Sticky: Report Inappropriate Ads on Gaia

[Sagger-AT3]

Internet Explorer 7 Report - Example

Report details

Gaia page: PM Inbox
Date / Time: July 30, 2008, 11:04 AM (PST)
Reason for reporting: Let's pretend the ad is inapproriate.
Geographic information: Gaia Headquarters, San Jose, California, USA.


Fiddler output:

GET http;//www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/updatecheck.asp?isBeta=True
200 OK

GET http;//www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php
200 OK

GET http;//s2.cdn.gaiaonline.com/images/goldnotify/gold_static.gif?1217443154
200 OK

GET http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel;r=1603994197;fpan=0;fpa=1204880356-30122813-73331638;fpbn=0;fpb=772416648;ns=0;url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php;ref=http://www.gaiaonline.com/?login_success=1;ce=1;je=1;sr=1280x800x32;dc=1204880356-30122813-73331638;dst=1;et=1217443153991;tzo=420;a=p-026naiNEdezDM
200 OK

GET http://gaiainteractive.112.2o7.net/b/ss/gaiainteractiveprod/1/H.7-pdv-2/s62780854585803?[AQB]&ndh=1&t=30/6/2008 11:39:14 3 420&ns=gaiainteractive&pageName=mail - index&g=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php&r=http://www.gaiaonline.com/?login_success=1&cc=USD&ch=mygaia&c1=0000009627711&c2=32&c3=Male&c4=Male&c5=did not donate&pid=index landing&pidt=1&oid=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php&ot=A&oi=86&s=1280x800&c=32&j=1.3&v=Y&k=Y&bw=1260&bh=617&ct=lan&hp=N&[AQE]
200 OK

GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.3&utmn=1987642171&utmhn=www.gaiaonline.com&utmcs=utf-8&utmsr=1280x800&utmsc=32-bit&utmul=en-us&utmje=1&utmfl=9.0 r124&utmdt=Private Message Inbox | Gaia Online&utmhid=847448333&utmr=0&utmp=/profile/privmsg.php&utmac=UA-3607820-1&utmcc=__utma=111702034.1865573525.1204880359.1217379359.1217442272.308;+__utmz=111702034.1217090074.299.6.utmcsr=community.livejournal.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/gaia_online/1836088.html;
200 OK

GET http://www.gaiaonline.com/advertise/doubleclick.php?size=leaderboard&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.my.gaia&z=mail&a=33&g=m&o=1217443154
200 OK

GET http://ad.doubleclick.net/N5243/adj/gaia.my.gaia/mail;ag=33;gd=m;dn=0;tile=1;sz=728x90;ord=1217443154
200 OK

GET http://media.adrevolver.com/adrevolver/banner?js&place=14270&cpy=1588498
200 OK

GET http://media.adrevolver.com/adrevolver/banner?banner=188590&place=14270&1217443156461
200 OK

GET http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-7779208773677727&dt=1217443155493&output=html&slotname=0503186775&correlator=1217443155443&url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/advertise/doubleclick.php?size=leaderboard&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.my.gaia&z=mail&a=33&g=m&o=1217443154&frm=1&ga_vid=3994812160334047000.1217443156&ga_sid=1217443156&ga_hid=1972176254&flash=9.0.124.0&u_h=800&u_w=1280&u_ah=747&u_aw=1280&u_cd=32&u_tz=-420&u_his=6&u_java=true
200 OK

Screenshot

[Sagger-AT3]

Firefox 3 Report - Example

Report details

Gaia page: PM Inbox
Date / Time: July 30, 2008, 11:04 AM (PST)
Reason for reporting: Let's pretend the ad is inapproriate.
Geographic information: Gaia Headquarters, San Jose, California, USA.


