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Just opened up my FF to read XDA and was confronted with a big box Flash ad that covered the forum (the forum underneath was greyed out and ad said it was an XDA advert) . No way to get rid of it, no little box and Adblock didn't give an option so I was forced to either follow the advert or close the browser. Guess what I did. And I will continue to close the browser on XDA permanently if this is the kind of money making garbage that I am confronted with.
Didn't know there were ads running on here... paused AdBlock quickly and what do you know, 30 second page render delay due to some crappy ad!
*turns Adblock extension back on*
buy the premium XDA IF you don't want add's! $1
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starbuck777 said:
buy the premium XDA IF you don't want add's! $1
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I run forums myself so I know the importance of adds. The problem with this one was it locked you in. You either had to click and follow or shut the browser altogether there was no other choice, no way just to close the add. It was like the iffy web sites of a few years ago where everytime you tried to close it would mean you opened another window. Not good practice at all.
I've heard of these before. I've never actually seen one though. Either way, this is in the wrong forum, so I'm moving it.
ive never seen this either
Well I know they exist... I've seen screenies
I started using adblock because greedy forum owners starting using the most annoying adverts ever.
Now you all suffer. Adblock plus ftw
The admins are aware of these and are looking to remove them.
Thank you. I really should have taken a screen shot but at the time I was so annoyed I just closed the browser. If it helps in tracking the ad was for a laptop but unfortunately I cannot remember the make.
Whenever this happens, take a screenshot and send me a PM with the image. We hate pop up ads and want to kill them when they appear.
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I started using adblock because greedy forum owners starting using the most annoying adverts ever.
Now you all suffer. Adblock plus ftw
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good idea, I'll try
Here it is again but this time with an X so you can close it.
I hate the expanding ads currently :/ Ones that "drop down" when you mouseover and run over the top of the forum menus - i have to wait for ad to bugger off before you can go to subs page etc.
I've got adblock running now, but more than happy to add an exception for xda if the ads stay contained to their box
(premium app user - just so you know i'm genuine about supporting, but not when it actually makes the forums harder to use)
Who else has family dollar adds come up that block the whole effin screen to where you can't see $hit?? And I have yet to find a way to exit them! You have to hit 'refresh' and then 5 hyper link clicks later, you get it again! This is real BS.
If you're pissed to, HELP ME COMPLAIN!!
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Who else has family dollar adds come up that block the whole effin screen to where you can't see $hit?? And I have yet to find a way to exit them! You have to hit 'refresh' and then 5 hyper link clicks later, you get it again! This is real BS.
If you're pissed to, HELP ME COMPLAIN!!
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adblock plus for firefox
If there is one spicific ad causing users a major problem in viewing the site then the admins MIGHT consider removing that particular ad, however the ads are what pay the server costs so.......
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If you are seeing full-screen ads, or any kind of pop-up or overlay, please post a screenshot, as they WILL be removed.
that was really annoying to me too, and I was really surprise that this site would have a pop up ad like that. Then I realize that if the cursor passes over the ad then it will open. You don't have to click on it for it to open, so I don't know if that would be consider a pop up ad.
Like he said the ads are there to pay for the server, but this particular family dollar ad takes it to a different level.
don't navigate the mouse over the ad or else it will open and take up most of the screen. To me that is close to being malicious
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that was really annoying to me too, and I was really surprise that this site would have a pop up ad like that. Then I realize that if the cursor passes over the ad then it will open. You don't have to click on it for it to open, so I don't know if that would be consider a pop up ad.
Like he said the ads are there to pay for the server, but this particular family dollar ad takes it to a different level.
don't navigate the mouse over the ad or else it will open and take up most of the screen. To me that is close to being malicious
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Can you get a screenshot and pm it to "svetius" please.
Are you guys logged in when this happens? My settings are such that I log in automatically and I don't get any ads except banner ads that take up only a small part of the screen.
As Pulser said, please send me a screenshot of any pop-up ad you see here. We hate them, and sometimes they slip through the cracks. Thanks for your help.
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Or chrome (sorry but I hate ads) hope xda still gets the revenue (at least there aren't popups)
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Annoying family dollar add here
here goes a screencap
here goes 1...
and not even the MOST ANNOYING one #familydollar
That's odd.. I've never seen such ads on XDA before.
Why don't you install the AdBlock Extension for Chrome?
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here goes 1...
and not even the MOST ANNOYING one #familydollar
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Thats Autozone... and there is a large close button in the corner.
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That's odd.. I've never seen such ads on XDA before.
Why don't you install the AdBlock Extension for Chrome?
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because i dont want to. i keep my main browser an ad on free zone. i want it as light as possible.
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because i dont want to. i keep my main browser an ad on free zone. i want it as light as possible.
