Pop Up Ads

[Chief Rum]

These pop up ads are really, really starting to piss me off. I don't mind the ads here--revenue has to come from somewhere--but the automatic popups into my screen have me pulling my hair out (and along with promises to never, ever buy the damn product those ads are selling, or anything else by that company, way to go, advertising team).

In any case, is there a setting in IE I can use to stop this popup thing from happening? Thanks.

[Rich1033]

I can see it coming already...

Fwiw, I dont use IE so Im no help.

[Anthony]

it's annoying me also, i don't know why my popup blocker doesn't prevent those ads from appearing.

[stevew]

see the thread on the fuckers from NFL Zone.

[Marc Vaughan]

If I had any idea what they were advertising I'd go out of my way not to use it ;)

[Chief Rum]

see the thread on the fuckers from NFL Zone.

Link? I don't see a thread with anything like that title.

[path12]

If I had any idea what they were advertising I'd go out of my way not to use it ;)

Ditto.

[rowech]

Easily the most obnoxious ads on the internet.

[gstelmack]

Link? I don't see a thread with anything like that title.

Ads / NFL Rush Zone - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=67930)

[Rich1033]

If I had any idea what they were advertising I'd go out of my way not to use it ;)

I like your style.

[CU Tiger]

seriously....it would be funny if FF had any revenue stream and bought pop up ads...if you were using us you wouldnt be reading this...

[Buccaneer]

I use IE6 and never seen a single popup. I've been using AdMuncher for years. Try it.

[DanGarion]

There is a built in popup blocker in IE7. Plus if you use Google Toolbar or Yahoo Toolbar they both have popup blockers.

How well they work depends, YMMV.

And since it hasn't been said yet, and I know everyone is waiting for the elephant in the room. FF+AB=NoPOP.

[gstelmack]

FF+AB=NoPOP.

The problem with AdMuncher and AdBlocker is I understand the need for ads to support the site, and I'm fine with the typical banner ads. It's these annoyances that may finally drive me to use one here and screw the revenue stream.

At least one of the new ones has a "Close" box, but the fun part is it opens first so it goes UNDER the banner, which then blocks the "Close" box...

[Alan T]

The problem with AdMuncher and AdBlocker is I understand the need for ads to support the site, and I'm fine with the typical banner ads. It's these annoyances that may finally drive me to use one here and screw the revenue stream.

At least one of the new ones has a "Close" box, but the fun part is it opens first so it goes UNDER the banner, which then blocks the "Close" box...


I may be wrong on this (if so, I am sure someone will correct me). My understanding though is with adblocker, your browser technically still loads the ad, you just don't see it. So a site should still get the revenue from the ad appearing if that makes sense.

[Maple Leafs]

So a site should still get the revenue from the ad appearing if that makes sense.
If they're getting revenue based on ads served... most ads these day pay by clicks.

[Alan T]

If they're getting revenue based on ads served... most ads these day pay by clicks.

Well, I was assuming in his reference he wasn't actually clicking on each ad, just letting them load for the revenue. In which case an adblocker doesn't stop that. If you do intend to click through ads, then yeah having an adblocker would be counter-productive probably!

[Buccaneer]

In the history of teh internets, people actually have clicked on ads?!??!??

[Alan T]

In the history of teh internets, people actually have clicked on ads?!??!??


I actually used to when they first started and I would see something that caught my interest. Now there are so many of them that I just block them all and haven't for a few years. Once upon a time though I would occasionally.

[Maple Leafs]

In the history of teh internets, people actually have clicked on ads?!??!??
Sure. If they're good ads -- ie. they're relevant to something you're interesting in and happen to be looking for at the time -- then people click on them all the time. Why wouldn't you?

That's why search-based ads like on Google work, and virtually nothing else does.

[lighthousekeeper]

Many times I've clicked on the banner ads at FOFC, since they're usually targetted to stuff I'm into. But these recent obnoxious ads will likely force me to switch to ff+ab.

[DanGarion]

The problem with AdMuncher and AdBlocker is I understand the need for ads to support the site, and I'm fine with the typical banner ads.

So I'm sure you watch all the commercials for the TV shows that you watch as well?

[Marc Vaughan]

So I'm sure you watch all the commercials for the TV shows that you watch as well?

When my wife's picking the channels the commercials are often the best viewing .... ;)

[gstelmack]

So I'm sure you watch all the commercials for the TV shows that you watch as well?

Actually, I pay for my TV, so every channel I watch (and many I don't) gets revenue from me ;)

We've also had discussions on here on how many ads are not appropriate for the same audience as the TV show, which means I either skip ads or don't watch the show. In other words, they've broken the contract as badly as the ads here...

Third point: I'm not sure these are true popups, as IE 7 blocks true popup windows for me. These are flash ads that go outside their assigned area.

[Buccaneer]

Commercials are the main reason I cannot watch TV much anymore, esp. sports. I have stopped listening to live radio years ago for they have the most obnoxious commercials. And I have never contributed to real revenues on the internet by buying something through an ad. (There are two invite-only websites I am a member of and both are funded by its members.) Pretty much goes with my anti-commercialistic, semi-anti-materialistic lifestyle. So there.

[Edward64]

I wish someone could come up with a method to reply en masse to the advertisers to show them we do not appreciate the obnoxious ads.

I don't mind the ads to the side etc. but the ones forcing you to x to close are really a pain.

[Marc Vaughan]

There's a new one which apparently asks you to 'release your inner rock star' ... well rock stars are meant to throw things though windows and as far as it goes I felt frustrated and inclined to throw the laptop through the window when I was attempting to work out how to close the advert ....

