Rock you like a Hurricane Sale - Page 2

Fyron · #11 September 17th, 2004, 02:35 PM

Is something wrong with leaving people that don't want to view ads all the time alone? They are a fairly small portion of the audience, and all that you are doing is annoying them... You do not increase sales any by using more invasive ads, as the people that are wont to block ads will not be clicking on them anyways...

Sivran · #12 September 18th, 2004, 06:34 PM

Must you always bicker

Image banners generally aren't worth the trouble to block anyhow. It's when a site starts puttin up flash ads that I get cranky and vindictive and start blocking ads. Grrr, you hear that GP? Don't dare allow a flash ad to intrude upon our hallowed forums!

And yes. It is indeed in bad taste!

Alneyan · #13 September 18th, 2004, 06:38 PM

I second that Sivran; I went so far as to shut down Flash from my computer just because it gave birth to the most annoying ads to have ever seen the daylight. Anybody actually able to navigate on Gamespy (and related sites) should receive a Medal of Gallantry.

geoschmo · #14 September 18th, 2004, 07:21 PM

Flash ads are the spawn of the devil himself. They are completly counter-productive as advertising. The second they take over my screen my every energy is only dedicated to finding out how to close them and get them off my screen. If I even spare the few brain cells nececsary to register what product or service they are pushing, it only to make a mental note to never buy it if I can avoid it in the future.

Banner ads and text I don't mind. They are like billBoards on the highway. If I want I can ignore them. At times they are plesant to look at and break up the monotony. Occasionally they might even catch my interest enough to "take that exit" and check them out.

Flash ads on the other hand are the equivalent of salesmen jumping in my car while I'm driving down the road and sticking their wares in my face as I drive. Most heinous.

Geoschmo

Raging Deadstar · #15 September 18th, 2004, 07:40 PM

Quote:

geoschmo said:
Flash ads on the other hand are the equivalent of salesmen jumping in my car while I'm driving down the road and sticking their wares in my face as I drive. Most heinous.

And Most Dangerous for the salesman

tesco samoa · #16 September 18th, 2004, 09:19 PM

i third the flash
the pop over
the pop under

Sivran · #17 September 18th, 2004, 10:58 PM

Get Moz or Firefox

Then you'll be able to say goodbye to flash and pops taking over your screen

gregebowman · #18 September 20th, 2004, 11:00 AM

I bought a $10 disk at Wal-Mart that's supposed to block pop-ups. It does a pretty good job of it.

Fyron · #19 September 20th, 2004, 02:20 PM

The Proxomitron does an excellent job, and it is 100% free. Firefox with the AdBlock extension also does a good job against invasive ads, and it is also 100% free.

Captain Kwok · #20 September 20th, 2004, 02:30 PM

It's kind of a vicious circle isn't it? You start blocking banners and pop-ups, and so the advertisers bounce back with new and more evasive ways to get their ads to show up and then you get new programs to block them and then the ad guys come up with something even worse...

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