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John Ladlow	15/08/2009 17:41:37
17 forum posts	There have been several comments about the "flashing" adverts on the forums. This is not just irritating, it can affect some people quite badly (SHMBO is one!). To turn them off in Internet Explorer: Go into the "tools" menu, select "internet options" and go into the "advanced" tab. Scroll down to the "Multimedia" section. Uncheck the "Play animations in web pages" option. Restart internet explorer. Hope this helps. John
John Stevenson	15/08/2009 19:05:20
5068 forum posts 3 photos	Same in Firefox, download an add-on called Add Block Plus and they all go away. However that's not really the answer, the advertisers pay to advertise on the site and if everyone switches them off they are not getting any value at all. No the onus is on the web site to make it readable instead or suffer loss of traffic. One banner on the right hand side says "Support our Partners" how can i support them when it doesn't allow me time to apply a truss. John S.
AndyP	15/08/2009 23:58:03
189 forum posts 30 photos	I just size the window so the adverts are out of view! except on the prehistoric pc in the workshop where they fall off the edge of the screen naturally. Apart from that - what John said Andy
Jim Nolan	16/08/2009 14:01:29
77 forum posts	I am sure the web wizards are counting all the through clicks to see how much traffic they generate. ME are probably getting a small revenue stream from them which will help to keep the mag going so I don’t think its that much of a hardship. The odd click through now and again I am sure will help also to prove their placement is worth it to the suppliers. Although reading the above perhaps that’s the last thing people want to do jim Edited By Jim Nolan on 16/08/2009 14:01:56
David Clark 1	16/08/2009 14:28:18
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There I have asked for the adverts to be faded in and out. Don't know if it will happen. regards David
John Stevenson	16/08/2009 14:46:57
5068 forum posts 3 photos	Thank you David, one point I have noticed with web designers is that the word simple is not in their vocabulary. Most web designers are pyrotechnic engineers in disguise . John S.
Paul Hogarth	25/10/2009 16:08:58
3 forum posts	Thank you John Ladlow. I did what you suggested and it is like a different web site; I could not put up with the flashing adverts for more than a minute or so, now I can read everything at leisure. Yes, I agree that the adverts are probably a good thing for the magazines' income but I cannot believe that making them more readable and less annoying is going to reduce their effectiveness. Thanks again Paul
ken heppener	26/10/2009 06:44:35
24 forum posts 24 photos	Another Thank You John Ladlow.....I agree with every word you have wrote Paul.....If there's anything I hate it's flashing popups.....I'm just glad you brought it to our attention John.....I wouldn't have had a clue how to go about stopping them.....Much easier to read now and I can now concentrate on what I want to read.....Thanks again...Ken.

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