Forum popups again...

[WillJ]

@anarres: Sorry, but I just found it hard to believe that you got 50-60 popups in the forums in one day. I've gotten maybe two (probably one or zero, though) in the past month. Maybe I'm just lucky....

Edit: Oh, and you're right, you'd have to be pretty dumb to not know the difference, but I didn't really think you didn't know the difference, I just thought you were using the term "forum" to mean CFC. I do it often, even though I know the difference.

 

[anarres]

Well if you browse for several hours and get a popup every 3 or 4 forum pages then you can easily get 50 or 60 in a day.

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by anarres
Well if you browse for several hours and get a popup every 3 or 4 forum pages then you can easily get 50 or 60 in a day.

Hmm, well I don't get a popup every 3-4 forum pages. I probably visit a new forum page maybe 100 times each day, and I still have only gotten a couple in the last month.

 

[col]

I'm getting the pop-up every few minutes too. Its advertising a British telephone system so I wonder if it's targetting British surfers via their IP? Both Anarres and I are from the UK. WillJ is US based and doesnt get them.

 

[anarres]

I have mostly got the BT one that col and DrA has, which is indeed regional in content.

DrA posted the source for it on the last page.

 

[WillJ]

Ah, OK, that makes sense.

 

[Noldodan]

The only time I have ever gotten popups on CFC is when going on the main page, but NEVER in the forum.

 

[Dr Alimentado]

I am still getting the uk telecom popups nearly every time I open a thread

Most dissapointingly I am having real trouble finding a popup blocker that will actually work with these ones, they seem particualy virulent for some reason.

If anyone can give me a link for a popup blocker that will block these I would be very grateful.

 

[anarres]

I am getting the UK Telecom ad every page or two in the forums, fairly constantly since I first posted this thread.

 

[col]

I've settled for just leaving it minimised - at least you dont get any more once it has appeared.

 

[MCdread]

I'm a member for almost 2 years, visit the site almost every day and I have never seen a popup in the forums. Am I just lucky or does this mean they don't advertise anything for my location?

 

[Dr Alimentado]

Originally posted by col
I've settled for just leaving it minimised - at least you dont get any more once it has appeared.

True. I'm getting the exact same popup from different (non-civ) forums too, and leaving one minimised seems to stop all of them

 

[TeleFragged]

Argggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm on it.

I suspect it is 3rd party servers delivering the ads. Sometimes UGO has ad campaigns that do that and sometimes these 3rd party A**holes take advantage of it.

-Paul

 

[Perfection]

YAY!!! Thanks buddy!

 

[anarres]

Thanks Paul, you da man.

 

[Grille]

Originally posted by TeleFragged

I'm on it.

Let me kow if you need the source code of the "survey" pop up.
The survey popped up most frequently for me in the forums.

Seems to be that time is up for the clock thingie. Haven't seen it for days.

 

[Dr Alimentado]

WooHoo!! 3 cheers for Paul!!

and 3 boos for 3rd party A-holes

 

[Ville]

Why don't you use No-Popup softwares?
(I don't know if that has already been suggested)
I use it and have no pop-ups.
Here is the link to one.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/fs.htm

 

[china444]

I get: Iraqi Playing Cards.

Jeez, THAT one can get annoying.

 

[china444]

Just now on the main page I got "Rent Adult DVD's'.

Just lettin ya know.