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Annoying pop up ‘Put a question to Bridget Phillipson…’

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toastofthetown · 27/09/2023 14:08

This is appearing on every page I open with no option to close it. It does seem to disappear after a while (feels like ages), but it’s very annoying. Especially as it doesn’t load instantly, and I’ve gone to click on something else but it appears as I click. I don’t want to ask a question.
iPhone, iOS 16.6.1, Safari

Annoying pop up ‘Put a question to Bridget Phillipson…’
OP posts:
DuckWithOneWing · 27/09/2023 19:55

Please can it stop? I can't use one arm so I do things a bit differently, and it's really getting in the way

MapleSyrupWaffles · 27/09/2023 19:41

another one who finds it very annoying. It was appearing on every single page when I was trying to post earlier, and every time I press the back or forward button, which I do loads in a session. I never click on pop-ups, other than to try to make them go away, and this didn't even have that option.

Whinge · 27/09/2023 19:35

Another one who wants it to stop. It's very distracting and intrusive, and I feel sorry for those with visual impairments who have voiced concerns and been completely ignored by MNHQ. Sad

GOODCAT · 27/09/2023 19:02

Seeing it at all is still annoying. I am not interested in it at all and don't want to see this at all. Can we at least have some settings that let us stop this completely?

Killingmytime · 27/09/2023 18:20

And me

U2HasTheEdge · 27/09/2023 18:05

It hasn't stopped here either.

Levriers · 27/09/2023 17:43

Still happening !!!

FlyingFlamingo · 27/09/2023 17:24

I’m joining in to say please make it stop!

StJulian2023 · 27/09/2023 17:19

It’s good practise for all pop ups to have a clear ‘close’ option. Agree it’s intrusive and annoying

Songlines · 27/09/2023 17:02

If I'm anything to go by then I'll definitely NOT be asking her a question, even if I'd wanted to.
You might find that this has exactly the opposite effect to that you intended.

Insommmmnia · 27/09/2023 16:21

LilyMumsnet · 27/09/2023 14:58

Hi all

We've now fixed this and the popup will show twice per session, and not appear again after that. Flowers

Hi @LilyMumsnet given you have had feedback from at least two visually impaired people that this impacts the accessibility of the website for them, and given that the equalities act states that websites need to be accessible can you explain how this fixes the issue for partially sighted people please?

NonMiDispiace · 27/09/2023 16:17

It’s every few minutes regardless of which thread 😡

EllaMenopee · 27/09/2023 16:14

It's just happened to me twice on this thread 🙄

BBno4 · 27/09/2023 16:14

Mumsnet have to make money, your going to have to deal with these things. You know you ain't going anywhere else...

TheYearOfSmallThings · 27/09/2023 16:14

Me too, so irritating.

DontDareToGetOld · 27/09/2023 16:12

This is so irritating!

ElleLeopine · 27/09/2023 16:02

Twice every time I go on MN is too much! Surely we don't need a constant pop up on this?

Can you please make it go away, it is exceptionally annoying!

Plasmodesmata · 27/09/2023 15:53

Can we not click on it to make it go away? And twice per session - does this mean if I look at Mumsnet again later I'll see it again? (still not interested....)

readbooksdrinktea · 27/09/2023 15:38

PinkBuffalo · 27/09/2023 14:19

Same! I have no clicked on it in case I end up in the discussion by accident

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Same here.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 27/09/2023 15:37

5x this season 🙄

Alstroemeria123 · 27/09/2023 15:31

It’s definitely come up for me more than twice this session, and has just popped up again.

saraclara · 27/09/2023 15:21

Thanks@LilyMumsnet

Original poster
toastofthetown · 27/09/2023 15:20

LilyMumsnet · 27/09/2023 14:58

Hi all

We've now fixed this and the popup will show twice per session, and not appear again after that. Flowers

Thanks for fixing that, and I have a few more questions. Why twice and not once (which is still more than one time I want to see it)? Would it be possible to change the pop-up at least to one which is able to be closed by the user? What is a session? On my phone I browse in private mode, so I assume a session is any time my tab reloads I’ll get it twice. But on my laptop which I never restart not on private does a session run indefinitely. Some users have reported accessibility concerns with the pop up, and not sure if those have been addressed alongside the reduction in view counts.

And is there a reason this is being promoted so heavily? Normally chats are on the (many) MN sponsored threads on every page anyway, so having an intrusive pop up in addition to everything already promoted to me as I browse is wearing.

OP posts:
Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 27/09/2023 15:18

Never heard of her.Don’t care. Don’t need or want Labour propaganda thanks

Certainlyreally · 27/09/2023 15:14

LilyMumsnet · 27/09/2023 14:58

Hi all

We've now fixed this and the popup will show twice per session, and not appear again after that. Flowers

why twice per session

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