pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 This ad has been driving me nuts today. Whenever it is displayed my browser immediately jumps to the bottom of the page (where the ad is showing up). Then it manages to hijack my arrow keys. Instead of scrolling the page, a select form element comes up with a list of vehicle manufacturer names in it. Is there any way to report this ad to the ad network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZeee Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Did you complain to SuperDan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 I haven't. I put it here because I'm under the impression that this is the preferred place to bring up this kind of issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 No, we do that over at zcar.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Doc, maybe I'm just being dense here, but I don't understand your response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennysgreen280zt Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 huh, I wondered why my browser was doing that. now I know. hopefully it can get fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZeee Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Annoying ads like that are bad for business. It's like having someone call you every day trying to sell the same product that you don't want and after you've told them to stop bothering you. It makes you want to stop answering that phone..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdenno Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Add me to the list of whiners - I don't like it either. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Actually I have no idea, I don't experience the problems your having so I would assume it has something to do with your browser settings/controls. That seems to be the case since everyone doesn't share the same problem your having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Now I get it. You were telling me that instead of bringing up issues that affect the usability of the site, I should use zcar.com instead. As a web developer by trade I take usability issues on my sites very seriously and thought that the HybridZ admins would like to know about this one. One particular ad behaving badly is not a browser settings issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZeee Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I don't think that's what Doc meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friar-Tuck Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I'm having the same issue. I'm running FireFox if that matters.. Tucko/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 As a web developer by trade I take usability issues on my sites very seriously and thought that the HybridZ admins would like to know about this one. One particular ad behaving badly is not a browser settings issue. And we're not web developer's by trade and we do this on our own time for free. We appreciate the heads up but, unfortunately, one or two people affected by an add does not really cause us much concern. Its added to the list. FYI... I don't experience the problem in Firefox or IE so I'm inclined to think its an issue with an individual's machine or settings (pop up blocker?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friar-Tuck Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 The ad does not drop you down with Internet Exploder.. Tucko/ Edited.... Dohh! See 1 post above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Actually it was a joke. Again, you have user issues with your computer not the site IMO so I suggest you look for answers elsewhere since your question has been apparently answered by several people already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hey guys, I didn't mean for this to get confrontational. This post was intended as a heads-up in hopes that your ad network had a facility for reporting abusive or offensive ads. I never expected anyone to make my computer work with your website the way I think it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 As an aside, in all likelihood the ad contains some javascript that works in Firefox and Safari but doesn't work in IE. That's not at all uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted January 11, 2009 Administrators Share Posted January 11, 2009 Thanks for the heads up guys and hopefully this will help others having the same issue. I'm not software savvy but my VERY buggy iMac with Safari has no issue with it. My guess, as mentioned above, probably has something to do with pop-up-blocker settings, firewall settings, Java script settings, or internet browser settings on the individual computers, i.e. the issue is based at the users end, not the servers end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 It's happening to me in both Safari 3.2.1 and Firefox 3.0.5 on Mac 10.5.6. Still only this one ad from pricequotes.com. Popup blockers on or off yields the same results. Looking at the source, that ad is loaded from Google/Doubleclick. I'm willing to bet decent money that this line (from content loaded by the ad server) is causing the problem: This is not something that admins at HybridZ are in direct control of. Disabling Javascript would be a workaround, but you'd lose a lot of forum functionality in the process. Hitting tab 3 or 4 times when it loads would take the focus off the ad entirely and relieve the arrow keys issue. In any case, it probably won't be long before that ad's run of service is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I use a Mac and in both Safari and Fire Fox (same versions as Pete posted above) and have the same issues with this ad in basically every thread I go into. so this isn't affecting just 1 or 2 people. It's only when I first click into a thread and proceed to scroll using the arrow keys, then the "select a make" option pops up from the ad no matter where in the thread it is placed. If I click and drag the toggle slider on the side, then it disables the annoying ad since I'm scrolling via another method off the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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