How do the ads work on Avsim?

[AviatorMan 253]

Of lately I am noticing advertisements on Avsim forum (e.g., just now   I see MandM Direct, evidently sports clothes, also often see something called Joker. Just curious how these ads work. Are they selected from search histories of the current user, or from search histories of Avsim members in general, or are these just ads that have paid Avsim to run them??

[Chock 17,769]

6 minutes ago, AviatorMan said:

Of lately I am noticing advertisements on Avsim forum (e.g., just now   I see MandM Direct, evidently sports clothes, also often see something called Joker. Just curious how these ads work. Are they selected from search histories of the current user, or from search histories of Avsim members in general, or are these just ads that have paid Avsim to run them??

They target your browsing history and will select appropriate ads which might appeal to you, but if there is nothing too appropriate in the range of ads it can load in, you will see other stuff.