Live HTTP Headers output:

GET /
GET /src/_/231/pkg-gaia_core.js
GET /src/yui/grids/grids-min.css?2.5.1a
GET /src/yui/container/assets/container.css?2.5.1a
GET /src/layout/gaialol/screen.css?231
GET /src/layout/gaialol/print.css?231
GET /src/css/core.css?231
GET /quant.js
GET /src/yui/tabview/tabview-min.js?231-45
GET /src/js/landing/main_landing.js?231-45
GET /src/css/landing/main_landing.css?231-45
GET /src/yui/tabview/assets/tabview.css?231-45
GET /images/gaia_global/body/shared/rs_lrecborder_310x260.gif
GET /ad/N2789.Gaia/B2388316.3;sz=1x1;ord=1217615400?
GET /ad/N2928.gaiaonline.com/B2908303.3;sz=1x1;ord=1217615400?
GET /src/common/omniture.js?231
GET /gaia/members/sys/npc_admin_48x48.gif
GET /src/common/omniture.js?231
GET /ga.js
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=lrec&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.home&z=home&a=29&g=m&o=1217615400
GET /N5243/adj/gaia.home/home;ag=29;gd=m;dn=0;tile=1;sz=300x250;ord=1217615400
GET /st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=300x250&section=327355
GET /imp?Z=300x250&s=327355&_salt=3640130895&B=10&u=http://www.gaiaonline.com/advertise/doubleclick.php?size=lrec&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.home&z=home&a=29&g=m&o=1217615400&r=0
GET /atoms/c0/be/c0be7e2394dde23351890fdee1f7e312.swf?clickTAG=http://adserving.cpxinteractive.com/click,D906ALv-BABG9woA7cgDAAIABAAAAP8AAAAGDAIAAgNAZgcA1rQCACWzBQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACxWk0gAAAAA,,http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaiaonline.com%2Fadvertise%2Fdoubleclick.php%3Fsize%3Dlrec%26campaign%3Dnull%26t%3Drich%26s%3Dgaia.home%26z%3Dhome%26a%3D29%26g%3Dm%26o%3D1217615400,
GET /atoms/c0/be/c0be7e2394dde23351890fdee1f7e312.swf?clickTAG=http://adserving.cpxinteractive.com/click,D906ALv-BABG9woA7cgDAAIABAAAAP8AAAAGDAIAAgNAZgcA1rQCACWzBQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACxWk0gAAAAA,,http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaiaonline.com%2Fadvertise%2Fdoubleclick.php%3Fsize%3Dlrec%26campaign%3Dnull%26t%3Drich%26s%3Dgaia.home%26z%3Dhome%26a%3D29%26g%3Dm%26o%3D1217615400,

Screenshot

[Alien Invader 2 Percent]

Spiral Frog Ad

Report details

Gaia page: Compose PM (even though I've run into this ad on other places as well)
Date / Time: August 8, 2008, 14:55 AM (PST)
Reason for reporting: The ad takes forever to download, and the computer stalls. Most times I see this ad, after the freeze I get an error message that the flash script is slowing down my computer, and the option to stop this script. Stoping the script unfreezes the computer.
Geographic information: Palo Alto, California, USA.
OS, browser: Windows XP pro (all the latest updates), IE7 (7.0.5730.11), I check regularly for flash updates as well.

Fiddler output:

GET http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/updatecheck.asp?isBeta=True
200 OK

GET http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?mode=post
200 OK

GET http://s2.cdn.gaiaonline.com/images/goldnotify/gold_static.gif?1218318800
200 OK

GET http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel;r=2035802404;fpan=0;fpa=1204880356-30122813-73331638;fpbn=0;fpb=1680497950;ns=0;url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?mode=post;ref=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?folder=inbox;ce=1;je=1;sr=1280x800x32;dc=1204880356-30122813-73331638;dst=1;et=1218318799912;tzo=420;a=p-026naiNEdezDM
200 OK

GET http://gaiainteractive.112.2o7.net/b/ss/gaiainteractiveprod/1/H.7-pdv-2/s76592246754173?[AQB]&ndh=1&t=9/7/2008 14:53:20 6 420&ns=gaiainteractive&pageName=mail - compose&g=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?mode=post&r=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?folder=inbox&cc=USD&ch=mygaia&c1=0000012868956&c2=32&c3=Male&c4=Male&c5=did not donate&pid=mail - index&pidt=1&oid=http://www.gaiaonline.com/profile/privmsg.php?mode=post&ot=A&oi=331&s=1280x800&c=32&j=1.3&v=Y&k=Y&bw=1260&bh=617&ct=lan&hp=N&[AQE]
200 OK

GET http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.3&utmn=2065898919&utmhn=www.gaiaonline.com&utmcs=utf-8&utmsr=1280x800&utmsc=32-bit&utmul=en-us&utmje=1&utmfl=9.0 r124&utmdt=Send A New Private Message | Gaia Online&utmhid=1711828696&utmr=0&utmp=/profile/privmsg.php?mode=post&utmac=UA-3607820-1&utmcc=__utma=111702034.1865573525.1204880359.1218306736.1218318260.340;+__utmz=111702034.1218069360.327.8.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=gaia online;
200 OK

