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09-10-2004, 10:56 PM
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#16 | | nothing to hide
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 | Quote: | Originally Posted by Elfyn I agree! These new ads (adwords?) really, really SUCK! Reggie says they've always been here, but I've never seen them until a few days ago. They are sneeky, misleading and annoying. They get easily confused with the 'real' links people put in their posts. Please make them go away! I tried to find a link where I can donate money (couldn't find one) so 1src won't need to resort to this type of advertising. YUK! |
I think normally only unreg people see them.
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09-10-2004, 11:22 PM
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#17 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by Elfyn Originally Posted by Elfyn
I agree! These new ads (adwords?) really, really SUCK! Reggie says they've always been here, but I've never seen them until a few days ago. They are sneeky, misleading and annoying. They get easily confused with the 'real' links people put in their posts. Please make them go away! I tried to find a link where I can donate money (couldn't find one) so 1src won't need to resort to this type of advertising. YUK! | Quote: | Originally Posted by zackepceo I think normally only unreg people see them. | HELLO! I AM registered and I see them! As I said above, I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is in order to help make them go away. Just point me to the Donate link. 
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09-11-2004, 02:05 AM
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#18 | | th-55/e1
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| Thanks for the [firefox] tip zackepceo | |
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09-11-2004, 04:19 AM
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#19 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California
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| Thanks for the tips zackepceo!
With a little patience and research I was able to figure out what to do with the HOSTS file. I also installed Adblock in Firefox. Now, no matter which browser I'm using, no more nasty little adwords!
Elfyn =
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09-11-2004, 11:57 AM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by Elfyn HELLO! I AM registered and I see them! As I said above, I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is in order to help make them go away. Just point me to the Donate link. |
Yes, I think it's a bug.
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09-12-2004, 07:44 PM
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#21 | | Gadget Magnet
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| I have (thankfully) never seen the little blighters of which you speak.
Probably because I run both Mozilla as well as Privoxy. A truly Zen-like combination.
When ads get so intrusive that people go and find anything they can to turn them all off, it winds up being far worse for the site than if they just had a few benign banner ads that people would probably let through.
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09-12-2004, 07:51 PM
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#22 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by PatrickS I have (thankfully) never seen the little blighters of which you speak.
Probably because I run both Mozilla as well as Privoxy. A truly Zen-like combination.
When ads get so intrusive that people go and find anything they can to turn them all off, it winds up being far worse for the site than if they just had a few benign banner ads that people would probably let through. | Good tips PatrickS. Thanks! BTW we've missed you over at PalmForums.org 
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09-12-2004, 07:51 PM
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#23 | | SHEEPLE-HERDER
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| I too have followed zack's instructions and installed Adblock in Firefox.(added the word intellitxt in the 'New Filter' box in Preferences). Now...no more pesky google-style keyword ads in the body of posts. AND...browsing is noticably faster. | |
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09-12-2004, 07:55 PM
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| I also suggest getting the Single Window extention. Tabbed browsing is something that Ie users do not have the luxury of, and that's a shame.
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09-12-2004, 08:03 PM
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#25 | | SHEEPLE-HERDER
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| What does the Single Window Extension do? I LOVE the tabbed browsing of FF BTW!! | |
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09-12-2004, 08:50 PM
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#26 | | Gadget Freak!
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Missouri
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| It's too bad Firefox is unuseable with XP SP2. I get some really annoying and funky behavior with Firefox now.  | |
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09-12-2004, 08:58 PM
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#27 | | SHEEPLE-HERDER
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by hamsammich It's too bad Firefox is unuseable with XP SP2. I get some really annoying and funky behavior with Firefox now. |
Interesting you say this. I have noticed FF crashing like mad since I installed SP2 - like AT LEAST twice per session. VERY frustrating..to say the least.
But we have to remember...Firefox is still not even a 1.0 release yet. So I guess problems are to be expected. | |
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09-13-2004, 04:07 PM
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#28 | | Yes, it is photoshopped
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego, CA
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by zackepceo The easy way to get rid of them... hmm. I would make a script for it, but some people's computers might have a different windir...
Other than changing the hosts file (if you don't know, don't ask), and I reitorate, Firefox with AdBlock is your friend. |
You can just use %systemroot% to take you to the windows directory (e.g. %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts will take you to just about anyones hosts file).
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09-13-2004, 04:17 PM
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#29 | | Let Freedom Ring!
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ohio, USA
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by winexprt What does the Single Window Extension do? I LOVE the tabbed browsing of FF BTW!! | You can get the Single Window Extension from here. It basically prevents new windows from being opened, forcing them to open in a tab instead. | |
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09-14-2004, 01:41 AM
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#30 | | *** The Angel Defends ***
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Trans-dimensional Limbo
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by zackepceo These kinds of ads are IMHO more misleading and frustrating than any other kind of ad. In AdBlock for Firefox, block *intellitxt* to permanently 'disable' them. |
hey, Zack - any idea how to block it for IE - sorry I cant use FF at work and here's where I post the most ... they are irritating
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