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Hello all, not sure if this is an issue with this site, or my own browser, but I figured I'd bring it up.

When voting for random images in the gallery I keep getting re-directed to here:

https:// googleads.g.doubleclick <DOT> net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-4373598795008062&format=468x60&output=html&h=60&slotname=9171578293&adk=3397880788&adf=4084454463&w=468&lmt=1482435854&loeid=26835105&flash=20.0.0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dakkadakka.com%2Fcore%2Fgallery-viewimage.jsp%23start&wgl=1&dt=1482417854728&bpp=6&bdt=71&fdt=8&idt=27&shv=r20161205&cbv=r20161129&saldr=aa&correlator=6447294689281&frm=20&ga_vid=112786714.1478528571&ga_sid=1482417855&ga_hid=1756474014&ga_fc=0&pv=2&iag=3&icsg=2&nhd=1&dssz=2&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=-300&u_his=7&u_java=1&u_h=1080&u_w=1920&u_ah=981&u_aw=1920&u_cd=24&u_nplug=10&u_nmime=35&dff=arial&dfs=16&adx=1110&ady=35&biw=1617&bih=919&eid=575144605&oid=3&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dakkadakka.com%2Fcore%2Fgallery-viewimage.jsp&rx=0&eae=0&fc=16&pc=1&brdim=142%2C23%2C142%2C23%2C1920%2C23%2C1632%2C981%2C1632%2C919&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CpoeE%7C&abl=CS&ppjl=f&pfx=0&fu=16&bc=1&ifi=1&xpc=LuBUKJDR18&p=http%3A//www.dakkadakka.com&dtd=56#start

It then proceeds to bug me about donating to some random cause. I haven't received any malware from it yet (I hope.) It has happened twice thus far (within a space of ten minutes.)

(Also, I tried to disable the link by adding the <DOT>s in place of '.' )

Are you using Safari as your browser by any chance (either on a desktop or on an iphone/ipad)?

Because there is a redirect bug in safari that has issues with any URL containing (IIRC) a # symbol, which means that when you happen to load a page with a URL containing a '#' symbol (as happens when you vote on gallery images), it automatically acts as though you've clicked the google adsense banner on that page and you get forwarded to the banner's clickthrough URL.

Lego was able to implement a workaround of this issue for the general forum pages, but the gallery and article section still suffer from it.

Good sir you are exactly correct. This does happen when I am using the safari browser. Thank you much for the info, sincerely appreciated!