I have noticed for the last week or so there has been a pop up add for some survey from the banner adds. Do you guys have the option of not having pop-up from your add provider? This is rather annoying.....
If your talking about the one that scrolls across the bottom of the screen I have only seen it once last week. The one that is starting to get on my nerve is the Sharp Solar Panel banner add that when you mouse goes over it it wants to drop down. I hate ads but the ones I hate the most are the ones that try to stand out and get in your way.
I hate those Sharp Solar Panel ads. They drop down and get in the way. I haven't taken the time yet, but I want to write and tell them that those ads are so annoying that they will keep me from buying their products. There are unstated rules in world of ads, and those cross the line. Edit: I went to their website and posted a complaint. These guys are spending money to hurt their own reputation. Tom
The Sharp ad is especially annoying because of its positioning right under the View New Posts link, so that if you naturally scroll straight down from View New Posts or up to View New Posts, the Sharp ad pops. That polling banner ad is especially annoying because you can't avoid it (or at least I don't know how to).
If anyone can grab a screen capture of the scrolling ad, I'd love to know what it is. I saw it once yesterday and was shocked to see it on PC. I don't have any agreements with any companies to allow those types of ads on PC. I apologize to those of you who aren't big fans of the Sharp ads - I believe they have at least changed the programming in them to close back up without the need to click the little "x".
I'm going to pile on to the complaints about the Sharp Solar banner ad that expands when the mouse gets near it. It is interfering with some of the functionality of the web site. For example, when replying to a thread, if I inadvertently expand the banner, it will cover up the icons that allow you to add images, links, etc. It is very annoying. I understand the need for advertising on the site, but it shouldn't make it harder to use the site.
X2! I'm glad I'm not the only one that's annoyed by that Sharp ad that prevents the view new posts from being clicked when it's expanded.
I just got it too! I didn't see it earlier today when I was on, but it just popped up. I got a screen shot, but it looks like dwdean got it already.
Me too! That scrolling banner ad had disappeared for a couple of weeks. Then it appeared today slowly sliding across the screen.
I thought it was these ads in order to pay for PC. I found it annoying too, but let it go for that reason.
Yeah. I've had the floater across the bottom a few times. But I am more annoyed by the Sharp Solar and the other one that when you mouse over get really big. I have to stop and go back up and close it because it covers up some of the menus. It's hard to keep the mouse continually on the side of the window to avoid mousing over the ads. I understand the need for ads. And I understand that the ad people want their ads noticed. But they are getting really annoying. Especially when I have to dig around for the little x to close them; they're never in the same place, different for each ad.
The expandable ads (ie sharp and the fruit drink one) are pretty annoying, but I find the random one that scrolls along the bottom to be more of a bother. With the expandable ones, I can scroll down and they are gone, or just make sure my mouse doesn't scroll over them. With the scrolling survey ad, it moves with me as a scroll. I wonder if its an ad that Danny needs to block, because the way he asked what it was in the earlier post, he doesn't know anything about it.
I'm sure that there's some logic to the way that those things display. While it escapes me, whatever parameter is controlling the frequency seems to have found the "sweat spot", I've now seen that "opinion" ad three times tonight.
