[answered] I AM SICK OF THE FART BUTTON ADVERTISMENT

I would like a response from admin on this (in the nicest possible way, possums)

If you want an answer from the administrators you'll have to use the Contact Us link at the bottom of your screen, Dadpad (between Privacy Policy and Help) -- chances that they'll just happen to stroll past this thread aren't exactly foolproof.

(And then when you get an answer you can update this thread of course ;-))

Well, I did happen to come across this while looking for legitimate help needs on the forum so I'll take a stab at it.



Not merely on the grounds that you find it offensive, no. It's a significant amount of work to try to filter what obnoxious ads I already do, and I don't intend to add to my existing criteria for filtering any ad that any user might happen to find "offensive".

The ad serving here is governed by a very well-defined criteria and I don't personally think you have much to complain about. I filter many types of annoying advertising (such as pop-ups, pop-unders etc..) and think the ads around here are less anoying than the web average.

They certainly aren't as well filtered as I'd like, and the ad in question may get filtered with more agressive use of my existing rulesets (which filters the bulk of the annoying flashing ads) but becaue there are several hundred thousand ads available to the rotation of this site I have no plans to play DJ with the ad serving and respond to personal requests.

Users who most heavily frequent this site will tend to get lower-paying ads from the ad networks and they will often be mass-market and more annoying. I filter a very large amount to keep away thousand of flashing ads and such and in the future I plan to improve the ad serving that does get through if I can.

I will not, however, EVER take on the burden of making sure each ad is approved by everyone who decides they have a say in the matter.

At some point I will create the option to subscribe to a ad-free version of a2k and if you feel it's offensive enough to pay a few bucks a month to see no ads you will have the power to do so.

I tried providing this option earlier and closed the program because my solution on top of phpbb was not very clean. I'm making custom software now and will empower the user with more choices as the features are built.

Right now, the deal is that the site is free and the ads support it. Later there will be the option to pay for one's own use of the site and remove them.

Thanks for the response craven, I'm particularily greatfull for fact that you are filtering many obnoxiouse ads.

I cn see how having to filter ads "just because someone finds them a bit offensive" would become a burden.

Generally I find the site claen and very easy to use and am greatfull for the time and effort you must put in to keep it so.

Regards dp.

For those of you who haven't caught my tip in regards to the ad talked about in this thread, pressing your "Esc" button will stop it from flashing.

Thank you Reyn. My computer always ground to a halt when the Ask.com ad appeared in flash mode. I just did the escape thing and the ad stopped and my computer kept rolling along nicely.

Glad to be of help.

Um. It is an annoying ad. But. But, did any of yall hit the button? What happened?

Once upon a time, it would fart...then, if you hit the button a few times, take you to a scummy joke toolbar site.


Now it is silent, and just takes you to a scummy toolbar site.


Life is but slow entropy, and fraught with the inevitability of encroaching chaos.

Ha! It worked!

Thanks Reyn!

... & I just stopped that silly Dada ringtone man from jiggling about by doing the same thing!

(hitting the STOP button on you web browser also works...)

I'm just thinking if and what all this has to do with the fact that it first was discovered downunder by some wabbit ...

Er...it has become rampant and is extraordinarily annoying?

Indeed.

You say it.

Yer both dead.

And one of you is an ass, too.

Since I know both of us personally: might be, might be.

But think of it this way; the one that's an ass got a donkeyd!ck too..

Thinking to self that Nimh needs to get laid.........hops off......

I'll say it again - nimh's been fiesty!

When did the fart button advert start to strobe like that? It makes me want to run away - that can' be good advertisement!