing small ad's in it. You've got a forum with over 3,000 users. Either charge companies to advertise, or ask them to provide a 'quote this code when ordering' type line in their ad, as this will let them know advertising in your e-newsletter was worthwhile as it generated them 'x' number of sales.

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:56 am**

Thanks IAmAClaret - I'll ensure DiBraidio sees this. I know we've used the Amazon one and its brought in virtually nothing.

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:02 pm**

I have disabled Samsung Internet Browser as I can't even open a thread without these things stopping me.

Now using Opera and so far, so good.

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:31 pm**

And again.

Posted: **Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:55 pm**

I've only just seen your updates on this thread cricketfields, they're all the same url, I've had that one added to the banned list too. It should be gone later today.

Iamaclaret, we've tried affiliate marketing and it doesn't work for us, people click but nobody buys. We're Amazon affiliates but we're not supposed to say that we get a commission when you buy from the amazon links on here, if we do we can get banned from the affiliate program.

We're still working on increasing the local ads too.

Posted: **Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:26 pm**

Must admit, it had never crossed my mind to use the links from here when ordering from Amazon. I will do in future though.

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:29 am**

This is still happening for me the exact same pop up and links. Very frustrating.

Samsung Galaxy S6. Android. Chrome.

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:22 pm**

dibraidio wrote:I've only just seen your updates on this thread cricketfields, they're all the same url, I've had that one added to the banned list too. It should be gone later today.

Iamaclaret, we've tried affiliate marketing and it doesn't work for us, people click but nobody buys. We're Amazon affiliates but we're not supposed to say that we get a commission when you buy from the amazon links on here, if we do we can get banned from the affiliate program.

We're still working on increasing the local ads too.

Still happening today.

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:13 pm**

Still happening . Different add to my previous one though I think.

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:41 pm**

Anyone else had the giff gaff one?

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:39 pm**

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