I have tried to install a few Adblock apps ,most say they are not compatible with my iPad device.

Me too, gonna have to put up with the ads by the look of it, sick of seeing Thai ladyboys popping up on my screen! Strange, I don't even eat Thai.

No for the laptop.

Ohhh!

Boooo!

Adblock works fine although I wish I'd made a note of the number for those beautiful Russian women unbelieveably desperate for a boyfriend.

Having started this thread, I've read through the various posts and decided to install Adblock Plus as several have advised. Believe me the improvement is staggering and I can now enjoy reading peoples comments without wanting to throw my laptop in the bin. Thanks lads!!!
Let's now look forward to February.

If it's for an Android it will download, if it's an apple i pad then more than likely you'll have to pay sorry

The ads at the top and on the right offer no benefit for SEO whatsoever. They are served through Google AdWords and Programmatic bid services. The whole purpose of them is that RLFANS benefits financially from showing them, clicks on them and ultimately conversions.

On top of that, forums very little trust value in search engines because they are so easy to spam. The algorithms they use will almost certainly be able to decipher this.

What is annoying me is that these ads seem to be throwing out redirect and malware links every so often. RLFANS would be much better writing to companies using these spaces and selling them directly for a fee. Uploading images that have been optimised in a way that doesn't affect page load speeds and adding a no-follow link on them so as to avoid being penalised by search engines. It would also mean they can only advertise brands they want, vetting them.

Blumming heck Fully I know you don't know much about rugby league, and more often than not your information and predictions regarding your new ground are always well wide of the mark

but if I ever want to know anything regarding computer advertising I'll be straight round to your house it's still no 17 init

It wasn't the actual advertisements that prompted my initial post or the frequency of them. It was the effect that they had on the efficient running of my laptop and it's malfunctions due to the loading of the adverts. I can appreciate the fact that they enable this, and other forums to exist. By installing Adblock Plus it has allowed me to successfully view this site and the Barnsley FC Tykesmad forum without hindrance.

That's one of the best back handed compliments I've seen on here in a long time!

+1 from me on that