Forum:Video ads playing inside main part of article! Only for those not logged in though

The main page of an article doesn't have this problem. But click on any other articles, and there are ads appearing not just as a banner up top, but inside the article itself. This includes ads that automatically play video and audio. After I logged in, these ads no longer appeared, only the ad banner up top. So, what's going on here? This happened at the Gantz Wikia, although I'm sure its probably going on everywhere. Its rather disruptive, and the fact it appears in the middle of the article, really throws things off. If you need more ad revenue, perhaps allow us a set area to put it in, so its not in the way, perhaps over where the left side bar area is now.  D r e a m Focus  02:27, April 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Advertisements appear in articles when you're not logged in. The way to prevent this is to either register an account or to log into your account. Wikia has very little control over this, because where an ad goes is typically at the request and insistence of the advertiser. Just be thankful that Wikia's original plan&mdash;showing ads in articles for logged in users as well&mdash;didn't go through and the community team and the advertisers agreed to only have that for logged out users. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 02:50, April 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * So the people that can complain about it, and see how disruptive it is, don't see it, and most won't know about it. They just get to irritate all the first time arrivals, so they don't hang out too long.  Oh well.  Firefox is the most common internet browser these days, and most people who use it have Adblock Plus, so they can just avoid seeing anything altogether.  I leave my ad blocker off, since I believe they need the revenue, that only fair, but when ads start getting in the way of articles, and making noise on their own, something must be done.  Why don't they just link to Amazon or some other place where merchandise related to whatever the Wikia is about, can be purchased?  That wouldn't be too disruptive.   D r e a m Focus  04:11, April 1, 2010 (UTC)

It's up to the advertisers. Advertisers are in your face all the time, and they're not going to cede to this because people who aren't logged in or aren't registered find it annoying. Additionally, the amount of viewing, editing, and registration on Wikia continues to increase, so you're mistaken in that it scares of newcomers. Maybe a few find it annoying, but to suggest that it has a negative impact is simply incorrect. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 04:18, April 1, 2010 (UTC)