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You want your browser "light", yet are willing to put up with ads that eat up your bandwidth and can even redirect you to potential security threats?
Yeah, sounds like you've got everything under control. But do please whine some more for us, because everyone automatically respects complaints by someone who gives lame (and probably pure BS) excuses to dismiss the most logical solution to your problems.
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You want your browser "light", yet are willing to put up with ads that eat up your bandwidth and can even redirect you to potential security threats?
Yeah, sounds like you've got everything under control. But do please whine some more for us, because everyone automatically respects complaints by someone who gives lame (and probably pure BS) excuses to dismiss the most logical solution to your problems.
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actually the most logical answer would be to take the offending ads down. ads dont bother me in general and i understand that sites make their $ by serving up ads, so the question is why would u block the very ads that allow this forum 2 exist??
and its not whining, its a pop up ad. its annoying.
it isnt a BS excuse btw. i dont have adblock because i dont want to have it. i dont need to explain or justify myself to you. if the mods agree with me that it is an annoyance we shouldnt have to deal with they will take it down. if they deem it ok, i will still rock out w/ xda as it is a valuable source of info, i will just try harder to not mouse over anything accidentally.
i imagine the ad will eat up my fios bandwith and cripple my internet connection. this isnt 200 w/ 56k anymore man. i run a quadcore w 4gb of ram and have a fiber line to my house. i have this PLENTY under control. its just a lil minor thing. how about you mind your business and move along, keep your criticism to yourself...
the offending ads only maximize when "rolled-over" and as said have a X button in top right of all those type of ads.
however today i installed "ad blocker plus" on firefox and its counterpart "easylist" for IE9 (known as tracking protection lists, in ie add-ons ).
no ads anywhere, in either web browser!
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here goes 1...
and not even the MOST ANNOYING one #familydollar
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Thank you. We will remove this ad asap.
Am I the only one who doesn't get ANY ad? ....Does it relates from which country I connect to Xda?
For people if they dont see the close button try the combo alt-f4
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Who else has randomly heard "Women everywhere have bla bla bla hands and knees..." come blasting out your speakers while simply viewing on the forum and had to stop reading, scroll down all the way to the bottom just to silence a dumb ad? It is very trashy and rude IMO to just start an ad WITH SOUND while your just viewing a thread. And this is the third time in a row that this has happened.
How cheap is this site? I honestly don't care about ads sitting on the side or ads that say "click to play" or videos that don't have the sound enabled. These videos come with the sound enabled and it's REALLY pissing me off.
STOP BEING SO DAM CHEAP AND ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT YOUR USERS ON THE SITE. Can someone please agree with me? I want this auto sound playing sh*t OFF.
adblock plus?
When XDA introduced the Like button I used WidgetBlocker to disable it; it slowed down the site significantly and getting rid of the button sped it up.
I agree with you, but registration and use is free and there are so many people using XDA that they need a way to pay for server maintenance, etc..
i see this thread being deleted in the near future
If you have such a big problem with it them donate the money in place of the ad companies....It takes money to manage the servers/forum, perhaps you want to give more out of your pockets instead. I have noscript and adblock on firefox, and never see any of what you're describing.
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If you have such a big problem with it them donate the money in place of the ad companies....It takes money to manage the servers/forum, perhaps you want to give more out of your pockets instead. I have noscript and adblock on firefox, and never see any of what you're describing.
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Do you think they get extra money for playing them out loud through my speakers? Wakes everyone in the whole house up. It's the sound that's bugging me the most. It should be set to auto mute.
Sorry to hear that you've had those loud ads shown while browsing xda.
I know the admin does not like these ads and they certainly dont choose to put them there, they just sometimes sneak in.
Instead of having a sook, it would be a little more mature if you had just stated you had this ad on your computer and wondered if it was possible to have them removed?
xda is funded purely by donations and ad revenue. Without these, there would probably be no xda. And as some people will know, ad revenue from forum based websites is NOT good.
I'll flag the forum admin to this thread.
I don't mind leaving ads to run so the sites I use make some profit but when they start playing audio automatically it gets really annoying. Have to say ABP this one.
Please post screenshots of any annoying ads that pop up/pop over/have sound, etc...and we'll kill them. Thanks in advance.
It's easy to find offending adds on this site, simply log out and start browsing the forum. There's a ton of pop-over "brought to you by XDA", videos and what not...
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It's easy to find offending adds on this site, simply log out and start browsing the forum. There's a ton of pop-over "brought to you by XDA", videos and what not...
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Yes, for non members I think it's slightly different. That doesn't really help us in this situation. Those ads are normal.
I love XDA. This site has provided me with a great deal of useful information for all of my Android phones.
