Delta3519 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) http://gfxuploader.com/images/gkdxbk6xp6wg4neu3ce.jpg Are ads on the site being annoying? Are they popping up and taking over your screen, making sounds, following you, even when you don't scroll over it? Report it here and Creech will get it taken care of We here at XBA want the site to be the best that it can be, and to make it as user friendly as possible To report an ad: List the name of what it is advertising Copy the link of where the ad takes you when clicked (Yes that means that you will have to click on it once) Your country That's it! In no time at all it won't bother anyone ever again Q: Why not just use an ad blocker? A: The advertising pays for the site. By using an ad blocker you make it that much harder for us to pay our bills. Ad blockers stop the ad from loading. The fact that the ad doesn't load means it's counter doesn't progress. No hit counter progression = no money. Maybe you could put in an exception to the blocker so that the ads on this site are permitted? So please don't use ad blockers on this site Notes: Thanks to Creech and troy for the explanation why ad blockers hurt the site Edited March 9, 2014 by Creech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scotty Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I know the site needs adds because it helps support the site. I don't mind them, but lately they have been popping up and covering the whole screen, even when I don't scroll over it. I was wondering, could add free for subscribers? Or at least make the pop ups stop. Thanks I think making the site ad free for subs was something that they were looking at doing. It's in the thread in the sub forum, i forget what it's called but Webb started it, so you could have a look in that to see if it says it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) If you use Chrome or Comodo Dragon this works awesome: **REMOVED** YOU NEED TO LET THE SITE GET PAID FOOL!!! You are welcome. Edited October 27, 2013 by Carmona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy0891 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) If you use Chrome or Comodo Dragon this works awesome: . You are welcome. We would rather correct the really obnoxious ads than have you guys use an ad blocker. Like Delta said, ads is how the site makes most of its money. Using an ad blocker here only hurts us. But, if you let us know which ones are being particularly stupid we can look into and usually get them replaced. tl;dr, please don't use an ad blocker it kills the sites finances. just let us know which ad is broken and we'll fix it. messaging creech is the best way to do that. unless he comes in here and says otherwise Edited February 18, 2014 by Creech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) We would rather correct the really obnoxious ads than have you guys use an ad blocker. Like Delta said, ads is how the site makes most of its money. Using an ad blocker here only hurts us. But, if you let us know which ones are being particularly stupid we can look into and usually get them replaced. tl;dr, please don't use an ad blocker it kills the sites finances. just let us know which ad is broken and we'll fix it. messaging creech is the best way to do that. unless he comes in here and says otherwise I'm not sure which ones are acting up, I'll start paying more attention to it and post here about as I find out The last thing I want to do is kill the site, so no add blockers for me I think making the site ad free for subs was something that they were looking at doing. It's in the thread in the sub forum, i forget what it's called but Webb started it, so you could have a look in that to see if it says it there. I see it. No new news on it yet. I look forward to seeing it play out Edited October 27, 2013 by Delta3519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy0891 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm not sure which ones are acting up, I'll start paying more attention to it and post here about as I find out The last thing I want to do is kill the site, so no add blockers for me I see it. No new news on it yet. I look forward to seeing it play out Don't post here. Just message Creech. Visitor message should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Don't post here. Just message Creech. Visitor message should work. OK It looks like sending him a PM is the only way because he has visitor messages on his page disabled I feel kind of silly bothering him to report adds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emfulz Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I've had an ad blocker on my chrome forever now. Last time I didn't have one I noticed this site had ads that would play sound without me hitting anything and/or pop out and take over the whole screen and lag my browser. If this site went ad free for the subscribers, I'd gladly subscribe to it just for that purpose This site has helped me with many games and I love this community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veedrock Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 If this site went ad free for the subscribers, I'd gladly subscribe to it just for that purpose This site has helped me with many games and I love this community. If this site went ad free for the subscribers, I'd gladly subscribe to it just for that purpose This site has helped me with many games and I love this community. Or you can sub anyways, since you're already using adblocker to give you that "feature." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 tl;dr, please don't use an ad blocker it kills the sites finances. just let us know which ad is broken and we'll fix it. Is this confirmed? It's not like the ad ceases to exists, it's just blocked. If someone can confirm this to be true I'll remove my adblocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy0891 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Is this confirmed? It's not like the ad ceases to exists, it's just blocked. If someone can confirm this to be true I'll remove my adblocker. Webb confirmed it in a staff thread when we were discussing a couple of ads that were being beyond obnoxious and constantly popping open to take over the whole screen as soon as the cursor came anywhere near it. Holy runonsentence batman! The fact that the ad doesn't load means it's counter doesn't progress. No hit counter progression = no money. I have an ad blocker installed too. But there are a couple of sites (this being one of them) that I disable the blocker for. Edited October 27, 2013 by troy0891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Webb confirmed it in a staff thread when we were discussing a couple of ads that were being beyond obnoxious and constantly popping open to take over the whole screen as soon as the cursor came anywhere near it. Holy runonsentence batman! The fact that the ad doesn't load means it's counter doesn't progress. No hit counter progression = no money. I have an ad blocker installed too. But there are a couple of sites (this being one of them) that I disable the blocker for. I'll do the same. