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  • 17-05-2015 9:49am
    #1
    wicklowwonder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭


    I am using the touch site, I understand the need for adverts on the site but there is one advert with the cork hurler and something about muscles, it is a video advert and it slows down my scrolling through the site to a very frustrating level. It almost makes the page unresponsive. Anyway to avoid this advert?
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    #2
    seamusk84
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭seamusk84


    The ads have become way more touch sensitive too and I keep accidentally clicking on them. I assume they increased the sensitivity to get more clicks and revenue.
    It's a bit annoying, especially as some of the ads are dubious in nature.


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    Pelvis Parsley
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    It's getting to the stage where you have to say, how many ads are too many?


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    #4
    Tombi!
    Registered Users Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056855938
    That might be help to report them


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    #5
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Touch site is becoming unusable with the constant video ads. Tired of it now.


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    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    Touch site is becoming unusable with the constant video ads. Tired of it now.

    Same here. Hate to have to block them on this site but had no choice, decent internet is non existent where I am, couldn't load them either way.

    It'll probably get worse with the two new Ad types rolling out next week aswell.

    I see skimlinks uses Java, I've that turned off while on Boards, had to to stop the whole site crashing on the phone, was trouble shooting that for a long time and never noticed it only happened here. Thread on it in Site Dev, no proper response on it in over a month though.


    Could see the whole lot (Ads) get blocked at the carrier level before years out, EU Mobile Operators are looking at installing Ad Blocking Tech developed by an Israeli Company thats backed by the same fella that owns 3 here, supposedly to put a bit of manners on Google. It'll definitely put less strain on their networks but I'm not sure they've thought it true...website funding wise. I'm curious to see how it goes.

    Mobile carriers in Europe will reportedly block ads in effort to bully Google


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    #7
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    I must have clicked on the plus500 add about 50 times this month.


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    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    I must have clicked on the plus500 add about 50 times this month.

    It's a bloody annoyance. Even if I had the money there is no way I would be interested in it.


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    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,126 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    They don't care look at the lack of responses in any threads either here or site dev about it. These forums used to be about the users not any more!


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    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    shanec1928 wrote: »
    They don't care look at the lack of responses in any threads either here or site dev about it. These forums used to be about the users not any more!

    I initially put it down to being busy with the site reorg and probably still are, but an acknowledgement would have been mannerly.


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    #11
    TyrionPower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭TyrionPower


    This ad is so annoying, you only have to look at it for it to open


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    #12
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,206 ✭✭✭ongarite


    On iPhone 5 using iOS 8.3 and Chrome.
    That ad freezes my phone for around 20 seconds and seems to be running at a really low fps.


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    Turtyturd
    Registered Users Posts: 28,395 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I initially put it down to being busy with the site reorg and probably still are, but an acknowledgement would have been mannerly.

    It was acknowledged with a dismissive 'I'll get back to you' in one of the other threads, and I think that was 5months ago so if they were going to do anything further about it that's plenty of time. It's clearly a deliberate move given how all the complaints are being ignored.


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    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    I'm talking to our ad manager today about the video type ads that are slowing the page from loading. Will get back here when there is something to report. Thanks for your patience :)

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,832 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    Thread on it in Site Dev, no proper response on it in over a month though.

    This seems like a recurring theme..

    edit: site development - last 45 days:

    Threads that have an employee response: 14
    Threads that do not require an employee response (resolved, etc): 12
    Threads awaiting a resolution/in need of employee response: 21


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    #16
    seamusk84
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭seamusk84


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    I'm talking to our ad manager today about the video type ads that are slowing the page from loading. Will get back here when there is something to report. Thanks for your patience :)

    Cool but what about the ads being way more touch sensitive now? Keep getting redirected accidentally.


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    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    That's not, to my knowledge (but I will check), a thing - I don't believe there's a setting for "touch sensitivity" that we have any sort of control over. Longer presses on the screen as you swipe would probably prevent it.


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    TheChrisD
    Registered Users Posts: 4,507 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    Dav wrote: »
    That's not, to my knowledge (but I will check), a thing - I don't believe there's a setting for "touch sensitivity" that we have any sort of control over. Longer presses on the screen as you swipe would probably prevent it.

    I think the sensitivity is more in reference to the ad's total width as a percentage of total device width - since they're quite wide they occupy much of the ideal swipe scrolling area, and their large height means having to go out of your way on your screen to avoid them, or just hitting them out of reflex while trying to scroll more.
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    #19
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    That Plus500 ad should be blocked shortly. If anyone comes across the other one with the hurler (I think it's for Avonmore) please screenshot it and get the click through URL and we'll nab that one too. I've been keeping an eye out for it but no luck yesterday or today. Thanks.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #20
    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,126 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    Or just get rid of all the huge ads in the middle of threads and go back to how it was with the smaller ones not taking up as much screen space. When the add is taking up roughly quarter the screen size on a 6+ I can only imagine what it's like for someone on a smaller screened phone.


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    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    That Plus500 ad should be blocked shortly. If anyone comes across the other one with the hurler (I think it's for Avonmore) please screenshot it and get the click through URL and we'll nab that one too. I've been keeping an eye out for it but no luck yesterday or today. Thanks.

    The problem seems to be video ads full stop.
    One of the great things about this site was that even on a G network connection you could load boards on your phone. I presume boards has just sold advertising to a 3rd party and these ads are part of what comes through.
    The still image ads in my opinion are much more effective and a lot less annoying.


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    #22
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users Posts: 28,395 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Yep, removing the ad doesn't address the problem. Before the Plus 500 ad there was one for a casino which was always cropping up, and even now the Plus 500 one has been replaced by one for 'boldchat' a lot of the time. It's the space/sensitivity that's the problem.


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    #23
    Pelvis Parsley
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭Pelvis Parsley


    And surprise surprise, the 500 ad is here again :/


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    #24
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Here to post same thing.
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057334953/1/#post95605009

    I didn't click the fecking thing but still I was redirected to their site.

    Can I block ads off an iPhone?


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    #25
    wicklowwonder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭wicklowwonder


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    That Plus500 ad should be blocked shortly. If anyone comes across the other one with the hurler (I think it's for Avonmore) please screenshot it and get the click through URL and we'll nab that one too. I've been keeping an eye out for it but no luck yesterday or today. Thanks.

    http://proteinmilk.ie/


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    #26
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    So are these ads not been ran by Boards.ie?


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    #27
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Plus500 ad above your post at this minute, michael.


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    #28
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    No, they're Google ads. We have strict limitations about the types of ads we run, but there are 2 problems: 1) dickhead advertisers who deliberately mislabel their ads so they appear on site's that have specifically denied that sort of content and 2) Google gives absolutely zero fks about the sites serving the content and only care about taking more money in so never take action against the people who keep abusing the service.

    In case it's not obvious, this stuff makes me furious because it's us that has to deal with it and it's our members who have to suffer their incompetence. Google is one of the biggest companies on the planet, they could fix this practically overnight if they wanted to.


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    #29
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,712 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Is it the case that Google is the best of a bad bunch, then? I would have thought (obviously from a completely ignorant perspective) that there are alternatives to Google. I presume they range from not any better to a whole lot worse?


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    #30
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    That Plus500 ad should be blocked shortly. If anyone comes across the other one with the hurler (I think it's for Avonmore) please screenshot it and get the click through URL and we'll nab that one too. I've been keeping an eye out for it but no luck yesterday or today. Thanks.

    So my browser came to a halt when refreshing a page just now. Guess what, the bloody Plus 500 ad again.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Plus500 ad is still here.


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