WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Inappropriate ads appearing on blog http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Inappropriate ads appearing on blog en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 auxclass on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-745138 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:51:53 +0000 auxclass 745138@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It is my understanding that the edit Post function was abused in the past.

Duplicate threads are often removed by moderators or closed with a note that the discussion is being consolidated into one thread.

]]> itspaki on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-745126 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:39:03 +0000 itspaki 745126@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @auxclass
I don't get it. Why can't I remove the comments which are mistakenly or multiply posted. WP should add this feature.

]]> auxclass on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-745042 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:55:28 +0000 auxclass 745042@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @itspak - no - you have taken your place in history - only moderators can remove comments and I have only seen profane language or personal attacks removed.

]]> itspaki on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-745034 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:52:10 +0000 itspaki 745034@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Can I remove the comments I've made on these forums?

]]> itspaki on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-744730 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:15:12 +0000 itspaki 744730@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @timethief
Exactly.

]]> timethief on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-744519 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:19:15 +0000 timethief 744519@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @itspak
Hello again,
How exactly did you do that? Did you contact Staff and did they remove it?

]]> itspaki on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-744072 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:13:39 +0000 itspaki 744072@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ i've got rid of that ad without purchasing any upgrade. cheers

]]> timethief on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-731799 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:40:32 +0000 timethief 731799@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @itspak
You have posted into two other threads and I replied to you in them. Please read what I posted and stop posting into more threads.
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-place-ads?replies=7#post-731788
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/ads-allowed-on-me?replies=6#post-731790

The only way to get rid of all advertising on our free hosted WordPress.com blogs is to purchase an annually renewable No-Ads upgrade.

]]> itspaki on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-731793 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:37:35 +0000 itspaki 731793@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey can you tell me something about this. There is an ad on one of my blog posts without my permission. Is this a normal thing? if not then any help please?
itspak.wordpress.com

]]> justjennifer on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-731554 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:14:51 +0000 justjennifer 731554@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @infx-As already stated elsewhere, ads on user sites have been around since 2006.

Furthermore, think for a minute how many ads you've seen while logged into WordPress.com. Ads are usually directed at non-logged in users coming in from a search engine and if you have an ad blocker, then nada as well.

Offensive ads are counterproductive to everyone and as Staff said above,

That sounds horrific and we certainly will not put up with something like that.

As TSP and airodyssey mention, please do screenshot anything like that and send it to us immediately in support.

]]> auxclass on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-731539 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:46:34 +0000 auxclass 731539@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @lollygabber - a screen shot lets the staff know exactly what you are complaining about as well as identify the ad and provider should they decide to suspend or take other action against the ad service.

]]> infx on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-731537 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:40:09 +0000 infx 731537@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ These ads are going to drive the users over to another host methinks. WHich is a shame as I'd always reccommended wordpress to others.

]]> airodyssey on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-726908 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:12:50 +0000 airodyssey 726908@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @lollygabber: It's staff themselves that have asked for screenshots. Need I say more?

]]> lollygabber on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-726743 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:00:21 +0000 lollygabber 726743@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The same thing happened to me. What would sending a screenshot accomplish?

]]> timethief on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-726738 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:47:37 +0000 timethief 726738@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @stbride
Thanks for taking the screenshot and emailing it to Staff.

]]> stbride on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-726736 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:45:45 +0000 stbride 726736@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't think they do it deliberately either. And yes, I screenshot the stuff...

]]> airodyssey on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-726660 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:19:20 +0000 airodyssey 726660@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @stbride: From the way they react, I doubt WordPress.com deliberately publishes "offensive ads". As timethief said earlier, if you've any concerns about the ads, send an email along with a screenshot to support@wordpress.com

]]> stbride on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-725973 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:25:47 +0000 stbride 725973@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I know about the ToS info about ads. What I don't know is WHY NOW? And why allow some that are offensive? And, for instance there are a Talbot's ad and a Pottery Barn ad that appear several times -- but not accompanying posts about clothes or interior dec, which I do have on the blog?

]]> timethief on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-725858 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:31:34 +0000 timethief 725858@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WordPress.com has been running advertising on our free hosted blogs since 2006. Many bloggers do not know this because despite the fact they ticked the box required to get a free blog, they did not read the ToS. Many also do not read features page, or advertising entry in the support documents after registering their username and blog(s). Also note that as the ads do not display to us when we are logged in, and as many use browsers with ad blockers when logged out, they may not realize they are there at all. The only way to get rid of all advertising on our free hosted WordPress.com blogs is to purchase an annually renewable No-Ads upgrade.

]]> stbride on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-725847 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:03:21 +0000 stbride 725847@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am suddenly having this issue also. DOes it have anything to do with this announcement:
Leading digital advertising company Federated Media and WordPress developer Automattic forged a strategic partnership today that allows for greater interaction between advertisers and audiences from over 24 million blogs hosted by WordPress.com.

The partnership, which was announced during the Web 2.0 Summit event in San Francisco, Calif., gives WordPress.com blog owners the ability to place advertisements on their sites. In turn, advertisers on Federated Media’s network gain the ability to target their ads by matching them with the right audiences from specific WordPress.com blogs.
http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/19/federated-media-wordpress-partnership/

]]> timethief on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-702047 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:08:49 +0000 timethief 702047@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ileighanne
Please include your screenshots in emails to Staff support@wordpress.com and put "inappropriate ads" in the subject line.

]]> ileighanne on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-701857 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:05:17 +0000 ileighanne 701857@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I found the same type of thing. A softporn type ad appeared on my professional blog. I did get a screen shot. I'm extremely upset.

]]> susanthecoach on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-673466 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:56:54 +0000 susanthecoach 673466@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I haven't managed to get the image to come up again but the when I clicked on it the company that put it up there was groupon.ae

]]> hewsut on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-673082 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:42:49 +0000 hewsut 673082@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi Susan,

That sounds horrific and we certainly will not put up with something like that.

As TSP and airodyssey mention, please do screenshot anything like that and send it to us immediately in support.

]]> airodyssey on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-673038 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:26:09 +0000 airodyssey 673038@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/

]]> susanthecoach on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-672626 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:05:33 +0000 susanthecoach 672626@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for that. How do I take a screen shot?

]]> thesacredpath on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-672582 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:45:26 +0000 thesacredpath 672582@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you can, take a screenshot of the ad and then contact staff directly on this. This isn't the first case of inappropriate ads appearing on sites here lately and staff need to get this under control.

You might be able to see the ads again from your computer by logging out of wordpress, clear your browser cache and cookies, restart your browser and then visit your site without logging in.

I'll tag this for staff attention and hopefully they will respond here, but if not, contact them via the contact from after they get the contact form back up and running, which should be shortly.

]]> susanthecoach on "Inappropriate ads appearing on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/inappropriate-ads-appearing-on-blog#post-672577 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:38:35 +0000 susanthecoach 672577@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi there,
I went into my blog today on a different computer so I landed at the public page and was sickened and horrified to find that my blog was sporting an advertisment that was using the image of a dead baby to promote a company called groupon.ae
Firstly I did not give permission foir my site to be used for advertising - does this happen automatically?
If it does, and I understand that WordPress has to fund itself, what control do I have over what appears? I can't see how an image of a dead baby is ever appropriate for any site but it certainly has no place on a positive thinking coaching site!
Help!

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