However, the audible ads you guys are incorporating into the site lately are absolutely obnoxious and I've gotten to the point where browsing the forums is no longer enjoyable. Every few minutes I get some person trying to sell me something through my headphones while drowning out my music. And since I typically have 3+ XDA tabs open I end up having to close out of all of them until I eliminate the one with the running audible ad.
This is completely obnoxious and greatly diminishes the user experience on this site.
If there is a way to disable the sound on this site through some user settings then please let me know. I'm all ears, obviously...
I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.
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I love XDA. This site has provided me with a great deal of useful information for all of my Android phones.
However, the audible ads you guys are incorporating into the site lately are absolutely obnoxious and I've gotten to the point where browsing the forums is no longer enjoyable. Every few minutes I get some person trying to sell me something through my headphones while drowning out my music. And since I typically have 3+ XDA tabs open I end up having to close out of all of them until I eliminate the one with the running audible ad.
This is completely obnoxious and greatly diminishes the user experience on this site.
If there is a way to disable the sound on this site through some user settings then please let me know. I'm all ears, obviously...
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Whats even worse is they aren't all even in english so I get this bla bla jibberish I can't even understand blasting me randomly when I am reading. Makes me want to punch babies.
the_scotsman said:
I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.
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Thank you!
voluptuary said:
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Whats even worse is they aren't all even in english so I get this bla bla jibberish I can't even understand blasting me randomly when I am reading. Makes me want to punch babies.
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Haha I know! Right after I wrote that first post some lady was trying to sell me something in Spanish. I looked behind me thinking someone was trying to tell me something. Nope, just another ad.
true so it wasnt just me hehehe
Adblock plus for Firefox is your answer.
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jhuff83 said:
Adblock plus for Firefox is your answer.
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How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
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First few days turned the sound down, but if I was at a different website listening to a video, and an xda tab was open, it would play an ad in the background.
Finally uninstalled flash player, now I just get nagged to re-install flash every few minutes that I'm on xda.
Ads may vary depending on your location. I think you must blame the ad provider.
Edit : Use aboutlugin(s) and disable flash, works on chrome.
EmoBoiix3 said:
How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
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Been stuck w/firefox for years now.
jhuff83 said:
Been stuck w/firefox for years now.
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Been using Chrome for quite a while .
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the_scotsman said:
I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.
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there re LOTS of them, and there are also pop up ads, and the super annoying and totally inappropriate pop under ads advertising some kind of "dating site", but it really sounds like an ad 4 porn.
EmoBoiix3 said:
How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
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you can google how to block ads for IE9. Its under settings/safety/tracking protection. There is a file you can enable there that you download that blocks ads.
I got my list from www.privacytracker.org
for IE9, try here:
http://privacychoice.org/trackerblock/ie9
Yeah glad I found this thread as the ad's have been completely annoying. Recently I've been seeing WAYYYY more of the audible video ad's around here. The Gordon Ramsy one is the most freq one I come across. Still getting them right now though.
Hope it gets sorted out as it deff hurts the experience here. I understand the ad's are needed to help support the site but the audible ones are a lil much imho.
We're sorry about the audio ads. We hate them too, and they'll be gone very soon. Please continue to report when you hear such ads. Screenshots always help.
Man I thought i had a virus or something here I am in my chair and my laptop starts with a sears kenmore thing about appliances so I check task manager and nothing is running cept my browser so i run my security software nothing comes up. Then this morning i hear people talking in spanish so i just happen to scroll down to the bottom of the page and i see a video playing. Sure enough thats what it is some i can pause others i cant at least I know it is not a virus and better yet i am not losing my mind (matter of opion) lol
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Man I thought i had a virus or something here I am in my chair and my laptop starts with a sears kenmore thing about appliances so I check task manager and nothing is running cept my browser so i run my security software nothing comes up. Then this morning i hear people talking in spanish so i just happen to scroll down to the bottom of the page and i see a video playing. Sure enough thats what it is some i can pause others i cant at least I know it is not a virus and better yet i am not losing my mind (matter of opion) lol
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Good thing it's not a virus! I heard that audio too earlier, but have been on for a few hours and it hasn't come back. Do you think they got rid of it?
I had a thread about this but it was closed by Admin. Not sure why. Anyhow I found a way to stop them on Google Chrome for those who might be interested. go to this link
http://blogote.com/featured-article/google-chrome-with-firefox-addon/634/
there is about halfway down a link that says adblock. All you do is drag that link to your bookmarks bar. it is a firefox addon that works on google chrome.
I do not mind seeing adverts, however the Video Adverts on XDA automatically unmute themselves when the next advert loads and they load at the bottom of the page meaning I have to scroll all the way down to stop them.
Then there is the issue of video adverts and low bandwidth and low capped connections.
