Do you surf GFY with the advertising disabled? And why? - GoFuckYourself.com

chodadog · 08-15-2004, 08:43 AM

Just wondering how much of an impact the more annoying GFY banners have had on the number of people surfing GFY without ads. I wonder how much smaller the exposure is for advertisers since people started blocking adverts.

I didn't mind the adverts with sound that ended after you took your mouse away. Slightly annoying, but not to the point where i'd go out of my way to block it. But some of the more recent ones with sound that continues after mouse off... Too fucking annoying.

candyflip · 08-15-2004, 08:45 AM

I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco.

cherrylula · 08-15-2004, 08:48 AM

If they actually used a nice perhaps ambient sound, something that faded in and out and had normal audio levels it might not be too bad.

Why they have to use the most annoying nerve wrecking sounds I have no idea.

chodadog · 08-15-2004, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by cherrylula
If they actually used a nice perhaps ambient sound, something that faded in and out and had normal audio levels it might not be too bad.

Why they have to use the most annoying nerve wrecking sounds I have no idea.

Yeah. The OCCash banner for example. I quite liked that one. Don't think it faded in or out from memory, but at least the sound did turn off after you took your mouse away.

Magg · 08-15-2004, 08:49 AM

Yes, I blocked the adverts after the flash banners with sound that didn't end on mouse-off emerged.

And the Hustler banner is another reason why I keep them off.

I turn them on at times to check out whats happening, everytime that banner comes on, it makes me ALT+F4 the page ASAP.

jacked · 08-15-2004, 08:50 AM

yea that banner with the whips and cash register noise is fuckin killin me everytime i roll over it SOB lol

DarkJedi · 08-15-2004, 08:57 AM

i have disabled the ads long time ago because

1. i hate flash
2. i hate stupid sounds they make
3. huge banners slow down the board

polish_aristocrat · 08-15-2004, 09:05 AM

I am computer illiterate, i don't know how to desible the ads ;-)

polish_aristocrat · 08-15-2004, 09:06 AM

BTW a more interesting question would be - do you have sigs disabled

feN · 08-15-2004, 09:10 AM

The StupidCash banner is great, I love that sound

chodadog · 08-15-2004, 09:11 AM

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Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
BTW a more interesting question would be - do you have sigs disabled

Not really. I just wanted to see how much this whole sound issue has been affecting the advertisers here. It's kinda fucked up. The guys that make the most annoying banners get all the publicity, and it's the guys that don't rape our ears who end up getting punished the most 'cause their adverts are inevitably blocked along with the annoying ones.

Sigs don't really mean shit. If i were an advertiser at GFY, i'd be mighty pissed off about those who use sound. I mean, look at the results so far. 64% blocking ads because of sound. That's a huge difference to the exposure an advertiser is going to get. And i know only a few people have voted so far, but i'd be really surprised if the final result wasn't very close to 50%.

digifan · 08-15-2004, 09:17 AM

I surf gfy with sound disabled... I am interested in the ads.

NoCarrier · 08-15-2004, 09:23 AM

No, because I usually like to know what 95% of the "FUCK THIS BANNER" threads mean.

Fletch XXX · 08-15-2004, 09:26 AM

i surf the web with ads off and no flash and have no ads on gfy as well.

maxthon for life

GammaCash_Dom · 08-15-2004, 09:29 AM

I leave them enabled but avoid those with sounds with my mouse

If by mistake I start the sound on one of them I hit refresh......

tony286 · 08-15-2004, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip
I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco.

Yeppers

BRISK · 08-15-2004, 09:31 AM

I have sigs turned off. I can't see any of the sigs on GFY. It's heaven.

DarkJedi · 08-15-2004, 09:33 AM

i have sigs on - there's always some interesting stuff in there

EviLGuY · 08-15-2004, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco.

Ditto.. I'm willing to stop blocking them if Lensman stops letting advertisers use sound on their banners, though.

mardigras · 08-15-2004, 10:19 AM

It's kind of counterproductive to surf a webmaster board with sigs turned off. One of the biggest reasons for being on the boards is networking and sigs are one of the best way to match up with partners. I've found many interesting things through people's sigs.

