Sideshows new pop-up ad on their homepage

[Darklord Dave]

How do you feel about the pop-up ad on the front page with sound?

 

[D'oh!]

I went there and got bupkis. Maybe my pop-up blocker killed it?

 

[Buttmunch]

Same here. Nothing.

 

[Devil_666]

Same. Yay pop-up blocker!

I also use headphones that I only plug in when I actually WANT to hear something so sound wouldn't be a problem even if the ad did pop up for me.

 

[EVILFACE]

Its at the bottom. Lame.

 

[Bullet]

ahhhhhhhhhh talking pop ups noooooooooooo lose them now

 

[Penn]

ahhhhhhhhhh talking pop ups noooooooooooo lose them now

Yeah, unavoidable sound on a homepage = faux pas

 

[El Skutto]

It's almost as annoying as the floating Michael Jackson we had to put up with during Spooktacular. Shamone!

 

[Shropt]

It's annoying for one good reason, you can't vote in the poll on the bottom right of the homepage without closing the bar/ad/thing.

 

[occulum]

I hate ANY pop up ads or any ad period that initiates audio without being prompted ....

 

[Kabukiman]

Sound on a web site is about as intrusive as it gets. Not to mention very 90's. Hate it.

To be fair, I only had to turn it off once and I haven't seen it again. Still stupid though.

 

[lcummins]

Yes, lose it... I too hate uninvited sound from a web site!

 

[occulum]

Sound on a web site is about as intrusive as it gets. Not to mention very 90's. Hate it.

To be fair, I only had to turn it off once and I haven't seen it again. Still stupid though.

very true.
I recall the first couple sites I design I put in sound on the front page and on buttons. Years later I went back to see those old designs and thought "What was I thinking?"

 

[Seaward]

I stopped going to ToyNewsI because of the obtrusive nature of pop ups with sound. I think that they have gotten away from them, but it is really intrusive. I closed the SS one the first time I went and I haven't seen it since, but I only go over there on Thursdays generally.

 

[galactiboy]

Not really a fan of this either... I'd prefer if it was gone.

 

[roguebaron]

I don't mind the idea, but I wish there was some option to turn it off once you've seen it so it doesn't reload every time you visit the page. I view SC from several different computers on our network and it's getting real annoying.

 

[Something Sexy]

It was alright but I closed it. I wouldn't consider it a pop-up ad though since it is embedded in the page. Or you could call it a new aged popup since most traditional popups are separate windows. As long as you can easily turn it off it isn't a big deal to me.

 

[Elendil]

no Pop-up for me. Blocker must of killed it as well!

 

[HollandX]

I didn't get it (pop up killer), but unsolicited sound would suck.

 

[Something Sexy]

I am not convinced it comes up every time.