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Tempest
I Run this place.
ANN Publisher
Joined: 29 Dec 2001
Posts: 10448
Location: Do not message me for support.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:27 pm
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We'd love to hear what you think of our new video news recaps that are embedded under our news & interest articles.
Let us know what you think we can do to make them better, if you like them, if you're completely indifferent to them, or if they annoy you...
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Alan45
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Joined: 25 Aug 2010
Posts: 9967
Location: Virginia
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:40 pm
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So far, I haven't seen or can't find one. What do they look like and can you point to an article that has one?
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mewpudding101
Industry Insider
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 2209
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:50 pm
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Hi,
While the videos themselves are fine (I personally don't need to watch them), I really hate to say it, but the ads that play before them very disruptive and it's hard to look at the page without being very careful not to scroll too far down. The ads auto-play WITH sound, and I can imagine many people being very inconvenienced if accessing ANN at work or school. I don't know if there's a way to stop auto-play, or at least mute the sound on the ads when they auto-play, but if there is, I suggest fixing it ASAP.
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sailorstarsun
Joined: 07 Apr 2006
Posts: 172
Location: Japan
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:55 pm
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I hate them. They're as bad as auto-playing ads, and they make my rather old computer run even slower. If I wanted to watch a video, I would find one and actively push play; I don't appreciate having them forced on me just for trying to read your articles. They're a nuisance.
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zrnzle500
Joined: 04 Oct 2014
Posts: 3768
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:57 pm
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So that's what they were. I just sort of figured they were an ad or something, so I steered clear of them. It seems like a good idea, but I don't know if the placement is ideal.
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Aquamine-Amarine
Joined: 13 Jul 2014
Posts: 276
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:00 pm
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I hate them. Completely unnecessary. Scared the heck out of me when one started autoplaying when I scrolled down.
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fuuma_monou
Joined: 26 Dec 2005
Posts: 1838
Location: Quezon City, Philippines
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:01 pm
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I don't mind the presence of the video, but I do mind that it's auto-playing.
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Calico
Joined: 05 Jan 2013
Posts: 383
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:07 pm
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I absolutely hate that they auto-play. It's one thing for them to be there, and for there to be an option to play them, but auto-play is awful.
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Vaisaga
Joined: 07 Oct 2011
Posts: 13235
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:07 pm
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It's good that they don't auto play but it is pretty easy to accidentally mouse over them and set them off. Maybe make it so you actually have to click them to play them.
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ximpalullaorg
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
Posts: 396
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:11 pm
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They're a security risk more than being annoying (which they also are). Enough said.
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Peebs
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 423
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:22 pm
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Don't like them. Don't care for them. The one I watched showed material I'd already read minutes before. The other two items were irrelevant to my tastes. It reminds me a lot of the over abundance of videos CR posted to their Twitter which is why I unfollowed them. It got too much and it was annoying.
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yugandasekai
Joined: 24 May 2017
Posts: 12
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:23 pm
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They annoy me. I have started taking extra care to not scroll down too far, so that the auto-play doesn't get triggered.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
Subscriber
Joined: 17 Apr 2015
Posts: 3018
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:26 pm
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Alan45 wrote: | So far, I haven't seen or can't find one. What do they look like and can you point to an article that has one? |
Neither have I. I have a lot of boxes checked on my subscriber settings page, though, so maybe I've inadvertently disabled them?
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DerekL1963
Subscriber
Joined: 14 Jan 2015
Posts: 1119
Location: Puget Sound
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:27 pm
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I browse from the front page, and I don't even see them. Even if I did, I wouldn't watch them because it's a complete waste of my time - I've already clicked on any news I'm interested in.
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Angel M Cazares
Joined: 23 Sep 2010
Posts: 5490
Location: Iscandar
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:30 pm
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I have not seen those videos either. Perhaps they are disabled for subscribers.
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