What's with the auto-plyaing video ads on the screen?

[Allison]

Some webmaster do read that board. I believe @WebmasterDoc and @WebmasterAlex can answer more of those questions.

Thanks, I was just curious if they used it as a source of gathering information.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Yes that is a new thing that is now being done.

Unless I am crazy, they are gone now.

 

[rteetz]

Unless I am crazy, they are gone now.

They might be but I don't know much about that. That is a question for the webmasters.

 

[chartle]

Unless I am crazy, they are gone now.

I can't comment on your mental health but I also no longer see them.

 

[disneysteve]

Unless I am crazy, they are gone now.

I can't tell because I don't see them on my home computer. I'll have to check at work tomorrow.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I still have an autoplay one running just now so not totally gone

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I still have an autoplay one running just now so not totally gone

I meant the ads in the middle of threads.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I meant the ads in the middle of threads.

Ah, my mistake - just checked and I am not seeing the mid-page ads either

 

[chartle]

Guess what its Friday morning and after not seeing them I JUST GOT ONE in this thread.

 

[chartle]

and I just got an autoplaying video.

 

[TexasErin]

I'd like to echo the ads that spontaneously begin playing cause me to close the browser. If I go to CNN, their reports also automatically start playing, but at least I can pause it without being instantly directed to another website. Today as I was listening to the DIS daily fix, I was "serenaded" by an advert for a TV program. I could not pause it or stop the ad (which was interrupting the DIS content) without clicking on it. My browser immediately opened that site, which I didn't want. Now, based on this experience, I know that if I get an ad that has video/sound, I have to either click on it or close the DIS forum page.

My response when these sound/video adverts play are to close the tab with the DISforum. Sometimes I come back, sometimes I take care of other matters. My hope in sharing is that admin realize that this type of ad is causing folks to leave the site, who will miss other non-video adverts altogether as well as DIS forum content. This seems contrary to the enticement that ads and content are meant to supply to the forum participant.

I ask that admin reconsider allowing ads on the forum that will spontaneously play sound/video. If the ads are managed by a third party, I encourage a conversation about how their management is turning off forum participants and in a way losing revenue due to these types of ads. Thanks for reading this feedback; it's offered respectfully and in recognition that adverts may be necessary to keep the forums running well.

I will no longer be able to be on the DIS on my breaks and lunch hour (which I have been doing for the past 18 years!) since we get in serious @#!* if we stream anything on the internet. It causes major problems with the network and they seek out whoever was doing it! Been nice being on the DIS, but I won't be getting in trouble over it.

 

[freewill]

Seriously, these auto running ads are freezing up my browser (Safari) about 50% of the time and otherwise causing pages to reload much more often than in the past -- it's just about destroying the usability of the Dis for me, at least on my phone.

Mods & Webmaters, I understand that monetization is necessary but can someone please tell Corey and Pete that this is killing the GUEST EXPERIENCE (key words) for many of us on the Dis????

Only half facetiously, i also ask how much I have to give on Patreon to avoid the effects of this new ad policy???

 

[Tiggerette]

Seriously, these auto running ads are freezing up my browser (Safari) about 50% of the time and otherwise causing pages to reload much more often than in the past -- it's just about destroying the usability of the Dis for me, at least on my phone.

Mods & Webmaters, I understand that monetization is necessary but can someone please tell Corey and Pete that this is killing the GUEST EXPERIENCE (key words) for many of us on the Dis????

Only half facetiously, i also ask how much I have to give on Patreon to avoid the effects of this new ad policy???

It took me about 20 min to try to send one PM this morning. The computer kept freezing, and I heard a motor vehicle ad. I reloaded the page three times to send one PM. The audio ad didn't stop playing. And right now there's a Nissan ad, and ….it's….. like… waiting… for the letters…. to appear on the screen to send this post. (Change that already had to close out and restart the page to send this post.)

 

[chartle]

right now I have an ad playing in the bottom right slot. for this one the audio is muted. Its for UX at WeWork? I have had Chrome sort of lock up. I think its was having issues retrieving the ad it wanted to play. Edge seems to work better.

I just opened the DIS in Edge and got the same muted ad.

 

[rteetz]

It took me about 20 min to try to send one PM this morning. The computer kept freezing, and I heard a motor vehicle ad. I reloaded the page three times to send one PM. The audio ad didn't stop playing. And right now there's a Nissan ad, and ….it's….. like… waiting… for the letters…. to appear on the screen to send this post. (Change that already had to close out and restart the page to send this post.)

right now I have an ad playing in the bottom right slot. for this one the audio is muted. Its for UX at WeWork? I have had Chrome sort of lock up. I think its was having issues retrieving the ad it wanted to play. Edge seems to work better.

I just opened the DIS in Edge and got the same muted ad.

@WebmasterCorey

I would voice you concerns on the tech support board. Also email admins@wdwinfo.com.

I also suggest clearing you cookies and stuff like that to see if it helps speed things up. Personally I don't have any issues with the dis loading but the auto playing ads I do experience and can be annoying.

 

[chartle]

right now the DIS page in chrome just locked up, aka Page Unresponsive. Its like its constantly refreshing.

 

[rteetz]

right now the DIS page in chrome just locked up, aka Page Unresponsive. Its like its constantly refreshing.

Have you tried clearing cache and cookies?

 

[freewill]

Have you tried clearing cache and cookies?

I will try that but the problems I am having are unlike any I've ever seen and they appear to have come on suddenly. AN

 

[freewill]

Sorry, the page reloaded in the middle of typing that. I've cleared cache and will see if that's helps. But why would so many of us have the exact sameness problem now if it were a matter of our device caches ? Seems more likely to be a Dis END issue to me.

 

[rteetz]

Sorry, the page reloaded in the middle of typing that. I've cleared cache and will see if that's helps. But why would so many of us have the exact sameness problem now if it were a matter of our device caches ? Seems more likely to be a Dis END issue to me.

Again nothing a moderator can do. Best to contact webmasters and try the tech support board.