PS- The “real” (non-joke) full guide for the Masto-curious is here.

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    1 year ago

    It’s not a pop up ad, it’s a little pop up on the page asking to subscribe to a mailing list, I see them on most sites that host articles.

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      1 year ago

      No pop-ups are acceptable. It doesn’t matter how small the pop-up is.

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        1 year ago

        No pop-ups are acceptable to you.

        If a site makes good content and doesn’t drown the actual article with ads then I’m not gonna begrudge a small mailing list pop-up, but each to their own.

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          1 year ago

          Honestly I’d personally prefer a mailing list form at the bottom of the page, but I get why they do it so I’m kind of okay with it.

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      1 year ago

      So ads for their mail list and more data to be sold later. Size doesn’t matter when it comes to ads and nefarious content.

      It’s just a little pop up…

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        1 year ago

        Or, just a small site trying to make good content and engage users in a way that means they’ll return.

        “BuT If I lIkE tHE CoNteNt I’lL CoMe BaCk AnYWay”, and some people would prefer a mailing list. There’s nothing inherently evil about a mailing list pop up…