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Krego-sama
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:47 am


So yeah...anybody else notice the nice new circuit city add that pops up after you post a message, and when you try to click here to view your post it forces you to click the add instead and takes you to the circuit city page?

The adds on this site are becoming for too intrusive. I think the creators of Gaia need a nice thwack on the head with a baseball bat or something. They can't possibly need money so badly that they're forced to do something that annoying to the users. It's like they are doing whatever they can to feed their greed, even if it means alienating their most loyal users. Maybe they just figure that they are popular enough now that they will gain users faster than they will use them. I'd go to the feedback forum to post angrily, but I'm sure people have already complained, and at this point they'd probably just lock the thread upon appearing.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:58 am


Mayhaps I spoke too soon... Apparently they don't really control their adds.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-reports-technical-support/report-inappropriate-ads-on-gaia/t.41805411_1/

Meh...they probably still get enough money without the adds. They should either get rid of them or find a way to limit them.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:50 am


Well, I'd say that you need to just block all of the ads. Which is what I do.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:49 am


is there an option that does that?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:42 am


It's called AdBlocker Plus; it's a Firefox add-on.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:59 am


Or you can right-click and select "block images from..."

I've seen the circuit city ads but never had that problem; What's your browser, Krego?

Edit: And change your title... ads, not adds.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:13 pm


I've never had that problem before... now I'm going to be worrying about it for ages.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:23 pm


No more ads. Wootor!

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Energizerbuni

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:16 pm


^^ i hardly ever get ads...
but then there are some pop up porno it's only like once a year but it's.....
ick :/
PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:45 pm


Energizerbuni
^^ i hardly ever get ads...
but then there are some pop up porno it's only like once a year but it's.....
ick :/

rofl

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:50 pm


Shelcombakasfire
Energizerbuni
^^ i hardly ever get ads...
but then there are some pop up porno it's only like once a year but it's.....
ick :/

rofl


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