Ads on the otherhand are becoming another matter. The Hustler banner inspired me to try ad blocking software for the first time. Unfortunately the shareware I'm trying just blocks all flash by domain. I'm still trying to find a program that will let me block one specific ad without penalizing everybody

Fletch XXX · 08-15-2004, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by mardigras
It's kind of counterproductive to surf a webmaster board with sigs turned off. One of the biggest reasons for being on the boards is networking and sigs are one of the best way to match up with partners. I've found many interesting things through people's sigs.

Ads on the otherhand are becoming another matter. The Hustler banner inspired me to try ad blocking software for the first time. Unfortunately the shareware I'm trying just blocks all flash by domain. I'm still trying to find a program that will let me block one specific ad without penalizing everybody

not sure if can be done with this, but this is what i am using. you can block tons of stuff individually, click around in the settings

give it a try.

http://www.maxthon.com/en/index.htm

More Booze · 08-15-2004, 10:30 AM

I block all ads now, it started with those annoying flash banners but I got everything blocked now.

ldinternet · 08-15-2004, 10:32 AM

Yep, all the banners are blocked. I just see a big white rectangle.

s9ann0 · 08-15-2004, 10:38 AM

how do you turn flash ads off ? they suck nearly blown my speakers up a few times

Holly · 08-15-2004, 12:39 PM

I have sigs and images turned off in control panel.

In my browser, I have flash turned off and the content filter turned on, which blocks any kind of banner or any link with the word banner in it. I haven't seen an ad or heard an annoying sound around here in months. I fucken love it. And the board is so much faster.

I agree that it's nice to be able to see most banners and take advantage of the advertising and new programs. It's unfortunate that a few idiotic programs had to be so damn annoying and obtrusive that they pushed webmasters to block everyone. We're not goddamn surfers and we don't want to be bombarded with that shit. I've really never figured out why that's so hard to realize.

cool1 · 08-15-2004, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digifan
I surf gfy with sound disabled... I am interested in the ads.

I do the same thing

pornstar2pac · 08-15-2004, 12:58 PM

I click on every banner to see what's behind them. One time I won $5,000.

TheMob · 08-15-2004, 01:12 PM

I always mouse over the naughtyallie banner when i call the wrong girlfriend over and don't feel like seeing her when i hear her steps.. works great!

TheMob · 08-15-2004, 01:14 PM

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Originally posted by pornstar2pac
I click on every banner to see what's behind them. One time I won $5,000.

are you kidding? you won 5000? for clicking a banner?

MIND-TRICK · 08-15-2004, 01:14 PM

the damn banner audio is anoying as shit

Diligent · 08-15-2004, 01:21 PM

I just hit the back-button whenever the ads fuck me around.. and then forward
whilst avoiding having the mousepointer around the banner-area

Vitasoy · 08-15-2004, 01:41 PM

I disabled flash, cause I like to listen to music, while surfing.

chodadog · 08-15-2004, 07:25 PM

Almost 50% so far surfing without ads because of sound banners. Whoever handles the GFY advertising should problem take notice of that.

sweetsally · 08-15-2004, 07:31 PM

No. I always leave it turned on.

slapass · 08-15-2004, 07:59 PM

I disabled the images. This really speeds up the board and most sigs you can figure out.

fuzebox · 08-15-2004, 08:13 PM

Most flash stuff pisses me off, but the GFY sound banners take the prize. They are just so fucking annoying. I have never clicked on one, and don't promote the companies that run them...

I have however clicked, signed up, and promoted companies with informative or catchy banners (that don't include sound), especially ones promoting bonus signup days or new features. Unfortunately I don't get to see those ones anymore.

BradM · 08-15-2004, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco.

uchase/webpry · 08-15-2004, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco.

... and I don't miss a thing.

Aquarius · 08-15-2004, 08:28 PM

The sounds they use in banners are annoying as hell, well most of them are. I have flash disabled.

jayeff · 08-15-2004, 08:49 PM

No ads. No sigs.

If people have anything worthwhile to contribute, they will write it. This is a message board. Not a billboard.

