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  • 20-03-2010 7:15pm
    #1
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭


    this has been doing my head in lately, there seems to be a new batch of ads that appear when you view threads which play audio... and have no mute button

    thats hardly conductive to a solid boarding experience surely? its very annoying when youre listening to music only to be deafened by an ad about a bloody air freshener :mad:
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    #2
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Agreed, as a subscriber I dont see ads, but It is annoying on other sites..

    Try greasemonkey plugin for firefox, that will get rid of the ads


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    I havent seen these (and you'd think I would given my time on site) :)...

    Which ads are they?

    DeV.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    I haven't notice these at all?

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    DeVore wrote: »
    I havent seen these (and you'd think I would given my time on site) :)...

    Which ads are they?

    DeV.

    im in canada, so it might be a regional thing

    ill make a list, they appear in the bottom right hand side of the site tho


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    mike65
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    Musical ads? Not seen or heard them.

    lots, awful lots of BOD for a while last week.


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Make a list of them... sounds like a regional google adwords thing...

    DeV.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Not something I've thought about but I take it boards has no control over what google ads appear on site?


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    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    DeVore wrote: »
    Make a list of them... sounds like a regional google adwords thing...

    DeV.

    will do

    ironically, none have popped up since i made this thread lol


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Try renaming this thread with the brand name of the air-freshner included.


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    Molly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭Molly


    I'm based in North America as well. I also get these ads with audio. One of them has a big smiley face saying the phrase 'Congratulations you've won'


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    cyberwolf77
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 47,819 Mod ✭✭✭✭cyberwolf77


    Molly wrote: »
    I'm based in North America as well. I also get these ads with audio. One of them has a big smiley face saying the phrase 'Congratulations you've won'
    That's the one that keeps popping up on me.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Likewise, as a subscriber, I don't see them but if google ads or adtech are serving ads with audio then it's not good for boards. Lots of people (myself included) read the site whilst in work, the last thing we need is something like this alerting everyone in the office that you're on some 'dodgy' site.. :)


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    GrahamThomas
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭GrahamThomas


    I'm in Canada, and get these ads as well. Its a pain in the hole tbh, as I usually have itunes playing while I browse Boards.


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    Helix
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    just had an airwick freshmatic ad 2 seconds ago with unmutable sound, first one since i posted this thread tho to be fair


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Slightly different note, but just saw this for the first time, ruins the page

    http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f8/Sc13nceN3rd/Otha%20stuff/pain.jpg

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Darragh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭Darragh


    Thanks all. I'll look into this in the morning.


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    #18
    Helix
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    jsut had a lysol disinfectant ad scare the holy bejaysus out of me


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    GrahamThomas
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭GrahamThomas


    Darragh wrote: »
    Thanks all. I'll look into this in the morning.

    Cheers Darragh :)


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    [Jackass]
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    I was JUST coming to start a thread about this!! VERY annoying, and at first, used to make me close down random youtube tabs and whatnot trying to find the source, eventually had so much crap open that I shut the entire browser..there's no indication on the boards page that any add is playing (other than audio) and it doesn't match the add at top of page.

    It's happened a good few times and I think that most people hate websites / stop using websites with "forced" advertising. (such as blurring out screen and add popping up etc.). I'm sure this isn't intentional by the boards crew, but to give a heads up, it's very off putting to say the least.


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    #21
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    nah, we hate that stuff too.... I hate to tell you yanks but its only you guys .... it must be Adwords geo-ip stuff... we'll find them and ban them from the site.

    DeV.


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    cyberwolf77
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    DeVore wrote: »
    nah, we hate that stuff too.... I hate to tell you yanks,and canucks but its only you guys .... it must be Adwords geo-ip stuff... we'll find them and ban them from the site.

    DeV.
    Thank you kindly. Blasted things keep making me jump.


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    5starpool
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    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Slightly different note, but just saw this for the first time, ruins the page

    http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f8/Sc13nceN3rd/Otha%20stuff/pain.jpg

    This happened me a couple of days ago as well.

    On another note, you have only 7 PM's in your inbox? You certainly are not a hoarder. I have over 3k in mine atm.


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Ok, this is very weird... its not Google and its not restricted to America (unless 5starpool has recently moved accross the pond). We've stopped a few things now to test so PLEASE do report any noisy ads you are served.

    DeV.


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    #25
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Is this Vodaphone ad on the right hand side of the home page there for everyone? It's for Vodafone.ie so I'd presume so.

    boardsad.jpg

    Ruins the page for me.


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    #26
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    yeah i get that vodafone ad too

    dont mind it tho, not noisy


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    #27
    Saibh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Saibh


    Yeah, noticed the vodafone ad earlier on the front page today

    As a subscriber, I have ads turned off, but still see them on the front page.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    5starpool wrote: »
    This happened me a couple of days ago as well.

    On another note, you have only 7 PM's in your inbox? You certainly are not a hoarder. I have over 3k in mine atm.
    I've 11 now :o

    I don't pm a lot and tend to delete them every so often...


    Yeah I noticed that ad too Xavi, it's not that bad really though

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #29
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    We've changed a few things here at lunch time so please please let us know if you are still seeing (and more importantly hearing) those noisy ads.

    DeV.


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    #30
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,210 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    A few months ago I was having those malicious fly by downloads on boards. the thread is in Development but I dont think they were ever able to recreate the issue. It stopped after I disabled ads and added my sub


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    #31
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    DeVore wrote: »
    Ok, this is very weird... its not Google and its not restricted to America (unless 5starpool has recently moved accross the pond). We've stopped a few things now to test so PLEASE do report any noisy ads you are served.

    DeV.

    Just to clarify DeV, it was the big ad on top of the page I have seen (as per screenshot above in ScienceNerds post), the type you see at the bottom of the page only. I have not heard any noisy ads ever while browsing boards. This is a different issue I'd imagine.


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