Soapbox

There have been similar threads on - in your face advertising.

This is another.

Surely, TNF must realise that people will get fed up with pop up ads when they click on the OM Forum?

Yes, I know there are some klicky things to do to block their ads - but why should I do this?

I do actually have some great TNF gear - but, please TNF ........... you won'd encourage me to buy more, if I keep getting these annoying ads popping up in my face.

I wonder if TNF are struggling a bit at the moment, a few stores are doing big discounts on thier stuff.

Surely OM could say no to this intrusive type of advertising, enough has been said about it. To me it's like someone continually butting in to your conversation.

I have a TNF PL1 top.

 I would NOT buy it if I needed such an item now. The reason  is the AVERSION THERAPY of the TNF pop up.  It is so annoying !  To my mind TNF would  NOT want to be  assosiated with annoyance  but rather  adventure or some such?

 My fav outdoor clothing- Montane- has something simliar on their web site, but  as I go there less ofetn than here it is only 'mildly annoying'  but even so why be assosiated with a negative emotion at all?

Advertisers need to consider that sites that are frequented often  will have a different repsonse to those visited only ocaasionaly and consider how long such a advert should be in place.

Those  sites that are hoping  to generate repeat visitors should think carfully before using/allowing such annoying methods. I know I come to this site less often and even less when using my Iphone. 

Less visits = less advertising revenue. A change in visitor demographic  - less gear addicts like me who prefer technical gear detail to genric pictures- may also affect revenue?

Hmmm why would this site carry on using such a PITA method?

Aguirre wrote (see

Yes, I know there are some klicky things to do to block their ads - but why should I do this?

Please will someone share, someone must monitor how many blocks there are!

Bryan Mclaughlin wrote (see)

. I know I come to this site less often and even less when using my Iphone. 

I have just given up using my HTC,

I am sure there will be some comment regarding advertising revenue paying for the site, but they pee me off like many others 

But it is a minor bug bear, for the knowledge and humour obtained from the site

 Peeps keep saying " use Firefox with ad blocker". I tried, but-

•  Can't work out how it works, not the set up I'm used to.
• I tried 'importing' my contacts, address book, etc, etc. After doing so, it still wanted me to "log on" to every site.
• Even some sites, like iPlayer, I use quite often, I couldn't log on to as it wanted a "pin no." to allow non parental guideance programmes. Which I'd NEVER set in 1st.place!!

 So I 'binned' it and went back to browser I know, I know how to use!!!