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Mar 12, 2017
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trom2foot3
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Simple fix: Get rid of ads
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I will pay $50 to anyone who can help me solve the aggressive ad problem.
El Jefe
Get off my lawn!
3/11/17 5:32pm
Im sure Epileptic Beagle could help if you asked nicely. He's probably the most
BE-WHY-YOU
3/11/17 6:01pm
I normally browse on a tablet. Is this a desktop issue?
AFewThoughts
3/11/17 6:12pm
Yes. I got the Ford ad on my desktop, but never had it on my phone.
SGU Cougar
3/11/17 8:42pm
I get them on my phone
CDV
3/11/17 11:01pm
<fixcrappyads>www.creedthoughts.gov.www/creedthoughts</fixcrappyads>
foofcoug
3/11/17 6:22pm
I haven't seen them either. What behavior is being reported?
CougarThug
3/11/17 8:10pm
When you scroll, the page resets so the ad is completely visible.
crazY
3/11/17 8:27pm
Breaking the bank on this one!!
Beggar
3/11/17 8:30pm
I spent about 40 minutes today inspecting that annoying ad. It's a maze of
Hypnotoad
3/11/17 8:51pm
If I have to, I'll just delete the whole ad div when it happens.
El Jefe
3/11/17 9:07pm
<< Deleted >>
Hypnotoad
3/11/17 9:14pm
How can you detect when it happens? It's in a cross-origin iframe so you can't
Hypnotoad
3/11/17 9:28pm
Maybe detect the scrolling behavior?
El Jefe
3/11/17 10:34pm
Good call. I've looked for it, but haven't find it yet.
Hypnotoad
3/11/17 10:36pm
It's probably HTML5 autoplay
El Fuego
3/11/17 9:45pm
The autoplay is one part of the problem. The other (and more annoying) issue is
Hypnotoad
3/11/17 9:46pm
I believe the only thing you can do is report the offending add to Google.
El Fuego
3/11/17 10:01pm
I would - but it's all I can do to post now... I'm 90% can't write.
ClackamasCoug
3/12/17 12:54am
Can you change add providers?
Blue Print
3/12/17 8:25am
Unfortunately, it's not that easy.
El Jefe
3/12/17 9:07am
This is not my area of expertise and I haven't dealt with development in about
Z-rex
3/12/17 10:30am
Yeah, I've been trying to block them through Google for going on two months now.
El Jefe
3/12/17 11:28am
Dang, I only first experienced this problem last week. Thought it was new.
Z-rex
3/12/17 11:35am
That's a good guess. However, this ad is positioned about halfway down the
Hypnotoad
3/12/17 11:50am
Hmmm....
Z-rex
3/12/17 11:59am
I think that's the right solution. However, as a curious dev, I want to know how
Hypnotoad
3/12/17 12:24pm
It's not allowed to anchor? What prevents it from doing so?
Z-rex
3/12/17 12:49pm
How would it so that. It would have to append a location hash at the end of the
Hypnotoad
3/12/17 12:55pm
Well, maybe it's not the ad. Maybe its a bug in a browser. Has the issue been
Z-rex
3/12/17 1:06pm
I haven't done that. I'll check it out.
Hypnotoad
3/12/17 1:18pm
I believe it has
YIsForBrigham
3/13/17 12:49am
Does it need a scroll event listener? I would think it would simply regularly
Breaded Hamster
3/12/17 5:23pm
Good questions. I'm not sure. And since I've already wasted an hour or two on
Hypnotoad
3/12/17 6:09pm
Amen to needing the break.
Breaded Hamster
3/13/17 12:00am
Simple fix: Get rid of ads
trom2foot3
3/12/17 12:41pm
More simple fix-- shut down cb
1984coug
3/12/17 2:55pm
whoa, a whole $50?!
Kerbouchard
3/12/17 5:22pm
You could be a donor with that kind of money!
crazY
3/12/17 5:41pm
Now you're talking!
Kerbouchard
3/12/17 5:54pm
I've gotta start somewhere.
El Jefe
3/12/17 6:10pm
Turn ads on for your account and see how long it takes
molodyets
3/12/17 9:02pm
I have a genius, javascript, buddy that works for google. He would probably love to hack it out, but
ocmyhome
3/12/17 10:42pm
This is a job for TNT
scott715
3/12/17 7:59pm
So how do I get the Lulu Gal to go away?
Busiturtle
3/13/17 6:41pm
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