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Anybody else seeing an advertising bar that pops up in the middle of random posts? I find it rather annoying because you can't close it out, and it blocks off half the friggin thread! Any suggestions on how to get rid of it?

Firefox or Chrome and a decent adblocker. Makes all the internet a better place

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I also use a Flash blocker.

Ads pay for the site. If you don't read every single one then you're pretty much stealing the content...

I use Chrome and it's been doin it to me as well

Chrome or Firefox alone doesn't solve the problem. You need to download an adblocking add-on and subscribe to a list of advert parent sites. Any ads that slip through after that you can open up a list of everything that's active on the page and start blocking whatever that looks like an advert url. Pretty soon your whole internet can be cleaner, simpler and a lot faster.

We try to avoid popup and obtrusive ads at all cost, though we have a separate team who deals with the ad servers and stuff, so every now and then we need to alert them of ads that need to be removed from the sites.

Currently I've put forward the request to remove the popup 'scorecard research' ads that were plaguing the sites, and I'm working on trying to get the choice hotel roll-over ads removed too as they block content.

I'm also moving this thread to the suggestions and feedback

Non-closeable popup ads that cover site content on this site and Dropzone are again plaguing me. Firefox browser. Pretty much makes these sites unuseable. Similar but different problem using Explorer.

Same problem here, tried to mention it earlier but couldn't due to the giant popup.

We've been having some problem with the ads for the past 24 hours, I have been in contact with those responsible for the ad management and they have reported back saying they fixed the problem, not sure if this is true or not, if anyone sees another problem, let me know.

If the ad problem isn't solved by them, I will remove the banner ad code tags from the templates as a temporary work-around.

I can't see my emails or reply
because of the bullshit banner
that extends all through my
interest in this website.

I want to go elsewhere to
navigate sites that are
complicated in the most
nonsense ways, such
as blincmagazine.com

i just started getting ads that are in the middle of my screen within the past 24 hours. it is pretty annoying as they are popping up but you can not close them.

i use safari 5.0.5

To quote my post on dz.com where the same issue is occurring:

Okay guys, as mentioned - I have removed the ad code from the site until our ad partners can sort out their load times and the positioning of the ads.

You should be ad-free for a while and in turn there should be no issues with loading problems or ads blocking the screen.

If by some chance, you see something wrong, just let me know.

In an attempt to fix the problem we have disabled the ad network which was likely causing hanging. We have also disabled the Toyota ads.

If you see anything off, please let me know... I'm hoping there isn't a need to though.

Re: xmesox

Take a screenshot


Attached

Attached

Eek.

It seems our ad host may have slipped in some popups accidentally, we're working at getting them removed now, so hopefully it won't be long until it's pop-up free again.

Unfortunately these things are difficult to spot as the ads are geo-targetted, meaning us in South Africa don't see the same ones you guys do.

And another.

http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/76675/195817/index.html?g=Af////8=&r=XX

Thanks, we've reached out to the ad company that serves the ads - whom we've told that we don't want any popup ads, and they have still not responded to our e-mails which were sent both yesterday and the day prior, we will be contacting them again now to try push them some more to take action.

The new pop-up that is oh-so-much-fun is the one that waits until I click in the Username field to log in, and then pops up, taking focus away from the field so that I'm typing FOR NO DAMN REASON.

You mean to say that you're still experiencing them? I've tried 7 different U.S proxies to test and see if any pop up still and I couldn't recreate a single pop-up while trying today. If it's still occurring, lemme know so I can follow up AGAIN with the ad host.

Yep.

Every new connection it does it. I logged in at home, clicked the username and a pop up happened. I logged in again just now, clicked on the username and again, the pop up.

This happens on my phone, a computer, a tablet... everything. I'm currently not using any ad blockers because the site has been quick. The pop-ups however are pretty invasive. I don't see how it's good advertising.

Personally, since it's a free site, I'll deal with it.

I am still getting them with my netbook.

Not a problem on my Mac G5 with Firefox.

Getting them in Canada too...
actually getting up to three at once...
Internet Explorer 9 for a browser...

It's not good advertising, and it's definitely not our doing so to speak, we hate pop up ads probably more than you do. And we try to remove any trace of them from all of our sites.

I'm going to assume they're the same ads that you posted in the screenshots attached.

Will contact the ad host again and complain to get them to remove them.

Here's today's.

http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/73953/260071/index.html?g=Af////8=&r=XX





Edit: with the attachment this time

It got even worse today.

I clicked in the Username field to begin logging in, and a pop-up formed. I closed the pop-up and once again clicked in the Username field, and another pop-up formed. I closed that pop-up and was finally able to log in to the site without being interrupted.

Annoying.

~ Chris

Please See Attached

Well I've finally managed to replicate the pop-up and in turn grab the code that was generating it. I have forwarded it on to a coworker who is going to be speaking to those who run the ads this evening, so let's hope this code will be enough to remove it.

PS: Archer is a great show

Damn, I was hoping to stay sexy forever with Suzanne Somers

Well we've also finally managed to discuss this with the ad host, who said they were going to look into it (this was on Friday), the lack of posts since then may be a good sign? Just shout if you guys see the bastards again ;)

They're Back

Probably never left

The bastards have never left. Every time my PC is freshly rebooted, or every time a new instance of the browser is opened, the pop-ups happen when I click in the Username field (or probably anywhere on the page).

Bastards.

!!!!@!@#$#!!!

Noted... I will pass the rage along up the line... Once again. It's really not acceptable, and apologies to you guys for the popup blasting you're getting. Rest assured we're constantly trying to pressurize the ad hosts into sorting this out.

Today there were no pop ups. :)