My actual words are covered up by ads now!

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   abwilliamsposted 5 months ago

   I was on here a few months ago complaining about the ads which dominate our articles. I have been put in the position to apologize to my friends and readers, and live with the ads. But, this morning while making a few changes to my latest articles, I noticed important segments, missing, as if I had accidentally deleted entire paragraphs or impact sentences which alter the context.
   I discovered while in 'Author View' that they are, in fact, still there, but covered up... by ADS! Actual content!
   How am I supposed to live with, or get around this?

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 5 months agoin reply to this

      I can relate to your disappointment.
      It’s so frustrating to read my own articles, because of the overflow of ads. Then, how any other reader will be interested in staying at the page!
      No use bringing to the HP notice too. We have been doing it since long.

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      Kenna McHughposted 5 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, it's a mess. It's so sad. Uploading content and ads takes so long. It's a tragedy.

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         abwilliamsposted 5 months agoin reply to this

         As of a few short weeks ago Kenna, I had planned to continue writing. I even shared with you, in another discussion, my intentions! But reviewing my articles, each one, not only loaded up with ads, but altered by ads... (unless things drastically change) I am done!
         I have made this decision with 318 articles, which is my birthday, and on my 13 year Anniversay with HP! No, I am not happy about it!

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   abwilliamsposted 5 months ago

   I think I may have just written my very last article with HP.

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   Jodahposted 5 months ago

   The ad situation has been beyond ridiculous for so long, and that is the straw to break the camel’s back. I have read articles recently that are almost unreadable due to the terrible ad placement (poetry especially.) One short piece had ten ads and six of the same one. Articles look more like adverts now with just some unrelated text crammed in. If they are actually covering our content with ads well…I give up.

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   abwilliamsposted 5 months ago

   I know! I hate to give up, and I have hung in there through it all, but as you said... that's the straw!

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   Titiaposted 5 months ago

   I  took a look at one of my articles and scrolled down to the very end (including the old comments) and counted at least 50 ads in the text and then a lot of white spaces because my old pc couldn't cope popping them all up and got jammed.

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      abwilliamsposted 5 months agoin reply to this

      Titia, it is SO over the top, and beyond frustrating!

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   Eric Cauncaposted 5 months ago

   HP is a platform for ads, not for writing.

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      abwilliamsposted 5 months agoin reply to this

      It has gradually evolved into HubPages of Ads, no doubt!

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   eugbugposted 5 months ago

   Yes, that does happen. Banner ads cover text, mid-way down the screen and ads don't load properly. It hardly matters at this stage though because traffic has reduced to a trickle.

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   abwilliamsposted 5 months ago

   My traffic has increased.  It is an election year and I do write about politics quite a bit...so there's  that.
   But, no matter, if chunks of my content are hidden by banner ads, it will be bye bye traffic!

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   Lora Hollingsposted 5 months ago

   These ads are really getting in the way of the writer’s content. I also have an article where my words are being blocked by ads now!

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      abwilliamsposted 5 months agoin reply to this

      Hi Lora, yes, the struggle is real! Hopefully, the powers that be are working to rectify this problem so that we... can back to the business of writing!

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