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

    • @li10@feddit.uk
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      610 months 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.

      • Izzy
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        210 months ago

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

        • @li10@feddit.uk
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          310 months 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.

          • no banana
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            110 months 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.

      • tim-clark
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        110 months 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…

        • @li10@feddit.uk
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          510 months 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…

          • tim-clark
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            210 months ago

            So you want more spam ads in your email that is already overloaded with spam. No thanks, no social media site needs to send me email.

          • Zloubida
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            110 months ago

            You can make and propose a mailing list without a pop up…