[paulryanrogers]

Arguably these in-page pop-ups can over some value if used judiciously, and unlike traditional pop ups cannot flood the whole screen or otherwise break out of the tab.

[birdyrooster]

I don’t want to use unsolicited synchronous interfaces ever. For any reason.

[paulryanrogers]

Nor do I, though I can see the argument from those paying for the hosting and content.