Suppressing the latest popup to resubscribe

the Baron

subfixer

I didn't even notice it until I read this thread. Subliminal messaging?!  I don't mind it, but I will hit the X when it does start to bother me.

Love your sublimated implication. Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer gives up his company's dental plan even though Lisa needs braces. If you've seen it, this will all makes sense, if not.......

 

You didn't see it (free beer)?  It pops up when I land on the index page (free beer) and it stays there (free beer) as I go from page to page (free beer) till I click the X on the band (free beer) to make it go away.

Not a big deal (free beer) but I don't think it's a subliminal ad (free beer)

it's not as bad as those boxes that come creeping up the side of the page. GGRRRR. I get things saying so-and-so saw my profile at facebook blah blah blah. I don't even have a facebook account.

Geezer HE TOLD you too??

But Aaron swore to me  it was true;  just as he went into the  high muckety muck budget meeting --funny though he was laughing pretty hard 

ps We Know you not at fault Tim, at least for this  

What I'm tempted to do is Every time it pops back up...... Re-subscribe !  

After I do that about 1000 times someone is bound to take notice !

I agree, Baron. I had alluded to that in my posts. I am also in IT and it sounds like the same job! It is sloppy (or I don't care) work. Folks, if you want it to change, email customer support using the link that Tim provided.

Geezer

...I think forums should be free of pop-up ads...

I agree, but I'll go one step further:  It's a lazy design.  The popup solicits joining the newsletter list and subscriptions to FSM.  I subscribe to both.  The page should be able to read from my user login that I am already a subscriber to the e-newsletter and to the magazine (up through 2015, as a matter of fact), and decide not to display that particular popup.  It's lazy designing.  I know, I work in IT, testing new apps, and business system analysts and developers often decide not to implement user-friendly features, because the cost in resources is too high.  I suspect the same thing is at play here.

Geezer

Fair enough, Tim. I though you owned the place, though....at least that is what Aaron said.

That's priceless....

we should bombard the e-mail address Tim provided and complain. The reason web designers bury the little black arrow and such as they have, is to make it more difficult to spot and close - in this case, you will likely open it as well if your "mousing" skills aren't precise. While it is a minor annoyance, I think forums should be free of pop-up ads. I have no problem with ads on the sides of the page.

I just discovered something. That little black square with the arrow is the pop up in question. I clicked on it, and it showed up. Clicked the 'X' and it disappeared. Don't know if that helps, but the it is.

Well, I have a brand new lap top, so maybe there's something in there that blocks it. I'm a computer loser, so I certainly didn't do anything.

Fair enough, Tim. I though you owned the place, though....at least that is what Aaron said.

Geezer

Promoting something to those that already have it is absurd and a waste of money and my time. Being an IT guy, I really don't like the "standard code" response. We get that a lot from a vendor that is a bit sloppy in their work. If the site can track who I am and the number of visits, etc. it can surely make a short trip across the electron highway to see if I already have a subscription or not - both online and paper and the newsletter, too.

Hi guys,

There isn't much more I can do. I've passed on your complaints, and I've reported the answers I've received. On this front, it's just not my (or the rest of the editorial staff's) call.

As I've written in a previous post, certain promotions react to the viewer depending upon whether you are logged in, registered, or a subscriber. The green ribbon is a mainstay. I get all of the above every time I land on the site, so I'm not unsympathetic.

If you would like to make a more formal entry into the record, the only other thing I can suggest you do is  contact Customer Sales and Service and report your experiences directly.

I'm sorry that I can't do more concerning this issue.

Thanks,

Tim

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I find it incredibly annoying. I am also an IT person. I recognize a deliberate placement - it happens in a lot of pop-ups (hide the close button). Notice the "expand" button is snuggled right up against the scroll down arrow. Promoting something to those that already have it is absurd and a waste of money and my time. Being an IT guy, I really don't like the "standard code" response. We get that a lot from a vendor that is a bit sloppy in their work. If the site can track who I am and the number of visits, etc. it can surely make a short trip across the electron highway to see if I already have a subscription or not - both online and paper and the newsletter, too.

