Pacific Office Ad, Jimmy Deans? Breakfast ad. This is becoming almost a constant thing. I don't want to AdBlock you guys, because I know you need the revenue, but come on.
Pacific Office Ad, Jimmy Deans? Breakfast ad. This is becoming almost a constant thing. I don't want to AdBlock you guys, because I know you need the revenue, but come on.
Still having the issue with auto-playing video ads with full volume while browsing. No screen shot, as they frequently end and move to the next before I have a chance to scroll to the bottom of the screen to cap it. Also, I've had ads start with intermittent sound, where it'll play a few notes of a song when I'm not paying attention, but the moment I check, there's silence until I start ignoring it again. Very distracting while trying to browse multiple pages at once.
Also, When I have multiple MTGS threads open in separate tabs, Shockwave Flash crashes without fail within a few minutes. Also very annoying.
I have also experienced the crashing but honestly the sound is worse. I don't enjoy having to mute my speakers constantly.
I don't know if it helps to know the ads that are making sound but so far it was hers+mine ky, clearasil, bleach, craftmans pro series, digestive advantage, Woolite, etc. honestly it would be easier to name the ads that don't automatically play at full volume. It's making the site unbearable especially with multiple windows open but the home page at the bottom right is the worst. I have started going to mythic spoiler for spoilers and Reddit for deck discussion. I only come here for trading now and even that is unbearable if I'm opening tabs to look at cards. While typing this I have had to mute 9 different ads and counting just because of 3 open windows. At this rate I might just trade exclusively on tapped out and jump ship. Curse is the worst thing to happen to this site. Please tell them to kindly
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The previous audio ads have been found and killed.
Two new ones popped up today.
I've caught them, got all of the info needed to kill them, and passed them on to the BadAds people.
They should get killed soon.
There is a flash Starbucks add (sorry, didn't think to get a screenshot) that plays at the bottom of the page, and, in Firefox 37.0.2, anyway) forcibly drags the viewing window down to the ad. If I scroll up to the post I want to read, it drags me down again until the ad finishes (or I navigate to another page). It's happened several times; when it occurs again, I'll get a screenshot.
EDIT: Heh, happened on the next page I visited. Screenshot attached.
All day, I've been getting a really obtrusive "Day One Digital" PS4 ad at the top. It's larger than the normal banner ads and takes a second or so to load, so if often snaps the whole screen down an inch or so, which forces me to click it if I was clicking anything near the top like forum navigation. It doesn't have auto-sound, but it does have really flashy and huge auto-video.
Also, it pops in front of my notifications dropdown when I click the notifications button.
Trying to get them to load up for me so I can capture and report.
Others are helping to find and capture as well.
As soon as we do, I'll report and they'll hopefully get killed quickly.
Is there seriously no way to tell our ad providers "We do not want any ads with video/audio/taking up the entire friggin page with background banners and crap"?
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Of course there is. The ads are required to not do these kinds of things. Every ad network has a policy directly against these kinds of things - and ours is actually an extremely reputable one. The advertisers find tricky ways of appearing to be policy-accepted normal ads to the ad network, but not being so when they go live. It's a back and forth game of cat and mouse. As soon as they're reported and confirmed, they get pulled from the entire ad network. They won't even appear on other sites. The ad is dead. They don't get a refund either (although they can resubmit a new ad that doesn't violate the policy).
The problem goes to basic brand recognition - like the old saying "any news is good news". Even an annoying ad will imprint the brand recognition in your head, so disreputable ad agencies will accept that they only hit a tenth of the people they could before getting pulled - but that they actually made a more meaningful impact by making that 10% really see/hear them. They'll get pulled, but they were paid good money to do it, and they don't think twice about it afterwards.
If a specific website/agency violates the ad network's policy grossly or multiple times, it will have its ad privileges revoked entirely. Unfortunately, this is after people have been hit by the bad ads.
You can read google's official ad policy here.
(Some of the very specific things (ie: no forced audo) are on a different page, but present)
I've been getting tons of the ads that snap the page down to the bottom. Even just trying to post this. The latest one in question appears to be for Pinterest.
Lego land ad has sound. also the ads are crashing my browser when I open new windows.
Edit: also a tire ad pulling me down to the bottom of the screen and an ad for intermordials or something trains and some others doing that as I type this. This is ridiculous. I realize ads are supposed to tap for the site but whats the point of paying for a site if your users can't even use it. Curse was the worst thing that ever happened to this site. Even worse than spoiler season.
I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this, or if anyone else is having issues, but the YouTube linked adds at the bottom of every page cause my browser to jump to them, and then prevent me from scrolling off of them. Also pausing them doesn't seem to stop the ad either. This started happening yesterday (July 1). Is this a widespread issue or am I a special butterfly? Thanks.
This has been affecting me today to the point I can't even navigate the forums without going back to the main page through my bookmarks because I cant even see the forum tabs at the top of the page...
Just got a video ad that pulls me down to the bottom. Has YouTube logo on bottom right. It says Discover boating presents...and then a bunch of people and boating etc.
And having two adds on the home page is freaking rediculous. It constantly flips back and forth between the two ads. This site is completely unusable when these ads are around.
