# What's with the jumpy adds **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 30, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476 "2016-04-30T02:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/1 "2016-04-30T02:43:15Z")
On SDMB? I go to a page and can’t scroll until the add is done playing. Even when its done, it repeats and I STILL can’t scroll unless I get out of the page and return. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/2 "2016-04-30T02:55:50Z")
Reported for forum change. ---
**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 30, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/3 "2016-04-30T03:02:39Z")
**Moderator Action** Moving thread from General Questions to About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/4 "2016-04-30T03:20:54Z")
Make that two. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/5 "2016-04-30T03:28:07Z")
Same here. Autoplay is annoying, autoscrolling away from the part of the page I want to read is intolerable. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/6 "2016-04-30T03:42:08Z")
I got one too, a minute ago. 'Made me close the tab. And that’s one advertiser who’s _not_ getting any business from me. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/7 "2016-04-30T03:57:32Z")
I hate those things. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/8 "2016-04-30T04:17:00Z")
For a mere [$14.95 per year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php), you can avoid seeing those ads. Just sayin’. That’s 4 cents per day. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/9 "2016-04-30T04:52:23Z")
Or Adblock. It’s free and it blocks ads on ALL websites. Not just this one. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/10 "2016-04-30T10:50:23Z")
If you are using Firefox, try this. Choose a spot somewhere on this page where there is no text and no link and right click on it. Click on “View Page Info.” Along the top of the page, click on “Permissions.” In the menu that comes up, locate “Adobe Flash” and click on the circle next to “Always Ask.” I learned this trick during the month-long BMO Harris Bank reign of terror. If you are using Chrome: Why? ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/11 "2016-04-30T13:15:01Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Or Adblock. It’s free and it blocks ads on ALL websites. Not just this one. But then we’d miss out on “Rarely Seen Historical Photos From The Past That Will Leave You Speechless!” ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/12 "2016-04-30T13:28:35Z")
I have adblocker and it still shows up. And I don’t mind ads, I just don’t like when they take control of my computer. If SD decides to go this way, then I guess all their other sponsors will lose exposure as well because I’ll just leave. Not worth the frustration. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/13 "2016-04-30T15:44:01Z")
> [@turner](#): > > \… I’ll just leave. Not worth the frustration. But is it worth $.04/day? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/14 "2016-04-30T17:06:00Z")
This is a distraction–a way to waste time. If you look, I’ve been on this board for a very long time, but have less than 500 posts. I won’t be bullied by ads into paying for this. $15 bucks is nothing really, but if they resort to this kind of thing to get it, I guess their other ad sources can do without views as well ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/15 "2016-04-30T17:30:55Z")
> [@turner](#): > > This is a distraction–a way to waste time. If you look, I’ve been on this board for a very long time, but have less than 500 posts. I won’t be bullied by ads into paying for this. $15 bucks is nothing really, but if they resort to this kind of thing to get it, I guess their other ad sources can do without views as well Bullied? 😕 “If THEY resort to this kind of thing”? Who are THEY and what “kind of thing”? I’m a user, not a mod or an owner. I was asking a simple question. People are complaining about the ads. For a very small amount of change, you can make the ads go away. Just curious. I just retired from 40 years of development/fund raising work. We used to have a saying, when we would put on a big event or put out a publication: “Doing what people think _just happens_.” Things don’t just happen. There are people behind the scenes \*making \*it happen and \*paying \*for it. Just sayin’. No one is bullying you. In fact, I’m quite amused that you see it that way. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/16 "2016-04-30T20:07:48Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > But then we’d miss out on “Rarely Seen Historical Photos From The Past That Will Leave You Speechless!” You forgot “Number 12 is PRICELESS!!!” ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/17 "2016-04-30T20:18:39Z")
That ad is super annoying and guaranteed to drive any new traffic away. I often browse SD without being logged in and don’t use Adblocker. Never have I had an ad take control of my screen. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/18 "2016-05-01T00:27:06Z")
I no longer link to this place, at least without warning people that they should use adblockers. Yeah, you may consider this place worth paying for, but do you really think you’d want to venture onto a new website that says, “well, if you don’t want to suffer from sketchy ads, you can always get a subscription!” I’m not going to stick around long enough to check it out. You’re talking about those of us who were here before these ads. The new people, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/19 "2016-05-01T01:57:02Z")
I’m experiencing the same issue. It renders the entire site unusable and no, I will not buy a John Deere tractor. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476/20 "2016-05-01T05:44:51Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I no longer link to this place, at least without warning people that they should use adblockers. Yeah, you may consider this place worth paying for, but do you really think you’d want to venture onto a new website that says, “well, if you don’t want to suffer from sketchy ads, you can always get a subscription!” I’m not going to stick around long enough to check it out. > > You’re talking about those of us who were here before these ads. The new people, not so much. This is very much worth repeating. If I were following a google search result or linked here otherwise and my first experience here was the John Deere ad or similar, I would write this entire site off as dead to me, forever. I don’t use an ad blocker because I respect the rights of content providers to generate revenue from their content, within reason. This browser hijacking ad isn’t reasonable under any definition of the word and the fact that it’s still being fed does not speak well of the management of this site. And it is still being fed, over 24 hours later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-jumpy-adds/753476.md?page=2)