Recent Annoying Ads

Legolas813 · 12-02-2005, 11:09 AM

I've noticed recently that the banner ads you have on this site are also popping up annoying ads that travel with the page when you scroll up and down.

The past few days I have seen one for QuestionMarket.com and one for Circuit City. Both appear in front of the page and travel up and down while scrolling. The Circuit City ad is especially big and annoying, taking up almost the entire screen until you search for the tiny close button.

I know these are from the AG site itself because they always correspond with the banner ad at the top of the page. Just wanted to vent my frustration with these annoyances. Don't let this site turn into Gamespot.

UPtimist · 12-02-2005, 11:11 AM

Did you... Read this thread already: http://forums.adventuregamers.com/sh...ad.php?t=10740 ?

(Edit): I see you did... Right, just forget about it...

***fov*** · 12-02-2005, 11:13 AM

The QuestionMarket one is driving me crazy.

I know Marek was trying to do away with annoying ads and keep only the innocuous ones but that's proving more difficult than expected. Don't worry about us turning into Gamespot - that's not the intention. AG's just experimenting at the moment to find the best fit.

Are you ever getting these pop-ups on the main site, or just on the forum?

Legolas813 · 12-02-2005, 11:14 AM

Well I didn't know if these were classified as pop-ups. They don't open up a separate page, but instead display in the same page.

EDIT: Sorry posted in the wrong board. How long have I been here?

Quote:

Originally Posted by fov

Are you ever getting these pop-ups on the main site, or just on the forum?

Just the forum and just this past week or so.

Intrepid Homoludens · 12-02-2005, 11:48 AM

I've been getting the exact same pop-ups myself in the past two weeks.

***fov*** · 12-02-2005, 01:12 PM

Here is a suggestion that might help IE users disable some of these ads.

Intrepid Homoludens · 12-02-2005, 01:29 PM

Hey, I think it's working!!!!

(((((Huz)))))

(((((fov)))))

Legolas813 · 12-02-2005, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fov

Here is a suggestion that might help IE users disable some of these ads.

Hmm, I looked at the browser I'm using (Avant) and it has the options shown below. Haven't tried to change anything yet so I don't know if this will work or not.

EDIT: Ah, I remember I use to have AD Blocker checked, but then I unchecked it because it blocks some of the images on Gamespot that aren't necessarily ads.

***tabacco*** · 12-02-2005, 06:13 PM

Yeah, adblock is way too agressive in blocking stuff. It blocks anything matching 'banner', so among other things it blocks the idle thumb banner images (which are the art at the top of articles and whatnot).

Huz · 12-03-2005, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legolas813

Hmm, I looked at the browser I'm using (Avant) and it has the options shown below. Haven't tried to change anything yet so I don't know if this will work or not.

If you tick "Disable Flash Animations" then it should disable the really, really annoying "pop-over" ads (or whatever their official name is!). You'll have to untick it when you actually want to see Flash, though.

Legolas813 · 12-03-2005, 08:21 AM

^ Thanks. Got it checked now.

EDIT: Unchecking it. Once again checking something on that list greatly affects how things display normally on Gamespot. Guess I'll just deal with the few ads shown on this site.

Lucien21 · 12-04-2005, 03:31 AM

Isn't that a cheery ad for an AG site

Fairygdmther · 12-04-2005, 07:23 AM

I just had a Circuit city ad here that took the whole page, not a pop-up - are they supposed to do that?

Lynsie

Legolas813 · 12-04-2005, 07:54 AM

^ Yes. That is one of the ads I was talking about in my original post.

bysmitty · 12-18-2005, 05:31 AM

I'm sorry but banner's like this just arn't acceptable for a family site.

I understand that AG needs funds to stay afloat but this is just not in good taste.

...bysmitty

Huz · 12-18-2005, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bysmitty

I'm sorry but banner's like this just arn't acceptable for a family site.

Mohh, you should see LucasForums!

But yeah those are annoying, for the sideways glances they attract if nothing else.

***fov*** · 12-18-2005, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bysmitty

I'm sorry but banner's like this just arn't acceptable for a family site.

No, they're not.

Thanks for posting it, so Marek can turn that one off.

***tabacco*** · 12-18-2005, 11:55 AM

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RLacey · 12-18-2005, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabacco

Waitwaitwait... I can meet hot singles ONLINE? Awesome!

It doesn't say that. Only that you can meet them tonight. But you probably have to hand over lots of money first

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Intrepid Homoludens · 12-18-2005, 01:28 PM

Dating can be so expensive.

12-02-2005, 11:09 AM	#1
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Recent Annoying Ads I've noticed recently that the banner ads you have on this site are also popping up annoying ads that travel with the page when you scroll up and down. The past few days I have seen one for QuestionMarket.com and one for Circuit City. Both appear in front of the page and travel up and down while scrolling. The Circuit City ad is especially big and annoying, taking up almost the entire screen until you search for the tiny close button. I know these are from the AG site itself because they always correspond with the banner ad at the top of the page. Just wanted to vent my frustration with these annoyances. Don't let this site turn into Gamespot. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-02-2005, 11:11 AM	#2
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Did you... Read this thread already: http://forums.adventuregamers.com/sh...ad.php?t=10740 ? (Edit): I see you did... Right, just forget about it... Share Share this post on Twitter

12-02-2005, 11:13 AM	#3
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	The QuestionMarket one is driving me crazy. I know Marek was trying to do away with annoying ads and keep only the innocuous ones but that's proving more difficult than expected. Don't worry about us turning into Gamespot - that's not the intention. AG's just experimenting at the moment to find the best fit. Are you ever getting these pop-ups on the main site, or just on the forum? Share Share this post on Twitter

12-02-2005, 11:48 AM	#5
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I've been getting the exact same pop-ups myself in the past two weeks. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

12-02-2005, 01:12 PM	#6
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	Here is a suggestion that might help IE users disable some of these ads. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-02-2005, 01:29 PM	#7
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12-02-2005, 06:13 PM	#9
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Yeah, adblock is way too agressive in blocking stuff. It blocks anything matching 'banner', so among other things it blocks the idle thumb banner images (which are the art at the top of articles and whatnot). Share Share this post on Twitter

12-03-2005, 08:21 AM	#11
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	^ Thanks. Got it checked now. EDIT: Unchecking it. Once again checking something on that list greatly affects how things display normally on Gamespot. Guess I'll just deal with the few ads shown on this site. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Legolas813; 12-03-2005 at 08:48 AM.

12-04-2005, 03:31 AM	#12
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Isn't that a cheery ad for an AG site Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

12-04-2005, 07:23 AM	#13
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	I just had a Circuit city ad here that took the whole page, not a pop-up - are they supposed to do that? Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

12-04-2005, 07:54 AM	#14
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	^ Yes. That is one of the ads I was talking about in my original post. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-18-2005, 05:31 AM	#15
bysmitty Bad command or file name Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 932	I'm sorry but banner's like this just arn't acceptable for a family site. I understand that AG needs funds to stay afloat but this is just not in good taste. ...bysmitty Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Things I need to do today: -change out of pajamas -~~come up with witty yet sophisticated signature~~ -sober up -~~watch simpsons at 6pm~~ -UPDATE MY WEBSITE!!!

12-18-2005, 11:55 AM	#18
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Waitwaitwait... I can meet hot singles ONLINE? Awesome! Share Share this post on Twitter

12-18-2005, 01:28 PM	#20
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Dating can be so expensive. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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