Adds on Home Page, Why?
Sunday, September 27, 2015 by JuniorCrooks | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Why am I getting a pop-up for 75% off games every time I open the wincustomize site? I do not play games and even if I did it is annoying. If I use adblock plus for the wincustomize site it screws up my home page. The other thing is I was under the understanding that as a subscriber you do not get the ads. What is the solution to get rid of the ads? I am not impressed Stardock would be doing this sort of thing.
Reply #22 Sunday, September 27, 2015 2:54 PM
I'll chime in and agree that as a paying member I don't appreciate this nonsense either.
Reply #23 Sunday, September 27, 2015 5:03 PM
I feel swindled !! I've been faithfully paying a subscription fee and I get betrayed as if I'm not important. I'm going to remember this when renewal time rolls around.
Reply #24 Sunday, September 27, 2015 5:12 PM
Same thing here. I pay a subscription to remove ad's. Even their own. Not happy. Why not an email for paying members and the pop up for blow throughs
Reply #26 Sunday, September 27, 2015 6:12 PM
I use adblock. I used to get ads on the home page but if you click on the icon check "don't run on this page", images came back. As for the other one. Ditto. I'm assuming it'll be gone after the weekend.
Reply #28 Sunday, September 27, 2015 8:50 PM
I just signed out of WC, closed the brower, ran CCleaner, reopend the browser and WC site and the ad is still there, alteast for me.
Reply #33 Monday, September 28, 2015 1:19 AM
AdBlock Plus won't prevent/remove it on its own, though I believe there is an extension that enables AdBlock Plus to bypass a DoNotBlock script.
Anyway, I'm not seeing the ad because I use U-Block origin, but I do get a "Cannot Didplay This Image" box that I have to close before I can proceed. That in itself is annoying, but I'd be mightily pissed if I kept seeing an ad.
Reply #34 Monday, September 28, 2015 3:11 AM
Using adblock edge here,have no idea what popups you guys are talking about
,also running flash control & ghostery.The site looks fine to me on waterfox always does
there's couple of other plugins i have tho i don't use them much one is no script the other is self destructing cookies,at this time they're not active.I suggest try adblock edge.Starkers ! you may find that more to your liking or not
Reply #35 Monday, September 28, 2015 3:48 AM
Using adblock edge here,have no idea what popups you guys are talking about
there's couple of other plugins i have tho i don't use them much one is no script the other is self destructing cookies,at this time they're not active.I suggest try adblock edge.Starkers ! you may find that more to your liking or not
Sorry but you are missing the point. One of the benefits paying members are suppose to receive are no pop-up ads. Up until now there has not been a problem with this type of pop-up and I don't think paying members are going to change their browser because of a pop-ad they have been receiving for the last 4 days (at least I am not going too). The point is we are not suppose to be receiving pop-up ads as paying members period. "During the course of 1 year you'll receive exclusive WinCustomize features, unlimited downloads, and more. Plus, you help support a site that has virtually no advertisements, no pop ups, and is very fast and clean."
The correct solution is for Stardock to remove the pop-up ad and from this point on keep the site pop-up ad free for paying members such as myself.
Reply #36 Monday, September 28, 2015 4:26 AM
AdBlock Plus won't prevent/remove it on its own, though I believe there is an extension that enables AdBlock Plus to bypass a DoNotBlock script used by some sites to avoid ad blocking apps.
Anyway, I'm not seeing the ad because I use U-Block origin, but I do get a "Cannot Didplay This Image" box that I have to close before I can proceed. That in itself is annoying, but I'd be mightily pissed if I kept seeing an ad.
Reply #37 Monday, September 28, 2015 5:08 AM
AdBlock Plus won't prevent/remove it on its own, though I believe there is an extension that enables AdBlock Plus to bypass a DoNotBlock script used by some sites to avoid ad blocking apps.
Anyway, I'm not seeing the ad because I use U-Block origin, but I do get a "Cannot Didplay This Image" box that I have to close before I can proceed. That in itself is annoying, but I'd be mightily pissed if I kept seeing an ad.
OK now I am not getting your point. I realize there may be options to prevent seeing the ad but for me at least that is not the proper solution. I do not enjoy having to jump through hoops to eliminate something I was promised I would never receive in the first place. One of my reason for buying the subscription was to get rid of the ads/pop-ups. If I have to continue to use pop-up blockers or take other measures I would not normally have to take why buy the subscription? I might as well save myself a few bucks.
Anyway the ad will probably be removed soon. My concern is if this is going to become common practice because if so I will be reconsidering renewing my subscription.
Reply #39 Monday, September 28, 2015 6:10 AM
This image could not be loaded...
that is what i get, after the page loads up for a minute.
Im not complaining im just counting the extra seconds for the page to load each year.
It got to a point where i open up wincustomize and make a coffee in the meantime, when i come back it will be loaded, now showing me this message about the ad you guys get, just that the page was not able to load it.
Which is good since i dont want to see it anyways, guess nobody does, i mean who the
<p><bdo dir="rtl">fuck</bdo></p> likes advertisment and popups?
AB caught it not ABP even though Wincustomize is on the whitelist.
Im not a subscriber due to the fact/reason that WC does get slower and slower and has not upgraded its look since 2003, now adding the reason that even subscribers get popups.
Sorry...
Reply #40 Monday, September 28, 2015 7:51 AM
Same here. For a weekend sale it has outlived its usefulness. Shoot it!
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Reply #21 Sunday, September 27, 2015 2:44 PM
Me too.