Drop Down Banner Ads

[Messiah]

Just been burnt again by the drop down banner adds that have started sprouting up.

In inadvertently mouse over one when trying to use the top right menu options, the damn thing expands and clickawhammo!!! immediate annoyance ensues.

I understand the need for third party advertising here, and i dont know what a viable fix is for this, but cane someone help me try and come up with one because they drive me insane.

Maybe swap the sau banner to the right and the add to the left above the lesser used menu... or something

[Basti]

http://adblockplus.org/en/

[R31Nismoid]

I would suspect the Ad company has altered the Ad's, as opposed to something we've done.

Im sure C will investigate over the next few days

[Messiah]

yeah i could block them, but i like to leave all things enabled as far as SAU goes, i figure the ads are there to help raise cash for C to run the site and all, so i should avoid blocking them where possible.

Cheers Nis, as i said, its more an annoyance than a crisis, extending the ad down to almost 3 times its original length seems a bit cheeky to me.

It will be the ad company not a forum change (i have to deal with ad providers with work).

[toddlls]

Just been burnt again by the drop down banner adds that have started sprouting up.

In inadvertently mouse over one when trying to use the top right menu options, the damn thing expands and clickawhammo!!! immediate annoyance ensues.

I understand the need for third party advertising here, and i dont know what a viable fix is for this, but cane someone help me try and come up with one because they drive me insane.

Maybe swap the sau banner to the right and the add to the left above the lesser used menu... or something

I 2nd that motion, this place is becoming worse than channel 7 of late, maybe we should all pay $10/yr membership & piss them off totally, I mean I come on here to read about what my peers are up to or find some info-not to have f*@kin Lewis Hamilton promoting some BS like at the top of page today

[R31Nismoid]

^ mate please, the ad's here have not increased one iota for years. A little bit more fact wouldn't hurt.

The only minor addition was google ad's at the very bottom of the page in this time, something you probably didnt even notice.

The ad's everywhere else have remained the same for roughly 4 years now.

[Marlin]

i concurr, its just the expanding ads that are an annoyance. The Land Rover one from last month was particularly annoying.

I'll be honest and say it actually led to me visiting the forum less, maybe sometjhing to consider going forward?

Cheers blokes, benno.

[toddlls]

^ mate please, the ad's here have not increased one iota for years. A little bit more fact wouldn't hurt.

The only minor addition was google ad's at the very bottom of the page in this time, something you probably didnt even notice.

The ad's everywhere else have remained the same for roughly 4 years now.

Point taken, prob was a bit harshly put but, I stand by what I said. I accidentally hit the banner ad which covered the search icon in top task bar & was nearly blown outa my seat. I can understand a certain amount of advertising is inevitable esp with site maintenance costs rising all the time-but I would much rather pay than have them on here.

As to what I do & dont notice-I made the call didn't I? Was directed to unfolding banners at top which take up half a screen when mouse runs across them & they sure as hell weren't like that ever before(-not like Medicare ad which is no prob as it stays the same size) & the ones at bottom which dont unfold either-they are fine-ish lol

Besides the point- if some one doesn't like something then they can say their piece as far as I am concerned-providing there is no personal attack involved & their certainly wasn't one of those

[R31Nismoid]

As i said - it'll be a change from the advertisers end, not ours.

Something they will have changed and C will get onto it and sort it out in due time.

Yes it's a pain, yes it's an inconvenience - but at the same time this site needs income to exist.

We will have donations up eventually, but we cannot rely on them for site income/existence and MUST have ad's as certain income.

[toddlls]

As i said - it'll be a change from the advertisers end, not ours.

Something they will have changed and C will get onto it and sort it out in due time.

Yes it's a pain, yes it's an inconvenience - but at the same time this site needs income to exist.

We will have donations up eventually, but we cannot rely on them for site income/existence and MUST have ad's as certain income.

Understood mate

[Duncan]

Ahhh I see what you mean, I just got hit with the Lewis Homo ad by accidently waving my mouse near the top corner.....and the reply page did not finishing loading until the ad finished.

As Ash said I'm suspect Christian is not aware of or did not agree to such intrusive ads, but it may still take more than a day or 2 to action

BTW Mr Wooster....you have dribbled enough on these pages that its time for you to donate once the facility is back up and running

[stimps]

and what about the extra bandwidth we are paying for and loosing to these friggin ads! We didnt agree to that! as far as most people are concerned, thats stealing!! We never wanted to recieve this rubbish in our bandwidth and pay for it!

[Messiah]

Stimps, the bandwidth from an ad is bugger all., and as mentioned advertising is needed to help run this site that you use free of charge.

Keep that in mind when you complain, its one thing if you say "its funcitonality is annoying, how can we change it for the better" its another if you say "your banner ad is costing me bandwidth that i pay for when i visit your site and use its features free of charge".

Perhaps if there was some waiver for paying members its one thing, but beggars cant be choosers.

and tbh, i prefer leaving the ads on so that maybe, one day, the cheap viagra ad i've been waiting for might pop up and both myself and prank can benefit from my clicking

[PranK]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the expanding ones either, I'll contact my guy and see if we can get them off the rotation.

For the record, please please please dont use Adblock (Basti, I'm looking in your direction.) While you may not want the ads supporting multi national conglomerates from appearing on these pages, until we find another source of constant funding, we *need* them (and I really mean *need*.) Adblock defeats the purpose and if you want to support the site, you'll not use it.

I'm not a big 'ad' guy - I just need to make sure that at the end of the month, the giant hosting bill is paid from somewhere other than my own personal income.

[Duncan]

I'm not a big 'ad' guy - I just need to make sure that at the end of the month, the giant hosting bill is paid from somewhere other than my own personal income.

that....is a VERY selfish attitude. WTF? I want free forums full of good information where I can read, post and download as much as I want while someone else pays for it!

[JAS-25T]

that....is a VERY selfish attitude. WTF? I want free forums full of good information where I can read, post and download as much as I want while someone else pays for it!

I've already reported his post.

I think you should do the same.

[scotty014]

but you can use this forum for free anyway, you dont have to be a member. and i thought the bills are paid by the advertisements?

[Messiah]

Duncan... Scotty missed it... i think your going to have to start using your sarcasm sign again.

[Basti]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the expanding ones either, I'll contact my guy and see if we can get them off the rotation.

For the record, please please please dont use Adblock (Basti, I'm looking in your direction.) While you may not want the ads supporting multi national conglomerates from appearing on these pages, until we find another source of constant funding, we *need* them (and I really mean *need*.) Adblock defeats the purpose and if you want to support the site, you'll not use it.

I'm not a big 'ad' guy - I just need to make sure that at the end of the month, the giant hosting bill is paid from somewhere other than my own personal income.

yeah no worries mate. im using it atm as a way to load pages faster, seeing as i've hit my DL cap. will turn it off once im back on full speed

[scotty014]

Duncan... Scotty missed it... i think your going to have to start using your sarcasm sign again.

i hate the internet, how am i meant to pick up sarcasm from what someone typed dammit lol.