# Really? Ads with sound now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926 "2010-02-22T00:29:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/1 "2010-02-22T00:29:25Z")
Those little square ads under the first post are irritating in that they are distracting while you’re trying to read. I despise moving ads on a page with lots of text. But the ads with sound defaulted on are a total deal-breaker. Especially when there’s no option to turn off the sound. I read SDMB on my laptop sometimes in bed at night and I don’t need unexpected sound bothering my spouse…or surprising me. It’s unnerving and unnecessary. I just got one for Air Wick with sound. If this is a trend that will continue, I’m afraid I won’t be able to enjoy the forum anymore. FTR, I’m not complaining about having to deal with ads, I know the site needs to make money. I just need them to be a bit less invasive. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/2 "2010-02-22T01:17:42Z")
Totally agree. I don’t get ads because I’m a member, but any website with sound turned on by default always lose me. Some of them \*might \*have gotten my business too… ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/3 "2010-02-22T01:20:45Z")
So use Firefox, already. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/4 "2010-02-22T01:51:07Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > So use Firefox, already. I do. The thing is, I’m pretty sure TPTB are displaying ads to earn money, not drive their visitors away. I can deal with ads. Just not ones with sound, unless I specifically am expecting sound. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/5 "2010-02-22T02:25:57Z")
I’m pretty sure they’ve said before that they aren’t going to do anything about that. So, if you want to leave ads enabled on the site, try [FlashMute](http://www.indev.no/?p=projects). ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/6 "2010-02-22T02:41:38Z")
We regret that you find some of the ads annoying but the ones you’re complaining are placed by brokers - we have very little leverage. As has been pointed out, subscribers don’t see ads. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/7 "2010-02-22T02:53:59Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > I do. The thing is, I’m pretty sure TPTB are displaying ads to earn money, not drive their visitors away. I can deal with ads. Just not ones with sound, unless I specifically am expecting sound. You should know by now that one good turn never goes unpunished. Subscribe or block. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/8 "2010-02-22T03:03:04Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > But the ads with sound defaulted on are a total deal-breaker. Especially when there’s no option to turn off the sound. Your computer doesn’t give you the ability to turn the sound off? That’s odd. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/9 "2010-02-22T03:08:13Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > Your computer doesn’t give you the ability to turn the sound off? That’s odd. Being intentionally obtuse isn’t helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/10 "2010-02-22T03:08:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m pretty sure they’ve said before that they aren’t going to do anything about that. So, if you want to leave ads enabled on the site, try [FlashMute](http://www.indev.no/?p=projects). Brilliant. I may try this with Chrome. > [@SoulFrost](#): > > You should know by now that one good turn never goes unpunished. Subscribe or block. Too bad. Done. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/11 "2010-02-22T03:10:27Z")
Because of Firefox and Adblock Plus, I’ve never had a problem. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/12 "2010-02-22T03:25:39Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > We regret that you find some of the ads annoying but the ones you’re complaining are placed by brokers - we have very little leverage. As has been pointed out, subscribers don’t see ads. This is a shame. But I figured you might consider share your visitors’ discontent with your brokers. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/13 "2010-02-22T03:41:43Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > Being intentionally obtuse isn’t helpful. OK, here’s a helpful suggestion: If someone is really concerned about unexpected computer sounds annoying her spouse, she could turn off the sound. Which is actually what I was suggesting in the first place. But I suspect you knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/14 "2010-02-22T03:50:00Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > OK, here’s a helpful suggestion: If someone is really concerned about unexpected computer sounds annoying her spouse, she could turn off the sound. If I preemptively mute my laptop to avoid unexpected sound from ads, would that mean the sound was no longer unexpected? 😉 Your solution is clunky at best considering I watch a lot of videos and movies on my laptop and I’d have to remember to mute the sound when I was done watching and unmute before I started watching videos again. But thanks for your input. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/15 "2010-02-22T03:53:51Z")
So my advice was unsound? Ah, well, then I will be quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/16 "2010-02-22T23:07:22Z")
_Fucking_ ads? With _sound_? ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/17 "2010-02-22T23:21:49Z")
something something mute point something something ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/18 "2010-02-22T23:59:53Z")
I am editing the title of this thread – it’s really inappropriate to use that kind of language in ATMB. Please do not use terms like that in this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/19 "2010-02-23T00:48:30Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I am editing the title of this thread – it’s really inappropriate to use that kind of language in ATMB. > > Please do not use terms like that in this forum. Sorry about that. Wasn’t thinking. :o ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/20 "2010-02-23T02:20:47Z")
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