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  • jedishogun
    Rookie
    • Dec 2005
    • 39

    #31
    Re: Pop up ads

    Originally posted by Clemsonpanther
    Please remove them Steve, I cant stand when i have to click the x to remove gamestop ads for a game that i wont even buy. What is worse is when i miss the x and it pops up full screen. This is on a ton of the subforums of OS. Sorry to sound like a whiner but its annoying! Much thanks, Clemsonpanther. Please feel free to sign your username if it bothers you too.
    Yeah man this Southern States Nissan ad keeps popping up on me ! It is driving me nuts and making it a hassle to look around the forums.

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    • lesov
      Rookie
      • Nov 2013
      • 9

      #32
      Re: Pop up ads

      I usually try to support good forums like this one by having my ad blocked not to block adds from these sites. But these pop-up adds that you have here...you are killing me bro.
      I have to block you for now. I am talking about the ads you have the pop up when you accidentally mouse over the banner. And since you just cannot easily avoid moving the mouse over the long banner that happens a lot.

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      • snepp
        We'll waste him too.
        • Apr 2003
        • 10007

        #33
        Re: Pop up ads

        Originally posted by lesov
        I usually try to support good forums like this one by having my ad blocked not to block adds from these sites.
        Same here, but it inevitably doesn't last long.

        A quote from someone smarter than I...

        Originally posted by snepp
        One of these days, probably after it's already too late, these ad suppliers are going to realize that the obnoxiously intrusive crap is counter-productive. It's that kind of **** that pushes people into using blockers in the first place.
        Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists Association

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        • Buckeye
          MVP
          • Dec 2009
          • 2939

          #34
          Re: Pop up ads




          This is the one I keep getting.
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          • Heroesandvillains
            MVP
            • May 2009
            • 5974

            #35
            Re: Pop up ads

            Please make it stop.

            It's on every single page. No joke.

            iPhone 4 using Safari and iOS7.

            These are the two I got when entering this thread and hitting reply. I have to close the ad every single time. And IT SLOWS THE PAGE DOWN LIKE CRAZY.
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            Last edited by Heroesandvillains; 11-25-2013, 11:50 AM.

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            • Heroesandvillains
              MVP
              • May 2009
              • 5974

              #36
              Re: Pop up ads

              And here 10 char

              EDIT: What the hell is PAIYE??? LOL!
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              Last edited by Heroesandvillains; 11-25-2013, 11:52 AM.

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              • bigeastbumrush
                My Momma's Son
                • Feb 2003
                • 19245

                #37
                Re: Pop up ads

                Now I'm getting the infamous Walmart ad.

                This is unbearable.

                When I click the X to close it, it takes me to walmart.com.

                Any remedies? Really can't stand this.

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                • Heroesandvillains
                  MVP
                  • May 2009
                  • 5974

                  #38
                  Re: Pop up ads

                  Originally posted by bigeastbumrush
                  Now I'm getting the infamous Walmart ad.

                  This is unbearable.

                  When I click the X to close it, it takes me to walmart.com.

                  Any remedies? Really can't stand this.
                  It's all Wal-Mart for me too today. Up till now, it's been Kia. I guess the change of pace is...nice?

                  If you're on an iPhone, the X icon in the top right corner of the ad works (for me) when you touch it.

                  But it's literally on every single page. Every one. It's a nuisance and makes this site almost unbearable.

                  I've been posting about this for awhile now so I'm not sure what our options are. And no, I refuse to pay for a mobile ad blocker. Ads are totally acceptable, I get it and expect it now. But I firmly believe this is not how Steve or the advertisers expected this to function. It's oppressive; in my opinion glitched, and the worst I've ever seen online.
                  Last edited by Heroesandvillains; 11-25-2013, 12:34 PM.

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                  • Cpre5
                    Blowing bubbles
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 3100

                    #39
                    Re: Pop up ads

                    My new Walmart ad
                    If only I could read it

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                    • Heroesandvillains
                      MVP
                      • May 2009
                      • 5974

                      #40
                      Re: Pop up ads

                      Originally posted by Cpre5
                      My new Walmart ad
                      If only I could read it

                      Just put it through Google Translate and it says, "See you on the next page. And the one after that. And the one after that. And if you bring your phone to bed, make room for me there too."

                      Weird.

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                      • MarvinOida
                        MVP
                        • Feb 2012
                        • 4859

                        #41
                        Pop up ads

                        If your on mobile, I'd recommend Tapatalk. The only downside to Tapatalk is that I can't see embedded videos.

                        If your on PC/Mac, I'd recommend Firefox with AdBlocker Plus and NoScript Security Suite installed for your add-ons. When I get on my PC, I'll probably show a screenshot of what I get, which from my bad memory is little to no adds.

                        For those who don't know NoScript is, it basically blocks any type of scripts on a site, though you will have to manually choose scripts to allow. But most of the time, it will be easy to allow OS stuff just by trial and error and by the URL name.


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                        Last edited by MarvinOida; 11-26-2013, 11:11 PM.

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                        • bigeastbumrush
                          My Momma's Son
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 19245

                          #42
                          Re: Pop up ads

                          Guys using an ipad...I downloaded an app yesterday called AdBlock.

                          It's a browser that disables popups.

                          I've been using it now instead of Chrome. It's been working great so far.

                          It's free. But for $1.99 you can get the upgrade which allows you to have multiple tabs open.

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                          • Heroesandvillains
                            MVP
                            • May 2009
                            • 5974

                            #43
                            Re: Pop up ads

                            Originally posted by bigeastbumrush
                            Guys using an ipad...I downloaded an app yesterday called AdBlock.

                            It's a browser that disables popups.

                            I've been using it now instead of Chrome. It's been working great so far.

                            It's free. But for $1.99 you can get the upgrade which allows you to have multiple tabs open.
                            Just downloaded Adblock for IOS and yep, OS is usable again!

                            I decided just to only get the free one since OS is the only site I was tempted in abandoning. I don't need multiple tabs.

                            Although the browser is slow as molasses, it's still peppier than OS without the adblocking.

                            Thank you for the suggestion.

                            Although I can only hope that the site recognizes this issue and addresses it.

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                            • Steve_OS
                              Editor-in-Chief
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 33961

                              #44
                              Re: Pop up ads

                              Just to be clear, are the guys that are seeing the annoying ads on mobile devices? Not using TapaTalk?
                              Steve Noah
                              Editor-in-Chief
                              http://www.operationsports.com
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                              • MarvinOida
                                MVP
                                • Feb 2012
                                • 4859

                                #45
                                Re: Pop up ads

                                Originally posted by Steve_OS
                                Just to be clear, are the guys that are seeing the annoying ads on mobile devices? Not using TapaTalk?
                                It's not Tapatalk, it's accessing it OS via browsers.


                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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