AIBU to ask MNHQ to get rid of that bloody advert?

[Gruach]

So annoying! It's flashed up five times since I started this. And deleted a post I was writing elsewhere. Please make it stop!

It's Google I think ... And I'm on the mobile site on an iphone.

Adblock ;)

Adblock doesn't stop the majority of the sodding adverts on here. I'm fedup with trying to get rid of them taking up the top third/half of the page on my iPad.

This one isn't a top of the page thing. It just flashes up randomly, replacing the MN page I'm reading. And if I've been drafting a post it's gone when I go back to the relevant page.

This keeps happening to me too. The Google homepage just appears without me doing anything.

I’ve had this too and it’s really annoying

Have reported my failure to put this in Site Stuff!

Oh! I thought I was pressing back without realising or something imonaplane but maybe I'm not. There's no rhyme or reason to it happening

Gruach It might be worth reporting this thread & getting it moved to 'Site Stuff' MN are usually pretty good at responding & fixing ad issues.

Yes I agree far to many adverts in the last couple of weeks. Is MN trying to make a killing through ads now. It really does detract from the site.

X post re site stuff because I'm a slow typer & a baby is biting my boob

Oh! I thought I just had fat fingers!

Adblock doesn't stop the majority of the sodding adverts on here.

Does on my Android :D

Not an ad to be seen here.

What advert? The only ones I get are just for websites I've been to.

I kept getting that last night on my iPad - google homepage would appear randomly. I thought it was me doing something stupid!

Websites and search engine providers don't like users to get comfortable, and change things around every so often meaning any strategies you have found to minimise ad irritation stop working and have to be reviewed.

My employers encounter this kind of tactic frequently because we are also on the other side and try to optimise our online visibility.

It really pisses me off when a thread has a banner advert across the top that doesn't FTFO when I scroll down (laptop) It sits there blocking text.

I often just skim or close the threads. It's like reading through a letterbox.

Highly annoying - can you not just stick the adverts on the side?

Hi folks,

We're just moving this thread over to site stuff. Can anyone provide a screenshot of the ad?

Oh phew, I thought it was just me. I checked for anyone else having the same problem yesterday and this is the first I've seen

Ahh I had this too. Also thought I was pressing something/ fat fingers. Its happened about 3 times. I couldn't understand it!
Hard to screenshot when it's literally the Google homepage. There's no warning of it.

Excellent.

I wonder if it will disappear now ...

Gruach, funnily enough it hasn’t happened to me since you first posted!

YetAnotherUser, thanks! I have just installed adblock and it looks good!

Hi folks,

Is this a popup? Does it look a bit dodgy? Or is it an actual advert that looks quite official?

Please do let us know - any screenshots are really useful.

We're aware of some popup issues at the moment and our ads team are working hard to identify and fix the issue, so if it's a popup thing then just hang on in there - it should be sorted very soon.

Hi Lorna

Do your SEO / ads people know about this? techcrunch.com/2018/02/14/how-chromes-built-in-ad-blocker-will-work-when-it-goes-live-tomorrow/?ncid=rss

From the 15th, Chrome will automatically block all ads on a site if one ad breaks Google guidelines.

Well, I haven't seen it since you appeared LornaM.

Not complaining ...

Hi EmpressOfJurisfiction

Thanks for the link, I just wanted to reassure you that we work really closely with Google and can confirm that we are adhering to all the rules they impose on us, including the better ads policies.

Thanks