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If the person creating this website are reading: Please do not pop up a "sign up for newsletter" pop up before one can even take one decent look at the article.
by zwaps 4y ago
If the person creating this website are reading: Please do not pop up a "sign up for newsletter" pop up before one can even take one decent look at the article.
There could not possibly a more clearer message saying: "we don't even want you to read what we write, we just want your e-mail".
Incidentally, I did not get to read this article, because of said pop up, and if you think I'm gonna hunt for that tiny x button as response to that dick move instead of closing the tab, well.
Edit: if this ain't clear, this isn't good design
- ajdude 4y agoI was actually just about to post this. I clicked the link, began to read, and before even getting through the first paragraph, I encounter that full-page pop-up message for the e-list. At that point I just closed out the site.
- polalavik 4y agoHaha I was thinking the same thing - and that falls under the umbrella of “design” too. Do not have hostile design! I’ve tried to make my website absolutely non-hostile as a philosophy. No email harvesting, no data collection (besides Google analytics), no obnoxious loud flashy ads, minimal text-forward design. The web is a chaotic place. So make it look good and don’t attack your users!
- billforsternz 4y agoThis, so much this. It's such a dark pattern. Why don't they at least set the timer to 1 minute (or so) instead of 2 seconds (or so) to at least give the victim ^H ^H ^H ^H sitor a chance to read the start of the freaking article?
- MrVandemar 4y ago> If the person creating this website are reading: Please do not pop up a "sign up for newsletter" pop up before one can even take one decent look at the article. Or ever.