GET http://www.gaiaonline.com/advertise/doubleclick.php?size=lrec&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.my.gaia&z=mail&a=33&g=m&o=1218318800
200 OK

GET http://ad.doubleclick.net/N5243/adj/gaia.my.gaia/mail;ag=33;gd=m;dn=0;tile=1;sz=300x250;ord=1218318800
200 OK

GET http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=32091&m=6&tp=8&d=j&t=s
200 Okay

Screenshots

The ad itself:


The whole page:

[Anne Packrat]

Could you please put up instructions for those of us that use Safari?

[DJ Twissta]

Very awesome Guide, I'm so subscribing to this to give to other peoples :3

[BE!]

I'm happier with the drawin's.

[iXenu]

Could you please post a "how to" for Opera internet explorer?

[Endrael]

I use FF3 and both IE 6 and 7, but I have ad blockers installed with all of them, so I can't report ads using those. I can, however, report ads when using Opera 9.5 on my laptop, which has a built-in content (ad) blocker. (I don't believe versions prior to 9 had the feature, however.) It's also a browser you might want to consider adding to the how-to list. wink It's really easy, too:

Right click anywhere on a page (so long as it's not an object like an image, flash, movie, or whatever) to bring up the typical right click menu. Toward the bottom of that menu is Block Content (or something to that effect). When you bring that up, it greys out all the stuff on the page that can't be blocked, leaving only the stuff that can be (images, flash, etc.), and you can select the elements you want blocked. Selecting/Unselecting multiple elements can be done with the usual shift+click.

Anyway. On with the offending "ad", which is from crackle.com. Who it's served through, I don't know, but I got the impression that's not important.



Location ad was encountered: login landing page

Time ad was encountered: approx 1:30 am PST

http://i33.tinypic.com/ogknzm.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/23vjdb4.jpg

This obviously plays hell on load times with just about any connection speed and computers that aren't so new. It's only saving grace is the sound is only on when the mouse cursor is hovering on it.

[clearkid]

Gaia page: My Thread Subscriptions
Date / Time: 08/15/08 10:20 AM, CST -6 hours
Reason for reporting: Talking add (without prompt)
Geographic Information: USA, IL, Chicago suburbs

HTTP Headers output:

GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;91&ch=8dc69fd3e&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411/
GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;86&ch=866fc9b6d&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/subscription
GET /forum/subscription
GET /forum/subscription
GET /src/_/239/pkg-gaia_core.js
GET /quant.js
GET /src/js/forum/jumpbox.js?239-0
GET /images/gaia_global/body/shared/rs_skyscraper_border_170x610.gif
GET /forum/subscription
GET /src/common/omniture.js?239
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=wskyscraper&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.community&z=forums&a=16&g=f&o=1218813860
GET /N5243/adj/gaia.community/forums;ag=16;gd=f;dn=0;tile=1;sz=160x600;ord=1218813860
GET /ga.js
GET /w/get.media?sid=32091&m=3&tp=7&d=j&t=s
GET /forum/subscription
GET /fastclick.net/cid51376/v4-1flash.js
GET /fastclick.net/cid130128/GD01_Wii_5_08_AUDIO_160x600.swf?clickTag=http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?cid=130167&mid=249637&sid=32091&m=3&c=0
GET /forum/subscription
GET /wii.mp3
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=wskyscraper&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.community&z=forums&a=16&g=f&o=1218813912
GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;87&ch=866fc9b6d&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/subscription

http://jrrr.net/clearkid/wiiadd.JPG

[Panagrammic]

clearkid

Gaia page: My Thread Subscriptions
Date / Time: 08/15/08 10:20 AM, CST -6 hours
Reason for reporting: Talking add (without prompt)
Geographic Information: USA, IL, Chicago suburbs

HTTP Headers output:

GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;91&ch=8dc69fd3e&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411/
GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;86&ch=866fc9b6d&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/subscription
GET /forum/subscription
GET /forum/subscription
GET /src/_/239/pkg-gaia_core.js
GET /quant.js
GET /src/js/forum/jumpbox.js?239-0
GET /images/gaia_global/body/shared/rs_skyscraper_border_170x610.gif
GET /forum/subscription
GET /src/common/omniture.js?239
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=wskyscraper&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.community&z=forums&a=16&g=f&o=1218813860
GET /N5243/adj/gaia.community/forums;ag=16;gd=f;dn=0;tile=1;sz=160x600;ord=1218813860
GET /ga.js
GET /w/get.media?sid=32091&m=3&tp=7&d=j&t=s
GET /forum/subscription
GET /fastclick.net/cid51376/v4-1flash.js
GET /fastclick.net/cid130128/GD01_Wii_5_08_AUDIO_160x600.swf?clickTag=http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?cid=130167&mid=249637&sid=32091&m=3&c=0
GET /forum/subscription
GET /wii.mp3
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=wskyscraper&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.community&z=forums&a=16&g=f&o=1218813912
GET /search?sourceid=navclient-ff&features=Rank&client=navclient-auto-ff&googleip=O;null;87&ch=866fc9b6d&q=info:http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/subscription

http://jrrr.net/clearkid/wiiadd.JPG

Oh, man, thank you so much for the HTTP header output -- it makes it so much easier to track this stuff down. Will follow up on this today with the advertising guy.

[Tsukabu Nosoratori]

I don't have the program for the text linking, but I do have the screen shot of the ad I found today:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l215/Tsukie_2006/Picture4-1.png [ /img]

Edited link so it won't show persay right off the bat. Just know the ad is REALLY not right for gaia if you really must know.

[Desperate_Angel]

I wasn't sure where to post this, since it's not an issue with anything that's inappropriate, but rather it's in the way. I block ads so I can't see it, though I knew it was a problem with an ad because I checked on a friend's laptop.

The ad on the Trade Log/Start Page, is either too large, or someone messed up some coding somewhere, because it's getting in the way! (It also slows down the loading of the page!)

Screen Shot:


The "Username" title and part of the box I type in, is missing. When I do type in it, the beginning of any name I type, cannot be seen. This is annoying as all heck. I can't even see my cursor when I click in the box! It's not just me either, as the same thing was happening on my friend's laptop, and she doesn't block ads.

Please... you have more than enough blasted ads on this site, as it were... Get them off our trade log page, and our inventories!

[Wyf]

Gaia page: My Posts
Date / Time (and your timezone): 4:40 PM (Central)
Reason for reporting:
Sound ad (CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON A FREE NINTENDO WII)
Geographic Information (USA, WI, Madison))
HTTP Headers output

