What's the deal with Mcdonalds Pop Up Blocking Posts?

by greenmachine on Oct 2, 2009 5:05 AM PDT

Maybe it's just my computer but for the last three weeks or so, these blasted Mcdonald's pop up ads have been blocking out the A's Nation Posts? Anyone else having this problem? Unlike most popups, this one doesn't seem to have an option of "closing the ad" or whatever it's called. The ad just sort of hovers over the posts, blocking out most of the text. Hey Mcdonalds- back off of the Nation and go sell your greasy biscuits somewhere else!

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I have no such problem with Chrome

It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver

by WaddellCanseco on Oct 2, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

I had a Discover Card ad do that to me today..

but that was the first time. And no X to close it, either. I’m on a lame version of Firefox at work that they won’t bother to put that nifty ad blocker on.

"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack

by GreenSocks on Oct 2, 2009 9:19 AM PDT reply actions

An X appears in the upper left of the ads for me, but it's not immediately there.

Try not rolling the mouse over the ad and see if that makes it happen less often. It only does it for me when I roll over.

by LoneStranger on Oct 2, 2009 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

yes, they're covering the nation

each dot = a little bit of lardy death

source

don't care if i ever get back.

by AV on Oct 2, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

It's a clown!

A Clown of DEATH!!!!!!

Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on Oct 2, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

whoa!

That site is awesome!

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Oct 2, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions

ain’t it though? someone just sent it to me yesterday. now i have yet another place to waste all day at.

don't care if i ever get back.

by AV on Oct 2, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I added it to my RSS reader.

They don’t have a link to the feed, so I had to find out what it was from other wordpress sites. Just add /feed/ after the main URL and you can add it to a reader.

by LoneStranger on Oct 2, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

i always just click on the RSS icon in the address bar. different strokes for different browsers.

don't care if i ever get back.

by AV on Oct 3, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions

What does RSS stand for?

Rated-S Superstar?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 3, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

There seems to be confusion about

what it actually stands for. Some say “really simple syndication”; others say “rich site summary”.

RSS is a data protocol for blog-entry type information. If a blog has an RSS feed, it means it sends out the posts in RSS format in addition to regular HTML for a browser. Other non-browser applications and devices can take the RSS data as input and display it however they want.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Oct 3, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

And here I thought it really stood for

Really Shitty Season.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 3, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions