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The Ad Reporting Thread
- Thread starter Cerium
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We've spoken to the ad company and they're monitoring the thread as they track this down. So if people keep seeing these kinds of ads, keep posting them in here and letting us know.I've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
ERA is almost completely unusable for me on iPhone safari because of these Ford pop up ads. I'm not trying to pile on, just venting my frustrations. I can't even read a thread for more than a minute without getting a full screen pop up.
Thank you guys for your efforts getting this resolved.
Thank you guys for your efforts getting this resolved.
THIS FORD AD. What do we do?! Why has this not been addressed? Is it just a boat load of money? Is it a virus? AHHHH
Didnt see this because of the giant Ford Ad.
I'm getting this one too. Got it 3 times in one thread, and just got it while typing this. On mobile safariI've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
I've been getting this pop up like every 45 seconds or so. Super annoying.
Just got this one, once so far. Sherwin Williams ad in SpanishI've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
Yeah same for me. Promesa Spanish Ford ads every 15 seconds. This shit is wild. ERA is damn near unusable for me.
Yup. Even getting this one multiple times per thread.I've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
Also getting this ad while browsing the forum and while writing this post :/. When this ad pops up while writing a post it becomes very frustrating to deal with on mobile since the close ad function becomes obscured when collapsing the keyboard.I've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
Safari
iOS
On one page I got the Sherwin Williams ad, closed it and then a few seconds later PROMESA FORD. All on the same page, no refreshing or anything.
as some people have mentioned, the Sherwin Williams ads are popping up and covering the entire screen on my phone.
I've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
im getting this multiple times on iOS
The Promesa Ford one keeps pop.... (popped up)
Now the sherwin Williams pops up.
I can barely type a comment.
On iOS 13.6 iPhone Xs Safari.
Now the sherwin Williams pops up.
I can barely type a comment.
On iOS 13.6 iPhone Xs Safari.
I've been getting the Spanish Sherman Williams ad non stop. I'm on IOS Chrome. Making navigating this website very difficult.
As I said, we've been in touch with the ad company and they know this is still a problem.
If there's no improvement by tomorrow we'll look at extreme options.
Information
If you want to help get rid of these ads, please provide us with screenshots of them so they can be more easily found.
If there's no improvement by tomorrow we'll look at extreme options.
I get this one too. Multiple times within 20 to 30 seconds of each other.I've been getting full-screen takeover ads. Randomly also in Spanish.
Definitely kept happening all day with Sherwin Williams, hopefully it is solved by tomorrow! Saved the url if it is at all helpful.
www.swlatino.com
Venta Blue Bucket de Verano - Sherwin-Williams
www.swlatino.com
Hi, I just wanted to report a very annoying Spanish Promesa Ford ad that constantly pops up. I've used the report ad function but it's been a week and it's tiring. I don't have an image, though. As soon as it pops up again (as it always does), I will share it.
I am on iOS 13.5.1 and I'm using Google Chrome
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I am on iOS 13.5.1 and I'm using Google Chrome
lol I came here to post the same ad
still getting this, sometimes multiple times on the same post
Getting a nasty redirect pretty much constantly
Browser: Firefox (latest version - doesn't seem to be happening on Chrome)
Platform: Desktop (Windows 10)
Offending Ad:
Browser: Firefox (latest version - doesn't seem to be happening on Chrome)
Platform: Desktop (Windows 10)
Offending Ad:
Been getting the same redirect ad all morning that tries to make it look like I need a Firefox update. Making it very hard to use the site.
Firefox, Windows 10 desktop
Firefox, Windows 10 desktop
Just got this one againJust got a full desktop ad for an Alienwarre computer.
Still getting the Spanish Ford ads, it's just constant.
on Safari using an iPhone Xs Max
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Same here. It's making the site nearly unusable on my iphone SE
Please do something about them.
It's been a week and a half now and still no change. Time to do some extreme options please.
Crossposting from another thread
Anyone else getting super intrusive Ford advertisements like every 5 seconds on their iPhone on this site? I don't mind ads but holy shit I literally want to throw my phone at the wall
Yeah we thought we got the worst of it under control over the weekend but it looks like it's back with a vengeance. The ad agency is aware and they're escalating it to their tech team to see if it's something related to the actual implementation. Really sorry for the inconvenience.
I guess you guys don't want to take care of the problem because I'm still getting the fords and some other full screen take over ads ( a person with a bubble thought AD). Really sucks
What the fuck is with these Ford ads? I probably get one every 30 seconds. Makes this site unusable. How about you deactivate these types of ads?
The annoying, constant re-aligning of the page every 10-15 seconds because of the auto-refreshing is what makes this site terrible to read on mobile. Please fix this. I love the site, but hope you guys understand that it makes for a terrible user experience. Time for those extreme options.
I've been getting this one for at least a month, also while on mobile it interrupts me while trying to type posts ALL THE TIME and I've lost a few really long posts that I had to go back and redo.Just got a similar full screen ad takeover, Safari, iOS, i'm in California too:
Got redirected to this site a couple times just now.Been getting the same redirect ad all morning that tries to make it look like I need a Firefox update. Making it very hard to use the site.
Firefox, Windows 10 desktop
30 second ad refreshes is really overkill. Is that something you guys have control over or is that the ad agency? It's obnoxious.
I get having to pay the bills, but this is actively antagonizing your users.
Most forum sites just settle for one or two banner ads per page load, not constant refreshes.
The worst is when it refreshes the entire page and you lose the post you were writing. Like the last post I was writing. I'm hurrying on this one because I'm afraid it's going to happen again!
I get having to pay the bills, but this is actively antagonizing your users.
Most forum sites just settle for one or two banner ads per page load, not constant refreshes.
The worst is when it refreshes the entire page and you lose the post you were writing. Like the last post I was writing. I'm hurrying on this one because I'm afraid it's going to happen again!
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I'm getting page shifts on every single page load on desktop firefox. Sometimes it happens twice.
Why doesn't this site format the page with a large area at the top ready to load an ad? Instead of shifting the entire page down when the ad eventually loads, making everyone rage when they are trying to read something and it abruptly shifts the copy they are are reading to an arbitrary location
Why doesn't this site format the page with a large area at the top ready to load an ad? Instead of shifting the entire page down when the ad eventually loads, making everyone rage when they are trying to read something and it abruptly shifts the copy they are are reading to an arbitrary location
To further clarify, this is what is happening:
The entire page loads. Then everything shifts down about 1-2 lines to make room for the ad at the top of the page. THEN, when the ad actually loads, everything shifts down another 3-4 lines because the room made for the ad isn't enough.
I don't know why the entire page loads before then adding in (insufficient) space for an ad banner in the first place. If anything, it should load that reserved space for the ad first before loading the rest of the page to avoid shifting copy down.
The entire page loads. Then everything shifts down about 1-2 lines to make room for the ad at the top of the page. THEN, when the ad actually loads, everything shifts down another 3-4 lines because the room made for the ad isn't enough.
I don't know why the entire page loads before then adding in (insufficient) space for an ad banner in the first place. If anything, it should load that reserved space for the ad first before loading the rest of the page to avoid shifting copy down.
