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DJZen · 04-30-2003, 01:24 AM

When I use this site (the main site as well as the message boards) I get hit with a deluge of ads. This is just an annoyance though, because I also get about 20 programs installing themselves. This bogs down my computer and has caused it to crash several times. I have to run adwatch like every day. I realize that the site must cost loads of money to maintain, but still, I DON'T need to know the weather, I don't need "incredible savings now!!!" I already have a clock syncher, and I don't want any free scratch cards!!!!!

Loony BoB · 04-30-2003, 01:30 AM

We have to put up with it, sadly. There's a link to a popupstopper in the Help Forum's FAQ, it's pretty good too. Only misses every now and then. But yeah, the size of this board and the bandwidth of the site is far too large to get hosted on a pay-for-bandwidth and MB server.

We're doing okay, overall. Very lucky.

Flying Mullet · 04-30-2003, 01:31 AM

All this site is missing is the "Amazing Mini-Camera" and it'll have all of the most common annoying ads. They don't bohter me too much, I just right-click the new window when I see it pop up at the bottom and select "close" before they can do anything. (Oops, hope your advertisers don't see this...)

God · 04-30-2003, 01:40 AM

Ads pay for hosting. No ads means no EoFF.

Use Phoenix. Or a pop-up stopper. Preferably Phoenix. You can kill popups plus ad-banners and anything else you want to kill with Phoenix. I haven't seen an ad banner here in so long I forgot they existed.

eestlinc · 04-30-2003, 05:19 AM

yea with phoenix maybe one popup slips through a week. viewing attachments is somewhat of a pain in the buttkus, but o well.

DJZen · 04-30-2003, 07:40 AM

it's actually not even the pop-ups that bother me, it's the self installing programs. Namely weathercast, save, clocksynch and scratch cards.

ShlupQuack · 04-30-2003, 07:58 AM

Sue the companies? I hate them too, but I haven't noticed any that I couldn't refuse.

eestlinc · 04-30-2003, 09:32 AM

yea weathercast is the devil.

Loony BoB Administrator Chocobo Location: Edinbugger	#2 (permalink) We have to put up with it, sadly. There's a link to a popupstopper in the Help Forum's FAQ, it's pretty good too. Only misses every now and then. But yeah, the size of this board and the bandwidth of the site is far too large to get hosted on a pay-for-bandwidth and MB server. We're doing okay, overall. Very lucky.
04-30-2003, 01:30 AM

Flying Mullet Site Staff Cid's Knight this space for rent Location: Finding my monkey cage exit strategy	#3 (permalink) All this site is missing is the "Amazing Mini-Camera" and it'll have all of the most common annoying ads. They don't bohter me too much, I just right-click the new window when I see it pop up at the bottom and select "close" before they can do anything. (Oops, hope your advertisers don't see this...)
04-30-2003, 01:31 AM

God	#4 (permalink) Ads pay for hosting. No ads means no EoFF. Use Phoenix. Or a pop-up stopper. Preferably Phoenix. You can kill popups plus ad-banners and anything else you want to kill with Phoenix. I haven't seen an ad banner here in so long I forgot they existed.
04-30-2003, 01:40 AM

eestlinc Cid's Knight cowboy Location: howdy howdy howdy	#5 (permalink) yea with phoenix maybe one popup slips through a week. viewing attachments is somewhat of a pain in the buttkus, but o well.
04-30-2003, 05:19 AM

DJZen HEIDEGGER SI MY BISHI!!!1 Location: Under your bed	#6 (permalink) it's actually not even the pop-ups that bother me, it's the self installing programs. Namely weathercast, save, clocksynch and scratch cards.
04-30-2003, 07:40 AM

ShlupQuack Administrator It is My Density Location: California	#7 (permalink) Sue the companies? I hate them too, but I haven't noticed any that I couldn't refuse.
04-30-2003, 07:58 AM

eestlinc Cid's Knight cowboy Location: howdy howdy howdy	#8 (permalink) yea weathercast is the devil.
04-30-2003, 09:32 AM