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13 Jan 2006, 5:14 pm

I thought WP was going to stay away from pop-ups. I don't mind advertising, particularly if it's unobtrusive, non-animated and doesn't take up my CPU or force me to load extra modules like flash, but.... Today "b.casalemedia.com" tried to pop-up an advertisement. FireFox blocked it, of course, but I was surprised to see the attempt.


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13 Jan 2006, 5:16 pm

UPDATE: They found a way to get around FireFox, and now I'm getting pop-ups. It's enought to make me want to scream!


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13 Jan 2006, 5:37 pm

Oh no! I use Firefox too, but so far no pop-ups. I wish it could block the flashing red and green "you've just won a free laptop one" though.



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13 Jan 2006, 5:43 pm

aylissa wrote:
Oh no! I use Firefox too, but so far no pop-ups. I wish it could block the flashing red and green "you've just won a free laptop one" though.


That one is annoying. I've been trying to block it but i can't figure which one it is in the list.


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13 Jan 2006, 10:00 pm

What do these ads bring to the Wrong Planet I just ask seriously need to know.


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14 Jan 2006, 12:12 am

I have an idea. I think the majority of us that use this site are bothered by the moving and flashing ads. I know the site needs the income, but maybe we could use this opportunity to educate the advertisers that some people find their ads so obnoxious they can't even look at them. How about we write a petition to educate them and tell them we won't buy their products if their ads are too visually stimulating and we can sign it and send it to them?