Annoying Pop Up Ads

**dr. d** · October 28th, 2016 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by gh0str1d3r

Ad Posting ng FORD Pano ma alis. Nakaharang!!! wala ako makita!

namimili ng computer.
our home computer isn't plagued by this ad. the office computers are.

**kai s.** · October 29th, 2016 12:08 AM

Very very annoying.

Initially only the office computers had those huge Ford ads that wouldn't go away -- pressing the x in the ad only opened another window but wouldn't remove the original ad covering most of the screen. so I gave up using desktop.

Now, the Ford ads and another, SM Home, is popping up on my mobile browser too. Fullscreen. They're closable but still a bit of a hassle. I understand ads are necessary but these seem excessive.

**dreamur** · October 29th, 2016 11:01 AM

With tapatalk it is bearable. The ads come as a tab that you can scroll through.

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**oj88** · October 29th, 2016 12:03 PM

This is the most ad-infested site I know of. The admins, I'm presuming, don't care and just allowed the ad companies to run the place and to be obtrusive as possible. It's stupid. How many times must one see a Ford ad? It's like they think that people would miraculously buy one after seeing the ad 1,000 times. Sickening.

They just want to be paid for the 'clicks'. I know the site is ad-supported, but they needn't have to be too greedy about it. Dial it down a little.

**jut703** · October 29th, 2016 01:45 PM

I also experienced the full-page ad from Ford. I don't mean to point fingers, but unfortunately moderators have no say in terms of what ads are allowed on the site.

However, we've already raised your collective concerns and hopefully the back-office/marketing folks take time to read and make the necessary adjustments.

As with anything, moderation is key. Too much ads will actually kill traffic, and end up with even bigger, more obtrusive ads to compensate for the lost traffic, which leads Tsikot down to its slippery slope of demise.

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**StockEngine** · October 29th, 2016 02:22 PM

I havent seen the ford ad on the android app. Lots of other ads though, but not so intrusive.

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**JJB** · October 29th, 2016 02:47 PM

Surprisingly, i dont get the pop-up ads anymore on my mac.
but remember tsikot got bought at P100M if rumors are true, so need to recoup the investment =)

BTW, avatars & emoticons arent working and cant be attached...

**StockEngine** · October 29th, 2016 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by JJB

Surprisingly, i dont get the pop-up ads anymore on my mac.
but remember tsikot got bought at P100M if rumors are true, so need to recoup the investment =)

BTW, emoticons arent working and cant be attached...

There is a firm that handles the development. I think their focus is on revenue and increasing more visitors.

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**oj88** · October 29th, 2016 04:16 PM

Well, tsikot is going to the dogs. Can't even reply properly because the message field can only fit a single line of text. See my notes in RED boxes below.

And oh, once I submit a conversation, I can no longer edit it. <sigh> Are there other local car forums?

**jut703** · October 29th, 2016 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

Well, tsikot is going to the dogs. Can't even reply properly because the message field can only fit a single line of text. See my notes in RED boxes below.

And oh, once I submit a conversation, I can no longer edit it. <sigh> Are there other local car forums?

Try using your phone to access, much easier with Tapatalk.

though I agree that the desktop site seems to have deteriorated.

Anyway, if you don't like Tsikot, there's AI's forum, plus car specific forums. None have as much traffic as Tsikot though. You can also try car-related FB pages but I find that those pages are way too noisy with too much senseless posts.

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