A Sad Day for PPRuNe - Pop Up Adverts
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ENTREPPRUNEUR
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A Sad Day for PPRuNe - Pop Up Adverts
Gents - please think again about putting these awful pop-ups on this revered site. And if your conscience doesn't run that far then please stop them popping back up every few seconds. It really is tacky
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From: India
OK, got it: these are not pop-up ads but banners and thus less intrusive.
I would agree that displaying an ad about an issue as contentious and intransparent as the IFALPA ban on CX (in one Fragrant Harbour thread there is a union member admitting he doesn't understand what the whole issue is about.....) is less than fortunate.
I would agree that displaying an ad about an issue as contentious and intransparent as the IFALPA ban on CX (in one Fragrant Harbour thread there is a union member admitting he doesn't understand what the whole issue is about.....) is less than fortunate.
Last edited by Alpha Leader; 23rd May 2002 at 07:37.
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I would like to inform the pop-up advertisers that the irritation these pop-ups cause me is such that I will go out of my way NOT to buy the product concerned.
I appreciate however the requirement to finance pPRuNE.
Sad Sad Day
I appreciate however the requirement to finance pPRuNE.
Sad Sad Day
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From: up here, everyone looks like ants!
FREE!!
Go here and look at POP-UP STOPPER ...it's free and it works.
Captain Underpants to the rescue!
Go here and look at POP-UP STOPPER ...it's free and it works.
Captain Underpants to the rescue!
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
I also keep getting a pop-up advert for a mobile phone or phone company - not sure which as I haven't bothered to read it. Nor will I ever read any pop-up adverts but will, in fact, make a conscious attempt not to buy anything shoved in front of my face in this manner. Please rethink this idea - the headline banners are one thing, these wretched pop-ups are something else!
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From: North Sea and elsewhere
MAYDAY.......MAYDAY........MADAY
AAAAAAARGH KILL KILL KILL KILL.
I HATE POP UPS........THEY INSTANTLY PUT ME OFF ANY PRODUCT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE AND ALSO THE SITE ITSELF.
GET RID....GET RID......GET RID.
WORSE THAN DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN.
KILL.......KILL....KILL
AAAAAAARGH KILL KILL KILL KILL.
I HATE POP UPS........THEY INSTANTLY PUT ME OFF ANY PRODUCT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE AND ALSO THE SITE ITSELF.
GET RID....GET RID......GET RID.
WORSE THAN DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN.
KILL.......KILL....KILL
Chief PPRuNe Pilot
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From: UK
Errr... I do not allow pop-adverts on PPRuNe! 
Are you sure it is from the PPRuNe web page that you are getting them? Are you using AOL or one of the 'nanny' ISP's to log on with? They sometimes force you to keep one of their windows open and who knows what they do in the background.
I use one advertising company for some banners but I definitely do not allow them to submit pop-ups. I detest pop-ups as much as the next person. I have never seen a pop-up ad whilst using PPRuNe and it would appear that only some of you are getting them which leads me to suspect that it is some other window you have open (although possibly reduced in size) that is causing you the grief.
Investigation continues.
Are you sure it is from the PPRuNe web page that you are getting them? Are you using AOL or one of the 'nanny' ISP's to log on with? They sometimes force you to keep one of their windows open and who knows what they do in the background.
I use one advertising company for some banners but I definitely do not allow them to submit pop-ups. I detest pop-ups as much as the next person. I have never seen a pop-up ad whilst using PPRuNe and it would appear that only some of you are getting them which leads me to suspect that it is some other window you have open (although possibly reduced in size) that is causing you the grief.
Investigation continues.
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: U.K.
Whooooooeeeeeeeeeeeee, well done Cpt. Underpants, no more pain with mobile phone or any other pop ups. Pop ups, your days are numbered
I am using AOL and once I logged out and back in again the damn thing came back to haunt me - Doh!
I am using AOL and once I logged out and back in again the damn thing came back to haunt me - Doh!
Last edited by deconehead; 23rd May 2002 at 06:33.
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From: Roxton, UK
So annoying!
Logged on yesterday - no problems
Logged on this morning. Same connection etc. - pop-ups appearing constantly.
The pop up window is titled www.pprune........thread=id....or forum=id..
In other words it is using the web page URL from PPRuNe.
Definetely a problem with PPRuNe.
Logged on yesterday - no problems
Logged on this morning. Same connection etc. - pop-ups appearing constantly.
The pop up window is titled www.pprune........thread=id....or forum=id..
In other words it is using the web page URL from PPRuNe.
Definetely a problem with PPRuNe.