Expanding Banner Ads must Die!

The banner ads for Sharp and Odwalla are getting out of hand. I have nothing against either company (yet) and I understand that the site needs advertising to be able to run, but these ads are screwing up the ability to post and use the search functions.

The new Odwalla ad is particularly egregious because even when it is not expanded, it stays on top of the Search pulldown menu, preventing you from selecting the Advanced Search option. It also interferes with a New Post, blocking the Subject box.

I tried to take a screen shot of this, but the Odwalla banner does not show up in the screen shot.

I'm glad you said something about it because I thought it was just me. I've been attacked by that evil Odwalla ad twice!:angry: The stupid thing WILL NOT go away when you click collapse. The only way I could get rid of it was to refresh the page. I agree with dogfriend, the Odwalla demon-ad has to go!:frusty:

Geez.

Install AdBlock add-on easily with Firefox 3. Click Tools, Addons, Get Add-Ons, Search All Add-ons, enter Adblock, install it.
After the firefox restart, chose USA Adblock Filterset.

Next step - even more agressive anti-ads, is to replace your "Hosts" file.
It's here:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

It has no extension. Google "hosts block ads" - I use www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Your anti-virus or whatever might complain - say "Allow" to the "Hosts file - possible trojan attack". It's just detecting that the file has changed.

Even if I use Internet Explorer I just see two tiny ads - because PriusChat.com is storing / displaying the ad - not some third party.

When using the hosts file, sometimes you'll get an error (not on this site) because of what is called a click-through.

looks like http: / / media.fastclick.net/something.php?sponsor=123~http: / / the_site_you_really_want.com

Just delete from the first to the next HTTP and hit enter.
Firefox has another plug-in called "Redirect Remover" that cleans this.

Evan,

I think this is something all of us have noticed. And while I'm really glad this community continues to grow, and Danny is hopefully doing well with this venture, some of the ads are a bit annoying. We appreciate you keeping your finger on the pulse of this thing!

RD

Are the expanding ads more profitable than regular ads? I agree they are annoying, but I understand they help the site out.

I agree that the expanding ads are very annoying. One of them collapses again as soon as the mouse moves off it, but another remains expanded after the mouse moves away, meaning that you have to be very careful not to let the mouse move across it or you'll be unable to read a portion of the page.

Both are annoying. The latter is much more annoying.

I went into ADBLOCK in the bottom right, click, then at the top of the new window, WHITELIST.

When you whitelist, you can choose PAGE or WHOLE SITE.

I put Whole Site, and I see a tiny amount of publicity - meaning a very well behaved site - I'll leave as is.

However, I'm still blocking publicity CNN.com !!!!

I understand the need for ads. However, the clear edge ads block the search function. It is frustrating to not be able to search for something. This could also cause duplication of threads because you can't see if your question has already been answered.

Even though I have priuschat.com whitelisted in Adblock, I still don't see the ads because I have Quantserve, Doubleclick, and the rest of those blocked with Noscript.

Is there any way to say "show ads from doubleclick on Priuschat without showing them anywhere else"?

Oh, you mean like this....



YES, P.I.A.!!!

I do not mind the static ads, but these active SOB's gotta go!!!

get firefox and get the add on called FOOF

Thanks for the tip. I also find these Clear Edge ads extremely annoying. The ads block me from private messages, search functions and even postings near the top of the page.

I do hereby pledge I will never buy anything from a company that chooses to annoy innocent viewers in such a manner. It is no different than scourge cast by spammers and telemarketers.

Noscript lets you allow a page temporarily or permenently irrc. I haven't used Quantserve and Doubleclick. I thought doubleclick was an ad promoter not blocker?

I meant I have them blocked. Quantserve and Doubleclick only exist to shove ads in your face, so they're the first sites I blocked with Noscript (Adblock blocks them automatically by default).

May they burn in hell...or at least be redirected to the bit bucket.

Tom

I'm getting tired of not being able to use my Back function. I hate to leave a great site, but am really getting tired of having to go out of my way to go back a page and monkey around finding where I was. As much as I understand the income coming from the ads, picking the most annoying, pervasive that I've seen in a long time torques me past wanting to come back.

Dude, I owe you a beer!!!!

This also works really well on some of the even more
Obnoxious over popped up, and Ad ridden websites I visit.....

I like Fiefox, good find!

Thanks