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Huge adverts making site unusable

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Zingy123 · 19/10/2024 19:17

I am being plagued by a Taylor Wimpey advert. It takes up the whole page and makes it impossible to scroll. Please get it removed or made smaller.

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PaminaMozart · 13/11/2024 14:03

Well........ thanks for trying. I hope it'll (eventually) work 🤞

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LilyMumsnet · 13/11/2024 13:58

Hi all

Thanks for your patience. We have an update here - we know it was a really frustrating issue, and we appreciate how much information you've all shared (both on this thread and via email).

We have released a permanent fix for this. It's a large fix for all issues relating to ad sizes, so there may be some teething problems. We're hoping this isn't the case, but we'd be grateful if you could keep us updated.

PaminaMozart · 13/11/2024 03:11

I'm now getting this bloody Nespresso advert at the bottom of the page - so the blue band with active, watching etc is obscured.😡

For F's sake!! Can you not get this sorted?
@LilyMumsnet or whoever is minding the shop...

ihavebecomecomfortablynumb · 12/11/2024 20:41

I often get a huge Siemens ad that you can’t get rid of it, when you try it automatically takes you to the Siemens website. Massively annoying.

Waggytail · 12/11/2024 16:21

Getting big Bentley ads which are impossible to close. I also had the entire site freeze and crash earlier because it couldn't load whatever ad it was I was scrolling into. Honestly a pain in the arse - but this has been going on for well over a month now! Whether it's Tu, Siemens etc.

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 12/11/2024 16:21

I just had some large advert which blasted into rock music (Robbie Williams) and every time I tried to hit the mute button in the ad, it acted like I’d clicked on it as an interested person and opened a tab still playing the awful music! I couldn’t get it to go away and ended up having to close the whole tab and re-log into MN.

PaminaMozart · 12/11/2024 16:14

I'm really not the target audience.

😂

gamerchick · 12/11/2024 15:56

And full page moving adverts at that. I don't want to see a moving Bentley advert every page. I'm really not the target audience.

AllHisCaterpillarFriends · 12/11/2024 15:50

Chrome, Android. Had to exit MN to get it to clear.

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oakleaffy · 12/11/2024 15:35

Obtrusive and obnoxious adverts are the reason so many people stop 🛑 using sites- OR purchase adblockers.

Adverts should never be obnoxious or detracting.

gamerchick · 12/11/2024 15:29

Massive Bentley ones here. Crashing over couple of posts now. There's just no need for full page adverts that you can't even scroll.pasr.

PaminaMozart · 12/11/2024 15:25

Android tablet (Samsung Galaxy), Chrome

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LilyMumsnet · 12/11/2024 14:28

PaminaMozart · 11/11/2024 16:55

Thank you, but I've posted screen shots!

Just now I'm getting the attached.

Sorry if you've already said but can you confirm your device and browser?

FranksInvisibleLlama · 12/11/2024 12:24

I have still got the Boots one that takes up the entire screen and says Please rotate your device. It’s on every page including this one and makes the website unusable. It was here at the weekend, seemed to be fixed for probably less than 24hrs and came back yesterday.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 12/11/2024 12:13

Also a bit bemused as to what the point is in requesting URLs, screenshots and the rest when they've all been provided many times before and it makes no difference?

Hobnobswantshernameback · 12/11/2024 07:04

Back again
Seriously how amateur is your tech or just admit it's advertising you agree to and this was some revenue generating deal
Utterly ridiculous

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ZZTopGuitarSolo · 12/11/2024 02:34

Finding this site increasingly impossible to use. Chrome on an iPhone this morning. There’s almost no actual screen left to read.

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LilyMumsnet · 11/11/2024 21:03

PaminaMozart · 11/11/2024 16:57

It's a filmed advert rather than a photo.

Thank you! If it happens again, would you mind grabbing the URL for us?

PaminaMozart · 11/11/2024 16:57

It's a filmed advert rather than a photo.

PaminaMozart · 11/11/2024 16:55

Thank you, but I've posted screen shots!

Just now I'm getting the attached.

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LilyMumsnet · 11/11/2024 16:46

Hi all,

Thanks for being patient. We're still looking at the problem and will update as soon as we can. However, if there's a grey frame around the advert, then it means that it's a standard ad size and isn't an error.

PaminaMozart · 11/11/2024 09:43

This advert used to be quite small and at the bottom of the page but now it's getting bigger:

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 10/11/2024 19:46

Seems they're on a roll today; the scam virus notification and KitchenAid ones are back, with the newer ones being added to all the time

Doesn't look like it's going to be sorted out any time soon though

PaminaMozart · 10/11/2024 09:53

And now I am getting adverts that actually obscure the posts! See attached.

What is going on?

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