The ads here are awful!

Kevin Dorner · Post by **Kevin Dorner** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 9:44 pm

Sorry, I know it's off-topic, but really... if I try to find the right forum I will be clicking a hundred more times. I like these forums very much. But I found it takes 26 clicks of "No" to cookies, "No" to Active-X controls and closing popup windows every time a page is redrawn!

Running Internet Explorer, with all the patches, and it has crashed on me three times in half an hour because of these ads!

I don't think I will be returning very much if they stay that way. I realize that these forums need a source of revenue, but when it takes ten minutes to do two simple corrections on a post because four popup windows and over a hundred cookies arrived and IE crashed twice, it's a little inconvenient. IE has never crashed on me for over a month that I have been using it since I switched from Netscape (due to Netscape's bug with Javascript processes making it useless for UBB forums.)

White Rabbit · Post by **White Rabbit** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 10:10 pm

I never get any ads or pop-ups or anything like that. WTF? All I have to say on this subject is "do as Lord Dorner commands, lest he abandon us the the whims of the bugs!"

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 10:35 pm

Originally posted by Kevin Dorner:
<STRONG>Sorry, I know it's off-topic, but really... if I try to find the right forum I will be clicking a hundred more times. I like these forums very much. But I found it takes 26 clicks of "No" to cookies, "No" to Active-X controls and closing popup windows every time a page is redrawn!

Running Internet Explorer, with all the patches, and it has crashed on me three times in half an hour because of these ads!

I don't think I will be returning very much if they stay that way. I realize that these forums need a source of revenue, but when it takes ten minutes to do two simple corrections on a post because four popup windows and over a hundred cookies arrived and IE crashed twice, it's a little inconvenient. IE has never crashed on me for over a month that I have been using it since I switched from Netscape (due to Netscape's bug with Javascript processes making it useless for UBB forums.)</STRONG>

As for the number of cookies and ActiveX controls I do not know,(my firewall accepts cookies from GB) I know the password is stored in a cookie.

As for IE problems - well I have no problems with IE 5.5. SP2 wich I belive to be the latest - so maybe the problems is elsewhere in your IE.

As for Pop-up, Buck has just added some pop-up adds to create renvue as to not closing the site. The number of pop-up you get could be connected to the cookies, because it should be so that the pop-up are on a time cycle (IIRC) so getting one ei. every 4/5 hour (or something).

We have to endure something, to keep this site open - if it is to be a free site.

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Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 11:12 pm

IE 6.0 is now available at microsoft's web site.

Have you set the option for each cookie to be displayed and accepted or denied by the user. Just curious.

Personally, I haven't had too many problems with pop up windows or cookies on this site.

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Mon Sep 10, 2001 2:53 am

How odd... I get a single pop-under when I first enter GB, but nothing after that. I have a firewall but allow cookies, and am prompted before ActiveX is installed.

Kevin Dorner · Post by **Kevin Dorner** » Mon Sep 10, 2001 5:07 am

Thanks for the feedback. I hope I didn't sound angry at Gamebanshee; more at the advertisers who have to be as intrusive as possible.

I know the cause of this now: at work my browser (NS 4.6) accepts cookies, but at home I refuse cookies and Active-X controls (as the latter can be malicious.) Because the ads are not able to set their cookies, they try over and over and reopen the same popup indefinitely. When I tried it here the popup only opened once and when I closed it it didn't reopen when I redrew the frame.

two · Post by **two** » Mon Sep 10, 2001 4:09 pm

You could also browse using [url="http://www.safeweb.com"]www.safeweb.com[/url]

This opens up a window in your existing window, in which pop-ups, cookies, etc. can be 100% disallowed if you want (hit configure option, then refresh).

Also makes your browsing somewhat untraceable, if such a thing is desired.

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Ezuret · Post by **Ezuret** » Mon Sep 10, 2001 4:37 pm

The pop-ups we use here at GB run on a 12 hour cycle. 1/12. Not bad if you think about it. Try not to use ad killers =P They tend to not even let the pop-up open and thus lowering the revenue from them :x

Boy do we need revenue..