PHTV - Please... please stop...

PHTV - Please... please stop...

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Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Based on the other thread some posters only want to watch the ads.

Fish

3,975 posts

281 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Having supported the site for over 15 years I have now just loaded an ad blocker. If it has got to the point which it has for a fair while that I really can't see any content then who ever does the coding needs sacking.

I understand the need for ads and have fully supported them. However having just had to watch a 30sec clip to see a 4sec video and I still can't see the classifieds or home page reasonably I've put an ad blocker in and I'll not bother with PHTV.

If you want more foot fall to PHTV then DON'T put a 30sec ad on it...!!!


Smegmium

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2,344 posts

169 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Fish said:
Having supported the site for over 15 years I have now just loaded an ad blocker. If it has got to the point which it has for a fair while that I really can't see any content then who ever does the coding needs sacking.

I understand the need for ads and have fully supported them. However having just had to watch a 30sec clip to see a 4sec video and I still can't see the classifieds or home page reasonably I've put an ad blocker in and I'll not bother with PHTV.

If you want more foot fall to PHTV then DON'T put a 30sec ad on it...!!!
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CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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I don't think there's much point in complaining. The reality is what the op said - virtually anyone will click off if they see too many ads being rammed down their throats. I never watch even one ad if you can't click past it. The business will learn through lack of views etc that their model doesn't work; but they won't listen to people telling them beforehand that its a problem.

CarAbuser

693 posts

123 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Smegmium said:
Has this now become some sort of joke between the staff?

That's actually pretty funny. I had no idea adverts had gotten so bad.

Since I installed adblock on my PC 6 years ago it's been the first extension I have installed after loading Firefox.


eybic

9,212 posts

173 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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I agree that you shouldn't be seeing ads like that on the homepage, we are fixing it.

B'stard Child

28,324 posts

245 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Fish said:
I understand the need for ads and have fully supported them. However having just had to watch a 30sec clip to see a 4sec video and I still can't see the classifieds or home page reasonably I've put an ad blocker in and I'll not bother with PHTV.
My ad blocker means I don't see adds even on PHTV

Although so far content has been quite poor and I don't think I'll bother looking at further PHTV contributions

SonicShadow

2,452 posts

153 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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If only there were some way to block ads. Perhaps some sort of browser plugin. Not sure what you'd call it though...

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Motorrad said:
Simple solution, don't watch any of them. I haven't and was blissfully unaware of any issue until I read this thread.
This is my solution also.
(don't think that's what PH wants mind you)

feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Friday 10th April 2015
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I'm a 41yr old single bloke, and when I couldn't skip an advert for Mango women's wear, I gave up and haven't bothered attempting to watch any more PHTV episodes.

Double fail.. Lost viewer and failed advertising.

Count Vampirski

151 posts

107 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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..I thought PHTV might actually be a spoof?