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Installed Ad blocker myself. I understand having to pay the bills also. That is the reason I always try to not run ad blocking software. Its when the Ads affect the forum by screaming at you and start covering up parts of the forum that it becomes an issue.
Seems it is going to become another bananas thing where not official response is posted and it drags on for alot longer than it needs to. :shakes:
i am super pissed about these ads that shout at me
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Originally Posted by SamHughe
Welcome to XtremeSystems.
Understatement of the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Well, here is my opinion,but its just that: An opinion. The ads didn't bother me UNTIL they had audio. That simply sucks because as you navigate around here on XS, sometimes you get to hear the same ads beginning over and over like some derelict remix. Also, why not have ads from content related to these forums? I'm looking at an ad for Embassy Suites, who can afford to go anywhere these days???...LOL How about a CES banner? Intel, AMD, Infinity Ward, no wait. Strike the last one...:rofl:
I understand that there are costs involved in running and maintaining these forums. I would not say that ads are the only way to cover these. There are other options available and I do not know if Fugger has looked at all options and decided that ads would be the best fix for the problem. Hopefully he will respond to some of these posts SOON so that we can feel like our concerns are being taken into consideration. I will be disabling the ads also until something changes. Talking ones simply put: S U C K.
Duke
I didn't really think much one way or the other about ads here until the damned things started talking to me. I don't like talking ads...musical ads...fart ads...
Revenue is good. But I think talking ads really take any site down a few notches. Last time I ran across a talking ad was on Imageshack and that was only one ad for a short period of time. XS is better than that.
Agreed 100%. Just posting to say there are a few talking ads now that are showing up now and it is super annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
wtf, ducking sellouts, tut tut tut....
I am real close to staying away from this forum. These ads are obnoxious beyond belief.
i managed to stop them completely with adblocker is firefox.Quote:
Originally Posted by genec57
shouldnt have to do that but those things are really annoying.
I don't care about normal ads, but TALKING ONES? No.... just no.
EDIT: Speak of the devil. Scroll to the top of this thread, and guess what, TALKING AD. :shakes:
it's not just talking ads guys, I wouldn't mind only about these, but about the nature of some ads here, "you just won..." , these are pure scams, not mentioning the ones about gambling , casinos etc...
Many of us here are also members on security software forums, yep, those guys fighting malware...and I know by the way it looks like now that it's gonna end up like that, with iFrame stuff and trojans on XS, it's just a matter of weeks until it happens :rolleyes:
edit: just adding that this tells a lot about the respect one has for users here: the fact that those ads are here in the first place, and the fact that there's no feedback (I know most admins have nothing to do with what's happening).
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Originally Posted by Logos
You guys have GOT to stop the scam ads, it is ruining the good reputation of this site.
How can anyone coming here for the first time and seeing trashy scam ads all over the place even begin to take this forum seriously?
I know that many regular users / contributors are having enough trouble reconciling this issue as it is...
Is it just this site that is being hijacked or is the legitimate webserver that provides the infinitely more appropriate techcentric ads that has been compromised?
Answers on a postcard....
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God damn those talking ads.
I used to have just Crucial ads but now it's everything.
the good times. crucial ads, MAO ads, overclocking ads. now this bs :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by krogen
Just blocked them all. The audio ones are a big pain in the ass. I see mine and everyone else's $25 donation has been put to good use :rollseyes:
yea its a little embarrassing sporting these red titles about now:rofl:
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advertisement solution :D
I dont mind picture adds at all, but audio ads are quite annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
tell me when the audio ads are done, im not coming back until they are gone
I just installed ABP to get rid of those talking ads. It's one of the most annoying things to be surfing XS with music then have "Congratulations! You've been selected to win a $1,000 Wal-Mart gift card" shout.
seriously!!! talking ads!! this site is now cheese!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanometer
In this manner the forums stands to loose some of the members who contributed to making it the No. 1 resource for all things hardware. It's NOT fair to sacrifice one of the best sites on the net for a junk. No way. I understand that publicity is needed to cover the maintenance and hosting costs but not with spam/scam and othed bs ads. I am OK with ads from Gigabyte, Asus, Intel, AMD, Sapphire, HIS, Antec, Lian Li, Biostar, Silverstone, Coolermaster, Alphacool, Swiftech, Danger Den, Koolance and other hardware manufacturers.
No official response to the thread, no removal of the ads, XS at its best :rolleyes: all the more reason why my account will be inactive and abandoned soon.
Install AdBlock Plus and the ads are history. It would have been fine if we had ads from Google. These stay in their place and don't shout and cover the whole page.