09-29-2005, 06:49 AM
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Doctor Watson
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What's with the popups and ads?
There was a popup ad on the forum main page today. (I wonder how they manage to bypass Firefox's popup blocker... Perhaps they call a new window to open when window.close() (or some other function, I've forgotten loads about JavaScript) is called). And then there is the occasional normal ad. Will they be gone? And why have they suddenly appeared?
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09-29-2005, 06:53 AM
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Puts the 'e' in Mark
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I'm running a few experiments with ads on the site.
You might have seen some popups during the last 10 minutes while browsing the forums, but they should be gone now. If you still see any popups or popunders send me a PM telling me when you saw it and which advertiser it was, thanks 
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09-29-2005, 02:24 PM
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merely human
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Marek, is it possible to move the ads down to the bottom of the forum pages?
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09-29-2005, 03:20 PM
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merely human
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Ah well.
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09-30-2005, 12:27 AM
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Epinionated.
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I expect no comments about JA+ using ads from now on.
 Seriously! I'll whip you with my flagellation stick! These ads, have to be said, are just a teensy bit annoying. But I did discover I'm related to Henry Tudor, which was nice.
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09-30-2005, 12:28 AM
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Puts the 'e' in Mark
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Whether these ads stay depends on a number of things, though rest assured, they weren't just added to make an extra buck. (Erm, technically they were, but I'm sure you catch my drift.
)I hope the ads are not too annoying. Only a few show up per session, and I've made some effort to select ads that look good, don't have blinking text, and so on. Last edited by Marek; 09-30-2005 at 12:35 AM. |
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09-30-2005, 12:47 AM
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merely human
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 It takes just a second longer for the page to load up. Can't imagine what the dialup users are experiencing. Heh heh...
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09-30-2005, 06:38 AM
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09-30-2005, 06:42 AM
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But they're not too annoying up at the top of the forum, after the initial surprise of seeing them there. |
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09-30-2005, 07:18 AM
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 Also, I'm not seeing any difference... again.
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09-30-2005, 07:25 AM
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Puts the 'e' in Mark
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Below the fold means below the first screen you see without scrolling. It's a term carried over from newspaper advertising, where "above the fold" is the top half of the page that's seen in the newspaper racks.
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09-30-2005, 07:34 AM
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09-30-2005, 07:37 AM
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The Dartmaster
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There are only a few ads per session, but after it stops displaying ads, it seems to leave a big empty space there, which is even less cool than an ad
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