Reefbuilders goes Subscription based?

Shep · Apr 23, 2019

As others have mentioned, it's only if you use an ad blocker. They have a website and staff to pay for, if no one buys ad space then they can't pay their bills. Everyone's gotta eat

rkpetersen · Apr 23, 2019

I use an ad blocker, I've just been all over the site and got no subscription 'invitation'.
I wonder what the magic number of articles read is before it starts harrassing you?
Or perhaps number of articles per a certain time period, as some online newspapers do.

High ICP · Apr 23, 2019

Salt Creep01 · Apr 23, 2019

Anyone having trouble with the app on IOS ?

erk · Apr 23, 2019

I also saw the subscription notification. I was on mobile, no I don't run ad blocker on mobile. I couldn't read the article I was on because the subscription window blocked the majority of my phone screen. Just went to the site from my work PC and got no popup to subscribe. Maybe IT is blocking pop ups or something. Haven't tried to access the site from my home PC yet.

Nicole Helgason · Apr 23, 2019

Hello and thank you for following ReefBuilders. If you are running into the subscription notice it is because you have an active ad blocker. Please disable your adblocker on the site to continue reading free content. Cheers

revhtree · Apr 23, 2019

KStatefan said:
I get the same thing.

I wonder if Reef2Reef is getting a cut of that since they have a script that post every new article on ReefBuilders.

No cut for us! We just like bringing and sharing good content to you and Jake and Nicole from Reef Builders have great content!

revhtree · Apr 23, 2019

Ps. It’s only fair that if you use a site for information then you should at least let them run their ads if it’s a free site. IMHO.

KStatefan · Apr 24, 2019

Nicole Helgason said:
Hello and thank you for following ReefBuilders. If you are running into the subscription notice it is because you have an active ad blocker. Please disable your adblocker on the site to continue reading free content. Cheers

I would think a pop up asking to disable ab blocker would be more effective than asking to subscribe.

dryworm · Apr 25, 2019

To get around the popup on chrome, click the padlock symbol on the left side of the URL bar. Click site settings. Then find java on the list and switch it from allow to block. reload the page and it should be gone.