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2. June 2008 @ 16:08 |
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I'm in the UK, running latest FF2 + AdBlock Plus and having no problems.
I've disabled it for "forums.afterdawn.com" for now, just for a laugh - I wonder if I'll get hit by the ads? x)
And Jan, I bank with HSBC so stfu xP
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2. June 2008 @ 20:56 |
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Yeah I ventured on here at work today - I was actually showing a coworker something and I was slammed with the popups - very annoying.
My coworker was like wtf?
Needless to say the popup ads drove me away - I actually had to work :)
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2. June 2008 @ 21:08 |
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Originally posted by binkie7:
Needless to say the popup ads drove me away - I actually had to work :)
So which was it? You had to work or the ads drove you away.... :P
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2. June 2008 @ 22:25 |
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Well the ads drove me back to being a productive employee.
Then again that can be open for interpretation :)
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3. June 2008 @ 00:18 |
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3. June 2008 @ 08:13 |
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Originally posted by Domreis:
I received the same pop up. Both with Safari and Firefox...
Really? I've never had the ads pop-out at home, where i run Firefox. It's only while i'm at work running IE that i get them.
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3. June 2008 @ 08:45 |
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I don't see any ads at all with Firefox at home.
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6. June 2008 @ 02:59 |
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Looks like the ads may be gone, I usually use FF 2.0.0.14 w. Adblock Plus enabled but recently I have kept it disabled just to see what companies advertise on aD.
The "popups" haven't been an issue for me, even when I surfed the forums and the news articles with IE 7 to see if I could get popups to occur.
If something happens and I see a popup ad I will be sure to screen shot it with a mouse-over so the initial link maybe exposed.
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6. June 2008 @ 03:22 |
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I've been getting them all night, more than ever
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6. June 2008 @ 03:43 |
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For me the pop ups are sporadic, but all over the place.
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition
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6. June 2008 @ 08:09 |
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Seems like they're gone for a while, then they're back again. Very sporadic indeed.
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6. June 2008 @ 12:48 |
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Today, almost every pop up is a "big" pop up. Worst than ever with new pop ups, besides the regulars.
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition
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6. June 2008 @ 18:02 |
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Righty.. I think I need to investigate these.. Trouble is when I disable my blocks I bet that damn java monster will return to haunt me ;)
Righty.. lets see if my default browser settings will show me these annoying things.. I still have "load images from originating site only" enabled.
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7. June 2008 @ 17:57 |
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Investigate away Varnull.
So far i've yet to have one on my home PC's. At work, they're prevalent enough that if i minimize aD, they'll pop out on my ADP window. Get's in the way of vehicle repair estimates. :D
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7. June 2008 @ 18:56 |
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Nope.. 24 hours and not a one. the only thing I still have sort of blocked is doubleclick... they must be targetted somehow by ip or something... or my standard browser settings are still keeping them out.
Will have a go with a different browser and see what happens.
Tried kazehakase, galeon and epiphany... nothing bad apart from the fista hotword window refused to go away with galeon. I must say tho.. there is one hell of a lot of advertising on these pages.. 100 ads blocked on one page alone. Most of it seems to be microsux too. Funny. there is an ad for a popup service shylock thing and a popup blocker right next to each other in one of my screenshots..
Sites with too much advertising aren't good.. I don't like being constantly bombarded with junk I have no interest in buying... They are called annoyances for a reason eh? I didn't realise how bad this had got until earlier.
edited using epiphany no problems with popups at all.. anywhere.. use a decent browser.. if you can't do that then avoid the place if they annoy you.
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7. June 2008 @ 19:39 |
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I haven't used Epiphany for the longest time (no reason really). But since then i've pretty much only used Firefox & Opera & haven't suffered one single pop-up. I keep telling this lot to avoid IE but they won't :)
(well apart from 7thsinger who is forced to use IE at work).
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8. June 2008 @ 08:33 |
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Update on this issue. The whole episode started in bad time, as I have been on holidays (and yes, I _dont_ take my emails with me on hols :-) and havent had a chance to communicate back and forth with our ad rep company. Basically they replied us while I've been away with something like "Ok, we can pull them if you want, but you'll lose some extra revenue if you do this. So are you sure?" And didn't receive reply until 5 mins ago -- first time I've been on computer for last ~10 days :-) But yes, now they got the confirmation from us that yes, they should pull the ads. Lets hope it finally gets sorted now.
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8. June 2008 @ 11:12 |
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Many thanks for the update dRD...as well as putting us lowly users in front of a bit of regular cash flow. It's appreciated greatly.
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8. June 2008 @ 18:43 |
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As 7thsinger said, thank you for taking the paycut out of loyality to your users...
Hope your holiday was nice...
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8. June 2008 @ 18:53 |
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drd is still on it for a couple of more weeks as just went last week.
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9. June 2008 @ 20:44 |
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geez drd what kind of vacation plan do you have? :) a few weeks?!
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10. June 2008 @ 06:50 |
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Tried IE in the shop just now.. no nasties there, just the sidebar ads and the banners. Still haven't managed to generate a popup at home, or anywhere else for that matter.
I'm starting to think these may be cookie related.
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10. June 2008 @ 12:32 |
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Originally posted by homesick:
geez drd what kind of vacation plan do you have? :) a few weeks?!
European style -- four weeks at summer, one at winter (yes, I've lived in States too with "two weeks a year" plan :-), as required by legislation. But as a webmaster, yes, here I am, answering to you while on my vacation ;-)
Got confirmation yesterday night that yes, the pops should be gone by now.
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10. June 2008 @ 12:54 |
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Originally posted by dRD:
European style -- four weeks at summer, one at winter (yes, I've lived in States too with "two weeks a year" plan :-), as required by legislation.
see - another reason why the UK is known as RipOff Britain (and also why we miss out on the good things in Europe) - 24days off a year here :(
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10. June 2008 @ 13:54 |
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European style -- four weeks at summer, one at winter (yes, I've lived in States too with "two weeks a year" plan :-), as required by legislation. But as a webmaster, yes, here I am, answering to you while on my vacation ;-)
That settles it...i'm moving. ;)
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