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AmyGMumsnet · 03/02/2017 18:54

Hi folks,

Some of you might have spotted a few more links in discussions across the site - this is because we're testing out a programme called Skimlinks, which auto-converts some of your brand mentions into links.

This makes it easier for you to have a look at products that other MNers happen to mention on the boards, and, if you decide to make a purchase from one of these links, Mumsnet benefits from a small commission.

Thanks all - let us know if you experience any issues that you think might be related.

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SoupDragon · 06/02/2017 07:37

Posts about the sweetness of skiing on Virgin snow just become an advert.

Only if it's vir gin media snow.

AuntieStella · 06/02/2017 07:24

When the company name is also a vocabulary word, it looks really tacky.

Posts about the sweetness of skiing on Virgin snow just become an advert.
Because let's face it, it's advertising.

OK, it's your site and you can choose to turn my post into an advert. But it's not nice.

(And it doesn't show in 'preview', so if you want to remove ads from your post, you cannot do that)

EssieTregowan · 06/02/2017 07:20

I hate it (although I'm not seeing it on the mobile site tbf). It always makes me think of awful click bait articles. It feels cheap and nasty.

SoupDragon · 06/02/2017 07:19

I do particularly like the way Vir gin media is linked lots of times on a thread that is mostly slagging them off. I'm sure they'll be delighted with that!

This has definitely happened before but the time I remember, it wasn't deliberate.

AuntieStella · 06/02/2017 07:16

When there's a new feature, the MNHQ thread explaining it is usually stickies in a Active (not just the topic).

Any particular reason why this one is not?

SwedishEdith · 06/02/2017 00:00

Awful. Just because I make a comment about Sains bury's doesn't mean I want to advertise them. And, yes, I think you've done this before.

ClaudiaWankleman · 05/02/2017 23:26

I hate it. It's distracting and looks cheap. MN resembles one of those sites you stumble across googling song lyrics that directs you to a new page on every click.

AuntieStella · 05/02/2017 22:14

Didn't you try this before?

And remove it because so many people disliked it?

I still dislike it. It's intrusive and seems money-grabbing - worse than ads, because it's actually intruding into posts. And could well just be a mention of a company, not actually a recommendation or endorsement.

I don't mind ads all round the edge, btw.

Just not in the chat.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 05/02/2017 19:32

Agreed. I know how to open the Sainsbury's and ASDA sites if I want to. Odd how it isn't working for Tesco or Morrison's or Waitrose.

SoupDragon · 05/02/2017 11:38

What is also irritating is that you can't tell if someone has given you a helpful link or if it's just advertising.

SoupDragon · 05/02/2017 11:37

I hate this.

It's intrusive and shit.

SapphireBird · 05/02/2017 09:25

I refuse to click on them

I'd rather do it the long way. If I benefited financially, I might consider, but it's all about getting us to part with our hard earned money.

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