Yep, this is ridiculous. Text box is bouncing all over the place. It gives you the choice to close the ads, but then it starts back up.
Very hard to mod when we are chasing boxes all over the place.
this new college football ad is horrible. forces the page to jump around 3 or 4 times before it loads. this is what it looks like
http://i.imgur.com/PL2gbj1.gifv
I've reported this to the ad guys. Let's see if we can get something done about it on a Saturday.this new college football ad is horrible. forces the page to jump around 3 or 4 times before it loads. this is what it looks like
http://i.imgur.com/PL2gbj1.gifv
I'm told this was pulled earlier this afternoon.I've reported this to the ad guys. Let's see if we can get something done about it on a Saturday.
Does anyone screen the ads before authorizing.I'm told this was pulled earlier this afternoon.
The honest answer is no. Programmatic ads are not screened by Purch ahead of time. Our advertising division trusts the ad suppliers to properly vet the ads they accept and to properly categorize them so that we are only offered the kinds of ads that we want.Does anyone screen the ads before authorizing.
If so, is the screen only on content/looks or how about having due diligence with respect to placement (both normal and mobile)
For such a respected tech site, it should be embarrassing that these problem show up so often.
I find the idea of any ad that takes up a large fraction (1/4 - 1/3) of my screen offensive. (I say the idea because I've been using AdBlock for many years, and will continue to do so.)
I do imagine that, on large enough screens, the ad could be set to not take up 1/4 - 1/3 of my screen, if it were shifted over to the right and the forum controls shifted to the left, like so:
But a 250px ad just looks out-of-place anywhere up there. I'd prefer a pop-up to a 250px ad space. (Preferably a non-modal, dismiss-able pop-up that appeared at the top of the screen.)
The honest answer is no. Programmatic ads are not screened by Purch ahead of time. Our advertising division trusts the ad suppliers to properly vet the ads they accept and to properly categorize them so that we are only offered the kinds of ads that we want.
Glad you like it.Quoting this, because it shows the right way.
It shouldn't be extremely bothersome. I didn't Photoshop that screenshot; I made it by modifying the page's CSS with Firebug. (Not that I identified all the controls with CSS, but it should be doable.) All you need is the right CSS in a @media query, and suddenly, on large enough screens, the ad is on the right and nothing jumps around. (But on smaller screens and IE8 or earlier the ad would still make stuff jump.)Yes, it's probably extremely bothersome to mod the forum to do this
Our advertising division trusts the ad suppliers to properly vet the ads they accept and to properly categorize them so that we are only offered the kinds of ads that we want.
Programmatic ads. The advertiser that wins the bid is going through their database of what they know about you and trying to find the most relevant ad.LOL
Hmm... do they know something about the guys here? Why are they thinking the kind of ads you want are for a bunch of women's dress stores?
Well your on a staff group,should you see any ads??Originally Posted by ElFenix
this new college football ad is horrible. forces the page to jump around 3 or 4 times before it loads. this is what it looks like
http://i.imgur.com/PL2gbj1.gif
Oh sure, we see ads. We eat our own dogfood, as it were. Otherwise we'd have a much harder time telling if something were broken.Well your on a staff group,should you see any ads??
Hmmm I didnt think Staff saw any....
Oh sure, we see ads. We eat our own dogfood, as it were. Otherwise we'd have a much harder time telling if something were broken.
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John (Purch CTO and in charge of AdTech) here. I'm not seeing any large ads on desktop. Are you guys seeing them on mobile?
Always happening on mobile:|Also, part of the problem is that the ads are loading asynchronously, which is what is causing the jumping.
Also, part of the problem is that the ads are loading asynchronously, which is what is causing the jumping.
this is why people run adblock
WTF is this crap