smeagol Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Why questions about the pop up adverts are not allowed, After all we are living in a democracy, are we not? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted February 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2015 No, when you're "living" on ThaiVisa, you're not in a democracy. It is privately owned, not your property and the owners get to make the rules. The sooner you figure that out the easier things will be for you. There is a support forum on this site you must have missed. There was very recently a discussion about the ads there and admin assured they don't use pop ups here. I don't find any popups and in fact I have Adblock Plus turned off for this site. None of the ads here obstruct my viewing, and I accept them as necessary because my use of the site is free to me, and the ads pay for the site. Simple, really. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeagol Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 No, when you're "living" on ThaiVisa, you're not in a democracy. It is privately owned, not your property and the owners get to make the rules. The sooner you figure that out the easier things will be for you. There is a support forum on this site you must have missed. There was very recently a discussion about the ads there and admin assured they don't use pop ups here. I don't find any popups and in fact I have Adblock Plus turned off for this site. None of the ads here obstruct my viewing, and I accept them as necessary because my use of the site is free to me, and the ads pay for the site. Simple, really. "Living on Thaivisa" ? I do not understand ? Not a democracy, but a private enterprise with rules made by the owners, you are quite right, once I stop questioning rules then my life will be easier, democracy, not on my shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 No, when you're "living" on ThaiVisa, you're not in a democracy. It is privately owned, not your property and the owners get to make the rules. The sooner you figure that out the easier things will be for you. There is a support forum on this site you must have missed. There was very recently a discussion about the ads there and admin assured they don't use pop ups here. I don't find any popups and in fact I have Adblock Plus turned off for this site. None of the ads here obstruct my viewing, and I accept them as necessary because my use of the site is free to me, and the ads pay for the site. Simple, really. "Living on Thaivisa" ? I do not understand ? Not a democracy, but a private enterprise with rules made by the owners, you are quite right, once I stop questioning rules then my life will be easier, democracy, not on my shift If you stop questioning rules in the open forum you might get to continue being a member. Have you read the forum rules? There is a strict rule against discussing moderation in the open forum and doing so could get you banned from here, yet the title of this topic is about moderation. Go ahead and keep questioning rules, but do it in the forum support forum, or PM a mod. Otherwise I predict you won't last long. I understand your desire to question rules, but there is a proper way to do it which will get you the answers you need without spamming the General Forum. If you continue to act like you own the forum, I will start a countdown to your vanishing as in 5,4,3,2... Lighten up, and have a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Who reads the ads? Single girls. ...I' m married. A lawyer....don't need one. Real estate.... Got my house, not looking for another....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I don't mind paying for Thai Visa, but I would rather do it as an annual expense then by trying to pick out the posts through the spam. Previous methods of filtering are no longer working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdanielmcev Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I don't get any pop-ups. They must really hate me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I don't mind paying for Thai Visa, but I would rather do it as an annual expense then by trying to pick out the posts through the spam. Previous methods of filtering are no longer working. Then why not download the TV connect pro app .. It's a paid app, but states --- NO ADDS Sounds perfect solution for you if you don't mind paying but don't want adds Already available in iOS store (guessing for android as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I don't mind paying for Thai Visa, but I would rather do it as an annual expense then by trying to pick out the posts through the spam. Previous methods of filtering are no longer working. Then why not download the TV connect pro app .. It's a paid app, but states --- NO ADDS Sounds perfect solution for you if you don't mind paying but don't want adds Already available in iOS store (guessing for android as well) PRO version available for iOS and Android, topic on it here - http://tech.thaivisa.com/thaivisa-launches-new-ad-free-mobile-app/4991/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Moved to support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwdrwdrwd Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I quite like the adverts. The pretty colours plastered all over the screen remind me of the bountiful Christmas decorations at my old Catholic primary school over the festive period. Edited February 19, 2015 by rwdrwdrwd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 George has posted on numerous occasions that the Thaivisa site does not use pop-up advertisements. smeagol, kindly post a screenshot of a page that contains what you consider to be a pop-up ad. Perhaps somebody can then help you identify where it may come from and how to get rid of it. There is some malware that can cause it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I do get Pop up adds quite often on the iPhone app... Only when opening TV free app.. Just got one this morning for Game Cookie Jam... When open TV... The add pops up covering the whole screen... Then has a count down in top right corner ... 5..4..3..2..1.. Then turns into an x , and can then close it .. Doesn't really bother me... But if you say this is not anything to do with TV, find it quite strange... As only happens inside the TV app.. Will try to remember to take a picture of the screen and post it next time it happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don't mind paying for Thai Visa, but I would rather do it as an annual expense then by trying to pick out the posts through the spam. Previous methods of filtering are no longer working. Then why not download the TV connect pro app .. It's a paid app, but states --- NO ADDS Sounds perfect solution for you if you don't mind paying but don't want adds Already available in iOS store (guessing for android as well) PRO version available for iOS and Android, topic on it here - http://tech.thaivisa.com/thaivisa-launches-new-ad-free-mobile-app/4991/ That's a nice suggestion, but I use my desktop usually for Thai Visa, so what do you got for Windows 8.