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Adverts in mobile site

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EveryGoodBoyDeservesFun · 17/11/2014 20:00

Have the adverts in the mobile site changed to being along the top and 'floating' as you scroll down the page? I thought they were changed to being distributed through the page, every 6 or so threads. I find it really annoying to have them at the top of the screen constantly.

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happygirl87 · 22/11/2014 08:12

Just for balance, can I say I much prefer the top of the screen ones?! When they were between posts I was forever clicking on them by mistake as I scrolled!

TeenyfTroon · 22/11/2014 08:09

I wrote a post yesterday on why I prefer ads between posts. God knows what's happened to it so I'll just say again that I HATE the ads at the top.

Tzibeleh · 22/11/2014 07:14

The trouble with the 'fixed' ad is that it doesn't stay fixed. And neither do the navigation buttons. The ads between posts moved smoothly with the posts, but the fixed ads jerk and float over the posts, creating a very unpleasant 3-d flashing effect. When I scroll down the ad appears to pull down over the posts, before snapping back up to the top; and when I scroll up the nav buttons do the same in reverse, appearing to pull up over the posts, before snapping back down to the bottom. The nav buttons did not do this with the other style of ad.

It really is unpleasant. I could just about tolerate the greatly reduced screen-size caused by these two obstructions, but the hovering and snapping is truly nauseating.

ophiotaurus · 21/11/2014 14:50

Mine is the same Ineed

IneedAwittierNickname · 21/11/2014 14:35

Mine move down the page so it is always there but stays at the very top of the page iyswim

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IneedAwittierNickname · 21/11/2014 14:04

I prefer them at the top (like to be different) but it stays right at the very top and disappears when I type.

ophiotaurus · 21/11/2014 13:37

It's kind of half way down in its little rectangle at the top.

ophiotaurus · 21/11/2014 13:36

Plus the Venus one doesn't load up on my phone properly (iPhone 5s Safari latest iOS).

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ophiotaurus · 21/11/2014 13:35

I much much prefer them in between at the top is far too intrusive for me. I hate it sorry.

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EveryGoodBoyDeservesFun · 21/11/2014 13:20

Oh no, the ads at the top are dreadful. Especially the ones that move and are brightly coloured. I had got used to them in the middle of threads and really didn't mind them, but I'll not be going on MN as much on my mobile if this is the case. Sorry, this is the one thing I really struggle with with the new mobile site.

I understand you need to take ads, that really isn't an issue, but on smaller screens the fixed ad at the top is just too intrusive. Please go back to between posts!

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SoonToBeSix · 21/11/2014 13:08

The ads in the middle were fine, the ads at the top are awful.

Wailywailywaily · 21/11/2014 12:15

The main problem for me is that my screen size is tiny so an ad stuck at the top does really affect my ability to ise the site while mobile. It wasn't too much of a problem when the ads are between the posts, I still see them but they don't block my view.

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JessicaMumsnet · 21/11/2014 12:02

Hello all,

Sorry to send conflicting messages but there was a small misunderstanding on Monday night. The advert at the top and scrolling with the page is a deliberate change. However, it should not float around the middle of the screen nor cover your message box. We fixed that asap at the beginning of the week so hopefully no one is experiencing that now.

As some of you know we've been trying out different ways of advertising on Mumsnet mobile. We do need to take adverts and we're trying to find a way of balancing the need to include adverts and highlight other mumsnet content and not wanting to interfere with mumsnetting.

We've tried out two ways so far, the fixed scrolling ad at the top and the ads in between posts. The reactions have been very evenly split and now we're trying fixed again for a short time to measure impact.

We'll also be trying some ways of showcasing other content which we hope people will find useful or interesting over the next couple of weeks.

As ever we're really interested in your feedback so any thoughts are welcome.

LineRunner · 21/11/2014 08:14

Still a problem here, too.

ophiotaurus · 21/11/2014 07:20

MNHQ it's still like this. Any news on it being fixed?

ophiotaurus · 20/11/2014 12:15

I don't know line but it's annoying. It was fine before!

LineRunner · 20/11/2014 09:49

ophio I wonder what has happened to make it regress so, if it's not deliberate (as DawnMN says upthread).

FluffyRedSocks · 20/11/2014 09:01

Back at the top here too, iPhone safari

ophiotaurus · 20/11/2014 08:54

Me too Line. I wish they would stop messing with it. The ads were fine through the thread. It's very distracting.

LineRunner · 20/11/2014 08:53

It's making the mobile site unusable for me again - getting a headache with all the flashing.

ophiotaurus · 20/11/2014 08:48

Please fix this is horrible.

Tzibeleh · 19/11/2014 23:55

Still getting the floating ads here.Confused

iPhone 3GS, iOS6.something, Safari.

LineRunner · 19/11/2014 17:17

Also lots of flickering.

And it's really slowed down

Wailywailywaily · 19/11/2014 16:53

I'm getting it on the Samsung S3 mini too and I hate it

LineRunner · 19/11/2014 16:51

Yes it is still happening to me too, on Kindle Fire.