What's with the popups and ads? - Page 3

Erwin_Br · 10-14-2005, 01:46 AM

Hey, I got a pop-up a few seconds ago. One of these 'fake windows messages' about spyware.

--Erwin

RLacey · 11-09-2005, 06:25 AM

I got one of those annoying "Shoot the Duck!" adverts on the main page today. And then one of those "Your PC is infected with spyware" ones

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Fairygdmther · 11-09-2005, 06:37 AM

I just got the one about "you've won an Xbox 360" and it's flashing rapidly. This is enough to drive me away - I'm not epileptic, but rapidly flashing lights will give me a migraine.

FGM

***Marek*** · 11-09-2005, 06:38 AM

Makes sense. I switched the site to a new ad system today.

Those fake warning messages about your PC being infected should be gone as of an hour ago. You might still see the occasional "Shoot the [blank]!" ad though. At least they have nice graphics nowadays

The pop-up is a really big deal and I'm going to look at that right now.

***Marek*** · 11-09-2005, 06:38 AM

Fairygdmther: forum or main site?

Fairygdmther · 11-09-2005, 06:42 AM

main forum page

***Marek*** · 11-09-2005, 06:45 AM

Found it. Gone.

Fairygdmther · 11-09-2005, 07:03 AM

Thanks, Marek! That was a bad one!

Lynsie

Kirk · 11-11-2005, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

I just got the one about "you've won an Xbox 360" and it's flashing rapidly. This is enough to drive me away - I'm not epileptic, but rapidly flashing lights will give me a migraine.

FGM

Drive you away? Yikes. There are plenty of other things in your life that will give you bigger headaches I'm sure.

Kirk

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-11-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirk

There are plenty of other things in your life that will give you bigger headaches I'm sure.

Like not having my own Xbox 360.

RLacey · 11-11-2005, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Like not having my own Xbox 360.

But you've won an Xbox 360!

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-11-2005, 03:31 PM

Fairygdmther · 11-11-2005, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk

Drive you away? Yikes. There are plenty of other things in your life that will give you bigger headaches I'm sure.

Kirk

Have you ever had a migraine? I don't mean just a bad headache, but a migraine that makes you sensitive to light, nauseated, and feels like your head is in a vise. Oh, and they can last for 18hrs or more. I wasn't exaggerating, honestly. I've gotten them from flickering lights and flashing banner signs like this one was. These are bad enough that you will avoid getting them if you can, and if that meant leaving here, which I don't want to do, I would do it to avoid another one of those. Fortunately, I don't have to - Marek took care of it immediately.

Lynsie

Kirk · 11-11-2005, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Have you ever had a migraine? I don't mean just a bad headache, but a migraine that makes you sensitive to light, nauseated, and feels like your head is in a vise.

I boxed for several years of my life and ended a while ago due to injury. Due to repeated blows to my head, I have been and continue to suffer from severe headaches, aptly named A-typical Migraines. These headaches make my nose bleed, cause me to pass out, scream and thow my head into corners of walls. So, yes, I do understand headaches--to a minor degree.

Kirk

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-22-2005, 02:28 AM

Hello. I just got a pop-up - actually more like a roll-up (it rolled across the screen) - from Questmarket.com or something or other, asking me to participate in a questionnaire.

EDIT: It's Questionmarket.com.

*Melanie68* · 11-22-2005, 06:24 AM

I just got that one too. The file loading at the bottom was amch.questionmarket.com.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-23-2005, 01:02 AM

More pop-ups!! The same Questionmarket.com one, and now the one from Circuit City.

Fairygdmther · 11-23-2005, 01:12 AM

Yeah, I got the rolling Circuit City one too.

Lynsie

footawn · 11-23-2005, 08:13 AM

http://www.proxomitron.info/

a fancy little (and highly customizable) web filtering program. i love it. it cuts out most ads and replaces them with the alt text, and i never get things dancing across my screen. the internet is getting out of control, so i put my foot down.

it's a little more than most people want to do probably, but it also has a convenient 'bypass' switch. i use that when i want to rate netflix movies, and that's pretty much it.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-23-2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by footawn

it cuts out most ads and replaces them with the alt text, and i never get things dancing across my screen.

What's this 'alt text'. That mean words dance on your screen instead of images?

10-14-2005, 01:46 AM	#41
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11-09-2005, 06:25 AM	#42
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11-09-2005, 06:37 AM	#43
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	I just got the one about "you've won an Xbox 360" and it's flashing rapidly. This is enough to drive me away - I'm not epileptic, but rapidly flashing lights will give me a migraine. FGM Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-09-2005, 06:38 AM	#44
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Makes sense. I switched the site to a new ad system today. Those fake warning messages about your PC being infected should be gone as of an hour ago. You might still see the occasional "Shoot the [blank]!" ad though. At least they have nice graphics nowadays The pop-up is a really big deal and I'm going to look at that right now. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Marek; 11-09-2005 at 06:46 AM.

11-09-2005, 06:38 AM	#45
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Fairygdmther: forum or main site? Share Share this post on Twitter

11-09-2005, 06:42 AM	#46
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	main forum page Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-09-2005, 06:45 AM	#47
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Found it. Gone. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-09-2005, 07:03 AM	#48
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Thanks, Marek! That was a bad one! Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-11-2005, 03:31 PM	#52
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11-22-2005, 02:28 AM	#55
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Hello. I just got a pop-up - actually more like a roll-up (it rolled across the screen) - from Questmarket.com or something or other, asking me to participate in a questionnaire. EDIT: It's Questionmarket.com. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien Last edited by Intrepid Homoludens; 11-22-2005 at 03:32 AM.

11-22-2005, 06:24 AM	#56
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I just got that one too. The file loading at the bottom was amch.questionmarket.com. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-23-2005, 01:02 AM	#57
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	More pop-ups!! The same Questionmarket.com one, and now the one from Circuit City. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-23-2005, 01:12 AM	#58
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Yeah, I got the rolling Circuit City one too. Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-23-2005, 08:13 AM	#59
footawn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: orlando, fl Posts: 63	http://www.proxomitron.info/ a fancy little (and highly customizable) web filtering program. i love it. it cuts out most ads and replaces them with the alt text, and i never get things dancing across my screen. the internet is getting out of control, so i put my foot down. it's a little more than most people want to do probably, but it also has a convenient 'bypass' switch. i use that when i want to rate netflix movies, and that's pretty much it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ please not to touch me! my wife: very jealous woman. no hanky-panky in store, okay?

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