Women in Swimwear on MSFS Forum

[David Mills 4,774]

I hope the moderators will permit me to tell you a very funny story -- an embarrassing story that makes me look quite uninformed about the technology of targeted internet advertising.

Starting a few months before Christmas, I began noticing a lot of pictures here on the MSFS forum of women in swimsuits. Now these pictures were very tastefully showcased, and there was nothing inappropriate whatever about them. You could have shown these same photos on any television program. Trust me, I had no complaints at all.

Nonetheless, I couldn't help wondering why clothing manufacturers would choose to advertise their women's swimwear here on AVSIM. That didn't make any sense to me. Most of the users here are male, and the female members of AVSIM certainly don't log onto this site to shop for bathing suits. So why, I wondered, would swimwear merchants choose to pay money for these ads on AVSIM? Again, I wasn't complaining. I was just perplexed.

Finally, on New Year's Eve, after a few beers, I thought I'd figured out the reason for these seemingly-out-of-place ads. I knew that Bob Scott, AVSIM President & CEO, was a very adventuresome, accomplished, and entrepreneurial-type guy. So I concluded that Bob Scott had probably launched a new business venture and was using his popular AVSIM website to promote his new products -- women's swimwear. After a few more beers, it all made perfect sense to me. I had seen the big picture. For once I felt intellectually superior to @abrams_tank for having figured this out all by myself.

What I didn't understand of course is that the ads you see on the MSFS forum are largely determined by your web browsing history. Everyone sees different ads because everyone's browsing history is different. If you've been browsing for a new set of golf clubs, you're going to see golf club ads on AVSIM and other websites. If you've been browsing websites for auto parts, you'll be seeing ads pop up everywhere for auto parts, even on websites that have nothing to do with auto parts.

So the reason I kept seeing ads for women's swimwear on AVSIM was because …

 

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

Where do I find these interesting swim wear ads ?   I just get boring old computer components.

[northtexas 51]

I never see any ads on AVSIM...guess Bitdefender is doing it's job!  😀

[ctdlg 106]

Hello,

You can use Ublock and Ghostery extensions : no more ads !
Everybody should clean their browser (history, cache, cookies) at least once a month.
Choosing the right browser is also important if you want your privacy to be respected.

[St Mawgan 1,447]

I do get a lot of ad's for the brand of women's clothing I had bought for my wife for Christmas. I use AdBlock on my PC but my mobile gets pretty swamped when I look at Avsim there. I'm yet to find a good blocking service for mobile. 

[wim123 765]

never seen advertisements here.

[verbal 106]

I am and have been a member on various forums that outlaw the use of adblockers and the like because it denies the site owners of (one of) their income streams. 

[David Roch 1,986]

😄
Love your self-deprecating humor, Dave !

[Bdub22 1,639]

This has "Hangar Chat" all over it. Maybe the mods can move it over to the appropriate spot?

[W2DR 1,864]

That's why I use an adblocker.....

Edited January 16, 2023 by W2DR

[Maladoror 89]

On 1/15/2023 at 7:50 PM, David Mills said:

So the reason I kept seeing ads for women's swimwear on AVSIM was because …

This post showed up in my phones suggested news stories. It made it sound like someone was posting swimwear pics. I quickly clicked the link to check.

Edited January 17, 2023 by Maladoror

[188AHC 2,141]

Give a rest. These ads are from Google or an ad site . AVSIM does not have control over what Is shown. We have posted numerous  times that ADBLOCK eliminates this.