Just please go back to banner adverts
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I do not mind seeing adverts, however the Video Adverts on XDA automatically unmute themselves when the next advert loads and they load at the bottom of the page meaning I have to scroll all the way down to stop them.
Then there is the issue of video adverts and low bandwidth and low capped connections.
Just please go back to banner adverts
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http://bit.ly/wosQ4L
or add-block
CruciasNZ said:
I do not mind seeing adverts, however the Video Adverts on XDA automatically unmute themselves when the next advert loads and they load at the bottom of the page meaning I have to scroll all the way down to stop them.
Then there is the issue of video adverts and low bandwidth and low capped connections.
Just please go back to banner adverts
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Take a screenie and PM svetius so it can be removed.
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I don't use Ad-Blockers because my sites survive off ad revenue, would make me a hypocrite if I banned people for using them and then used one myself
pulser_g2 said:
Take a screenie and PM svetius so it can be removed.
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Thank you for the productive reply, will do so asap
Crucias...I just got your screenshot. Thank you. We will kill that ad.
svetius said:
Crucias...I just got your screenshot. Thank you. We will kill that ad.
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Can't seem to figure out how to send attachments in PMs.. The add "neurofen" also has sound..
dwali said:
Can't seem to figure out how to send attachments in PMs.. The add "neurofen" also has sound..
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You can't send attachments by pm
zelendel said:
You can't send attachments by pm
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Well, that makes sense then. I misread pulser_g2's post.
My bad..
2 more..
found 2 more adds with sound..
First one is for "Gaviscon" and the second is like a music video-clip??
Isn't there a way to skip adds with sound in general? It scares the creaps out of me when sound goes on unexpected in the middle of the night..
One more.. "Vanish" cleaning stuff
and the "music vid" is still there..
EDIT: "gaviscon" also... :-(
And a new one.. "Air Wick"
Is there another way to read the forum on a win-pc? (like the xda app on android?)
I'm afraid this won't stop..
yeahh its annoying. dont mind ads but the sound is annoying. Happened to me a few times now.
Twice in the library had my volume on and the add started screaming.
But mostly when I'm listening to music with my headphones and then the ad interrups my great songs
CruciasNZ said:
I do not mind seeing adverts, however the Video Adverts on XDA automatically unmute themselves when the next advert loads and they load at the bottom of the page meaning I have to scroll all the way down to stop them.
Then there is the issue of video adverts and low bandwidth and low capped connections.
Just please go back to banner adverts
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They need the ads so if not many people can donate they have the ads to receive the money as they are pain by the company submitting the ads. XDA should keep the ads, it is a great forum and deserves the money. I am 11 years old, no joke. I think XDA has helped me make lots of apps with help from coding, ROM cooking, theming, and more. XDA might get more money from the video ads, so that covers the bandwith costs for all us users to take our time to view the forum.
Sound:
If your using windows, click the sound icon, then mixer. Turn Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome sound off to 0 and keep the other sound on.
Two words - if you're using Firefox that is...
Adblock Plus
MccDev said:
They need the ads so if not many people can donate they have the ads to receive the money as they are pain by the company submitting the ads. XDA should keep the ads, it is a great forum and deserves the money.
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I think everybody here agrees with that, XDA is great and they deserve the money. I don't mind seeing ads, it's just the sound that's too much..
MccDev said:
Sound:
If your using windows, click the sound icon, then mixer. Turn Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome sound off to 0 and keep the other sound on.
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This gave me an idea, I installed opera browser on all my computers and set the volume to zero. For now opera is my "xda-app", so I can leave the sound on in my default browser (chrome)..
Yup, use the add blocker plugin for firefox which is posted above.
With add block you can coose adds you want to block. So you can leave all normal adds and block only adds with sound...
Cheers
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Here is the problem, if XDA wants to make money from ads that is okay, but ads with sounds will just force more users to use ad blocking add-ons which in turn will lower the revenue from the ads....so kill the ads with sounds...
FYI these ad companies can tell if these is a rise in ad blocking amongst a forums users and will lower the payments made to a Forum..
F2504x4 said:
Here is the problem, if XDA wants to make money from ads that is okay, but ads with sounds will just force more users to use ad blocking add-ons which in turn will lower the revenue from the ads....so kill the ads with sounds...
FYI these ad companies can tell if these is a rise in ad blocking amongst a forums users and will lower the payments made to a Forum..
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@XDA: You should really quit your current ad network if you can't disable sound ads. I don't mind ads, sometimes I even click on them, but ads shouldn't contain sounds which aren't muted by default. I'm really going to hate XDA for those ads. This should be a high priority issue for you guys. If those sound-ads won't dissapear I'm going to install flashblock.