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Adverts at the bottom of threads before posting box

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AdalindSchade · 14/09/2017 06:49

On mobile site, safari. Really annoying, unpleasant place to put them. Double size of mid thread ads too. When you go to bookmark the last post it's easy to click on the advert by mistake (on purpose?) and when posting a comment you now have to click on post twice for some reason. Please could these horrible ads be moved back to mid thread and made a reasonable size? Thanks

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LornaMumsnet · 14/09/2017 15:55

Hi all,

So this is a new ad format that we're trying and as per the screenshot, that is how it's meant to be!

Sorry if it's annoying. It shouldn't be affecting usability but if it is, let us know and we'll hand this over to our adops team.

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 16/09/2017 11:47

Hello everyone. Thanks for your continued feedback here. Just a quick update to say we've worked out the issue with double clicking on posts, which should be fixed next week. In the meantime, we're also looking closely at what can be done to minimise accidental clicking on the ads. We'll keep you posted on any developments.

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 16/09/2017 13:28

Thanks @BoreOfWhabylon for voicing your concerns. Obviously, we do need ads to keep Mumsnet ticking on as a free-to-use site, and the problem with having them below the posting box is that very few users scroll beyond that point to actually see the ad.

But we really don't want them to have a detrimental affect on usability, which rather defeats the purpose. We're working closely with our tech bods and adops team and we really do value all your suggestions and comments here.

Can we just check - for those of you who find you're accidentally clicking on the ad, what action are you trying to do when this happens? Are you trying to write in the posting box, for example?

And one other thing; the ad dominates the screen when you get to the bottom of the thread - but it doesn't appear until that point for anyone does it? (So, hopefully, when you go to post or to click onwards to page 2, the ad is dismissed?) Just checking that everyone is seeing what they're meant to be seeing, and we don't have rogue ads or anything else!

Cheers all.

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