Ridiculously repetitive pop-up advert

[ifb-online]

Come on guys - the ad that has been showing in the last couple of days pops up ALL the time now.

And it's extremely difficult to get rid of it on a phone browser - even on the big screen on a Galaxy Note.

If something isn't done about it I will have to seriously consider my patronage here and I doubt I will be alone in thinking the same.

 

[Frisco]

Come on guys - the ad that has been showing in the last couple of days pops up ALL the time now.

And it's extremely difficult to get rid of it on a phone browser - even on the big screen on a Galaxy Note.

If something isn't done about it I will have to seriously consider my patronage here and I doubt I will be alone in thinking the same.

Hello ifb. I've placed your concern here in the Suggestion Box and Feedback area where Admins and Moderators check often.

Fwiw, we see these come up off and on here and the most common remedy is a good ad-blocker. In a device (rather than a PC or laptop) it's a bit more of a challenge, I know.

The Owner and Admins don't like those ads either, and struggle to get the agencies involved to not include them in their ad rotation here at AF.

 

[ifb-online]

I run three websites with ads and also two adservers; it just needs proper configuration of the ad properties. By all means show a pop-up once in a session if you have to, but not repeatedly - it should be so easy to fix. Also, as I said before, it's very difficult to close the pop-up on a phone browser. The pop-up is not sympathetically designed for the target audience! I don't believe in ad-blockers. Websites like yours and mine rely on ads for income and for me to start using ad-blockers would by hypocritical to the extreme.

 

[james_uk]

I must admit i didn't even know there was a section for suggestions until i have just looked now to moan about the same thing, every link i click on i get that big advert, very annoying!

 

[Frisco]

I run three websites with ads and also two adservers; it just needs proper configuration of the ad properties. By all means show a pop-up once in a session if you have to, but not repeatedly - it should be so easy to fix. Also, as I said before, it's very difficult to close the pop-up on a phone browser. The pop-up is not sympathetically designed for the target audience! I don't believe in ad-blockers. Websites like yours and mine rely on ads for income and for me to start using ad-blockers would by hypocritical to the extreme.

I don't blame you for your frustration.. we used to post about it daily in here. I thought it ended a while back, but it continues.

As you say, in a device it's hard to navigate even to the "x" to get rid of some of them.

I don't consider ad-blocking hypocritical, so I use them. Paid members here (like myself) support the site: http://androidforums.com/payments.php as well as the ads, so my guilt level is pretty low about adblock+.

I once got so mad at the full screen ad that appeared while I was heading to a thread for some Mod work, that I shut down my browser, opened it back up in "about:blank," cleared all cookies and cache, then installed adblock+.

Boat browser on my devices do the same. Yay.

As far as Admin configuration... perhaps they'll chime in.

 

[El Presidente]

I'm even getting these on Phandroid links too.

 

[Hadron]

I mainly use Tapatalk when browsing from my phone, which avoids that issue (though Tapa has occasional glitches of its own!).

One thing I find with that wretched ad on a mobile browser is that the easiest way to close it is to zoom right out. Then I can reliably hit the (now tiny) close button, which otherwise is often ignored (or redraws somewhere else after you think you've clicked it).

 

[breadnatty08]

I use Tapatalk on my phone and Chome with AdBlock on my laptop. Never get any pop-up ads. Perhaps I'm an exception?

 

[El Presidente]

Anyone US based having an issue? It only appears to be UK members with a problem (based on this thread).

 

[breadnatty08]

Anyone US based having an issue? It only appears to be UK members with a problem (based on this thread).

Not me as per post above. I feel like we had another pop-up or other ad based issue prior which only affected folks abroad a couple weeks ago.

 

[Frisco]

Interesting notion, that it might be regional (this time ).

 

[El Presidente]

Not me as per post above. I feel like we had another pop-up or other ad based issue prior which only affected folks abroad a couple weeks ago.

Interesting notion, that it might be regional (this time ).

I know the first time it reared its head, everyone complained about it, but the likes of Xyro, DURX and myself weren't affected. Seems it's (potentially) reversed this time.

 

[Phases]

I've not seen it at all, maybe it IS outside the US. If we can pinpoint to the best of details possible, and a screenshot, I'll report it. Trust me, we hate these ads too. I hate them because all of you hate them (and they annoy me), and Rob hates them because I nag him about it and he has to fight with the ad companies. Ha.

Screenshot?

 

[El Presidente]

Mobile at the moment so this is using xScope on my phone.

The ad could be blank as my connection is rubbish at the moment. It's been for a windows 8 tab of late iirc but I'll check when I get home.

 

[Phases]

Ugh. That one again.

 

[rod9669]

GO AWAY!!!!!

Puts me off visiting TBH - especially when it's nearly always an advert for a Microsoft product!

 

[DonB]

Moved your post here, so you can discuss with us here.

 

[rod9669]

What's to discuss? I know you guys need to make money to keep the site going, but a pop-up on every link click is extracting the urine somewhat

 

[Hadron]

Nope, nobody wants it, including the site administrator.

Reason for using this thread to report it is that the people who need to know it's happening hear about it quickest this way.

 

[ifb-online]

I don't blame you for your frustration.. we used to post about it daily in here. I thought it ended a while back, but it continues.

As you say, in a device it's hard to navigate even to the "x" to get rid of some of them.

I don't consider ad-blocking hypocritical, so I use them. Paid members here (like myself) support the site: http://androidforums.com/payments.php as well as the ads, so my guilt level is pretty low about adblock+.

I once got so mad at the full screen ad that appeared while I was heading to a thread for some Mod work, that I shut down my browser, opened it back up in "about:blank," cleared all cookies and cache, then installed adblock+.

Boat browser on my devices do the same. Yay.

As far as Admin configuration... perhaps they'll chime in.

The problem is that if big sites like this encourage more people to use ad- blockers, it could potentially damage smaller sites like mine

 

[Phases]

I have this on my agenda for our next meeting.

 

[El Presidente]

Fwiw, I'm not sure if anything has changed/it's just me, but I've not seen it since I posted those screenshots.

 

[Phases]

It's only supposed to show once per IP/session a week or month or something. Maybe a day, honestly I don't recall. But it IS supposed to only show every so often for each visitor.

 

[Frisco]

The problem is that if big sites like this encourage more people to use ad- blockers, it could potentially damage smaller sites like mine

Staffers here do represent the site, so you're making a good point about the possible ripple effect of Guides and Moderators encouraging adblockers.

I'd say that warrants discussion (as if the Admins don't have enough to discuss ).

You brought up a valid point, ifb.

 

[El Presidente]

Again, this evening. First time I've used the browser on my phone to access since Saturday.

Not appearing on Phandroid as it did last time though.