The advertising banners you see, top and bottom of the page on PC's and on the bottom only on mobile devices contribute in a small but essential way to the running costs of the forum.
Although the day to day management of the forum is carried out by unpaid volunteers, the hosting of the forum has to be paid for somehow.
Compared to sites like photobucket and some news sites like the Daily Mail and some regional newspapers the adverts are not intrusive
The use of, Ad-blockers and similar techniques, just cuts down on this small income source and the promotion of such tools is not acceptable on the forum.
At the other extreme it is also not acceptable to target the adverts in an attempt to increase income. Such activity is monitored and will result in this income stream being cut completely.
The adverts themselves are personalised to the user, ie you, not to the forum or its interests particularly
These advertisments that Google shows are personalized based on many factors, like the types of websites you visit or mobile apps you've installed.
Where personalization comes from:-
Google shows you ads based on many factors, including:
Types of websites you visit, and mobile apps you have on your device
Cookies on your browser and the settings in your Google Account
Websites and apps you’ve visited that belong to businesses that advertise with Google
Your activity on another device
Previous interactions with Google’s ads or advertising services
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