michaelhenson Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 In response to post #38083025. RagamuffinSkullman wrote: Do video ads count as bad ads? Just asking.Just the ones that force you to watch them by preventing your ability to scroll, or the ones that automatically play sound without you clicking them, ex: every video ad with the old ad provider. It SHOULD be fixed now that the old provider got dumped on their ass & aq new provider picked up. I imagine the revenue an ad provider can get from this site is INCREDIBLE, if the Nexus can earn a little more than $780,000 from ads, I assume the ad company makes AT LEAST that much, probably over twice as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1lotM3chan1c Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I like this sensible and respectful approach to adds. I also like the ease of reporting adds that act up. When I first started using this site, there was an add that auto-scrolled to the bottom and wouldn't allow you to view the content. I reported it, and within a few days, I didn't encounter it on the site any more. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImChronos Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This would be a great feature, if it workedTried to report a video ad, that keeps slowing down my browser about 5 times now, but my whole browser keeps freezing until I refresh the site Maybe you could somehow make it possible to report an ad without being forced to have it opened in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfridsson Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi 2 times for ~10 pages I've been sent to an adult dating site... not possible to get back. I don't mind the ad content but it's super annoying to be unable to go back to the nexus. I can't really say what ad did this since I'm sent away before being able to see whats causes it. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexBeth Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 It seems like there was a reprieve from the obtrusive ads but they seem like they may be sneaking back in. I've gotten a few auto sound video ads over the past week and I just got a freeze on a site page I was loading while 3 Am. Express ads opened up 3 tabs on my browser, in addition to another sound video commercial playing at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Again, If you don't report them using the report function, OR get a screen cap we have no way of letting the third party ad company know what ads are being hijacked by the slime purveyors. Then there are the lower than slime that hijack the entire ad process and send you to their ads instead of the approved ones. Check your browser to be absolutely sure one of the slime haven't hijacked your browser homepage with one that looks identical but is tied into a hijacked ad site.Programs like JRT can help find these, but it is still up to you to fix your own browser homepage if it is being redirected.Fixing your homepage cannot be done by Nexus or even by a legitimate ad provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexBeth Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 My browser hasn't been hijacked and I have been reporting the ads as requested. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbagull Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Re: Malicious ads Hi! I have never had problems with the ads on the site - and I've been a regular for about 6 years, now.Today I got, for the first time, a really disturbing ad on the nexus. I was redirected to another page, and I had to close the tab to get rid of it. Not only that, but it was very, very graphic. We're talking dozens of pictures of completely naked women spreading their legs for the camera. This is not something I want to be greeted with when I'm just trying to mod my games. This happened twice, in a period of a couple of minutes. I understand that you need to have advertisement on the site, and that's never bothered me - I'm very happy you can make money that way so that it can be free for the users, but this is not okay. I was genuinely disturbed by this - it's also especially stressful because sudden, unwanted pornography is something one usually associates with malware. Please, fix this. Graphic pornography is not something anyone should have to be exposed to without their consent. Also - there are plenty of people using the site who are underage. Please, get rid of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoulsearcher Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Apologies in advance if this is the wrong place to post this... The ads today for Alienware are auto-playing sound (and sometimes video). The ad banner (at the top) is at least twice as tall as the other ones I see, and I think that is covering the report ad function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repusDude Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yeah, that monthly melee Alienware twitch overwatch is auto playing the video. Kinda bit annoying. Of course, I like to play overwatch and watch some video of it but not whole 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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