Huge mobile ads
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FullMetaltech
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Definitely inflated ads.
Pamplemousse
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Yes.
This isn't about having fewer ads: it's about having ads that don't ruin the GAF experience.
ClosingADoor
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How does it ruin the experience outside of scrolling 50px more due to a larger size at the top?
Macho Madness
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Yeah thanks
Japanmanx3
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Getting them too.
Zippedpinhead
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While I use the desktop version of the site on my phone (I prefer it to the mobile), I also have an ad problem.
Sometimes after the page loads, it loads again and a full page ad for marvel champions phone game pops up. It has an "X" in the corner but any touch of the screen other than a left swipe (which takes me two pages back now) or a close window takes me straight to the App Store.
Not sure why that happens, but it only happens of an GAF for me
Sometimes after the page loads, it loads again and a full page ad for marvel champions phone game pops up. It has an "X" in the corner but any touch of the screen other than a left swipe (which takes me two pages back now) or a close window takes me straight to the App Store.
Not sure why that happens, but it only happens of an GAF for me
These are the best ads to date.
We're running some tests on modernizing the extremely archaic and useless mobile ad units by utilizing google's responsive tags that will tailor the ad dimensions to the current standard ad sizes that Google serves for each class of mobile device these days. The old ad units didn't even fit the page layouts at all, generated almost zero revenue because they were designed for older low res devices primarily and are no longer really even used by advertisers, and those static-size tiny banners looked absolutely ridiculous when viewing mobile-gaf on tablets.
These responsive units should display standard desktop banners when viewing mobile-gaf on a high resolution tablet, which is totally appropriate and looks a hell of a lot more aesthetically sensible than a big empty bar with a pinhole ad in the center, and on high resolution smartphones the tags should utilize a moderately sized banner at the top of the screen and then a rectangle footer ad below all of the content and navigation controls. Yes, the rectangle is a little scary looking at first glance, but as it is below all the content and navigation controls it is not actually interfering with user experience to any significant degree that I can discern.
It's still two ad units, one above all the content, and one below all the content, and no shitty anchored ads that scroll with you, or interstitials, or any of that nonsense. Mobile-gaf was basically not monetized at all with the ad units it had in place, and these current-gen ones don't appear to harm user experience and also conform to the site layout better. If you have legitimate concerns here about user experience, feel free to provide feedback on that front.
These responsive units should display standard desktop banners when viewing mobile-gaf on a high resolution tablet, which is totally appropriate and looks a hell of a lot more aesthetically sensible than a big empty bar with a pinhole ad in the center, and on high resolution smartphones the tags should utilize a moderately sized banner at the top of the screen and then a rectangle footer ad below all of the content and navigation controls. Yes, the rectangle is a little scary looking at first glance, but as it is below all the content and navigation controls it is not actually interfering with user experience to any significant degree that I can discern.
It's still two ad units, one above all the content, and one below all the content, and no shitty anchored ads that scroll with you, or interstitials, or any of that nonsense. Mobile-gaf was basically not monetized at all with the ad units it had in place, and these current-gen ones don't appear to harm user experience and also conform to the site layout better. If you have legitimate concerns here about user experience, feel free to provide feedback on that front.
thehypocrite
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What's the bandwidth impact from an user POV between these ad units Vs the old one?
I kind of need to know this too. I only have 2 gigs to spare.
Would like to know this also - 2GB is my monthly allowance.
That makes sense then, a-okay.
Do you think the new ad sizes will help with monetization or were the previous issues related to ad blockers?
It's a little disingenuous to say the ads don't interfere with the user experience, in a thread dedicated to people collectively complaining its impacting their experience.
It may not be impacting the interface the user has, but its certainly affecting the experience.
Regardless, we understand why GAF has ads, and your post explains the change.
It may not be impacting the interface the user has, but its certainly affecting the experience.
Regardless, we understand why GAF has ads, and your post explains the change.
Generalpsyduck
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Yeah. For the past couple months the ads have gotten out of control. Redirect ads, malware ads etc. It's ridiculous
I understand they need ads to keep the website running which is cool I would just like it a little more user friendly.
Jacksinthe
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Milly Osworth
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I hate the "you are a winner!!!" Ads.
giancarlo123x
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This is terrible, fix this bungie.
Newtype-001
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Much better if the ads and the refresh/post/pages line were swapped around
HammerFace
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Oh good so it wasn't just me. Although I found it kind of enjoyable when one of mine looked just like a late 90s early 00s drunk driving ad.
Oppo
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to be more constructive -
I think the top ad is ok and a reasonable size increase. you know it's a slightly thick banner when you see it.
however the bottom ad is distracting for a couple of reasons. it is very large on a largish phone (6S here). it also looks at first glance like it is an inline image the last user in the thread posted. and because there are a couple of very useful shortcuts built into that lower bookend bar, and scrolling down is "manual", there is a weird hit to functionality, albeit slight, but definitely there.
I do appreciate that the lower bar is still there as many sites put the banner right against the lower edge of the canvas which is a purposeful pain in the ass on iOS due to the way the browser works. I would actually prefer to just inject the big ad halfway through the page, and/or I would make sure there's a more distinctive visual marker around it so it scans better if you want to keep that bigboxish size.
(tried an experiment. tapped little X on lower ad for BYOD or whatever it was, kept seeing it, reported for "too repetitive ", no effect)
I think the top ad is ok and a reasonable size increase. you know it's a slightly thick banner when you see it.
however the bottom ad is distracting for a couple of reasons. it is very large on a largish phone (6S here). it also looks at first glance like it is an inline image the last user in the thread posted. and because there are a couple of very useful shortcuts built into that lower bookend bar, and scrolling down is "manual", there is a weird hit to functionality, albeit slight, but definitely there.
I do appreciate that the lower bar is still there as many sites put the banner right against the lower edge of the canvas which is a purposeful pain in the ass on iOS due to the way the browser works. I would actually prefer to just inject the big ad halfway through the page, and/or I would make sure there's a more distinctive visual marker around it so it scans better if you want to keep that bigboxish size.
(tried an experiment. tapped little X on lower ad for BYOD or whatever it was, kept seeing it, reported for "too repetitive ", no effect)
orthodoxy1095
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Yep there's a massive US Cellular ad at the bottom of this thread for me.
But I'd much rather have these obnoxiously sized ads than the spammy mobile pop-ups I've gotten in the past.
But I'd much rather have these obnoxiously sized ads than the spammy mobile pop-ups I've gotten in the past.
I'm also in the 2GB data limit range too btw and bigger adverts = higher usage on gaf 
Does the new advert scheme rid us of full page adverts? Because that's a good trade-off if it is. If it isn't though... That's a bit lame.
Videos!?
Does the new advert scheme rid us of full page adverts? Because that's a good trade-off if it is. If it isn't though... That's a bit lame.
Videos!?
EatinOlives
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Bottom ad for me was an animated commercial (not just text, full on video).
Yeah this no doubt impacts data usage. Don't know how to feel about this...
Yeah this no doubt impacts data usage. Don't know how to feel about this...
ClosingADoor
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No, they don't. The top one is 100px. Unless you have a 250px screen in height, that is not 40%.
chaobreaker
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Please, stop screenshoting your entire phone. I'm tapping them as if I reached the bottom of the page.
Me too.
Thought this is a perfect example of why people are turning to ad blockers. Some sites are like this on a regular basis, web and mobile, to the point where content is a minimal area.
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aztek is ok
I'm pretty sure that's the point.
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