DUSTER

Temujin

Interesting. It pops up when I first log in. After I close it, it doesn't pop up any more, no matter what page I go to.

Man, are you living right.

I'm so jealous.

click off, click off, click off, click off,  ,click off, click off, click off, click off SOB!

Yeah, it follows me around the forum like a bad penny.

Temujin

Interesting. It pops up when I first log in. After I close it, it doesn't pop up any more, no matter what page I go to.

Man, are you living right.

I'm so jealous.

click off, click off, click off, click off,  ,click off, click off, click off, click off SOB!

Interesting. It pops up when I first log in. After I close it, it doesn't pop up any more, no matter what page I go to.

littletimmy

On average I'm closing that #*^%@ *@#%! add every  22 sec. !

I will close it ...then start a post.... close it....  then finish my post ...close it.... then post to the thread......close it ....then look in a different forum....close it ....    then try to      close it....     post in a .....close it....     different fo.....  close it .... u...... close it ...  rm....   close it!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                        

Its as maddening as trying to read this post !

OH! We were Supposed to READ your post?!?!? 

ps I agree with the 6th and 11th ,though.

On average I'm closing that #*^%@ *@#%! add every  22 sec. !

I will close it ...then start a post.... close it....  then finish my post ...close it.... then post to the thread......close it ....then look in a different forum....close it ....    then try to      close it....     post in a .....close it....     different fo.....  close it .... u...... close it ...  rm....   close it!!!!!!!!!!!

Its as maddening as trying to read this post !

True once you suppress it that you hardly notice it.

But now when I login I have to change to full site from mobile and suppress this bar at the bottom before I do anything.

Not very user friendly if you ask me - which I realize no one did - so I guess it just my 2 cents for what it's worth.

 After enough  ya hardly notice the offensive little .... uh, Thing!

now me soapbox :

Once again we are seeing the result of ...."we can make the computer program do this.... So lets DO IT!"

methodology.

Apparently  the  FSM guys are being given this by a power above their pay grade.

Stepping off my soapbox now  

I'll say.... its there to stay.   I cant get it to close, go away or anything but stare at me.

Free Beer!

stikpusher

Do they get any feedback on how effective that little annoying things like that actually are? I mean is there something that tracks actual renewals due to that banner?

Everything is tracked, from how often those banners are clicked to how much time I spend on the Forum.

As for the original question from the Baron, the green ribbon across the bottom of the screen is there to stay. Other promotions are keyed to particular demographics--whether you're logged in, a subscriber, or a non-subscriber. Again, these are beyond the control of FSM's editorial staff. 

Regards,

Tim

Somebody say "Free Beer?"

Do they get any feedback on how effective that little annoying things like that actually are? I mean is there something that tracks actual renewals due to that banner?

Jester75

Using my Kindle to read the forums, I actually prefer to view the full site rather than the mobile. The new green subscribe banner has a very nasty habit of planting itself right in the middle of the page and not moving. Not sure if this happens on all of them, but I would imagine it does.

Hi Jester,

This is the response I received:

"Currently there is not a way to suppress ro manage the site ribbon based on browser type. The ribbon is created via standard code to position the ribbon at the bottom of the browser page, but some older proprietary browsers, like found on the Kindle, may interpret that code differently."

He suggests to close the ribbon.

These promotions are beyond the control of the FSM editorial staff, so, we're unable to make any sort of direct changes. And, unfortunately, Aaron and I get to be the bearers of unhappy news.

Regards,

Tim

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Apparently I have upset the IT guys. No matter how many times I hit the X to close the pop-up it always reapeares. It,s not a real problem,   I can ignore it but it seams that my mental cannon is shooting BLANKS at it.               

Using my Kindle to read the forums, I actually prefer to view the full site rather than the mobile. The new green subscribe banner has a very nasty habit of planting itself right in the middle of the page and not moving. Not sure if this happens on all of them, but I would imagine it does.

Why am I so thirsty?    I just wanted to see what could be done about that slightly annoying pop-up and now all I want to do is hang around some dank bar!  Whos the Yeti in the corner.........