farmeunit Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 So I had this happen a few weeks ago, and a few times since, but got fed up today. It's an Epson Brightlink ad. It covers the New Forum Posts box. I refreshed the page, and could see the box, but couldn't click on anything without taking me to the Epson page, even though the ad wasn't pulled down. Real annoying. If my mouse crosses that box at all, it drops down and covers stuff. That ad the HUGE frontpage ad I see at the top that pushes everything on the page down almost out of browser windows. I believe it was Intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 First thing they'll ask is for a screenshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COKid Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I agree, and this issue has been brought up before. Real annoying indeed. And people wonder why folks use ad blockers to block obtrusive adverts like this. Raa 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted May 18, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted May 18, 2014 I agree, and this issue has been brought up before. Real annoying indeed. And people wonder why folks use ad blockers to block obtrusive adverts like this.... or subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbamaris Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Yeah the ad has been a problem for me too, I think its supposed to push the items down but it just covers it instead... unless they fixed it... Because it seems to be fine now... but earlier today and last week it was doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted May 19, 2014 Veteran Share Posted May 19, 2014 Next time it happens, mind posting a screenshot of the ad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmeunit Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Will do. Didn't think of posting a screenshot for some reason. Usually I move on, but it was particularly annoying as I couldn't click on the link to forum post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The ads I keep getting are those sleazy dating style ones. "Want to meet Asian women?" and the like. I don't really care, it's not offensive to me or anything, but I used to get a mix of all different ads but lately it seems the top banner has been dominated with those ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 30, 2014 The ads I keep getting are those sleazy dating style ones. "Want to meet Asian women?" and the like. I don't really care, it's not offensive to me or anything, but I used to get a mix of all different ads but lately it seems the top banner has been dominated with those ones. I will go through our adsense today. I have had to change it to our own for one advertiser who is having trouble with delivery. (our own hasn't been used for a couple of years) I may need to apply some filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 30, 2014 Checked the categories and dating type ads are (still) blocked on our own rotation. Next time you see it pls do a screenshot and do a firebug report for that element (it's an extension for Chrome and Firefox) alternatively you can also give me the location of where the ad goes. It might be an ad not under our control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neowinian Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'm having an issue with that top ad also. When I go to sign in the login box is over-layered by the ad block. Screenshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 30, 2014 MVC Share Posted May 30, 2014 Yeah I had that and the Brocade one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmeunit Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 This is over the latest forum posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 The ads I keep getting are those sleazy dating style ones. "Want to meet Asian women?" and the like. I've had that too, which meant I couldn't use Neowin at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted June 1, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2014 ^ I have reported those types of ads, and will double check the overlay issues. Members who are logged in should never see those :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Checked the categories and dating type ads are (still) blocked on our own rotation. Next time you see it pls do a screenshot and do a firebug report for that element (it's an extension for Chrome and Firefox) alternatively you can also give me the location of where the ad goes. It might be an ad not under our control. I haven't seen one since I first posted about it. Maybe it was just a few that slipped through the filter or something. Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberkiller Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Ad covers new forum topics block everytime I visit site. I don't mind Ads, but this ad expands on every page load and completely covers the new forum posts block. http://imgur.com/xOemZRI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWhiplash Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Ad covers new forum topics block everytime I visit site. I don't mind Ads, but this ad expands on every page load and completely covers the new forum posts block. http://imgur.com/xOemZRI Agreed, please fix that ad. It is very irritating. With ads like these it makes me either close the site out of frustration, or block ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 19, 2014 MVC Share Posted June 19, 2014 Holy Large Ad Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWhiplash Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The issue with that ad is that it is small, and if you see a topic in the new forum post block that you want to view, it will expand and prevent you from clicking that link. Cyberkiller 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiWanToby Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I do not ad block this site, but honestly these ads that cover items are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted June 23, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have reported this ad again, I am interested to find out why this isn't a proper 600x300 sized ad (which doesn't cover our content). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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