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#1 Skwerl

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 17:02

Hi, fellows. I appreciate the fact that the site needs to make revenue, but I really don't like the new overlays that keep appearing over the screenshots and such in the news posts. The interstital ads sprinkled throughout the text are bad enough, but they aren't as disruptive as the image overlays. I hope you'll reconsider using the overlays. I had to close several of them for just a single article (with multiple screenshots).

Thank you,
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#2 Neobond

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 18:36

Can you screenshot it or tell me what the advertisement is? I'll contact our advertisers about it.

#3 OP Skwerl

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Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:32

Sure thing. Attached is a screenshot. Every imaged has a Dell or IE9 banner over it that has to be dismissed in order to see the full image behind.
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#4 Neobond

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Posted 25 April 2012 - 07:18

Thanks!

#5 gregalto

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 01:21

yeah those things are crazy annoying!

#6 andrewbares

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 06:43

Bahahahaha, look, Adception! An image ad inside an image with an ad on it!

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#7 Neobond

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 06:45

I'm still waiting on a response, thanks guys.

#8 Denis W

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 13:19

Example of another ad:
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#9 Dan~

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 13:54

Well full respect to you Neobond. I was expecting a reply by the powers that be of "pay us, make us rich, have no adverts" - Secretely if I ran the site that's what I would of said (good job I don't then!)

#10 +littleneutrino

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 13:59

One sure fire way of resolving the issue would be to purchase a Subscription Level 2 :D

#11 LaP

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 19:34

I actually don't mind them at all lol.

#12 Neobond

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:40

We don't allow overlay ads, I have sent another email :/

#13 +djdanster

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:59

Yea I can confirm these overlay ads also. I mostly get groupon ads.

#14 cybertimber2008

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 12:56

Any word yet Neobond? :/

#15 zeta_immersion

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 13:00

I have seen the overlays but I though tit was normal .. annoying as hell though ...

I have seen the dell , but here is a different one

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