This site has become extremely annoying

1,434 Views | 9 Replies | Last: 9 yr ago by redline248
SchizoAg
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When I'm reading messages, the screen will spontaneously scroll up to make an ad visible. Then after I scroll back to the message I was trying to read, a few seconds later it happens again.

Ads that have sound that start playing without being requested are very distracting. And if that wasn't bad enough, the sound never works properly; you just hear occasional choppy fragments of the sound.

Your user experience, at this point, is crap. I hope you're getting paid a lot for this at least.
ooshwa
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Your the first to report this behavior. Neither should happen. Please note the ad when it occurs again and let us know. We'll get it blocked.
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ooshwa
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I had the same thing happen to me. I am trying to find the rogue ad (that slipped through filters) and get it removed. Sorry for the trouble.

If you can tell me the ads on the screen when it occurs, that would be helpful.
SchizoAg
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Sorry for the tone of my post. I assumed the annoying ads were a policy decision. It's happening less often now. It happened a few minutes ago, but I didn't notice who the advertiser was. If I can catch one of them in the act, I'll let you know.
ooshwa
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Sure thing.

No ad on TexAgs should ever auto-play with sound, expand outside its confines, take over the screen or reposition your cursor or page position.
eric76
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I have similar problems on a number of sites but have never encountered it (as far as I remember) on TexAgs.
ooshwa
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I was able to track down the offending ad yesterday. We reported it to our network and had it banned. Sorry for the trouble. If it happens again, please let me know.

These ads are a necessary part of our business, but we work hard to find an appropriate balance between their effectiveness and an enjoyable user experience.
redline248
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KXAN ad is autoplaying sound on a couple different pages for me this morning
ooshwa
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thanks for the heads up. mobile or desktop?
redline248
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desktop
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