Not sure if that makes it a successful advert or not ? ;)

[Anthony]

There's a new one which apparently asks you to 'release your inner rock star' ... well rock stars are meant to throw things though windows and as far as it goes I felt frustrated and inclined to throw the laptop through the window when I was attempting to work out how to close the advert ....

Not sure if that makes it a successful advert or not ? ;)

that one is the worst. that's just blatantly hijacking someone's monitor, not giving them the option to x out of the ad. horrible. if that shit keeps up its going to impact the amount that i visit here.

[gstelmack]

The worst part about that one is it hovers in the middle rather than hanging out in the upper-left. Firefox for FOFC, here I come!

[cubboyroy1826]

If it is any help i do not get the popups wheni use mozilla only when using IE.

[Logan]

that one is the worst. that's just blatantly hijacking someone's monitor, not giving them the option to x out of the ad. horrible. if that shit keeps up its going to impact the amount that i visit here.

It's horrible, and I'm pretty confident saying that I won't be coming here during work if I keep seeing it (we are forced to use IE, no popup blockers allowed, etc).

[Honolulu_Blue]

It's horrible, and I'm pretty confident saying that I won't be coming here during work if I keep seeing it (we are forced to use IE, no popup blockers allowed, etc).

This is my problem as well. That "inner rockstar" ad is infuriating.

[path12]

This is my problem as well. That "inner rockstar" ad is infuriating.

Not to mention coming up ALL THE FUCKING TIME!

[Fidatelo]

It's horrible, and I'm pretty confident saying that I won't be coming here during work if I keep seeing it (we are forced to use IE, no popup blockers allowed, etc).

Doesn't IE7 have Pop-Up Blocking built in? How do they disallow it?

[Honolulu_Blue]

Doesn't IE7 have Pop-Up Blocking built in? How do they disallow it?

I think I only have IE6 (not sure), but I do have the Google task bar and that pop-up slips by it as well. It's weird. It doesn't seem like a normal pop-up. The fact that it moves to follow your screen and cannot be closed until it wants to go away is unbelievably frustrating.

[Mustang]

I'll release my inner Yngwie and release the fucking fury over that ad.

[Anthony]

and i refuse to click on that ad to get it to go away since i don't want anyone to be making any revenue off of my mercy clicking (ie, it'd probably go away sooner if you just clicked on the ad and x'd out of the webpage that it'd surely take you to afterwards).

[gstelmack]

Doesn't IE7 have Pop-Up Blocking built in? How do they disallow it?

Yes, it does. But these are flash ads (at least I think they are flash) that go outside their window, not separate pop-up windows. As a result they don't get blocked by IE's pop-up blocker. You need an ad-blocker to block the ad site as a whole.

[Fidatelo]

Yes, it does. But these are flash ads (at least I think they are flash) that go outside their window, not separate pop-up windows. As a result they don't get blocked by IE's pop-up blocker. You need an ad-blocker to block the ad site as a whole.

Then how come I never see them? I don't have any ad-blocker stuff going on. Is it only on a specific part of the site? My bookmark takes me straight to the OT Forum, am I simply dodging it? Maybe that would work for the people that are getting annoyed?

[Logan]

Today is the first time I dealt with that rock ad, so your time may be coming.

[Subby]

Ad Block Plus is one of the best browser add ons I have ever used. Not sure if it is available for IE, but it delivers.

[path12]

Then how come I never see them? I don't have any ad-blocker stuff going on. Is it only on a specific part of the site? My bookmark takes me straight to the OT Forum, am I simply dodging it? Maybe that would work for the people that are getting annoyed?

I come right to OT also from my bookmark. I've got FF and Adblock at home so it's not a problem there, but IE at work.

[Fidatelo]

Weird, I guess I am in stealth mode. I shall avoid taunting the Ad Gods any more in this thread for fear of retribution.

[Cringer]

Ad Block Plus is one of the best browser add ons I have ever used. Not sure if it is available for IE, but it delivers.

I have never had a huge problem with ads, but I finally grabbed this and a bunch of add ons for Firefox today. For some reason I never really added anything on to FF. So with ADP and the add-on that lets you switch a FF tab to run on the IE engine, I think I can ditch IE finally.

I use two browsers at all times, first it was IE and FF. IE was work stuff that FF couldn't run. I switched from FF to Chrome when that came out. Now I can have all I want with FF since I can run tabs like IE and use it for work and FOFC, and Chrome for the rest. It's a good day on the internet for me. :thumbsup:

[Buccaneer]

You guys with IE really should get AdMuncher. I have not seen a single ad, esp. the latest ones you've been talking. I have no sympathy for your rages.

[Logan]

You guys with IE really should get AdMuncher. I have not seen a single ad, esp. the latest ones you've been talking. I have no sympathy for your rages.

It's horrible, and I'm pretty confident saying that I won't be coming here during work if I keep seeing it (we are forced to use IE, no popup blockers allowed, etc).

I have no sympathy for your lack of reading comprehension.

[wade moore]

I'm in the same boat as Logan.

[DanGarion]

I have no sympathy for your lack of reading comprehension.

What version of IE is this?

[wade moore]

6.0 for me Dan. Trust me, there's NO way for me to block these ads at work.

[terpkristin]

I too run into these ads when I visit from work, where I'm using IE 6.0 and not allowed to download anything else useful.

The ads that bother me are the ones that make noise when they load (there was one awhile back that screamed at you) and those that obliterate the screen with no real way to close (or that come back even after you've closed them because you rolled your mouse over the banner). I don't mind ads supporting the site, but there's a limit to what's tolerable (nevermind effective, I'm much more likely to click something if it ISN'T being abnoxious).

/tk

[Galaxy]

Off-topic,

It seems like if I hit the wrong key, or just randomly every once in a while, I'll get pop-up in a new window (and all kinds of ads). Any idea why this happens, and how to stop it?