Pop up ads

[PistolPete]

Is anyone else getting seriously annoying pop up ads on the forum?

I've accidentally clicked onto them opening up new pages so many times now!

Any way that the ads can be kept to banners?

Owners right of course, but no harm asking

[Jinx]

100% agreed - the site is really irritating now (aside from all the normal oxf*rd that is)

[SpaghettiHoop]

Try installing something like uBlock Origin.

[North Somerset Royal]

I already have a pop up blocker on my PC but it seems ineffective against these annoying intrusions. Fortunately it does not happen on my iPad so I only access the site on that or my iPhone now.

[NewCorkSeth]

My laptop blocks the ads very well but my phone isnt blocking it at all! Anyone know a good android adblock?

[Platypuss]

Running Adblock on PC and don't see any ads of any kind.

[PistolPete]

I get it on my iPhone (7- latest software) and my MacBook.

Lots of brown leaves cover the page and before you know it you're buying women's shoes from Asda!

[leon]

Running Adblock on PC and don't see any ads of any kind.

This.

Install that and then move on chaps.

[sloughroyal123]

+1 It's really getting annoying now

[tee peg]

They could bring on an epileptic fit......

[Royal Ginger]

Lots of brown leaves cover the page and before you know it you're buying women's shoes from Asda!

...and there's pop-ups on hobnob too.

[bobby1413]

I think I have opened up the George advert now about 100 times.

On a work computer currently, the entire background of the screen other than message box and main links is covered in a banner for some Ski resort.

[LWJ]

What does this have to do with the team?

[No Fixed Abode]

Running Adblock on PC and don't see any ads of any kind.

Surely you should be encouraging people to click on the ads. More traffic diverted to these sites such as Santander surely means good news for the running of hobnob no?

[cp]

Agree it's too much. There is a balance between needing to generate enough funds to run the site and completely annoying users that you want to attract to the site.

I think it's the ads that take over the whole screen that are wrong. Static banners etc. are acceptable.

[PistolPete]

What does this have to do with the team?

Due to (oxf*rd annoying) ads the team don't get discussed enough, therefore we can't confidently confirm who the escape goat is and, in turn, are not booing enough. Net result, sub optimum team motivation.

Or... there's no forum for 'air your grievances' so you pick the one with the largest exposure

[hobnob]

Yep, they are annoying... sorry.

I'll try and get them turned off or at least capped so they don't keep appearing.