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8 Replies Last post: Oct 30, 2007 1:33 PM by mphenterprises  
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Adama
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Oct 29, 2007 12:57 PM

Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.

Man, trying to get into PCW website this morning was hell on wheels!!! No matter how much I tried, the new peel back ad kept, well, peeling back! and if I tried to click on Close, it would run away from me.... aaaaaaarrrrrrrrr X-( rrrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!! That's me yelling at the inventor of this uber-annoying peel back ad. X-( No matter what I did, or how stealthily I approached the Sign In, it would creep back down....

We, this ad and I, had quite a fight this morning. It has a nightmarish, never-ending yo-yo effect! Ended up calling PCW and talking to someone there, who connected me with someone who knows about this thing, who in turn connected me to Webmaster. Turns out, Mr. Webmaster is not pleased with this ad either! He suggested a workaround, I had to go into another section of the webpage to be able to just Sign In.

We know you have to have ads to provide the kind of services you provide for all of us. But PLEASE, revise it, maybe put it on the other side of the page, make it easier, so we can click on Close, and then we can go on about our business.

Is this ad going to make people so frustrated it drives them away? What is your feedback on this peel back ad?

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kellie
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Jun 27, 2007
1. Oct 29, 2007 11:54 AM in response to: Adama
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
Yeah, Michael told me you had called and spoken with him. What he told you is correct -- there is nothing that we can do about the placement of this ad.

I would suggest adjusting your resolution settings. The peel down ad does not block the Sign In link on my monitor.

Kellie Parker | Online Community Manager | PC World
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Adama
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2. Oct 29, 2007 1:09 PM in response to: kellie
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
kellie wrote:Yeah, Michael told me you had called and spoken with him. What he told you is correct -- there is nothing that we can do about the placement of this ad.

I would suggest adjusting your resolution settings. The peel down ad does not block the Sign In link on my monitor.
I did what you suggested, kellie. I went to Control Panel and clicked on Adjust Screen Resolutions. The Res. was set to High, at 1280 by 800 pixels; so I tried changing it.

I went to the next lowest, 1280 by 720 pixels. This made my screen slightly bigger. Then, I dragged the slider to the next lowest, 1024 by 768 pixels. This made my screen humoungous and fuzzy, hard to read. So, it's back on High, the factory set Res.

Tried to Sign In to PCW and the yo-yo effect started all over again. I have my Gadgets set to show on top, on the right side of my desktop. Does that make any difference? perhaps that's the culprit?

I hope you can understand my frustration. Thanks for your assistance.

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kellie
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3. Oct 29, 2007 2:30 PM in response to: Adama
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
All I can tell you is what mine is set at -- 1280x1024.

The ads are not permanent, so that's something.

Kellie Parker | Online Community Manager | PC World
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4. Oct 29, 2007 2:43 PM in response to: kellie
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
I saw that ad a few days ago downloaded adblock plus and never saw it again XD.

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Adama
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5. Oct 30, 2007 12:06 PM in response to: kellie
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.

Thanks for giving me hope, kellie. And thanks for your comment Number3124. Last night when I posted a question, I had no problem signing in. And no problems now either, as a matter of fact I think the peel back ad is just not peeling any more.

So, the new question is: How do I close this post if no one had a correct answer and the problem does not exist any more?

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mphenterprises
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6. Oct 30, 2007 12:25 PM in response to: Adama
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
Hi Adama....Done and Done...

This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself
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Adama
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7. Oct 30, 2007 1:26 PM in response to: mphenterprises
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
mphenterprises wrote:Hi Adama....Done and Done...
Does that mean that Done + Done = DONE? :^0 LOL
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8. Oct 30, 2007 1:33 PM in response to: Adama
Re: Talk about Annoyances = The new peel back ad.
LOL No. I set the Discussion to "Assumed Answered." However, you can choose any post and indicate that post "Answered" your question without actually giving points.

When you click "Reply" on any post, you will see two options:

  • This post answered my question

  • This post did not answer my question

Select the former and the Discussion will automatically be deemed "Answered."

This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself
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