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Anyone else get peeved with side bar ads?
Do you find when you open a page and you are in deep concentration, a sidebar ad or an above the site's head page which has moving (animated) advertisements, totally throws your concentration?
You know the ones I mean...flashing stars...coloured text that goes from red to green then back to green or yellow or what ever! Those ones that say . You are the 100,000,000th visitor no joke you have won! type ones.
You know the ones I mean...flashing stars...coloured text that goes from red to green then back to green or yellow or what ever! Those ones that say . You are the 100,000,000th visitor no joke you have won! type ones.
Yes, they do support the free websites, and i have to agree they are there to allow us all not to have to fork out big bucks. BUT...my point is the flashing obnoxious in your face screaming at you type ones really need to realise they are actually off putting not tempting to try their site.
I tried doing the wikipedia block link but it didn't work for me.
Most of the browsers support ad-block pop ups not true ad blockers. Which is a shame.
Don't worry, many of my posts have been deleted to and they were quite tame and decent!
I tried doing the wikipedia block link but it didn't work for me.
Most of the browsers support ad-block pop ups not true ad blockers. Which is a shame.
Don't worry, many of my posts have been deleted to and they were quite tame and decent!
I get annoyed with them because they took down my status because I was offering my Mary Kay products at a discount. If they can have them, we should be able to too!
Well, it was very nicely explained to me that these ads allow us all to be here for free so I'm not too upset about them anymore :)
I wish there was an "other" or "I block the ads so I don't see them and not bothered anymore" button to this poll.
Firefox + adblock plus or
Opera + their built in adblocker feature (especially works if you want to see most ads but annoyed by a specific ad.)
I think pretty much any web browser besides internet explorer has some kind of ad blocking feature. That said I especially don't like java script ads (ones that block the web page) animated, or flashing. But rather than complain, I prefer to block them.
Firefox + adblock plus or
Opera + their built in adblocker feature (especially works if you want to see most ads but annoyed by a specific ad.)
I think pretty much any web browser besides internet explorer has some kind of ad blocking feature. That said I especially don't like java script ads (ones that block the web page) animated, or flashing. But rather than complain, I prefer to block them.
actually never thought of those w migranes, epilipsy (sp ?) and other seisure issues could be a real problem on a health site seeking help
Wow. I'm amazed this post is still here. I complained about these flashing ads making me nauseated about 6mos ago and my post was deleted quicker than you can blink!
The ad that bothers me the most is the one at the top of the screen w/ the side view of a woman's gut hanging out. It reminds me of my belly!! =( Dang it, mine used to be flat!!!! GRRRRRRR!
When a website has these annoying flashy ads anywhere on the page, I stop what I'm doing and go to a different site. Anyone with chronic migraines would understand what I'm talking about. Flashing at me makes me sick--literally, so I refuse to support sites that have these flashy ads. If they must have ads, fine, they must have ads, but the flashy ones are worse than distracting to me, they're nauseating--and, I mean literally.
good to know about the block gonna have to have my kid do it for me, he fixes all my puter issues,
I mean honestly..has anyone ever bought something or gone to the website of any of those flashy adverts? I never have and I have been an internet user since 2000!
A very nice person sent me a wonderful piece of info on how to block them! Basically just go to the browser you use, I use Mozilla Firefox and they have an add-on plug-in to block the horrid ads! Hooray!!!
yummm YES like the big one for pur water I am seeing right now aggraviting.
I agree the ones that make noise are so annoying!!! I'll be on the computer searching for something listening to Itunes and some stupid banner pops up with little animations and they all be laughing...ARGH!!! I hate that!!! It ruins my music listening!
I hate those and the ones that make noise when ever you move your mouse near them. When I am searching for something at work and it is quiet and then all of a sudden you here laughter or someother noise from those advertisements. But I can normally block them out and continue on.
Hey margypops, yes, I meant those annoying advertisements! The kind where if you happen to move your cursor anywhere near them they have a huge ad pop up over half the page you are reading. Then there are those CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE THE BAZILLIONTH WINNER THIS IS NO JOKE! Aaaaaaaaargh!!! Drives me nuts!
There's one on a different site to this I go to regularly and it has at the very top of the page a yellow bar with a rolling piece of cereal. Man! I get so distracted when I am reading in depth stuff!
The medhelp side bar thing is great though! Good way of seeing what people have posted in journals etc. At least they don't have fluro flashing stars!
There's one on a different site to this I go to regularly and it has at the very top of the page a yellow bar with a rolling piece of cereal. Man! I get so distracted when I am reading in depth stuff!
The medhelp side bar thing is great though! Good way of seeing what people have posted in journals etc. At least they don't have fluro flashing stars!
I see them - sometimes something interesting catches my eye and I might decide to pursue it, otherwise, I ignore them...............
Perhaps on re reading you dont mean the messages you mean oither stuff , sorry I thought you meant side bar messages.
I think they are great as like the other day with the mom who lost her child we could respond straight away and give a lot of comfort I cannot see how they affect anyone ,I like them.
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