Worst Ads Ever! (SkepticOverlord's Ad Hitlist)

And now I'm treated to a page eating ad...grrrr

a reply to: JustMike

Im getting these same issues, I can no longer star or flag posters, and sometimes the thread is unreadable, also it moves the area where the posts are around.

Come on ATS

Ugh the ads have gotten SO BAD, and now its getting to the point it jacking up your content. This is becoming a problem

a reply to: LadyJae

Came here to post a screenshot, now I don't have to

Here to confirm the annoyance

originally posted by: LadyJae
And now I'm treated to a page eating ad...grrrr

What is this horrible pop up Ad and how do I make it STOP?

Please.



ETA: Nevermind...I was able to find a work around to keep it from appearing.

a reply to: Metallicus

care to share the work-around (if that's to the t's&c's, that is)

This add is ridiculous though, this is what I get, usually

This is becoming tortuous

Don't blame it on my search topics or the sites I visit; these ads have no relevance to my surfing habits. I love you ATS, and I respect your rules (it is, after all, your house), but you certainly are making it hard to visit.

Edit to add: This happened on the "Live Topics" page just a few seconds ago.

a reply to: LadyJae

Torturous is correct!
I wasn't even going, I've just arrived

Today. Live Topics page.

Does anybody care or am I just wasting my time?

Bill, if I wanted to leave ATS I would not scroll down from the top of the live page, I'd scroll up and to the right to click X, it really pisses me off when that bloody white wall of crap covers my page.

Mate, you need to do something about that, pronto.

a reply to: Sublimecraft

I will not visit the live page and that is why that is the only page that I get slammed with ads on

originally posted by: Martin75
a reply to: Sublimecraft

I will not visit the live page and that is why that is the only page that I get slammed with ads on

The live page is my internet home page, so this white wall of crap I don't need and which just activates at the worst times receives extra special loathing from me.

extra special.

Why everyone does not have the live page as page #1 for their ATS is beyond me, but that is not for this discussion, it appears many share your views on this given previous threads I've read about precisely this.

a reply to: Sublimecraft

I used to use it. It made finding new and popular threads much easier. But the damn ads aren't worth it.

a reply to: LadyJae

I care. I'm getting really sick of dealing with Spoutable every time I visit.

I don't need to see a gallery of "26 last moments before tragedy", "eat this and never use viagra again", or a gallery of "what it's really like in North Korea" headed by two bikini clad Asians bathing in mud.

Stop filling my screen with clickbait.

Don't even get me started on the delayed ad banners, which I'm 100% convinced have been engineered to trick us into misclicks, deviously constructed to replace the button you were going to click, with ads.

Current ad on recent blocking thread titles for me, also taking forever to load the ad on some pages and rest of content isn't loading till it finishes.



Edit: Not just tne one ad seeing same issue every time I reload recent. Looks like the space left after the ad before threads start is only half the size it needs to be.

I have officially had enough of trying to play by the rules. The adds at the top of the page are over the top annoying. Open ATS, then wait for whatever garbage you wish to sell me today loads, and filters the page down enough to where I can click on what I want to click on and not accidentally click on the damn add. I gave it an honest try, but add blocker is coming back out. I understand the need to make revenue, and I get the business aspect of this, but it's something I feel you have the right to know why at least I am going with the add blocker.

I still love you all, but I just need my sanity back. Have a nice day. No response is needed.

Can you guys do anything about those Duluth Trading company underwear commercials on tv? They are totally obnoxious. No stink??? Really???
On topic lol:
My ads are for makeup and clothes. Just the things I buy online anyway so I don't mind any on here. I've clicked on my share.

a reply to: LadyJae

I don't see anything like that. I do not have an ad blocker but all I get is a skinny little banner across the top. And it's only on public pages. New, Live, Recent etc... Not on threads, messages or My ATS.
I'm on a kindle fire. This one is new. Got it six months ago. 12G. I still cannot see any avatars.

I'm getting a pop up ad from the bottom, is that supposed to be happening? Never got one before.

Edit: Running a virus scan, just in case.

I have ATS greenlit on ADBlock and for some reason it keeps crashing, only on this site though. Any suggestions? It's only been happening since the new pop up ad started.

Also doing this

So we have been directed to this thread..please stop the damn ad's from covering content!! it's getting very tiresome.