SureFire · 08-15-2004, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digifan
I surf gfy with sound disabled... I am interested in the ads.

say here

chodadog · 08-16-2004, 09:56 AM

Just looking at the results, i think it'd be nuts not to ban those sound banners that don't end on mouse off. Gotta be hurting the advertisers.

LadyMischief · 08-16-2004, 09:58 AM

No after that horrible experience with the Naughty banner, I turned them off altogether in my browser. I will never turn them on again.

View Poll Results: Do you surf GFY with the advertising disabled? And why?
Yes, I blocked the adverts after the flash banners with sound that didn't end on mouse-off emerged.	18	32.14%
Yes, I blocked the adverts after the flash banners with sound that did end on mouse-on emerged.	10	17.86%
Yes, I've always blocked the adverts.	9	16.07%
No.	19	33.93%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

08-15-2004, 08:43 AM	#1
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	Do you surf GFY with the advertising disabled? And why? Just wondering how much of an impact the more annoying GFY banners have had on the number of people surfing GFY without ads. I wonder how much smaller the exposure is for advertisers since people started blocking adverts. I didn't mind the adverts with sound that ended after you took your mouse away. Slightly annoying, but not to the point where i'd go out of my way to block it. But some of the more recent ones with sound that continues after mouse off... Too fucking annoying. __________________ 26 + 6 = 1

08-15-2004, 08:45 AM	#2
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	I shut them all off after the NaughtyAllie fiasco. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

08-15-2004, 08:50 AM	#6
jacked sperm tail Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: nj Posts: 11,019	yea that banner with the whips and cash register noise is fuckin killin me everytime i roll over it SOB lol __________________ Got Cam Models? icq: 361-607-616

08-15-2004, 09:05 AM	#8
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	I am computer illiterate, i don't know how to desible the ads ;-) __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

08-15-2004, 08:48 AM	#3
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	If they actually used a nice perhaps ambient sound, something that faded in and out and had normal audio levels it might not be too bad. Why they have to use the most annoying nerve wrecking sounds I have no idea.

08-15-2004, 08:49 AM	#5
Magg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ICQ: 132497047 Posts: 4,467	Yes, I blocked the adverts after the flash banners with sound that didn't end on mouse-off emerged. And the Hustler banner is another reason why I keep them off. I turn them on at times to check out whats happening, everytime that banner comes on, it makes me ALT+F4 the page ASAP.

08-15-2004, 08:57 AM	#7
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	i have disabled the ads long time ago because 1. i hate flash 2. i hate stupid sounds they make 3. huge banners slow down the board

08-15-2004, 09:06 AM	#9
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	BTW a more interesting question would be - do you have sigs disabled __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

08-15-2004, 09:10 AM	#10
feN Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ger Posts: 2,547	The StupidCash banner is great, I love that sound __________________

08-15-2004, 09:17 AM	#12
digifan The Profiler Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ICQ 76281726 and I'm female Posts: 14,618	I surf gfy with sound disabled... I am interested in the ads. __________________ [email protected] Webair Rocks

08-15-2004, 09:23 AM	#13
NoCarrier We need more free porn Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 16,356	No, because I usually like to know what 95% of the "FUCK THIS BANNER" threads mean. __________________

08-15-2004, 09:26 AM	#14
Fletch XXX GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: that 504 Posts: 60,840	i surf the web with ads off and no flash and have no ads on gfy as well. maxthon for life __________________ Want an Android App for your tube, membership, or free site? Need banners or promo material? Hit us up (ICQ Fletch: 148841377) or email me fletchxxx at gmail.com - recent work - About me

08-15-2004, 09:29 AM	#15
GammaCash_Dom Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 405	I leave them enabled but avoid those with sounds with my mouse If by mistake I start the sound on one of them I hit refresh......

08-15-2004, 09:31 AM	#17
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I have sigs turned off. I can't see any of the sigs on GFY. It's heaven. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

08-15-2004, 09:33 AM	#18
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	i have sigs on - there's always some interesting stuff in there

08-15-2004, 10:19 AM	#20
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	It's kind of counterproductive to surf a webmaster board with sigs turned off. One of the biggest reasons for being on the boards is networking and sigs are one of the best way to match up with partners. I've found many interesting things through people's sigs. Ads on the otherhand are becoming another matter. The Hustler banner inspired me to try ad blocking software for the first time. Unfortunately the shareware I'm trying just blocks all flash by domain. I'm still trying to find a program that will let me block one specific ad without penalizing everybody __________________ .

