Ribble!!!!

[PaulSB]

Why is it whenever I type the word Ribble it creates a link to Ribble Cycles?

 

[ianrauk]

Its an affiliate link. The site makes a little bit of money when someone clicks on it.

 

[wafter]

Yeah, advertising. Tbh it's a much less invasive way of keeping the site financially afloat than the horrible banner ads etc that certain ad blockers might do an excellent job of removing

 

[wafter]

Just wondering if it's within the ability of mere mortals to remove the link by editing the post:

Ribble

Actually, seems that something (perhaps my ad blocker) is also preventing the generation of affiliate links - which is nice

 

[PaulSB]

Just wondering if it's within the ability of mere mortals to remove the link by editing the post:

Ribble

Actually, seems that something (perhaps my ad blocker) is also preventing the generation of affiliate links - which is nice

The above is a link to Ribble!!!......though not in the quote. Bizarre! 😄

I'm not sure how I feel about advertising Ribble especially living nearby and riding there regularly I'm forever using the word!!! 🤣

 

[wafter]

The above is a link to Ribble!!!......though not in the quote. Bizarre! 😄

I'm not sure how I feel about advertising Ribble especially living nearby and riding there regularly I'm forever using the word!!! 🤣

So it is - this didn't happen immediately after I'd posted so I suspect it's applied retrospectively after the post... maybe after a certain time of when the page is reloaded..

EDIT: just tried it again and it remained non-linked after several page refreshes, so I imagine something's scanning the pages periodically and adding the links.

If it really irritates you, you could always intentionally mis-spell it

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

If it really irritates you, you could always intentionally mis-spell it

I have an inbuilt advantage there!!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Just wondering if it's within the ability of mere mortals to remove the link by editing the post:

Ribble

R1bble
Ribble

If it really irritates you, you could always intentionally mis-spell it

Ama*on
Amazon

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Rubble

 

[wafter]

R1bble
Ribble

Ama*on
Amazon

Second one's certainly appropriate as I find said business quite offensive..

Should you be telling us how to circumvent the site's advertising? Don't these ill-gotten gains keep the mod cupboard stocked with biscuits?

 

[classic33]

The above is a link to Ribble!!!......though not in the quote. Bizarre! 😄

I'm not sure how I feel about advertising Ribble especially living nearby and riding there regularly I'm forever using the word!!! 🤣

You can tag/mention someone, then someone can quote that post and they don't get tagged/mentioned a second time, which would result in another alert being given.