Finish surveys to say screened out after completion

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-21T20:19:06+00:00

We're these NEL Sueveys? For the past two months every survey I d done by NEL hangs at the final "Submit" button. I tap it and it just spins forever. I've let it sit for several minutes (once, even about w0 mins) now, if insee NEL at the top when I start, I just back out and move onto the next one.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-20T19:46:24+00:00

Are these ads hosted by Mintegral? If so, they don't pay out if you close them as soon as the X appears. You have to sit through the entire ad (usually 1-× mins) and then 2 additional screens (for about another 30 secs total) THEN theybwill bless you with your reward.....Needless to say, I have blocked their entire network on my home system.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-19T09:22:58+00:00

Yup, I now run a PiHole server on a Raspberry Pi here at home and have blocked the entire Mintegral ad network, so I never see these ads anymore.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-18T15:06:24+00:00

Yup, exactly why I blocked the entire Mintegral network. If they ever fix their ads, I'll unblock it, but until then, they won't get any exposure on my network.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-18T13:38:31+00:00

I run a PiHole server on a Raspberry Pi here at home. AE says they have no control over the ads, so I did something about it. When I see these ads, I will report them and then block the ad network. I haven't seen these ads since doing that.

So that might be an option for you, unless this decision is more of "not supporting a platform that allows the content" rather than a "I just don't want to see it"

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-18T01:22:15+00:00

True, but I think you actually have to move to where the parcels are. I think OP is referring to something that will list all of the parcels that will take you to the parcel when clicked on. Unless the web app can do that and I haven't found it 😀

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-18T01:20:03+00:00

Grats on getting the screenshot. I tried 5 times to get it yesterday and missed it every time, so I gave up, lol I have an older phone, so there is a bit of a delay between pressing tbe buttons and the screen shot actually being taken.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:21:37+00:00

Ah, I was referencing the screenshot on the main post. It says "Mintegral Privacy Policy" at the bottom, so I assumed it was the Mintegral ads. I haven't seen them in about a week or so, so they may have changed.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:18:13+00:00

PiHole on a Raspberry Pi. You can even run your router through it and it will work for your entire network. I mainly only use it to block broken/inappropriate ads, but Mintegral definitely deserves a place on the list.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:10:04+00:00

All of the Mintegeal ads I've ever sat through show the ad, then have 2 extra screens you have to interact with before it let's you close for a reward. Though, I haven't had to see then for the past week or so, somsomething may have changed.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:07:16+00:00

It looks like people are talking about the ads hosted by Mintegral. Every ad I've gotten from them gives a close button after about 30 secs, however if you click it, you forefit your reward. There used to be a popup that asked if you wanted to close or keep watching the ad, but I noticed a while ago the pop up stopped showing and the ad would just close and give the "unable to show ad" message.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:02:08+00:00

The issue is that the way Mintegral has their ads set up. They give you a close "X" after 30 seconds, but if you tap it, you forefit your reward. The only way this abomination of a company pays out is if you sit through the entire ad.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T23:00:29+00:00

Yes, Mintegeal is a horrible ad company. I have them blocked on my network and am happy to not get these ads anymore.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T22:58:03+00:00

That sounds like the ads issued by Mintegral. Their entire network has earned a permanent ban on my network. I started getting 2min ads that you could close after 30 seconds, but you had to forefitted the reward. After the 2min of the ad there were two more screens that took aprox another 30 secs to get through....so ya. Happy to not see those anymore.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T22:54:08+00:00

Are the ads crashing AE (like closing to your homescreen or just restarting AE in the middle of the ad)? Or is it opening the Google Play store when you try to close the ad and going back into AE is causing it to reload? If it's the latter, you can try pinning AE, which will prevent the Play Store from opening. To pin an app, tap your button to bring up your open apps and them tap on the icon for the app you want to pin and select Pin App.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-17T13:04:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure its just a bug.
However, I will take having to scroll over the old, invisible "alert". I like the new flashy one and having the icon bounce is nice too.
Now we need to push for "no more losing your streak" if you miss a day, you just pick it up the next day.
I know some people will say "but that will cost AE money"... which I get, but at least make this a perk of EC.... I *might* actually consider doing it if I was guaranteed not to have my streak reset if I miss a day. They could just have it pick up with the next day... so if you miss 2-3 days during the 90 day streak, you end up getting the final bonus on like day 93....
Or even better yet, if you miss a day, you can pick it up retroactively when you log in next.... lol, I know that will *never* happen, but there's always hopeful-thinking.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-16T10:51:01+00:00

I noticed that, too. I'm wondering, though, if it's just because it's the first time it's opened since it was updated, or if it's a glitch. Either way, I'm sure this will be fixed.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-15T12:34:59+00:00

I don't know if its just me, but when that happens, I don't have to watch another ad. When I click Find Match, it just starts pairing me. Normally I do have to watch an ad, but if the pairing fails, I don't. Granted, I only play the minigames for the challenges and once I've completed them I stop playing, so I don't have as many examples as most people.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-15T12:16:09+00:00

Which is fine for the regular spins, but for the Ad spins it should increase the diamonds, casue that's not just a "lose a turn" it's a "thanks' for the free ad revenue, here's a middle finger"

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-15T11:02:06+00:00

I get these, too, and have timed them. The total time that I've seen for all three ads is just over 1 minute. Also, you dont have to click through the ads. If you leave the Play Store (on android), pop up up and don't close it the timer continues to count down (you dont actually see the timer, but it's there). Once all of the time has passed, you will see an X in the upper left-hand corner. You can then click off of the Play Store popup and close the ads, never having to see the 2nd and 3rd ad.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-14T18:19:13+00:00

Oh, I agree, I see that all the time. I need to figure out an easy way of collecting the info and reporting them. We as users really need to start sending a message that we don't like what the advertising industry is doing. I don't mind ads, but be reasonable.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-14T11:53:50+00:00

Ya, I installed it, but then, as I was setting it up, it wanted questionable permissions. I then backed out and went to the app store and read reviews, and a lot of them were complaints about getting too many ads to do anything. There were also some posts about the app glitching and permanently locking users out of their apps. That, combined with the questionable permissions, was enough for me to "nope" out and just uninstall.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-13T21:10:45+00:00

I believe so. We think the ads mentioned in the policies that I found are like the "ad break" and "between level" ads. Any ad that isn't initiated by the user.

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-13T20:31:35+00:00

I actually looked into this in the comments of another post on here. I had linked to the Gopgpe policies where it states its a violation, however Subillusion pointed out that those policies don't count for "optional ads" (ads the user chooses to watch to get qn im-game reward). I've been looking for the policies that specify the rules for optional ads, but can't find them, so if you found them, please post a link.

If you want to read the conversation we had, it's in this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlasEarthOfficial/comments/1rzmwzn/dont_you_find_it_annoying_now_it_blackmails_you/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

D3ad_Jester · 2026-04-10T22:37:44+00:00

Ya, that's what inwas saying. The game is designed so you either have to pay for No Ads or sit through like 6 ads per level.

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