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[Bumblebee]

Yeah I've known that for a long time... It just isn't the vision I have had for the site!

I personally say do what you need to in order to keep this site alive and kicking...

[DougE]

Thanks for keeping the site running @captain

[captain]

Google is just killing us.... They manage our ads and penalize us for slowness of the response even when THEY are the cause of the problem... We have been up and down back and forth for months with them....

[georgiabusa_05]

Done. Thanks for letting us help. This site is like home to me.

[captain]

Done. Thanks for letting us help. This site is like home to me.

Do you feel violated since I used your account as an example?

[captain]

Google is just killing us.... They manage our ads and penalize us for slowness of the response even when THEY are the cause of the problem... We have been up and down back and forth for months with them....

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Without any legend that graph is really hard to understand but basically that is the number of good URL's that Google shows is good on our site for mobile devices... Green is good, orange is not so good and red means they cut us off search results so our total volumes go down... The problem is that the slowness comes from the Google ads that they are serving us so we are in many ways just completely at their disposal with no real recourse...

This is what the desktop version looks like... We changed nothing on the site as these wild swings happen.

[sixpack577]

I have noticed in the last several weeks whenever I go to Google, the ads or links under the search bar are not related to anything I search for or sites that I go to, and it's just junk and adds.

[Notenoughtoys]

Done - just got the receipt from Paypal - best $20 I’ve ever spent on the internet

[pashnit]

I just hate where we are right now.....

Doug, don't ever be shy about asking for help. Our man-pride is over-whelming when it comes to such things. Sites like this cost real dollars to run, especially jokers like me uploading a zillion trip pics to your server. When I ran my own 36,000 member motorcycle forum, it got progressively more and more costly to run until the cost to run it didn't make sense anymore. When I had a dedicated server for the pashnit site, after 20 years, it got up to $400 a month in server costs. And, when stuff broke, it cost $100/hr to pay an IT guy to fix it. I shut the whole thing off and started over, rebuilding from scratch, which is taking years. I'm in the camp that this site shouldn't be a financial burden for you personally (mine was).
I hope this Andrew Jackson helps.

I am thinking about only leaving this open for 30ish days.. what do you guys think about that?

No. That's a stupid idea. Just leave it open all the time.

[georgiabusa_05]

Do you feel violated since I used your account as an example?

Not at all.

[mabupa]

You don't have to hold it at $20 a person either @captain .
Myself and I'm sure many others would gladly contribute more.

Agreed! I was looking for a drop down menu to choose the amount.

[mabupa]

I have noticed in the last several weeks whenever I go to Google, the ads or links under the search bar are not related to anything I search for or sites that I go to, and it's just junk and adds.

I agree. I know we always joke around with people when they say They are getting X ad and everyone tells them, “oh, what are you searching on google that you are being fed those ads?”, but they make zero sense. I might get bicycle ad now and the next page is about chatting with Ukrainian older women and next about barn construction. Weird….

[sixpack577]

I agree. I know we always joke around with people when they say They are getting X ad and everyone tells them, “oh, what are you searching on google that you are being fed those ads?”, but they make zero sense. I might get bicycle ad now and the next page is about chatting with Ukrainian older women and next about barn construction. Weird….

Im glad it's not just me.
"Weird" is a good way to describe it.
I preferred their creepy stalking adds, lol

[pashnit]

I agree. I know we always joke around with people when they say They are getting X ad and everyone tells them, “oh, what are you searching on google that you are being fed those ads?”, but they make zero sense. I might get bicycle ad now and the next page is about chatting with Ukrainian older women and next about barn construction. Weird….

Maybe it's an ad for mature Ukrainian women willing to build you a barn <insert x-files theme song> who arrive at the build site all on bicycles. F@ck, I'll go sit in the corner again.

[sixpack577]

Maybe it's an ad for mature Ukrainian women willing to build you a barn <insert x-files theme song> who arrive at the build site all on bicycles. F@ck, I'll go sit in the corner again.

...got a link?

[Kiwi Rider]

Have happily donated to this forum of wonderful genuine Busa fanatics and general motorcycle enthusiasts!
I’m sending Kiwi Dollars (lots of them!) that convert over to USD and I wanna personally say a huge thank you to you Captain for giving us all a home to come to each and every day.

[Kiwi Rider]

Im glad it's not just me.
"Weird" is a good way to describe it.
I preferred their creepy stalking adds, lol

You’re not alone, google thinks all us biker dudes want Ukrainian women…. And when they look like this maybe they’re right lmao
This is just one of many that pop up on my screen…

[SSGT_B]

@Kiwi Rider your picture is broken. I keep tapping and tapping………..

[Busa3Fan]

Done! Worked the 4th time but it worked.

LE: @captain Maybe you can try and make a banner to appear in the middle of the screen with this topic.

Or send an email to all of us.

Otherwise, many of us will probably not see it.

[Kiwi Rider]

@Kiwi Rider your picture is broken. I keep tapping and tapping………..

That’s weird. . . When I tap it, she blows me a kiss. . strange..