WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive?

Niva · 03-23-09, 03:16 AM

I probably risk getting this thread deleted but seriously, the adds are impossible to navigate around and are extremely obtrusive. I've no problem with the ads being there, but their flash format expands them out over half of my screen literally FORCING me to click on them.

brucecadieux · 03-23-09, 04:38 AM

What adds? I don't see any adds.

Sazar · 03-23-09, 04:53 AM

The ads at the top of the screen expand without notice and without needing a mouseover event.

This is the wrong section for it to be posted though. Feedback is the right one.

brucecadieux · 03-23-09, 07:12 AM

Never see them, I haven't seen such things on the internet in years.

I can't believe there are people out there who are not using adblock extensions in their browsers.

Welcome to the 21'st century guys here ya go.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Tub · 03-23-09, 07:28 AM

in my experience, flash ads become much more obtrusive once you actually install the flash plugin. Try not to do that.

Niva · 03-23-09, 01:10 PM

Yeah, it's the flash ads. I have nothing against ads with the space alloted to them, but the moment they expand over the content you're trying to view that becomes terrible. Wish companies would police the ads they allow on their site a bit.

Yaboze · 03-24-09, 12:15 AM

Ads are fine, like what was said, but I have a problem when they are right on top of the forums and drop down right in the middle of the screen. For that reason, I use ABP on this site. Sorry, there are some here that like to flame, but when the ads get in the way, they gotta go.

Sazar · 03-24-09, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucecadieux

Never see them, I haven't seen such things on the internet in years.

I can't believe there are people out there who are not using adblock extensions in their browsers.

Welcome to the 21'st century guys here ya go.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Not everyone uses Firefox. Not everyone who logs onto Nvnews does so on a system which allows firefox usage. I don't log into Nvnews on firefox most of the time because I use IE at work (needed for many internal websites).

The fact is there is a LARGE banner ad that pops up.

xin44 · 03-24-09, 01:07 PM

nothing to say more on ie ...

TheANIMAL · 03-28-09, 12:26 PM

I use IE and i have no such problems, but then again, even my windows popup blocker is pretty good

j0j081 · 03-28-09, 11:19 PM

They have been getting on my nerves a lot lately to. 9/10 times I try to click on the search button from the main forum page a huge ad pops down making it impossible.

Sazar · 03-28-09, 11:30 PM

Yep.

They are not there all the time. I think it's a Symantec ad or something which is the only one I have seen which does this.

03-23-09, 03:16 AM	#1
Niva iBURNu Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 26	WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? I probably risk getting this thread deleted but seriously, the adds are impossible to navigate around and are extremely obtrusive. I've no problem with the ads being there, but their flash format expands them out over half of my screen literally FORCING me to click on them. __________________ GTS 512 + AMD Phenom + 8 Gigs of RAM + 64 Bit Linux = Goodness! http://www.eternalseven.com/

03-23-09, 04:38 AM	#2
brucecadieux Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 78	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? What adds? I don't see any adds.

03-23-09, 04:53 AM	#3
Sazar Sayonara !!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 9,297	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? The ads at the top of the screen expand without notice and without needing a mouseover event. This is the wrong section for it to be posted though. Feedback is the right one. __________________ Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home - Is it in you?

03-23-09, 07:12 AM	#4
brucecadieux Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 78	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? Never see them, I haven't seen such things on the internet in years. I can't believe there are people out there who are not using adblock extensions in their browsers. Welcome to the 21'st century guys here ya go. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

03-23-09, 07:28 AM	#5
Tub Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 95	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? in my experience, flash ads become much more obtrusive once you actually install the flash plugin. Try not to do that.

03-23-09, 01:10 PM	#6
Niva iBURNu Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 26	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? Yeah, it's the flash ads. I have nothing against ads with the space alloted to them, but the moment they expand over the content you're trying to view that becomes terrible. Wish companies would police the ads they allow on their site a bit. __________________ GTS 512 + AMD Phenom + 8 Gigs of RAM + 64 Bit Linux = Goodness! http://www.eternalseven.com/

03-24-09, 12:15 AM	#7
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? Ads are fine, like what was said, but I have a problem when they are right on top of the forums and drop down right in the middle of the screen. For that reason, I use ABP on this site. Sorry, there are some here that like to flame, but when the ads get in the way, they gotta go.

03-24-09, 01:07 PM	#9
xin44 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 72	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? nothing to say more on ie ...

03-28-09, 12:26 PM	#10
TheANIMAL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Near Bude, Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,291	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? I use IE and i have no such problems, but then again, even my windows popup blocker is pretty good

03-28-09, 11:19 PM	#11
j0j081 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,789	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? They have been getting on my nerves a lot lately to. 9/10 times I try to click on the search button from the main forum page a huge ad pops down making it impossible.

03-28-09, 11:30 PM	#12
Sazar Sayonara !!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 9,297	Re: WOW, can these flash ads be more obtrusive? Yep. They are not there all the time. I think it's a Symantec ad or something which is the only one I have seen which does this. __________________ Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home - Is it in you?

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