ESPN.com

[Spooner]

Anyone else completely annoyed with this website?

They're supposed to be the leader in sports coverage, and yet going to their site is a complete pain in the ass.

1. I always get a popup when logging in.
2. Beyond the popup, there is typically a random advertisement that scrolls down and takes up soem of my screen and i have to search for the "X" to close the stupid thing out.
3. More and more articles each day show up with a stupid "in" beside it indicating that it is part of their premium "Insider" package that you have to pay for to read.
4. The overall design is obnoxious with ads blinking and doing annoying shoit all over the place and ugly graphics undoubtedly taking up unnecessary space when all you want to see are the day's headlines.

With all this, I give you Espn.com a big :thumbsdown:

 

[MikeMike]

thats why firefox rules.

MIKE

 

[MrChad]

I only visit ESPN.com for the Sports Guy.

 

[Deeko]

I use espn.com every day, never had a problem(except yea insider is annoying), and I dn't use sh!tfox.

 

[Stark]

plus they moved all the sportsguy archives to the pay site. espn.com blows.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Stark
plus they moved all the sportsguy archives to the pay site. espn.com blows.

Sports Guy's World
Simmons subject archive

 

[murphy55d]

I have no issues.

 

[new2AMD]

I hate the large sliding banner at the top.

 

[Stark]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Stark
plus they moved all the sportsguy archives to the pay site. espn.com blows.

Sports Guy's World
Simmons subject archive

i get this

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Stark

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Stark
plus they moved all the sportsguy archives to the pay site. espn.com blows.

Sports Guy's World
Simmons subject archive

i get this

Oh sh!t I didn't even see that subscribe box. That's bullsh1t! :|

 

[Argo]

All that, plus add the fact that some articles have java applets in them that cause the page to take forever to load or crash the browser altogether.

 

[Stark]

i know. i'd like to read the article from two years ago he has linked in today's clipper column, but espn now owns his soul

 

[Ilmater]

Deeko, you're an idiot. You can hate Firefox if you want, but I REFUSE to go to ESPN.com without it except to watch ESPN Motion clips. With Firefox and the Adblock extension, I do not have that annoying sliding banner at the top of my screen that eventually collapses. There are so many annoying ads on that site that I just can't stand to be there without Firefox.

But Deeko, you just go ahead and enjoy those ads.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Ilmater
Deeko, you're an idiot. You can hate Firefox if you want, but I REFUSE to go to ESPN.com without it except to watch ESPN Motion clips. With Firefox and the Adblock extension, I do not have that annoying sliding banner at the top of my screen that eventually collapses. There are so many annoying ads on that site that I just can't stand to be there without Firefox.

But Deeko, you just go ahead and enjoy those ads.

It doesn't bother me. The content I want is not under it anyway. Continue using that POS all you want.

 

[Nitemare]

1. Firefox
2. Firefox
3. Yes they suck
4. I normally have tunnel vision on their website




You might want to add 5, that they absolutely suck at real time scores.

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Ilmater
Deeko, you're an idiot. You can hate Firefox if you want, but I REFUSE to go to ESPN.com without it except to watch ESPN Motion clips. With Firefox and the Adblock extension, I do not have that annoying sliding banner at the top of my screen that eventually collapses. There are so many annoying ads on that site that I just can't stand to be there without Firefox.

But Deeko, you just go ahead and enjoy those ads.

It doesn't bother me. The content I want is not under it anyway. Continue using that POS all you want.

Did Firefox kill your father and rape your mother or something? I've never heard of anyone that actually hated Firefox.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Ilmater
Deeko, you're an idiot. You can hate Firefox if you want, but I REFUSE to go to ESPN.com without it except to watch ESPN Motion clips. With Firefox and the Adblock extension, I do not have that annoying sliding banner at the top of my screen that eventually collapses. There are so many annoying ads on that site that I just can't stand to be there without Firefox.

But Deeko, you just go ahead and enjoy those ads.

It doesn't bother me. The content I want is not under it anyway. Continue using that POS all you want.

Did Firefox kill your father and rape your mother or something? I've never heard of anyone that actually hated Firefox.

I actually don't hate it at all, I just don't prefer it and don't use it.

I just find it very, very hilarious to rile up all the hordes that literally ride Firefox' dick as if it were a man.

 

[tcrosson]

This advertising stuff is getting way out of hand. To me, it seems most webs pages now are 30% content and 70% advertising. Imagine how fast our surfing experience would be if all of the pop-ups and banners were eliminated! Stark's link is proof of that.