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Is it popping up halfway through or when it thinks you're mousing over to close the tab? Sudden upward mouse movements trigger some of those javascript retention popups, even though you were just moving to the scroll bar or something.

But while we're on the topic, the recent trend of "No thanks, I don't want to get all this awesome stuff" or "No, I don't want to become a master in subject X" buttons are very condescending.

I have seen that, but some of them pop up partway down a page or even on a timer.

The tragic thing is that getting that email address to spam you is the primary purpose of the page, and the actual content is just a sort of bait.

Which is why the popup is actually a timesaver to tell you the content isn't worth reading.

Sadly, sometimes it IS worth reading.

I love when it s a persistent bar that occupies 30% of the device screen and can't be dismissed. Saves me a lot of time o would have wasted on reading the page, I just close.