# Ad: congratulations iPad user you just won $1000. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 1, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544 "2017-04-01T22:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/1 "2017-04-01T22:24:09Z")
This ad is driving me nuts and there is no way out of it. I’m on an iPad and that pop-up comes before I can hit anything. When I hit close it goes to [www.rightmartic.com](http://www.rightmartic.com). I cleared my cache and nothing worked. Finally I had to fill out the fricking form which included giving name and email. Does SDMB really allow such invasive ads? Edit: I just got it again. Also get it on chrome. No way back to sdmb. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/2 "2017-04-01T22:28:55Z")
Why did you give your email? If an ad won’t go away without an email, just hit some keys at random, and say you are **[qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com](mailto:qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com)** ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/3 "2017-04-01T22:47:04Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Why did you give your email? If an ad won’t go away without an email, just hit some keys at random, and say you are **[qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com](mailto:qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com)** Oh I didn’t give it my real email. I can’t believe this site would allow such an invasive and persistent ad ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/4 "2017-04-01T23:57:43Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Why did you give your email? If an ad won’t go away without an email, just hit some keys at random, and say you are **[qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com](mailto:qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com)** Whoever’s at **[qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com](mailto:qwrhafpuyio@zxcdxbkjui.com)** is gonna be really pissed at you. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/5 "2017-04-02T00:23:13Z")
> [@KidCharlemagne](#): > > Oh I didn’t give it my real email. I can’t believe this site would allow such an invasive and persistent ad It’s not a case of the site allowing the ad. This site would not be aware of it until it’s reported, then they can take action against it. Unfortunately it’s impossible, or impractical, to screen every ad beforehand. You choose an ad supplier like Google or whatever and trust them to make sure the ads are OK, which unfortunately they can’t always do. Too many bad ads and you’d switch your ad supplier. The bottom line is it’s always best to report intrusive ads or suspicious ads of any kind. (NB I am not a mod nor do I play one on television.) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/6 "2017-04-02T01:02:31Z")
Thanks for letting us know. I’ve reported the ad to our admins. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/7 "2017-04-02T01:17:23Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > It’s not a case of the site allowing the ad. This site would not be aware of it until it’s reported, then they can take action against it. Unfortunately it’s impossible, or impractical, to screen every ad beforehand. You choose an ad supplier like Google or whatever and trust them to make sure the ads are OK, which unfortunately they can’t always do. Too many bad ads and you’d switch your ad supplier. So why hasn’t the Dope switched? I’ve been getting this too and it sucks just as much as the OP says. Is the Dope using “Russian Scammers From 1999-R-US” as their provider? Seriously, I get obnoxious banner ads and crap from other sites, but I’ve _never_ seen the type of shit I get from the Dope’s provider. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/8 "2017-04-02T01:23:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Is the Dope using “Russian Scammers From 1999-R-US” as their provider? I get the impression that we use _every_ ad provider, because someone among the Powers that Be decided that it was always better to monetize a lot than to monetize a little. Which is why our ad providers include malware like Viglink. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/9 "2017-04-02T05:55:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I get the impression that we use _every_ ad provider, because someone among the Powers that Be decided that it was always better to monetize a lot than to monetize a little. Which is why our ad providers include malware like Viglink. I was wondering why I wasn’t plagued with Viglink. I thought it was no longer infesting the boards. Turns out, my Firefox “privacy.trackingprotection.enabled” setting not only turns off ads – all of which seem to want to do tracking – but it also disables the Viglink bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/10 "2017-04-02T16:03:24Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Thanks for letting us know. I’ve reported the ad to our admins. Thank YOU good sir. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/11 "2017-04-11T12:04:08Z")
This ad just came up again under [rightnetwork.com](http://rightnetwork.com) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/12 "2017-04-11T18:26:06Z")
I’ve reported the ads new URL to our admins. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/13 "2017-04-12T12:10:27Z")
Thanks. I see this morning [starredweb.com](http://starredweb.com) is another entrant in the free $1000 club. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/14 "2017-04-12T17:38:04Z")
> **[Adblock Plus | The world's #1 free ad blocker](https://adblockplus.org/)** > > Adblock Plus, the most popular ad blocker on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Android and iOS. Block pop-ups and annoying ads on websites like Facebook and YouTube. means I don’t get those annoying ads ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/15 "2017-04-13T14:58:30Z")
> [@glee](#): > > [https://adblockplus.org/](https://adblockplus.org/) > > means I don’t get those annoying ads Thanks for the idea but this is the only website I get these annoying ads. I get pop-ups sometimes but they’re just an “x” away. To commit to a dedicated ad blocker browser for one website is a bit much. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/16 "2017-04-13T16:05:18Z")
I can’t install any adblock at work-that would be a corporate decision made in another country. I’m lucky they recently upgraded me to Windows 7 Enterprise, service pack 1, using Explorer 9. If anything happens to this machine they are more likely to just shut off my internet access completely to make the problem disappear. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/17 "2017-04-21T00:28:26Z")
[Viewmedianext.com](http://Viewmedianext.com) is another. They picked a real winner with this ad. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-congratulations-ipad-user-you-just-won-1000/783544/18 "2017-04-21T01:12:39Z")
> [@KidCharlemagne](#): > > Thanks for the idea but this is the only website I get these annoying ads. I get pop-ups sometimes but they’re just an “x” away. To commit to a dedicated ad blocker browser for one website is a bit much. NoScript stops them all.