I finally figured out the purpose of the sound banners - GoFuckYourself.com

StuartD · 07-22-2007, 05:47 AM

It's to increase page views!!

I know the moment that stupid banner loads, I'm hitting refresh to get it the hell off of there. Thus increasing page views + 1.
If everyone does that, page views go way up!

It's sheer genius when you think about it.

zabijaq · 07-22-2007, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by StuartD

It's to increase page views!!

I know the moment that stupid banner loads, I'm hitting refresh to get it the hell off of there. Thus increasing page views + 1.
If everyone does that, page views go way up!

It's sheer genius when you think about it.

Interesting. But visitors are not sheeps and they might go to places where they don't need to hit refresh

StuartD · 07-22-2007, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by zabijaq

Interesting. But visitors are not sheeps and they might go to places where they don't need to hit refresh

You're talking abut GFY visitors, right?

CDSmith · 07-22-2007, 06:07 AM

Me, I reach for the speakers and turn my sound off.

and curse lightly under my breath.

zabijaq · 07-22-2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by StuartD

You're talking abut GFY visitors, right?

In general. But there are other forums like this, but smaller. If You hear same sound 10x a day, would You spend as much time here as normally?

CyberHustler · 07-22-2007, 06:36 AM

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10

polish_aristocrat · 07-22-2007, 09:26 AM

Im refreshing it as well, heh

i must have refreshed the D..e banner at least 50 times in last 6 months

StuartD · 07-22-2007, 10:52 AM

see... I've had a few people icq me to agree that they refresh when they see it too. Dunno why they don't just reply.

Anyway, why is no one doing anything about it?? There's complaints every single time there's a banner with sound? Doesn't GFY care enough to say "one of the rules is that your banner can't have sound"?

moneymotivates · 07-22-2007, 04:07 PM

I got rather tired of randomly hearing ads blasting through my speakers, scaring the piss out of me sometimes lol

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
problem solved

prior to Adblock Plus I would refresh

psili · 07-22-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by moneymotivates

I got rather tired of randomly hearing ads blasting through my speakers, scaring the piss out of me sometimes lol

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
problem solved

prior to Adblock Plus I would refresh

Or you could add the following to your hosts file:

127.0.0.10 ads.gofuckyourself.com ads.gfy.com

just a punk · 07-22-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuartD

It's to increase page views!!

I know the moment that stupid banner loads, I'm hitting refresh to get it the hell off of there. Thus increasing page views + 1.
If everyone does that, page views go way up!

It's sheer genius when you think about it.

I'm browsing this board with sound turned off

Miguel T · 07-22-2007, 06:45 PM

LOL! You're a genius! Never thought of that before.

pornask · 07-22-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

Im refreshing it as well, heh

i must have refreshed the D..e banner at least 50 times in last 6 months

That's an incredibly annoying one. It's too fucking loud and doesn't shut up when you move your mouse away from it (like most do). You scroll your mouse over it by accident and there it goes yelling its bullshit at you. Fucking annoying.

teg0 · 07-22-2007, 06:53 PM

if a banner has sound its -1 point for the sponsor.

DBS.US · 07-22-2007, 08:32 PM

I hear the loud bullshit sound and curse that company.

jonesonyou · 07-22-2007, 08:34 PM

They are to scare the shit out of you when your speakers are turned up and you forget their are sound banners on the page.

candyflip · 07-22-2007, 08:34 PM

Adblock means I don't see any of them anymore. Haven't seen an ad on here, aside from sigs in over a year.

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StuartD Sofa King Band Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outside the box Posts: 29,903	see... I've had a few people icq me to agree that they refresh when they see it too. Dunno why they don't just reply. Anyway, why is no one doing anything about it?? There's complaints every single time there's a banner with sound? Doesn't GFY care enough to say "one of the rules is that your banner can't have sound"? __________________ This is me on facebook This is me on twitter

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moneymotivates Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 511	I got rather tired of randomly hearing ads blasting through my speakers, scaring the piss out of me sometimes lol https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 problem solved prior to Adblock Plus I would refresh

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