# Banner ads with arrow buttons in slideshows **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366 "2013-05-15T01:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/1 "2013-05-15T01:52:33Z")
You know, after 17 years on the Internet, I’m pretty good at ignoring banner ads. But there is one kind that infuriates me. And I’m not sure whether I should direct my anger at the advertisers, or at the sites that host them. Because I’m becoming convinced that the sites that display the ads _encourage_ this type of ad. You’re reading an article on a site that decides the best way to present information is in the form of a slideshow. And positioned under each slide, but above the navigation buttons, is a banner ad that contains a button graphic with a right-pointing arrow, implying “next”. Like this article: [http://gossipcrawler.com/gossip/10-celebrities-that-do-not-drive/](http://gossipcrawler.com/gossip/10-celebrities-that-do-not-drive/) Every slide has a banner ad with a right-arrow button on it. Clearly intended to fool you into clicking the ad instead of the actual “next” button below it. GAAAAH! ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/2 "2013-05-15T03:24:19Z")
People who read shitty gossip articles about Russell Brand deserve to be redirected by faux-slideshow arrow banners. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/3 "2013-05-15T03:41:35Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > People who read shitty gossip articles about Russell Brand deserve to be redirected by faux-slideshow arrow banners. That was just the most recent example. I actually know next to nothing about Russell Brand, having never seen any of his work. But he seems like a decent guy, judging by this article: > **[5 Heartwarming Stories to Restore Your Faith in Celebrities](https://www.cracked.com/article_20413_5-heartwarming-stories-to-restore-your-faith-in-celebrities.html)** > > We should stop every now and then and point out when celebrities do nice or even heroic things. Because it does happen. (scroll down) ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/4 "2013-05-15T03:57:03Z")
I never click anything. I’m off the grid, brother: keyboard-only. All I see are command prompts. Maybe a MOTD. If you serenade me, it better be in .ogg format. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/5 "2013-05-15T04:28:51Z")
Banner ads at software sites that display the word “Download” in large letters aren’t especially forthright either. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/6 "2013-05-15T04:32:58Z")
Kill them all. And by “them” I mean - with no trace of irony – **all** who can afford political ads. Kill them **all,** starting today, and starting with you. Yes, you. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/7 "2013-05-15T05:11:33Z")
Lawks-a-mercy. **BrainGlutton** , honey, don’t drink and post. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/8 "2013-05-15T20:01:20Z")
Install an adblocker, problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/9 "2013-05-15T20:54:21Z")
Yeah, just click the big “Start Download” button! ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-ads-with-arrow-buttons-in-slideshows/658366/10 "2013-05-15T20:58:42Z")
I hate repeatedly clicking on slideshows, so I usually avoid them. One I do like is the UK Telegraph’s [Pictures of the Day](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/). There’s often something amazing in there. To avoid the clicking, I open up a new tab with the [Deslidefied HTML](http://deslide.clusterfake.net/) page, copy the Telegraph’s URL (as an example) and pop it in there. It extracts the pictures (and captions) to one long page and I can easily scroll through all twenty-something slides without any more clicking.