Pop-up Videos

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 12/22/19 at 8:42pm

Is there a way on an iPhone in Safari to get rid of these pop-up website videos that auto-play. Even on BWW every single time I go to the home page it pops up, when I click to read a thread the video pops up after the thread loads, and when I return to the homepage the video pops up again. Dozens and dozens of times a day. Its truly annoyingly frustrating.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/22/19 at 10:17pm

SERIOUSLY.

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 5:41am

Jordan Catalano said: "SERIOUSLY. "

Yes, SERIOUSLY. Or I wouldn’t have taken the time to post this. Right now it’s a pop-up video of Top 5’s. Before it’s been BWW videos on something or other. It’s takes up over an inch and a half square on my phone’s bottom right corner, blocks me from being able to read what’s under it unless I hit the X and delete it, and it is very intrusive. If I read multiple threads it pops up every time on every thread, even on separate pages within the same thread, and then pops back up with I go back to the main page. If I switch from the Main Board to the Off Topic Board it continues to do the same thing, on every thread and every page within every thread. 

Updated On: 12/23/19 at 05:41 AM

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 9:33am

Ya honestly BWW is there anyway we can stop this? Your website is becoming insufferable. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 9:53am

Agreed. The pop-up videos are beyond annoying along with the excessive ads make this site very slow and hard to navigate. I understand that's how BWW pays for things, but it's very much out of control. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 10:23am

dmwnc1959 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "SERIOUSLY. "

Yes, SERIOUSLY.Or I wouldn’t have taken the time to post this. Right now it’s a pop-up video of Top 5’s. Before it’s been BWW videos on something or other. It’s takes up over an inch and a halfsquare on my phone’s bottom right corner, blocks me from being able to read what’s under it unless I hit the X and delete it,and it is very intrusive. If I read multiple threads it pops up every time on every thread, even on separate pages within the same thread, and then pops back up with I go back to the main page. If I switch fromthe Main Board to the Off Topic Board it continues to do the same thing, on every thread and every page within every thread."

Yes, SERIOUSLY as in I agree with you and I can’t handle much more of those damn pop up videos. 

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 12:18pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Yes, SERIOUSLY as in I agree with you and I can’t handle much more of those damn pop up videos."

Sorry, my apologies. I woke up in a rare, very fowl mood and mistook your post.

[ModernMillie3]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 1:44pm

This website was created before smartphones existed. It's designed for computers, where it works the best. I know that's not everyone's reality, but when you are on a computer, clicking on a very small window in the bottom corner isn't a huge deal. It also helps if you have Adblock, or some kind of other software for annoying pops on the web. In the new year, I hope they work on their app so it's not this huge pain in the ass, though. 

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 7:05pm

I thought this was going to be about VHI1's old show "Pop Up Video."   

But, now that I know it's not, I agree with all of this. 

[Marianne2]

Posted: 12/23/19 at 8:43pm

I agree with this as well. I am getting them through Google Chrome on a Samsung Galaxy though.

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 12/24/19 at 5:07pm

I’m guessing the website designers and moderators are all on Christmas break. Hoping that when they return something can he don’t about these freaking BWW pop-up videos taking over.