08-15-2004, 10:30 AM	#22
More Booze Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,116	I block all ads now, it started with those annoying flash banners but I got everything blocked now.

08-15-2004, 10:32 AM	#23
ldinternet Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 8,245	Yep, all the banners are blocked. I just see a big white rectangle.

08-15-2004, 10:38 AM	#24
s9ann0 Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 4,873	how do you turn flash ads off ? they suck nearly blown my speakers up a few times

08-15-2004, 12:39 PM	#25
Holly Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jesusland Posts: 10,017	I have sigs and images turned off in control panel. In my browser, I have flash turned off and the content filter turned on, which blocks any kind of banner or any link with the word banner in it. I haven't seen an ad or heard an annoying sound around here in months. I fucken love it. And the board is so much faster. I agree that it's nice to be able to see most banners and take advantage of the advertising and new programs. It's unfortunate that a few idiotic programs had to be so damn annoying and obtrusive that they pushed webmasters to block everyone. We're not goddamn surfers and we don't want to be bombarded with that shit. I've really never figured out why that's so hard to realize. __________________ War National Damn Champions Eagle

08-15-2004, 12:58 PM	#27
pornstar2pac Omaha Hi/Lo Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 17,380	I click on every banner to see what's behind them. One time I won $5,000. __________________ Trump haters gonna hate. that's all they can do

08-15-2004, 01:12 PM	#28
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	I always mouse over the naughtyallie banner when i call the wrong girlfriend over and don't feel like seeing her when i hear her steps.. works great!

08-15-2004, 01:14 PM	#30
MIND-TRICK Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	the damn banner audio is anoying as shit __________________ Your Battery is leaking.

08-15-2004, 01:21 PM	#31
Diligent Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hoy Suecia, mañana Nirvana Posts: 1,594	I just hit the back-button whenever the ads fuck me around.. and then forward whilst avoiding having the mousepointer around the banner-area __________________ ~¤~ MORE MONEY ~¤~ VOD? XoD! ~¤~ ~¤~ ICQ# 9828 2461 ~¤~

08-15-2004, 01:41 PM	#32
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	I disabled flash, cause I like to listen to music, while surfing. __________________ [email protected]

08-15-2004, 07:25 PM	#33
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	Almost 50% so far surfing without ads because of sound banners. Whoever handles the GFY advertising should problem take notice of that. __________________ 26 + 6 = 1

08-15-2004, 07:31 PM	#34
sweetsally Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 231	No. I always leave it turned on.

08-15-2004, 07:59 PM	#35
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	I disabled the images. This really speeds up the board and most sigs you can figure out.

08-15-2004, 08:13 PM	#36
fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 22,114	Most flash stuff pisses me off, but the GFY sound banners take the prize. They are just so fucking annoying. I have never clicked on one, and don't promote the companies that run them... I have however clicked, signed up, and promoted companies with informative or catchy banners (that don't include sound), especially ones promoting bonus signup days or new features. Unfortunately I don't get to see those ones anymore.

08-15-2004, 08:28 PM	#39
Aquarius Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mom's basement Posts: 4,754	The sounds they use in banners are annoying as hell, well most of them are. I have flash disabled.

08-15-2004, 08:49 PM	#40
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	No ads. No sigs. If people have anything worthwhile to contribute, they will write it. This is a message board. Not a billboard.

08-16-2004, 09:56 AM	#42
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	Just looking at the results, i think it'd be nuts not to ban those sound banners that don't end on mouse off. Gotta be hurting the advertisers. __________________ 26 + 6 = 1

08-16-2004, 09:58 AM	#43
LadyMischief Orgasms N Such! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oakville, Ontario Posts: 18,135	No after that horrible experience with the Naughty banner, I turned them off altogether in my browser. I will never turn them on again. __________________ ICQ 3522039 Content Manager - orgasm.com [email protected]