GET /safebrowsing/rd/goog-phish-shavar_s_19841-19845:19841-19844
GET /safebrowsing/rd/goog-phish-shavar_a_23476-23480:23476-23478
GET /gaia/redirect.php?r=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum///t.41805411_17/#17
GET /images/goldnotify/gold_static.gif?1219786911
GET /forum/compose/entry/new/41805411/?quote=4
GET /images/posts/btn_reportthispost.gif
GET /images/posts/ornate/ornate_c1.gif
GET /pixel;r=1715290674;fpan=0;fpa=1219602065-54338798-98283885;fpbn=0;fpb=1262367984;ns=0;url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411_17/#17;ref=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411/;ce=1;je=0;sr=1680x1050x32;dc=1219602065-54338798-98283885;dst=1;et=1219786913933;tzo=300;a=p-026naiNEdezDM
GET /src/js/forum/form.js?264-5
GET /__utm.gif?utmwv=4.3&utmn=192741756&utmhn=www.gaiaonline.com&utmcs=UTF-8&utmsr=1680x1050&utmsc=32-bit&utmul=en-us&utmje=0&utmfl=9.0 r124&utmdt=Report Inappropriate Ads on Gaia | Gaia Online&utmhid=951564164&utmr=0&utmp=/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411_17/&utmac=UA-3607820-1&utmcc=__utma=111702034.2783757953964717600.1219602067.1219701355.1219764107.9;+__utmz=111702034.1219602067.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)
GET /src/yui/gaia/util/tags.js?264-5
GET /images/event/scion/license/Aplus.jpg
GET /src/yui/gaia/widgets/editor/editor-text.js?264-5
GET /src/css/upe/inlinereview.css?264-5
GET /src/css/forum/common.css?264-5
GET /src/css/forum/form.css?264-5
GET /src/css/forum/detail.css?264-5
GET /src/yui/gaia/widgets/editor/editor.css?264-5
GET /src/css/forum/bbcode.css?264-5
GET /images/goldnotify/gold_static.gif?1219786912
GET /images/gaia_global/body/buttons/bn_preview.gif
GET /images/gaia_global/body/contentContainer/rs_footer_bluegradient.gif
GET /images/common/hd/hd_post_your_message.gif
GET /images/gaia_global/body/buttons/bn_submit.gif
GET /images/common/smilies/icon_burning.gif
GET /images/common/smilies/icon_verysad.gif
GET /images/common/smilies/icon_cheese.gif
GET /images/common/smilies/icon_nodding.gif
GET /pixel;r=177592838;fpan=0;fpa=1219602065-54338798-98283885;fpbn=0;fpb=1262367984;ns=0;url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/compose/entry/new/41805411/?quote=4;ref=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411/;ce=1;je=0;sr=1680x1050x32;dc=1219602065-54338798-98283885;dst=1;et=1219786916269;tzo=300;a=p-026naiNEdezDM
GET /__utm.gif?utmwv=4.3&utmn=496629952&utmhn=www.gaiaonline.com&utmcs=UTF-8&utmsr=1680x1050&utmsc=32-bit&utmul=en-us&utmje=0&utmfl=9.0 r124&utmdt=Forum :: New Reply in Topic: Report Inappropriate Ads on Gaia | Gaia Online&utmhid=171593845&utmr=0&utmp=/forum/compose/entry/new/41805411/?quote=4&utmac=UA-3607820-1&utmcc=__utma=111702034.2783757953964717600.1219602067.1219701355.1219764107.9;+__utmz=111702034.1219602067.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)
GET /images/gaia_global/body/contentContainer/rs_header_purplegradient.gif
GET /advertise/doubleclick.php?size=leaderboard&campaign=null&t=rich&s=gaia.community&z=forums&a=19&g=m&o=1219786912
GET /N5243/adj/gaia.community/forums;ag=19;gd=m;dn=0;tile=1;sz=728x90;ord=1219786912
GET /w/get.media?sid=32091&m=1&tp=5&d=j&t=s
GET /pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-7779208773677727&dt=1219786917865&output=html&slotname=0503186775&correlator=1219786917865&url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/compose/entry/new/41805411/?quote=4&frm=1&ga_vid=2783757953964717600.1219602067&ga_sid=1219764107&ga_hid=532857622&ga_fc=true&flash=9.0.124&u_h=1050&u_w=1680&u_ah=1022&u_aw=1680&u_cd=32&u_tz=-300&u_his=5&u_nplug=24&u_nmime=106
GET /pagead/imgad?id=CIjfwtfu2_G0iwEQ2AUYWjII968T3mnGEVQ
GET /wildfire/i/CIMP.gif?CXNID=2000002.11NXC
GET /watch?v=UY5dZwcm_dE
GET /vi/_ReYMAuHZ0g/default.jpg
GET /vi/7qphtqpcZC0/default.jpg
GET /vi/sjdE7OVu0nA/default.jpg
GET /vi/Ac_87o0UWUg/default.jpg
GET /vi/YdDZqYlDRuI/default.jpg
GET /vi/C6j2rznbROo/default.jpg
GET /vi/dUSuPe0Kcbg/default.jpg
GET /vi/vgZbMev7QN0/default.jpg
GET /vi/Avsp98ZcpbA/default.jpg
GET /get_video?video_id=UY5dZwcm_dE&t=OEgsToPDskK_Xqcm3wvDt3eQ2Fe5ob1X
GET /s?ns=yt&docid=UY5dZwcm_dE&plid=AARVY8wdv84EjNflAAAAoAAiAAg&el=detailpage&vid=0kEe27GQkplDpPzu4RQNPyymTRyhrpFwU&hbd=4241881&hbt=37.79&rt=1.217&bt=0.496&bd=51100&bc=59860&len=205.472&st=0.567&et=0.567&fv=WIN 9,0,124,0
GET /set_awesome?&video_id=UY5dZwcm_dE&m=&l=205&t=OEgsToPDskK_Xqcm3wvDt3eQ2Fe5ob1X&w=0.80240487804878
GET /crossdomain.xml
GET /vi/7qphtqpcZC0/1.jpg
GET /vi/YdDZqYlDRuI/1.jpg