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Mike Cash

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• #1

I really, really, really, very much do not appreciate getting a popup every time I log into jref recently. Is this something that is being done on purpose? Or should this not be happening?

 

Keiichi

Hi

9 Mar 2003

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• 13 Aug 2005

• #2

Yeah, it's annoying. I'm getting it once in a while too, especially on the Jref index page. I'm with ya, mike. Down with popup ads! Down with popup ads!

Keiichi

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nice gaijin

Resident Realist

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Donor

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• 13 Aug 2005

• #3

pop-ups? you guys using Internet Explorer?

I'm on Firefox and I forgot what pop-ups were...

 

Mycernius

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• #4

I use a pop-up blocker on Google, but I have noticed the recent trend of Pop-ups on the Jref index page. Why have they suddenly started?

 

Grandpa Frank

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• #5

Weird ??

I use AdAware software and have to shut it off to use JREF; the point being I get no pop-ups so far. Wonder why some get them and others don't? I use Windows XP Pro and regular IE for a browser.

Frank

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kirei_na_me

Where I'm Supposed to Be

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• 13 Aug 2005

• #6

Yes, I've started getting pop-ups when I login too.

I had switched to Firefox about a year ago and stopped getting them completely, but Firefox got to be somewhat of a hassle for me(for various reasons), so I switched back to IE. As soon as I switched back, the pop-ups began.

 

Mike Cash

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• #7

I'm on Firefox, and they're showing up.

 

Grandpa Frank

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• #8

Just For Kicks.........

if you know how to go into the folders that store your cookies, erase them all just before you log on to JREF. I've been doing that to prevent cookies from using up my hard drive space. I think the cookies serve to tell which pop-ups to show you; without cookies, MAYBE no pop-ups??

Frank

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Silverpoint

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• #9

Frank... Cookies use up an insignificant amount of space. They can at times be malicious and cause stuff to happen that you don't want, but really space is no issue.

 

Keiichi

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• #10

I use Firefox also. At work, I have the popups in Firefox because I have cookies automatically removed every time I close the browser. And yes, (at least one of) it does bypass Firefox's regular pop-up blocker. I'm very certain the ad checks whether a certain cookies exists, and if not, it'll pop-up the ad and generate a cookie.
Try it: remove the cookeis you have relating to "tribalfusion" in th domain, and reload a page in Jref. On next page reloads, it doesn't come up anymore.
Even though the ad comes up once, the fact is there are pop-ups.

Keiichi

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Grandpa Frank

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Too Much Time On My Hands, Lol !!

Silverpoint said:

Frank... Cookies use up an insignificant amount of space. They can at times be malicious and cause stuff to happen that you don't want, but really space is no issue.

Click to expand...

They don't call me "MR. WORRY" for nothing; 2 (120) gig drives and 2 (80) gig drives, and I worry about cookie space, LOL. I go in and wipe out "prefetch" and "history" files to clean space all the time. They call me the "crazy ol guy" for a reason I guess.

Frank

 

Mike Cash

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I think I'd even be willing to chip in a few bucks if we could just get rid of that gawdawful tribalfusion crap. I hate smileys and emoticons, and I hate popups. Imagine how I feel about popups offering me smileys.

 

bossel

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• #13

While searching for some other problem's solution, I found this:
"Help! I'm still getting Pop-ups" - The solution • mozillaZine Forums

Some suggestions about how to get rid of popups that get past the FF popup-blocker.

 

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smurf

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• 14 Aug 2005

• #14

I use IE and I have never gotten a single pop-up from JREF. Do you guy's use spy bot?

 

Maciamo

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• #15

I have now disabled the pop-unders (there shouldn't have been any pop-ups, strictly speaking).

 

Grandpa Frank

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• #16

Oh Good !

Maciamo said:

I have now disabled the pop-unders (there shouldn't have been any pop-ups, strictly speaking).

Click to expand...

I'd hate to see Mike in a bad mood!!

Frank

 

Mike Cash

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I'm always in a bad mood. Maybe you meant you would hate to see me in a worse mood?

 

Mike Cash

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Maciamo said:

I have now disabled the pop-unders (there shouldn't have been any pop-ups, strictly speaking).

Click to expand...

Thanks for doing that, but somebody else must have re-enabled them.

 

Keiichi

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9 Mar 2003

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• 15 Aug 2005

• #19

Yep, it's still there. And it's popping "up".

Keiichi

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Mike Cash

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• #20

I understand the need to have advertisements in order to cover the expenses of the web site or make a profit, but annoying visitors isn't generally considered good business.

 

Tim33

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• #21

Generally sites that use popups soon go down and dissapear anyway.

No one stays visiting sites with popups and so if you have to resort to that then your pretty much already defeated.