Full Version: Full page, pop up, flash ads, etc
If you have been getting full page, pop up, flash ads, etc, on the site we apologize. These are not intentional and we're working to stop them. Our ads are managed by a third party company, we will be in contact with them to figure out why this is happening and stop them.
Mail I sent today:
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Hi Jennifer,
Our members and staff are complaining about a new ad that is appearing on Neowin’s pages, it is a “pop-up” full page flash ad that shrinks to the size I am sending you now (see attached pictures). We never agreed to such an ad-campaign and all it’s going to do, is cause our members to add Neowin to their “blacklist” because we have stated time and time again that we won’t ever do such ad’s on Neowin.
We only use Netshelter and VibrantMedia, and since Vibrant is just text links I have to assume these are coming from Netshelter.
What’s the deal?
Steve
www.neowin.net
Our members and staff are complaining about a new ad that is appearing on Neowin’s pages, it is a “pop-up” full page flash ad that shrinks to the size I am sending you now (see attached pictures). We never agreed to such an ad-campaign and all it’s going to do, is cause our members to add Neowin to their “blacklist” because we have stated time and time again that we won’t ever do such ad’s on Neowin.
We only use Netshelter and VibrantMedia, and since Vibrant is just text links I have to assume these are coming from Netshelter.
What’s the deal?
Steve
www.neowin.net
thanks for chasing these up guys, they are a real pita.
Response:
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Hi Steve – We will remove NeoWin from this campaign immediately. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Jen
Jen
Cool to see its been solved!
Wow! Thanks for getting on it so fast! 
Yeah thanks guys!
That was solved before I could even get any of them. That's the quality I have grown to learn and love from Neowin.
Great job guys!
I still think those are the most annoying ads ever though, whoever thought of them must be some kind of evil.
Great job guys!
I still think those are the most annoying ads ever though, whoever thought of them must be some kind of evil.
Cheers, although it never hit me, I am grateful to see the admin have it sorted quickly.
That was quick...I didn't even see this ad referred to!
Same
I hated those things...
Sounds like a contradiction with http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=389495 ?
Great job neowin =)
Quote - (Azmodan @ Jul 16 2008, 16:31) 
Sounds like a contradiction with http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=389495 ?
Nice try, I hope you read Marshalus's and my posts carefully, then you'd understand that this incident was out of our hands and was dealt with quickly (by me).
Their name was Jen, I would be careful. I don't trust anybody named Jen (for reasons that nobody knows).
Should they forewarn you of changes to their advertising mechanisms up front?
Quote - (Azmodan @ Jul 16 2008, 10:31)
Sounds like a contradiction with http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=389495 ?
Fail. Thats about blocking our ads... this is about making sure the ads we serve aren't intrusive.
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