Auto-playing ads? Seriously?

Discussion in 'Tech & Support' started by DeathChill, May 12, 2013.

  1. DeathChill

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    I don't post all that often, at least not until a project is coming out that I'm interested in, but you guys have seriously resorted to auto-playing sound advertisements? It's just insanely obnoxious. I don't block ads generally as they're part of the way that sites generate revenue, but I don't know how anyone can think this is at all acceptable.

    I'm not sure where exactly I should have posted this but it's just ridiculous.
     
    #1 DeathChill, May 12, 2013
  2. Piper Maru

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    Just use AdBlock Plus.
     
    #2 Piper Maru, May 12, 2013
  3. GENERAL RAAM582

    GENERAL RAAM582 A Rebellion Built on Hope

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    Google Chrome AdBlock brah!
     
    #3 GENERAL RAAM582, May 12, 2013
  4. Anubis

    Anubis Sup?

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    If you're gonna be conscientious and considerate and help the site make money by not blocking the ads, quit complaining about the ads. :argh:

    Otherwise, Adblock. It works.
     
    #4 Anubis, May 12, 2013
  5. DeathChill

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    I don't want to deprive sites of revenue, and on the off-chance that it might be useful or I may be interested it's not so bad. I don't mind small banner ads and what-not but auto-playing ads with sound is just too far.
     
    #5 DeathChill, May 12, 2013
  6. Asteroid-Man

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    I've been getting them on my blackberry now - can't get abp on that. :(
     
    #6 Asteroid-Man, May 12, 2013
  7. Anubis

    Anubis Sup?

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    Blackberry sucks....or not...I don't know s**t about Smartphones. :o
     
    #7 Anubis, May 12, 2013
  8. Asteroid-Man

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    Blackberry does indeed suck. :csad:
     
    #8 Asteroid-Man, May 12, 2013
  9. Baramos

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    I actually started out using AdBlock Plus on Firefox as a form of self-defense against stuff precisely like this about three years ago. I frequented a forum hosted on the Yuku forum service for years, and then Yuku introduced video ads on every page of the forum that automatically played. I was on a bandwidth limit at the time, and it chewed up my 1 GB (yes, I was getting that shafted, that I had a 1 GB limit during any 24 hour period) really, really quickly.

    When sites do stuff this obnoxious, what do they expect people to do, just do nothing and take it? YOU WILL LOSE AD REVENUE WHEN PEOPLE FINALLY GET FED UP.

    Stick to text ads, maybe some banners, people.
     
    #9 Baramos, May 12, 2013
  10. ComicChick

    ComicChick I Work Too Much

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    like i say in every thread that pops up similar to this... we need screen caps so we can forward to tech support
     
    #10 ComicChick, May 12, 2013
  11. SuperHeroHype

    SuperHeroHype SHH! Creator

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    We are aware of this issue and are working on it.
     
    #11 SuperHeroHype, May 13, 2013
  12. Compi716

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    Small Town Security is killing my soul.
     
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