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@mrnavy2 I forwarded your concern last week to the appropriate IB staff member.
@frambach , I will forward your concerns and questions to the appropriate IB staff who can answer.
I have zero experience with any of the FTE Trucker Caps (or any other FTE swag), but I can provide some insight on the "Ad-Free FTE" and "Fewer Ads!" browsing experience on FTE.
In a nutshell, I can no longer look at FTE without being signed in as a member. The difference is that stark, and once one gets used to not seeing unwanted videos popping up, the screen moving around, etc, there is no going back.
I prefer peace and quiet on the screen. No moving pixels unless said movement was initiated by my intent, not the advertisers.
Down to the specifics, on the page that I am currently typing on, I have scrolled all the way up to the top, and all the way down to the bottom, and do not see any ads at all. Not one single ad, banner, or logo. I'd call that Ad Free.
However, once I hit send on this reply, and back out of this specific topic, and back out of the sub-forum this topic is in, and finally arrive at the master index of all sub forums, I will see the little logos of FTE sponsors associated with the sub-forums they sponsor in the master list of sub-forums. The short and exclusive list of these special vendors whose small logo appears statically with the forum they sponsor is as follows:
And that's it. That is all I see. And what is visible is just a logo to the right of the forum name on the master forum list, not a moving, wriggling, distracting, dynamically changing banner ad. I'd call that Fewer Ads.
Here is what that looks like:
We'd be delighted to have you join us, and either way, we tip our hat (where ever it may be made) to you for asking such great questions!
@mrnavy2 I forwarded your concern last week to the appropriate IB staff member.
@frambach , I will forward your concerns and questions to the appropriate IB staff who can answer.
I have zero experience with any of the FTE Trucker Caps (or any other FTE swag), but I can provide some insight on the "Ad-Free FTE" and "Fewer Ads!" browsing experience on FTE.
In a nutshell, I can no longer look at FTE without being signed in as a member. The difference is that stark, and once one gets used to not seeing unwanted videos popping up, the screen moving around, etc, there is no going back.
I prefer peace and quiet on the screen. No moving pixels unless said movement was initiated by my intent, not the advertisers.
Down to the specifics, on the page that I am currently typing on, I have scrolled all the way up to the top, and all the way down to the bottom, and do not see any ads at all. Not one single ad, banner, or logo. I'd call that Ad Free.
However, once I hit send on this reply, and back out of this specific topic, and back out of the sub-forum this topic is in, and finally arrive at the master index of all sub forums, I will see the little logos of FTE sponsors associated with the sub-forums they sponsor in the master list of sub-forums. The short and exclusive list of these special vendors whose small logo appears statically with the forum they sponsor is as follows:
And that's it. That is all I see. And what is visible is just a logo to the right of the forum name on the master forum list, not a moving, wriggling, distracting, dynamically changing banner ad. I'd call that Fewer Ads.
Here is what that looks like:
We'd be delighted to have you join us, and either way, we tip our hat (where ever it may be made) to you for asking such great questions!
yes, I did receive a message from him. Thank you. Steve (mrnavy2)
Another member with membership issues here. Paid for my Gold membership back on 10/10 but I'm still showing as Silver. I didn't even get to fill in a form for the swag. Please help.
Another member with membership issues here. Paid for my Gold membership back on 10/10 but I'm still showing as Silver. I didn't even get to fill in a form for the swag. Please help.
Sigh.
Well if it isn't
FordTruckNeedy.
(Don't worry fellow moderators and readers. We have a history)
Leonard, let's get ya fixed up here, starting with the Google Docs form linked below, which you can send using the link at the bottom of the form once you've completed it.
Another member with membership issues here. Paid for my Gold membership back on 10/10 but I'm still showing as Silver. I didn't even get to fill in a form for the swag. Please help.
Exactly why I dropped out of the Swag Club. Not worth the hassle. Will reconsider if/when they get their act together.
... let's get ya fixed up here, starting with the Google Docs form linked below, which you can send using the link at the bottom of the form once you've completed it.
Hello! You should have received this link in the email that confirms the purchase of your premium membership. Yes, please fill it out with your address information in order to receive your swag items. If you didn't receive am email (@ the email associate with your FTE account) then please PM me! Just want to make sure our automated system is working right
