clthomps
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 Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: Oh god! Make it stop! Ads with sound in them.... |
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I have to close the page every time I click on a forum topic and one of the ads had sound going. It drives me nuts, the biggest pain is the "lorax" trailer it seems to pop-up every time i visit.
Please for the love of all that is holy refuse to host ads that spam obnoxious sounds... |
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1000Knives
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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I was about to post this exact same thing.
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jmnixon95
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I posted a thread earlier. |
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Cornflake
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Sorry - there's nothing the moderators can do about it, or the video ads. 
I use Firefox with AdblockPlus and see none of it - on any site, unless I choose to.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| I had to put the computer on mute. Holy jarring advertisement! |
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sfreyj
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| It's worse when two play simultaneously. I have an ad blocker, so I thankfully don't have to hear them. |
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Lyll
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| I have none, and I use firefox and addblock too. |
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MrXxx
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Alex has asked before that we please not use ad blocking extensions, as it is the ads that pay for the site. I actually did honor his request for a while. Sadly, it was the spastic "You are a winner" ads, and these audio ads that started blasting me out of my chair that have led me to re-enable ABP on WP.
Sorry Alex, but until some way can be found to stop these types of ads altogether, I can't have audio ads waking up my family in the middle of the night.
The other ads, flashing and whatever, can be blocked individually with ABP, but I haven't found any way to block the audio ads since I can't tell where they are coming from. I could, if I were willing to find the sources using Firebug, but I really shouldn't have to go to extremes to find them and block them.
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tsukaima
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| MrXxx wrote: | Alex has asked before that we please not use ad blocking extensions, as it is the ads that pay for the site. I actually did honor his request for a while. Sadly, it was the spastic "You are a winner" ads, and these audio ads that started blasting me out of my chair that have led me to re-enable ABP on WP.
Sorry Alex, but until some way can be found to stop these types of ads altogether, I can't have audio ads waking up my family in the middle of the night.
The other ads, flashing and whatever, can be blocked individually with ABP, but I haven't found any way to block the audio ads since I can't tell where they are coming from. I could, if I were willing to find the sources using Firebug, but I really shouldn't have to go to extremes to find them and block them. |
Agreed.
Google gives options to block multimedia ads. The site admins need to use them. The pay isn't always as high on static ads, but they drive fewer users to BLOCK the ads. |
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Subotai
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:15 am Post subject: |
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Anyone who doesn't use adblocking software is t3h n000000000000b  |
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theimperiousdork
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:27 am Post subject: |
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^ I so agree!
I don't think Plank would listen to us. IMO, he's too preoccupied with those noisy ads that are so noisy, they literally drown our complaints.
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Cornflake
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^^ I think that's being a little unfair, and I seriously doubt Alex has deliberately said "Oh yeah, noisy and video ads are just fine - no-one will be bothered so pile 'em in!".
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CosmicRuss
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As I already have opioid based medication from my doctor for my chronic ailments, the Nurofen ad is kind of wasted on me. 
All it does is remind me I am in pain. 
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theimperiousdork
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Cornflake, while I understand that it could be unfair, of course, that, in my book, would be the impression that some users like myself would have upon seeing those stuff. I know you mods yourselves would want to get rid of those noisy and annoying ads, but it's given -- you can only do so much about it.
Only Plank can do something about it. But I doubt he will.
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Cornflake
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| theimperiousdork wrote: | | Cornflake, while I understand that it could be unfair, of course, that, in my book, would be the impression that some users like myself would have upon seeing those stuff. I know you mods yourselves would want to get rid of those noisy and annoying ads, but it's given -- you can only do so much about it. |
It's not something we have any control over and to be honest, I doubt Alex was aware this sort of content would be included in the ad. feed - it's probably just something the company providing the feed does, for any subscriber of their service.
| Quote: | | Only Plank can do something about it. But I doubt he will. |
Have you tried sending Alex a PM to find out?
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