chadmg - 6:11 pm on Oct 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

olias, maybe your users have non-dhtml ssupported browsers. ;)

bluesky, I've seen many dhtml ads where the close button isn't immediately available or that it moves along with the animation, making it harder to close.

When I was talking about ROI on spam, I meant all spam (email, window popups, dhtml popups). If no one ever clicked on annoying popups on principal we wouldn't be in this mess. There are ways to display ads that do not interfere with the user experience. I don't have a problem with ads in the layout of a page, except if they flash like they are trying to cause seizures and stop me from being able to focus on reading the page.

Also, opening up one of these dhtml popups could render a site useless to someone with a disability. Imagine one of those ads that take over the whole screen but you need to hit a small X to close it.

Added: and thanks rcjordan, well said.