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dude341
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Option to disable annoying banner on homepage.

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The_Grits
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Option to disable annoying banner on homepage.

Econinja wrote:

Infinitely support. FYI there is no dismissal method and it's annoying to just make an untitled project to dismiss it.
Also, it's a ad. If we look at Google's definition; it's a ad. It is a banner that publicizes CN's collab. Ads was previously banished from the site but I wonder what got the ST to not think this way?
BTW, I also support the following idea below:

Sheep_maker wrote:

I liked the April Fool's method better; replacing the Scratch News box with the banner, and maybe with an additional “see more” button taking you to the previous updates (maybe on the old News page)
I can see why you might consider it an ‘ad’.
So do you consider the movie characters commonly found in Happy Meals and the like to be advertisements?
Sure, the banner, tutorial, and studio do involve characters from another ‘entity’, but quite frankly that's a way to get kids who watch Power Puffs to try out Scratch. I highly doubt that Cartoon Network is getting any significant increases of viewers from this, as PowerPuffs is geared toward a younger audience.

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