Tapatalk inundated with ads

**FredRydr** · March 28th, 2024, 07:19 AM

Another aspect of FPG being polluted with mindless garbage has nothing to do with owner neglect or member grudge. Rather, it’s greed. Tapatalk has added pop up advertisements that block part or whole forum pages. Some ads cannot be skipped or delete, blocking thread posts and access to functions.

So, Tapatalk’s utility is largely limited to use as a tool for selective clearance of Inbox Messages (so long as tiresome FPG vBulletin glitches remain neglected). Even that is working with less reliability because Tapatalk is failing to display all messages.

**Dougc** · March 28th, 2024, 09:25 AM

Amen. I also have an issue on my phone where even when I get past the ad, the audio keeps playing.
It might be unique to me.

Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

**FredRydr** · March 28th, 2024, 09:33 AM

I doubt it’s just your phone. I have sound turned off for Tapatalk. Thanks for the heads up, though!

**Ron Z** · March 28th, 2024, 10:23 AM

The question about the version of software is another issue. Is the site really safe? The version shown is V4.2.3. Current version of VBulletin is V6, which means that this is really old, and likely not secure. Who knows what stuff is coming in with the spam? ...if not now, not far down the road?

**lilycollins** · August 25th, 2024, 07:34 PM

@ bitlife I have this problem too!

**~JJ** · August 25th, 2024, 10:25 PM

I sincerely wish someone would just find & start up a new forum which would be properly maintained & moderated, coincidentally with a way to transfer the many treasures this site holds. Then we could just leave this site to rot and fester in the cesspool it's all too rapidly becoming. In my younger days that someone might've been me -- I've done it before in another hobby -- but I don't now have the time left to see it thru.