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Nightshade
03-09-11, 11:25 AM
What's up with that darn annoying ad in the "Singlespeed & Fixed Gear" forum?

As a paying member I thought that we were to be free of all ads but now we are not.

Why?

Tom Stormcrowe
03-09-11, 12:38 PM
It's a glitch, and not supposed to show up for premium members (Ti and Red Star). We're working on fixing the code and will fix it asap.
himespau
03-09-11, 12:43 PM
Also what's with the full screen pop up adds you get when you come here from google searching? Those drive me batty.

Ooh, how do you get a red star or are those no longer available?

Tom Stormcrowe
03-09-11, 03:01 PM
Also what's with the full screen pop up adds you get when you come here from google searching? Those drive me batty.

Ooh, how do you get a red star or are those no longer available?

Red star is obsolete. They are no longer sold, and the existing red star members will run out til the end of their terms. The ads in the archives are for the drive by traffic, and there is no way to reference whether you are a premium or nonpremium member in the archives.
JanMM
03-09-11, 03:13 PM
I, too, would characterize that ad in Singlespeed as "darn annoying".
Nightshade
03-09-11, 03:15 PM
Red star is obsolete. They are no longer sold, and the existing red star members will run out til the end of their terms.

Obsolete???? How do those of us that are Red Star find out when our term ends?

Oh yes, thanks for the response to my earlier question.
Tom Stormcrowe
03-09-11, 03:31 PM
Obsolete???? How do those of us that are Red Star find out when our term ends?

Oh yes, thanks for the response to my earlier question.
I can look it up and PM it to you.
jwbnyc
03-12-11, 04:06 AM
Nightshade

Go to your profile, click on the Red star preceding your name in the upper left hand corner, and you will see your expiry date.

Mine is 9/26/2037.. :)
Rollfast
03-12-11, 08:01 AM
Gee, knowing that I was born in June of 1966, if I had that term I'd be calling it just about "lifetime"!
Scooper
03-14-11, 10:36 AM
That darn "Big Shot" ad in SS/FG is still flashing away. :(
Tom Stormcrowe
03-14-11, 11:10 AM
I know.
UnsafeAlpine
03-16-11, 06:39 PM
Yo, Tom. Dude... This thing is still going.
Tom Stormcrowe
03-17-11, 09:40 AM
I'm aware. As soon as I hear something......
UnsafeAlpine
03-17-11, 10:04 AM
What if you just got rid of the SS&FG forum? Move it in with C&V because they're basically the same thing, right? :innocent:
himespau
03-17-11, 10:07 AM
What if you just got rid of the SS&FG forum? Move it in with C&V because they're basically the same thing, right? :innocent:

I keep hearing about this Drew chap who's an active member of both forums...
Nightshade
04-05-11, 02:05 PM
I'm aware. As soon as I hear something......


Hello Tom, any news on fixing this??
Roody
04-09-11, 05:01 PM
It's a glitch, and not supposed to show up for premium members (Ti and Red Star). We're working on fixing the code and will fix it asap.

exactly one month later and it's still there.
skijor
04-10-11, 10:51 PM
FYI: Using FF's AdBlock Plus gets rid of the SS/FG ad but also screws up the thread icons and several other buttons.