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For a while I have been getting off-topic ads every once in a while, but it seems like it just got a lot worse. I have been reporting them when I can (not on my phone because it is just about impossible to do without clicking on the ad), but does that actually do anything?
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Message Type changed from Bug to General.
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Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
modified 20-Aug-14 17:42pm.
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SoMad wrote: does that actually do anything
Yes, absolutely!
Yuriy and Julie go through reports every day and nuke the ones that we feel deserve the bad rap. We're also constantly looking at new ad providers to try and keep ads on-topic.
It's an incredibly frustrating problem because while we can find advertisers and ad providers that have great ads, they often have an opt-out instead of opt-in setup, with limits, meaning we can only opt-out of a certain number of ad categories. A further complication is that some providers play a little fast and loose with how they categorise ads. "Finance" could mean "We buy your GOLD!" ads.
We're on it. It's a big topic for us.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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To add to Chris's point, it's an ongoing battle to remove bad ads, as we remove a bad ad there is another one waiting around the corner to take its place. With that said reporting the ads really helps us keep the bad ones out.
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Thanks Chris,
I know you guys are always watching the ad stuff, but for some reason I thought reporting an ad just went straight to DeveloperMedia and I figured there was a good chance they get loads and loads of those. Glad to hear I was wrong.
I want to apologize. When I posted the message, I was boiling over about the whole ad tracking thing. I had been to my banks website earlier and when I started browsing around on the Internet, their ads followed me. I went to CodeProject and their ad came up on just about every other page ["Enhance your calm SoMad"].
This was after having been on the phone with the bank for an hour earlier yesterday - they have been "working" on refinancing my house for over 3 months and now they tell me things I wish I had known at the beginning. But I digress.
Since I was pretty fed up with my bank at that point, I reported their ad every time I saw it. Do you prefer just reporting an ad once?
BTW, I am going to change the Type of my original post from Bug to General.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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SoMad wrote: I thought reporting an ad just went straight to DeveloperMedia
Well, given that Developer Media is under our CodeProject Solutions umbrella you're correct. We started Developer Media to provide advertising services to sites just like our and I'm committed to ensuring the ads don't suck. Lots do, and that bugs the daylights out of me, but Yuriy (Lead Dev / Product Manager at DM) is on a mission and he takes the reports very seriously.
SoMad wrote: Do you prefer just reporting an ad once?
Report as you see fit. If an ad bothers you slap it down. The last thing I want is for your time on CodeProject or anyone using Developer Media ads to be annoying.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Ahhh, ok. That makes sense.
It seems I have not been paying attention to what my own options are for opting out of ads  . About an hour ago I was going to report an ad for Discover credit cards, but instead of the little [x] box there was an arrow that popped out information saying the ad had been chosen based on my browsing history. I clicked a link that took me to a Ghostery opt out page and after opting out of all the listed sites, I browsed around on CP without seeing any off-topic ads.
I have now also gone through the Google AdChoices and opted out of all that stuff and so far it looks like it is working.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Excellent.
Some providers do give you more options than we can provide. I just wish they all did this.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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While I considered posting this on the "Surveys" page here: [^], it seems to me like that's reserved for comments on CP's weekly home-page surveys.
I'd like to see a survey on the current usage of Windows Forms applications: what % of developers are still developing for them, maintaining them, etc.
Can one assume, as many now apparently assume, that WinForms is "eclipsed" by current web/mobile development paradigms ?
If this seems too narrow a topic for a CP survey, perhaps the question could be phrased as:
What is the primary Windows .NET stack environment you work in now:
0. Web tools (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, etc., plus whatever .NET languages
1. WinForms
2. WPF / Silverlight
3. ASP.NET plus whatever client-side
4. Modern/WinRT (using XAML) for Win Store apps, etc.
5. C++ .NET
Could this be broken out by use of MVC ?
thanks, Bill
“I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: They amount to 14.” Abd-Ar Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, circa 950CE.
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Turns out there is a link on the page you linked to that reads, "Suggest a survey." It ends up taking you to an email form. I have used it several times and have never had any feedback so I can't verify it actually does "suggest a survey." Then again, my ideas for a survey could have just been too boring for CP. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Every suggestion goes into my inbox where it is cared for, fed and given a home.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: cared for, fed and given a home.
In other words, printed out on fine glossy paper, crumpled up, and thrown in the trash. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Not glossy paper. That's too uncomfortable when you're using it as toilet paper.
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I can't get tissue paper through my printer. 
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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You need to upgrade your printer.
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Nah - it was carefully selected for a near-as-dammit straight paper path so I could get heavy paper through it. This one works very well with 260gsm photo card. but poorly with anything under 90gsm (my minimum letter paper)
It's ability to print on perforated rolls was not considered important at the time of purchase!
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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Perhaps you need to upgrade your backside then.
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My backside is rapidly reaching it's maximum permitted capacity!
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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Thanks, Ryan, I seem to be missing many thing that are "starting me in the face," lately ... I'd like to blame it on being in the process of moving house.
I will re-post using that link.
cheers, Bill
“I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: They amount to 14.” Abd-Ar Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, circa 950CE.
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BillWoodruff wrote: in the process of moving house.
I feel for you. Moving is the worst.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Hi CodeProject
I am facing an email confirmation dilemma on my account, and hope that a sysadmin could kindly assist with the matter.
There is a red notification on my CodeProject dashboard when I log in, saying "Your email address needs to be confirmed." (because I updated my email address under "My Settings").
When clicking on the notification, the "My Notifications" page is displayed, but the page is empty, there is no hyperlink on the page with which to perform the confirmation.
I did not receive a confirmation email in my inbox either, with which to perform the confirmation.
It appears that my account is in some sort of error state, thus leaving it in a condition where the Login email address needs to be confirmed, but the notification mechanism to do so, is not fully operational.
Kind regards
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I've resent an email confirmation request. Just click the link in the email when you get it and you'll be good to go.
We want to make sure you're real and you actually want emails before we email you.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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