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Voice adverts!

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cuttingpicassostoenails · 09/10/2015 06:28

How do I stop the awful voice over adverts that keep appearing? One for Radox and now one with some bloke talking about London being the most popular city. It's driving me batty! The only thing that stops them is to close down mumsnet everytime.

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lifesalongsong · 21/10/2015 17:32

I have 2 different Jurassic Park ads, one under the trending box and one across the top of the right hand side of the screen but at least they seem to be silent now.

I don't know about anyone else but advert overkill like this just makes me more likely not to buy, sorry Asda but you're wasting your budget on me.

RatOnnaStick · 21/10/2015 17:30

Its all quiet here, thank you. The only dinosaurs roaring now are in my kitchen getting under my feet while I cook dinner...

BetterTogether · 21/10/2015 17:29

These are the screenshots of both ads if it helps. It's always these ones, in the same order and (now) with only sound on 2nd, longer, one.

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BetterTogether · 21/10/2015 17:28

Hi, sorry been out away from MN ShockWink
I'm sure it was playing sound when I posted earlier - and indeed for that half hour peace it didn't pop out at all which was great.
Now, the first ad (7 second one) pops up silently (on the phone it takes over the whole screen) but the second one (20 seconds) still auto plays sound. I don't remember any take over/pop up ads before the last few days!

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ColetteTech · 21/10/2015 15:28

Hi Better, the ad should still be there but it shouldn't be auto-playing sound like it was before, is that not the case for you?

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IonaMumsnet · 21/10/2015 14:52

Oh no! Thanks for the heads up. We'll have another look.

BetterTogether · 21/10/2015 14:43

The dinosaurs are back for me when I go to Active Threads Sad the 30 minutes peace were nice while they lasted!

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IonaMumsnet · 21/10/2015 14:10

Hi again! The lovely ColetteMumsnet has silenced the velociraptors now, we think. Should all be quiet there now. Please do just let us know if anyone is still having Dinosaur Roar issues. Thanks for your patience!

DreamingOfThruxtons · 21/10/2015 10:36

*on. FFS

DreamingOfThruxtons · 21/10/2015 10:36

Same bloody ad: you're going to get me fired!

Screengrab, in case it's needed (probably not). Am using Explorer or a standard work computer. Ahem.

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Preminstreltension · 21/10/2015 10:23

Yep Jurassic world on the Active Convos page - using ie here.

pinkprimroses · 21/10/2015 10:07

I keep getting the Jurasic World ad with ASDA - which starts making a noise about 10 seconds after I've remained on a page. Can't use MN if it's going to do that:(

I'm using a laptop with Chrome browser.

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IonaMumsnet · 21/10/2015 10:05

Hi folks! Sorry about this. We are trying to sort this one right now. Just rounding up the dinosaurs.

RatOnnaStick · 21/10/2015 09:52

OH FOR FUCKS SAKE GET THAT DAMN ADVERT OFF. THREE TIMES IN FIVE MINUTES IS RIDICULOUS.

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Pyjamaface · 21/10/2015 09:11

Another one suffering with Jurassic Park. I had a bad shift last night and little sleep and it is stomping all over my last nerve. On desktop on Chrome

CalmYoBadSelf · 21/10/2015 07:25

Jurassic one is still doing it this morning, please make it stop. I can't be doing with having to jump to switch it off all the time

CalmYoBadSelf · 21/10/2015 00:14

I'm still getting the Jurassic one too every time I open a thread. Bloody annoying!

I'm on laptop using IE

MyNameIsInigoMontoya · 21/10/2015 00:08

Yes Jurassic World here too, every time I go to Active posts or similar - this is on desktop PC in my case. Very loud and annoying, especially late at night..

senua · 20/10/2015 23:27

Another annoyed poster here, getting the Jurassic audio advert. I keep turning it off and it keeps turning itself back on again. I am not impressed with your adverts overriding my laptop settings.

BetterTogether · 20/10/2015 20:58

I've been getting the Jurassic Park advert a lot today too. Just came onto site stuff to see if anything had been said about it. So annoying!

I'm on an iPhone using mobile site through safari.

HamaTime · 20/10/2015 18:41

I keep getting a film advert. It might be Jurassic Park but I'm not sure because it's so annoying I have to shut it down.

Laptop and safari here

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DawnMumsnet · 17/10/2015 21:29

Glad to hear it. Smile

Please do continue to report any other noisy ads that crop up.

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cuttingpicassostoenails · 17/10/2015 05:02

Oooohhhh...that's better! Thankyou Dawn.

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AyeAmarok · 16/10/2015 21:59

Mine seems okay too *touch wood.

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DawnMumsnet · 16/10/2015 12:21

Glad everything's peaceful on the site for you, Allalonenow.

How about you, cuttingpicassos?