Mine was iPad but didn't try laptop or phone.
I have checked and on our end it says that it tried, but wasn't able to take payment. It will try again in 5 days, but if it doesn't work then – it'll cancel. You could optionally elect to cancel in Paypal and take out a new subscription to reinstate immediately.
oh ha, I changed cards. I think the same thing happened last year too. I cancelled and re-subscribed.I have checked and on our end it says that it tried, but wasn't able to take payment. It will try again in 5 days, but if it doesn't work then – it'll cancel. You could optionally elect to cancel in Paypal and take out a new subscription to reinstate immediately.
Yes, it's a Paypal quirk, when you start a subscription it makes it very hard to transfer that subscription from one payment source to another.
You are able to browse and contribute to the forums for free, but you will see ads.
Apologies, but that is no longer my experience with the site. As you have acknowledged, by showing ads over a users notifications you are intentionally reducing the usability of the site. I don't know enough about ads to know if you generate more income by showing them more prominently (i.e. over the notifications), but I would certainly not describe this user experience as getting by 'perfectly fine'. Combined with the video ads that are now being used (that play automatically), I often have ~50% of my screen occupied by ads. Seeing one message per screen certainly doesn't motivate me to spend time on the site. Maybe I'll just re-enable AdBlocker and become a spectator once again, as opposed to a contributor. Anyway, I'll leave it at that.
As I actually said, the very bottom ad hovers above every other element. But the top ads do not. Here is a screenshot of my browser window scrolled to the top. You can clearly see there's no issue. It's easy to misrepresent an issue to prove an agenda, but in this case you can see your notifications – when you are scrolled towards the top.
I am sorry but I don't imagine anyone would say that having to scroll to the top of the page simply to view ones notifications is a positive user experience. So yes, site usability has diminished, and as you mentioned, that decision (to show the ad on top of everything else when you have scrolled part way down a page) has been made intentionally. Yet you're quick to call-out my agenda?
May be small to you, but not to others. Particularly so in the current environment.
I have never once said I am against the ads. In fact, my initial post acknowledges the need for you to generate 'income' - not just to cover your costs, but to in fact make a profit if that is the sites objective.
I derive a lot of benefit from the site, particularly at the moment while social interaction is limited. My frustration (or 'agenda' according to your quick judgement) is caused by the continual imposition of new ads that detract from what many would consider is reasonable.
Support has advised you will need to scroll to the top of the page in order to view your notifications/alerts. Bizarrely, this ad is not a mistake but is in fact intentionally placed to cover notifications.
Support has advised you will need to scroll to the top of the page in order to view your notifications/alerts. Bizarrely, this ad is not a mistake but is in fact intentionally placed to cover notifications.
Red Bigot is a great wine forum! No obnoxious ads either
