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#1
Jul 28, 2009, 06:21 PM
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There is a new advertisement on the site, that suddenly pops up in the middle of the screen after the page has already loaded. It is asking you to fill out a survey, and you HAVE to click the ad to make it go away.
I find the ad somewhat annoying, but it is also a little scary to be in the middle of reading about a sensitive topic and this ad suddenly takes over the screen. I can imagine for someone in a less secure place, that this might be triggering. Not only does the ad come up unexpectedly, but it is asking for personal information -- not good for those of us who use PC as a safe place. I am not sure who is in charge of this, but I wanted to bring the issue to light. I understand the need for advertising revenue, but perhaps the predictable banner ad could make a comeback. Humbly, SpottedOwl |
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Jul 28, 2009, 07:34 PM
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It's not an ad. It's a marketing survey our marketing folks ask us to run to gain more information about our audience. It has nothing to do with what you're reading, nor is it an advertisement.
For better or worse, advertisements support the running of this site, and this kind of survey helps advertisers understand who our audience is. If you are a logged-in member, you see no advertisements at all after your first login for the day. DocJohn
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Aug 11, 2009, 08:51 AM
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Once I started on that survey, but was advised that my initial answers made me not qualified to continue the survey. That is OK, but it keeps popping up! Isn't there some way to make it go away if you don't fit what the survey wants?
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Aug 11, 2009, 05:10 PM
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I think I had to fill one of those out before, but it wouldn't let me answer past the 3rd question or so because of my age.
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Aug 11, 2009, 05:49 PM
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Yes the best way to get rid of a survey is to say you are very old--they do not want feedback from the very old
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Aug 12, 2009, 08:32 AM
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Aug 12, 2009, 11:01 AM
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Hmm... I haven't seen an advertisement.
Maybe I'm just lucky... haha
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Sep 19, 2009, 07:37 AM
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That cussed survey keeps popping up, sometimes more than once during a session. It already disqualified me because I am too old, but it keeps coming back. Is there no way to make it go away permanently?
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Sep 19, 2009, 07:54 AM
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Sep 19, 2009, 12:05 PM
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Sep 19, 2009, 12:08 PM
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I am so old that it dont even pop up for me
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Sep 24, 2009, 06:06 AM
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I tried the "Show New Private Message Notification Pop-up" option briefly (it required enabling popups) but found I preferred the less obtrusive announcement up in the "Welcome" corner. I never saw the survey popup you mentioned, probably because I haven't had popups enabled for a while. |
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#13
Sep 24, 2009, 10:22 AM
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In the browser I normally use, Camino for the Macintosh, under Preferences there is an option to Block Popup Windows, but although it works most times it seems completely ineffective at stopping that irritating survey.
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Sep 25, 2009, 03:15 PM
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What about staying logged in? I only sign in once a day, and click on the "remember me" box when I do, so that every time I come on the forum, i'm automatically logged in. Since I've done this, I haven't gotten the survey. Don't know if this will help much, but I hope it's resolved soon
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Sep 26, 2009, 02:24 AM
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I use Firefox and have never seen these ads. I use the NoScript and Adblock Plus add-ons, which work wonderfully well.
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