Apolyton ads make noise now?

[connorkimbro]

As if popups weren't bad enough, i've somewhat learned to live with them (despite them being as annoying as all hell)

But there is an ad that makes noise now! Grrrrrrrr that's SO irritating. Where the hell is my adblocker? (goes to seach hard drive for the program he didn't want to have to use again. . . )

[DanQ]

Questions for you to narrow the focus down a little:

What was the ad that you saw when you heard this audio? Did you have any other webpages open at the time or any other program that may have produced an audible sound through your computer's speakers at the same time? Has it only happened the once or..?

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[connorkimbro]

Ok, ok, i'm not using an adblocker. (thanks for not jumping down my throat for saying that, by the way)

It's happened several times, with one particular ad (i don't remember what the ad was for) and i didn't have other web pages open. I'm pretty sure it was the ad making the noise, because it went right along with the animation on the ad. If i see it again, i'll let you know which ad it was.

[Dis]

never had that problem. But I am getting popups now. I thought if I changed it just to moo default I would get no popups.

I used to have a problem with popups, but that was because my settings magically changed without me chaning them.

I'll have to check them again.

[alva]

try running ad-adware first , and see what happens

[spartak]

Can't you set opera to block popups?

[MarkG]

if you're in the US you might get less pop-ups if you use the ultra special styles

[Venom]

I must not be using them then because I'm getting drilled in the ass by pop ups.

[spartak]

Suck a pretty picture you paint. No pop ups with opera or you could install apop-up killer.

[Skanky Burns]

If it was found that an Apolyton ad was making noise, would that ad be removed?

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
If it was found that an Apolyton ad was making noise, would that ad be removed?

We cannot give a definite answer to this because the content/context of such an ad would have to be taken into consideration. If for whatever reason the ad could not be removed, then ultimately one could turn down/off their speakers.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[Skanky Burns]

There is an indefinable line between what is acceptable and what is not. A noisy ad crosses that line.
Regardless, thanks for the answer.

[Venom]

Taz, are you suggesting that I take pro-active action and something?

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns


There is an indefinable line between what is acceptable and what is not. A noisy ad crosses that line.
Regardless, thanks for the answer.

Here is an example of what I was refering to earlier: if it is determined that a RealMedia ad on Apolyton is generating audio, we can always put in a request that it be removed if that is the decided course of action but there is no guarantee that it will then be taken out of the ad rotation they are delivering to us. That is RM's call.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[Venom]

The Apolyton ads are telling me to go out and start killing people.