i am super pissed about these ads that shout at me
i am super pissed about these ads that shout at me
Originally Posted by NKrader
just start taking pics of peoples kidsthe parents will come talk to you shortly. if you have a big creepy van it works faster
Three pages of complaints and not a single response. Tsk tsk...
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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...
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.
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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.
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Agreed 100%. Just posting to say there are a few talking ads now that are showing up now and it is super annoying.Agreed after going through my subscribed threads each time I click UserCP I keep hearing over and over "CONGRATULATIONS!" You just won a free GUN to shoot yourself..
Ads don't bother me too much it is the talking ones are not right for this forum.
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I am real close to staying away from this forum. These ads are obnoxious beyond belief.
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i managed to stop them completely with adblocker is firefox.
shouldnt have to do that but those things are really annoying.
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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.
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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
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).
Last edited by Logos; 11-07-2009 at 04:05 AM.
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Exactly.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
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....
Last edited by Biker; 11-07-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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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
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:
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I dont mind picture adds at all, but audio ads are quite annoying.
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tell me when the audio ads are done, im not coming back until they are gone
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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!!!!
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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
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.
I have ABP and have had it for a long timeits more of the lack of concern for the community and even more so the paying members that gets me.
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