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creech Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I've had an ad blocker on my chrome forever now. Last time I didn't have one I noticed this site had ads that would play sound without me hitting anything and/or pop out and take over the whole screen and lag my browser. If this site went ad free for the subscribers, I'd gladly subscribe to it just for that purpose This site has helped me with many games and I love this community. You don't pay anything for the site, dude, the advertising pays for the site. By using an ad blocker you make it that much harder for us to pay our bills. Maybe you could put in an exception to the blocker so that the ads on this site are permitted? Re the pop up advert, I can get it pulled easily enough. I just need to know some details, such as what it is about and if possible, the image link (if you right click on it you should be able to look at the info and get the link to the image). You can PM me with the info any time, all PMs get forwarded to my phone immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB x360a Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Webb confirmed it in a staff thread when we were discussing a couple of ads that were being beyond obnoxious and constantly popping open to take over the whole screen as soon as the cursor came anywhere near it. Holy runonsentence batman! The fact that the ad doesn't load means it's counter doesn't progress. No hit counter progression = no money. I have an ad blocker installed too. But there are a couple of sites (this being one of them) that I disable the blocker for. Well you learn something new everyday!! I too will create an exception for this site. **EDIT** just started using Comodo Dragon as my browser, does anyone know how to create an execption???? **EDIT 2** Done now. Edited October 28, 2013 by JB x360a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creech Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Well you learn something new everyday!! I too will create an exception for this site. **EDIT** just started using Comodo Dragon as my browser, does anyone know how to create an execption???? **EDIT 2** Done now. Thanks man, we appreciate it. Also, if you get an add that is annoying, I also need to know what country you are in. Ideally, this info to get it blocked: Image link Destination link (yes, that typically means you have to click on it once) Your country You can post in this thread or PM me, either one will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB x360a Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Maybe more people need to be aware of the fact the site loses revenue when people have adblocker turned on, I know I am no Bill Gates but i was not aware of this, as I am sure many many others that use the site are not either. I know every little helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Webb confirmed it in a staff thread when we were discussing a couple of ads that were being beyond obnoxious and constantly popping open to take over the whole screen as soon as the cursor came anywhere near it. Holy runonsentence batman! The fact that the ad doesn't load means it's counter doesn't progress. No hit counter progression = no money. I have an ad blocker installed too. But there are a couple of sites (this being one of them) that I disable the blocker for. I added this to my sig to get the word out. I bet there are a lot of people hurting the site with out even knowing it Edited October 28, 2013 by Delta3519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BEAst in I Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I added an exception to my ad block for you guys, cause I <3 x360a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayonTarget Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I feel this should be addressed. http://i.imgur.com/vAMwb36.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter. Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'm not bothered by the ads except the ones that pop up in your face and obstructing your view of the site. The other ones that irritate me are the casaforchildren (something like that or the one about giving abused children your voice). I'm all for helping abused children, but that same one has been on the site for like two months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 I feel this should be addressed. http://i.imgur.com/vAMwb36.png LOL It does seem wrong to advertise competitors to the web site your on I'm not bothered by the ads except the ones that pop up in your face and obstructing your view of the site. The other ones that irritate me are the casaforchildren (something like that or the one about giving abused children your voice). I'm all for helping abused children, but that same one has been on the site for like two months. Agreed, the pop up ones are the ones that really get on my nerves. The others don't bother me at all. I'm getting good at ignoring them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB x360a Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I have also added a line in my sig about adblockers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceris Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Thanks man, we appreciate it. Also, if you get an add that is annoying, I also need to know what country you are in. Ideally, this info to get it blocked: Image link Destination link (yes, that typically means you have to click on it once) Your country You can post in this thread or PM me, either one will work. What if it's a flash based ad? It doesn't take you anywhere when clicked on, just brings up a huge interactive menu, so no destination link. And since its flash based, I can't give an image url. Actually, got a destination link since my browser said "loading from ____" in the corner. http://www.crestcreator.com Country: USA http://puu.sh/52GVX.png Edited October 29, 2013 by Ceris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supadryz Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yes this pop up Ad's are very annoying, I'm using my iPad & the stupid up follows me while I'm scrolling through the forums, I'm all for advertising on here but this is not cool & it has only started in the past month or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakez123 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yes this pop up Ad's are very annoying, I'm using my iPad & the stupid up follows me while I'm scrolling through the forums, I'm all for advertising on here but this is not cool & it has only started in the past month or 2. Tell me about it, I use a laptop and I can't find it right now - but a battlefield ad pops up and covers half my screen After I close it I don't see any battlefield banners so I have no clue why they popped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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