Hi all, just a note that as of today users not logged in will begin seeing adverts. All you need to do not to see any is just be logged in. Eventually, if successful, it will move from not-logged-in users to showing to everyone who isn't a Patreon supporter.

Trialling adsense to begin with but I may replace it with another if this doesn't really work. Still tweaking it, and have already disabled a few parts of it that are overly annoying. Let me know if you see any issues that need addressing.

The blunt reasoning: I need monies. I am a little capitalist bitch. The price of everything keeps going up, and Patreon just isn't keeping up with it (and Thunderbird are no longer sponsoring too as that was only temporary).

It may turn out not to be worth it, and if so, I will simply remove it and seek other funding somehow (suggestions always welcome).

I want to continue running GOL for a very long time and extra funding is essential.

If you never want to see adverts / sponsors

Support GOL directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/liamdawe

Other ways to support: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/support-us/ (but only Patreon removes ads).

Reporting Bad Adverts

For people reporting problematic adverts: I'll need the URL it leads to or the website name along with a screenshot, so try and grab the link somehow so I can block it in adsense. Only so much I can do with a screenshot if it's not obvious where it leads to.

Adverts are disgusting, I hate this raaa

I get it. Use adblock if you need to. I won't hold it against you and won't bug you with pop-ups asking you to disable it either.


Finally: this is not a place to debate or argue with other users. Please keep this topic hyper-focused on feedback. Comments going off will simply be removed. Comments that are complaints and nothing more will be removed. Be useful, or don't post in this topic please.

Last edited by Liam Dawe on 14 January 2024 at 6:25 pm UTC