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..to be driven mental by the purple promo boxes that pop up on MN.

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Celeriacacaca · 16/03/2015 20:53

Eg the box tonight that's promoting the Nick Clegg chat or something similar.

It drives me insane and when they repeatedly pop up on my phone as it means I can't see half the screen. I'm forever trying, usually unsuccessfully, to click the tiny little cross to get rid of them and then lo, a few min's later, another one pops up. I end up leaving the site as can't be bothered. It's also happening on the laptop, although doesn't obscure as much of the screen.

Please get them under control MN - if I cross it once I really don't want to see it again!! I thank you...

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Smidge001 · 16/03/2015 20:54

Agreed!

John4703 · 16/03/2015 20:55

I hate pop up boxes YANBU

MetellaEstMater · 16/03/2015 21:00

Agreed. No I don't want to ask Nick frigging Clegg a question in person...unless doing so will make the purple box go away.

avocadotoast · 16/03/2015 21:07

Yep! I hate them too. So annoying.

glampinggaloshes · 16/03/2015 21:09

agreed, it dominates and is unwelcome!

monkeysaymoo · 16/03/2015 21:10

Agreed very bloody annoying

tak1ngchances · 16/03/2015 21:12

MNHQ if you must have these aggravating boxes then please create a giant X to close them, ok? No more piddly little x

Miltonmaid · 16/03/2015 21:12

So annoying on the phone.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 16/03/2015 21:13

If you must have them then..still don't.

silverfingersandtoes · 16/03/2015 21:15

Agreed. Bloody awful intrusive things. Angry

ginmakesitallok · 16/03/2015 21:15

Hate them too, only get them on the mobile site?

FenellaFellorick · 16/03/2015 21:15

oh yes.

They are frigging maddening.

Have you tried to use a mobile?

pfft.

It's ruddy shit.

I am so pissed off that I don't intend to participate just because the purple boxes piss me off Grin

No matter how many times I tried to click that tiny frigging x I couldn't get it. And it wouldn't disappear. And the ad at the top was a pain too. And I could read about 3 lines of text at a time. Bloody annoying.

..to be driven mental by the purple promo boxes that pop up on MN.
Selks · 16/03/2015 21:16

Agreed! Totally annoying

LineRunner · 16/03/2015 21:17

I found that just clicking on the purple block, rather than the cross, made it go away.

Lazarusbal · 16/03/2015 21:18

Agreed!

fairgame · 16/03/2015 21:18

Agreed very irritating

Drama99 · 16/03/2015 21:19

I also have a blue banner with options to click - active/watching etc, but it obscures some of the screen and there isn't an x to click to close it. Anyone know how to get rid of that?? I'm on my phone.

Arion · 16/03/2015 21:20

Yes, very irritating

austenozzy · 16/03/2015 21:21

Agreed

guiltynetter · 16/03/2015 21:22

YABNU. SO annoying! once you've closed it once that should be it. grrrrr

pilates · 16/03/2015 21:23

Yes drives me mad

Stratter5 · 16/03/2015 21:25

Hate it, and it's so fiddly to get rid of on a phone.

londonrach · 16/03/2015 21:27

Agree. Have closed mn because o f them..

StickIt · 16/03/2015 21:29

Yes they are irritating. MN please stop them.

Pyjamasandwine · 16/03/2015 21:30

Totally agree very annoying.

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