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Every now and again I get a grab taxi pop up on my mobile when opening tv. Thankfully I don't get those offputting embedded Google ads on my mobile like I get on the desktop version, even with ad blocker on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Maestro... Here's a pop up on iPhone app.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don't mind the ads. so long as they're "static". What DOES annoy me are the "roll over" ads. that expand to fill a large part of the screen & to obscure text whenever my cursor happens to touch them. It sometimes becomes like an assault course, trying to move the cursor around the screen without touching an ad. that might expand. Don't want to spend time inspecting each ad. just in case it might be a "roll-over" type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Here's another Pop up add.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 What ads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Maestro... Here's another Pop up add on TV app Are you sure these Pop ups are not sanctioned by TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeagol Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 George has posted on numerous occasions that the Thaivisa site does not use pop-up advertisements. smeagol, kindly post a screenshot of a page that contains what you consider to be a pop-up ad. Perhaps somebody can then help you identify where it may come from and how to get rid of it. There is some malware that can cause it. Maestro, thanks for your civil reply and offer of help. I get the same one as in post #13 and another more static one. I use an iPad and being a bit short sighted have accidentally pressed something on numerous occasions that starts a download of that game. Causing me to have to close all apps and restart. If the Ads are part of thai visa then ok, I will live with them. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Maestro ... Will post one last one, but understand should be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Maestro ... Will post one last one, but understand should be clear. ImageUploadedByThaivisa Connect1424415331.956700.jpg The free app has pop-ups. The website doesn't. The pro version of the app doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Since smeagol did not start this topic in the subforum "Android and iOS App Support" we must assume that the question he asked is not about the use of the app. If he had posted a screenshot, we would know for sure. Let's give him another 24 hours to do so and if he does not, this topic will need to be removed for the reason that it makes no sense for two reasons: He did not mention what platform he uses to read the forum when he allegedly gets pop-up ads. His comment about democracy makes no sense in the context of his post. His post discusses moderation publicly and therefore is in violation of forum rule 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Removed two troll posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The one that really posses me off is the one with news chosen for you ..... And then shows something that happened months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 OK, enough of this. This forum and this topic is not for members to list what type of ads they like and do not like. Please see this topic: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/788401-forum-test-with-ad-placements/ We are doing some design changes and testing different ad placements in the forum during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The aim is to actually reduce the number of ad slots on the forum but change the placements. We are doing so called A/B testing together with Google. If you have comments or questions, please don't comment on the forum (see forum rules), please contact support[at]thaivisa.com Thanks /Admin team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 OK, enough of this. This forum and this topic is not for members to list what type of ads they like and do not like. Please see this topic: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/788401-forum-test-with-ad-placements/ We are doing some design changes and testing different ad placements in the forum during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The aim is to actually reduce the number of ad slots on the forum but change the placements. We are doing so called A/B testing together with Google. If you have comments or questions, please don't comment on the forum (see forum rules), please contact support[at]thaivisa.com Thanks /Admin team Maestro, topic still open apparently... I use the forum sometimes on my Android (but I use neither the app nor tapatalk), and there is an annoying first ad that asks me to wait 20 seconds. Usually I just hit "back" and then "forward" again to get rid of that one, and then sometimes I also get a second popup, something red talking about breaking news and newsletter subscription (sorry, I don't read popups with attention). That one is annoying because the page needs to fully load before the close button works. Only then am I able to scroll (geez, 3, 4 taps with finger) to get to the "full version" button at the bottom of the page. Then is the moment I always feel frustrated because: 1- the forum seems unable to memorize my preference for the full version on my device and 2- the forum never remembers my login... So the next thing I have to do to access the forum as I like it is to click "Sign in" ... I feel the process above is unnecessarily long and complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 OK, enough of this. This forum and this topic is not for members to list what type of ads they like and do not like. Please see this topic: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/788401-forum-test-with-ad-placements/ We are doing some design changes and testing different ad placements in the forum during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The aim is to actually reduce the number of ad slots on the forum but change the placements. We are doing so called A/B testing together with Google. If you have comments or questions, please don't comment on the forum (see forum rules), please contact support[at]thaivisa.com Thanks /Admin team Maestro, topic still open apparently... Now it is. Note: The Ad you see on the mobile app does not show up for me once I log in and it continues to remember me even after I close the app and reconnect days later. And as mentioned the PRO version is now available that is Ad free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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