New ad placements - FYI!

[STORMS]

Hey all,

If you're seeing new ads popping up in threads, it's normal due to some new ad placements we're inserting to better TYM overall. We have some exciting ideas in the the works for TYM and these new ads will help us get there. We appreciate all of your support!

Here's a sample of the new ads - again, we're simply testing things out, so we appreciate your support! @admin

 

[colby4898]

Honestly if these continue being a thing I'm definitely done with the site. It's so annoying, feels like I have a virus. I don't see how this betters tym...

 

[Juggs]

Hmm, why is this thread not appearing on “Latest Posts” aka Recent Threads? Maybe this entire subforum doesn’t? @CrimsonShadow @STORMS @Mr Aquaman @admin

 

[STORMS]

Hmm, why is this thread not appearing on “Latest Posts” aka Recent Threads? Maybe this entire subforum doesn’t? @CrimsonShadow @STORMS @Mr Aquaman @admin

Because it's within the Q/A plugin I had installed years ago. That plugin wasn't successful.

I'm hopeful with the update we're planning on that we get a nice, much needed refresh.

 

[Mr Aquaman]

Should be showing up on the latest posts now? The pop up ad is pretty harsh and very easy to misclick, especially on mobile.

 

[chud_munson]

Yeah, gotta say I'm not a fan of this at all. I actually sort of panic closed the window because I thought it was malware or something. They've come up like 3 times while I've typed out this message lol. I get you're just trying stuff out, but if this is around long term I think it's too intrusive for this to be worth it for me.

 

[LEGEND]

Some of the adds are links to actual malware. When they first started popping up yesterday they were in the top right which wasn't so bad. So long as they are actual adds.

 

[CrimsonShadow]

I think I’m going to take a break until this has passed. It’s really interfering with use of the site. You close ads and they pop up again while you’re typing.. I think it’s just going to push people away.

 

[Kiss the Missile]

This shit sucks ass. Bring Robocop back

 

[SaltShaker]

I think the main issue around it is how fast it pops back up and being directly in the middle of the screen. A few minutes ago one popped up in the middle, I closed it, and then as I was typing my post it popped back up again and I almost mashed the "go to" button on it by accident lol.

 

[colby4898]

This was a dumb fucking idea tbh

 

[chud_munson]

Fwiw, I tried going on TYM on a corporate network and it was flagged as a security risk. That's never happened with TYM or any other site at work. @STORMS it might be worth reverting this change strictly from a security perspective, my guess is these ads are legitimate malware. In the meantime, I think I'm done taking risks here until this is gone.

 

[Marinjuana]

I usually expect to see some naked ladies along with ads like this

 

[STORMS]

Ads have been adjusted. We're definitely hearing the feedback, so thank you for working with us on this.

We're continuing to monitor the ads FYI

 

[chud_munson]

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I usually expect to see some naked ladies along with ads like this

Hey I got the same ones!

Ads have been adjusted. We're definitely hearing the feedback, so thank you for working with us on this.

We're continuing to monitor the ads FYI

Nice, thanks for making adjustments and taking feedback. It's still pretty aggressive, I dunno if it takes some time for changes to go into effect. As it stands right now, there are still shady looking banners popping up on mobile covering buttons and stuff.

I appreciate you need to find a balance to have ads that keep the site running while also keeping it usable for folks, but to be honest if things keep popping up on my screen like this that I need to actively close out, that crosses a user experience line that's too much for me to want to stick around unfortunately.

 

[STORMS]

The ads have been turned off for now. We appreciate the patience and working through it with us.

 

[colby4898]

The ads have been turned off for now. We appreciate the patience and working through it with us.

The "for now" scares me. Malware simulator should be turned off permanently.

 

[BlissfulMedusa]

Storms. You disappeared for a while and no batted an eye. You suddenly come back and within a few weeks people are complaining about this shit change you’ve made.

Please do this site a favor and disappear again.

 

[STORMS]

The "for now" scares me. Malware simulator should be turned off permanently.

Meaning as we work through different forms of ads to improve site revenue to keep TYM sustainable.

This is all being carefully worked on/considered.

Storms. You disappeared for a while and no batted an eye. You suddenly come back and within a few weeks people are complaining about this shit change you’ve made.

Please do this site a favor and disappear again.

Yep, I certainly did. I reached a point of burnout years ago like I'd never experienced before. It was the perfect storm of social media taking over among other happenings going on, life, etc.

Otherwise, I appreciate the kind words.

 

[superbn0va]

When browsing on your phone, the ads pop in front of your personal/notifications display

 

[STORMS]

When browsing on your phone, the ads pop in front of your ereonal/notifications display

Shouldn't be anymore. They were turned off.

 

[colby4898]

This is is all being carefully worked on/considered.

Not very carefully considered if you didn't consider malware like pop up ads weren't gonna piss off every user lmao

 

[Mikemetroid]

This shit sucks ass. Bring Robocop back

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These ads suck ass and are thankfully gone(attached). However, y'all need to be real with yourselves. This end time is coming unless something drastically changes. Such as life in the big city.