[Herra Tohtori]

Basically, this.





...and Androgeos reported he got this:



...which makes my spyware sense tingle like crazy, I couldn't invent a shiftier name for software if I tried (well maybe I could, but what's the point). I wouldn't touch that with a ten feet laser pole. (EDIT: and it looks like my hunch was right)

I know google ads is sometimes a bit random in its selection, and it's not like these ads offend me or anything - I just find them a bit pointless and random, and I also have doubts about the integrity of ads that say "Dating Chinese Women 7000+ Beautiful Classy Chinese Women Seek Love & Marriage. Join Free!"

The thing is, I find it somewhat ironic that we just moved to new forum software to get rid of bots, and now the ads are doing the spamming.

Frankly I don't mind the ads if they help the revenue, but is there any way to affect the pool of ads the google ad engine does its selection process from, or is it just up to google ads?

[sigtau]

Google Adsense displays ads that it detects as being "relevant" to the site content.

 

[Herra Tohtori]

Google Adsense displays ads that it detects as being "relevant" to the site content.

 

Yeah, I know it's supposed to do that. But it seems a bit confused as to what is "relevant" sometimes.

[Black Wolf]

Put on an ad blocker. But then donate to HLP to assuage your guilt.

[TopAce]

I keep getting the "Scientology Today" ad all the time. Seeing that big blue ad at the top has become part of my HLP-browsing experience.

[Shade]

Heh, I'm getting that one too. Only on one board, though - Diaspora.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Ugh. Now I'm getting marginally similar ads to yours, Herra.

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[Nyctaeus]

I have the same add as Androgeos on every board, when I've turned off AdBlock.

[Angelus]

the irony...

[Droid803]

Google Adsense displays ads that it detects as being "relevant" to the site content.

 

too much talk of spambots recently, and suddenly, spam is relevant!

[rev_posix]

I'm sorry, but am I the only one who finds it funny as hell (and appropriate) that a forum filled with geeks is seeing adverts for mail order brides? 

*ducks*

On a more serious note, I think that google provides for reporting bogus adverts, it just needs to be looked into by whoever has the keys to the adsense account.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Isn't there also a way to block certain types of adds?  This isn't an adult only site so getting adds for mail order brides isn't appropriate content.  Not that it ever is.

[NGTM-1R]

Isn't there also a way to block certain types of adds?  This isn't an adult only site so getting adds for mail order brides isn't appropriate content.  Not that it ever is.

This The Internet, man. Everybody gets ads to increase their penis and breast sizes by the hundred every day.

[rev_posix]

For those who don't like what the banner is showing, this page (http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/intl/en/about.html) should help understand how to limit what is show and how it works.

[Goober5000]

On a more serious note, I think that google provides for reporting bogus adverts, it just needs to be looked into by whoever has the keys to the adsense account.

Aren't you supposed to have one of the keys?

[rev_posix]

On a more serious note, I think that google provides for reporting bogus adverts, it just needs to be looked into by whoever has the keys to the adsense account.

Aren't you supposed to have one of the keys?

Am I?  Someone must have forgot to forward the memo to me.  It's not in the file in ~

[Fury]

On a more serious note, I think that google provides for reporting bogus adverts, it just needs to be looked into by whoever has the keys to the adsense account.

Aren't you supposed to have one of the keys?

It is MatthewPapa's AdSense account, so only he's got access as far as I know. Sandwich never mentioned he got access, so I doubt he does either.