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Is there any more annoying popup than the newsletter popup? I'd rather see a targeted ad than that BS. NO! I do not want your newsletter! I wouldn't even ha

by riskable 11mo ago

Is there any more annoying popup than the newsletter popup? I'd rather see a targeted ad than that BS. NO! I do not want your newsletter! I wouldn't even have an email address if it wasn't absolutely required to operate in society today. The less email I get, the better! Email is becoming like fax machines: An old, dated technology that refuses to die.

fuzzy_biscuit 11mo ago
Physical feels that way to me sometimes. In the US, I get assaulted on a constant basis by mailers and ads for things I never expressed any interest in. Waste of time, waste of paper, waste of resources.
kevincox 11mo ago
Personally I don't mind an offer to subscribe to the newsletter but Substack is way to aggressive. They show the prompt even before I have finished the article (How do I know if I want to subscribe?) and obscure the article (actively working against what they know what I am trying to do). So I now just immediately back out when I see that. I won't visit sites that are purposely harming the experience.
dabinat 11mo ago
Sites used to open up popup windows, then browsers got better at blocking them. But instead of taking the hint that people didn’t want that, they just moved the popups inside the page content. The prevalence of ad / tracking blockers is entirely due to the user-hostile actions of site owners.
dcminter 11mo ago
> Is there any more annoying popup than the newsletter popup? Rhetorical I'm sure, but actually yes! The popup that tries to get you to switch to the app when you are actively trying to give the offender money! eBay is a notable offender here (it pops up when I search for stuff to buy; why would you interrupt that?)
- riskable 11mo ago
  Sigh. You're correct. I'd give you an award but you've hit your maximum number of free things this month. Make an account, pay for a subscription, and sign up for needless spam then we'll let you have it along with some ads for good measure.
codedokode 11mo ago
The purpose of creating a site is to earn money, and newsletter popup is a step in a sale funnel. Text is just a bait.

fuzzy_biscuit 11mo ago

Physical feels that way to me sometimes. In the US, I get assaulted on a constant basis by mailers and ads for things I never expressed any interest in. Waste of time, waste of paper, waste of resources.

kevincox 11mo ago

Personally I don't mind an offer to subscribe to the newsletter but Substack is way to aggressive. They show the prompt even before I have finished the article (How do I know if I want to subscribe?) and obscure the article (actively working against what they know what I am trying to do). So I now just immediately back out when I see that. I won't visit sites that are purposely harming the experience.

dabinat 11mo ago

Sites used to open up popup windows, then browsers got better at blocking them. But instead of taking the hint that people didn’t want that, they just moved the popups inside the page content. The prevalence of ad / tracking blockers is entirely due to the user-hostile actions of site owners.

dcminter 11mo ago

> Is there any more annoying popup than the newsletter popup? Rhetorical I'm sure, but actually yes! The popup that tries to get you to switch to the app when you are actively trying to give the offender money! eBay is a notable offender here (it pops up when I search for stuff to buy; why would you interrupt that?)

riskable 11mo ago
Sigh. You're correct. I'd give you an award but you've hit your maximum number of free things this month. Make an account, pay for a subscription, and sign up for needless spam then we'll let you have it along with some ads for good measure.

codedokode 11mo ago

The purpose of creating a site is to earn money, and newsletter popup is a step in a sale funnel. Text is just a bait.