Ok so I was going to edit my previous post but I can't even keep the screen up high enough to edit it without immediately being dragged down to the bottom of the page again. Same discover ad just plays over and over with the same effect. I was just on the home page and the add was playing on the top AND the bottom causing the screen to constantly flash to the top and then bottom repeatedly...absolutely nothin I could do on the screen other than reload the site.
The supid youtube ad pulling you to the bottom has rendered this site nearly unuseable. I had to install an ad blocker just to type this complaint. Forcing people to use ad blockers to even use your website seems like a poor business strategy to me, but that's apparently how mtgsalvation rolls.
Adding my voice to the ads are making the website unusable. I can't even read threads without the ad forcing me to the bottom. First sound and now this is making me less likely to visit. I'm not opposed to ads -- just don't want ones that render the website unusable.
This has been happening a lot to me and is creating a lot of frustration!
When I am browsing the forum, all of a sudden my screen will scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for a video ad. The ad then starts playing - I cannot stop it, but I can mute it which is fine. The problem is I cannot scroll back up in the forum to continue reading. When you scroll up the ad forces the screen back down! This might not be horrible if it was like a 10 sec ad, but the ad just keeps playing and playing. I am forced to move away from the site. The worst is when it happens in the middle of a posting!
Legacy:B The Gate // B Pox Modern:RGB Dredge // RBG Goblins // B The Gate // UBR Tezz AoB Control // RBG Prison Pox EDH:RBU Thraximundar // R Norin the Wary // RWB Kaalia of the Vast // BUR Grixis Combos // BU Gisa and Geralf Tribal Tiny Leaders:BUW Sydri, Galvanic Genius // R Feldon of the Third Path
I have also experienced the crashing but honestly the sound is worse. I don't enjoy having to mute my speakers constantly.
I don't know if it helps to know the ads that are making sound but so far it was hers+mine ky, clearasil, bleach, craftmans pro series, digestive advantage, Woolite, etc. honestly it would be easier to name the ads that don't automatically play at full volume. It's making the site unbearable especially with multiple windows open but the home page at the bottom right is the worst. I have started going to mythic spoiler for spoilers and Reddit for deck discussion. I only come here for trading now and even that is unbearable if I'm opening tabs to look at cards. While typing this I have had to mute 9 different ads and counting just because of 3 open windows. At this rate I might just trade exclusively on tapped out and jump ship. Curse is the worst thing to happen to this site. Please tell them to kindly
URL where I saw the ad:
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/604993-comet-storm
I saw this ad right when I first came to mtgsalvation.com this morning, after viewing no other pages.
Web Browser: Google Chrome Version 42.0.2311.135 m
Operating System: Windows 7
The problem is that the notifications panel pops up underneath the ad, so the ad is top-level and covers up part of the notifications panel.
Two new ones popped up today.
I've caught them, got all of the info needed to kill them, and passed them on to the BadAds people.
They should get killed soon.
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EDIT: Heh, happened on the next page I visited. Screenshot attached.
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Also, it pops in front of my notifications dropdown when I click the notifications button.
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Others are helping to find and capture as well.
As soon as we do, I'll report and they'll hopefully get killed quickly.
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The problem goes to basic brand recognition - like the old saying "any news is good news". Even an annoying ad will imprint the brand recognition in your head, so disreputable ad agencies will accept that they only hit a tenth of the people they could before getting pulled - but that they actually made a more meaningful impact by making that 10% really see/hear them. They'll get pulled, but they were paid good money to do it, and they don't think twice about it afterwards.
If a specific website/agency violates the ad network's policy grossly or multiple times, it will have its ad privileges revoked entirely. Unfortunately, this is after people have been hit by the bad ads.
You can read google's official ad policy here.
(Some of the very specific things (ie: no forced audo) are on a different page, but present)
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Edit: also a tire ad pulling me down to the bottom of the screen and an ad for intermordials or something trains and some others doing that as I type this. This is ridiculous. I realize ads are supposed to tap for the site but whats the point of paying for a site if your users can't even use it. Curse was the worst thing that ever happened to this site. Even worse than spoiler season.
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And having two adds on the home page is freaking rediculous. It constantly flips back and forth between the two ads. This site is completely unusable when these ads are around.
GReki, the History of Kamigawa Legendfall
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UWIsperia, Supreme Judge A Riddles of Sphinxes | RG Mena and Denn, Wildborn Beware Falling Rocks | GWSigarda, Host of Hurons The Enchantress
WRGRith the Awakener Superfriendly Tokens
When I am browsing the forum, all of a sudden my screen will scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for a video ad. The ad then starts playing - I cannot stop it, but I can mute it which is fine. The problem is I cannot scroll back up in the forum to continue reading. When you scroll up the ad forces the screen back down! This might not be horrible if it was like a 10 sec ad, but the ad just keeps playing and playing. I am forced to move away from the site. The worst is when it happens in the middle of a posting!
Link to forum I last saw it:
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/developing-competitive-modern/511933-rug-delver?page=44
Modern: RGB Dredge // RBG Goblins // B The Gate // UBR Tezz AoB Control // RBG Prison Pox
EDH: RBU Thraximundar // R Norin the Wary // RWB Kaalia of the Vast // BUR Grixis Combos // BU Gisa and Geralf Tribal
Tiny Leaders: BUW Sydri, Galvanic Genius // R Feldon of the Third Path
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Either they
a) Make a bunch of annoying noise
or
b) Lock your screen onto them, making it impossible to scroll and read the forums.
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