Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 04, 2003, 06:04:15 AM
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 04, 2003, 09:49:32 AM
sorry to sound like a meanie, but it's reall very simple.
Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 05, 2003, 06:47:17 AM
Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 05, 2003, 06:51:31 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on September 05, 2003, 12:46:30 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 06, 2003, 03:22:55 AM
Solution to all browser problems.
Post by: PIAC on September 06, 2003, 05:24:29 AM
, but reguardless, PGC doesn't have any controll over the ads they are sent, i remember people complaining about 'the core' ad (electrical super storms...) being loud and obnoxious and Rick said something to the effect of what i just said.
Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 06, 2003, 07:48:03 AM
KDR_11k, I tried opera around two or three years ago and wasn't too impressed with it. There seemed to be a lot of page compatability problems. I'll have to give them another shot.
PIAC, I was afraid of that. Still, they could complain to the company that supplies the ads, or switch to a different company. Better yet, they could follow the Penny Arcade or Anime on DVD model and only place ads with companies they truly support, write them up a little bit in the news section to encourage us to visit them, and probably get a much better click through rate then with one of these ad providers, have less ads, be able to control the content of the ads, and build a sense of community between the fans and retailers.
Anyway, it's not like I'm going to stop visiting the site because of this. They still are, by far, the best Nintendo site on the net. I was just hoping.
Post by: mouse_clicker on September 06, 2003, 07:50:20 AM
Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 06, 2003, 03:41:39 PM
Are you serious? Because it's the best Nintendo site on the web! That doesn't mean it couldn't be better. That's all I was trying to acomplish with my post. Sorry if I gave you the impression my world was coming to some kind of horrific end. Just a nuisance I wanted to address. Obviuosly, I can turn my sound down. Since this is the only site I have this problem with from the thirty sites or so I visit everyday, I don't always remember that I have to turn down the sound until after the page has loaded and this ad starts blaring it's little song. If we don't stand up against this type of stuff, it's only a matter of time before every banner ad has a blaring little song. Can you imagine every ad on a page all blaring their annoying little songs one on top of another? No one will be able to have their sound turned on ever. I don't mind ads. I understand that's how sites like this manage to stay open. If they're advertising something I'm interested in I'll even click on them. I don't want to be hit over the head by them though, and I'll never click on an ad that does, even if it's advertising something I desperately need at an unbelivably good price.
Post by: RickPowers on September 06, 2003, 03:45:05 PM
As for the ad, there are certianly some annoying ads out there, and I can discuss the matter with the ad hosts. If they've received a lot of complaints, they can pull a campaign, but PGC has no DIRECT control over ads that we don't sell ourselves.
Post by: mouse_clicker on September 06, 2003, 03:50:43 PM
In any case, both Rick and I gave you a few strategies to use. I hope they work well.
Post by: Grey Ninja on September 06, 2003, 07:50:50 PM
Upgrade your browser to Mozilla Firebird. It's a better browser all round than IE.
After you have done that, you need this extension. It shouldn't cost PGC any money to use this, as it simply keeps the ad from displaying, not downloading. Installing it simply requires a click once you are running Firebird.
Post by: BigJim on September 07, 2003, 02:25:57 AM
They could use that money to build on the site, like stream radio shows of some kind (with news, not music). PGC really hasn't changed much in many years outside of tweaks and color changes. Obviously PGC's existance proves money is going into the site, but I'd love to see it evolve.
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 07, 2003, 03:55:50 AM
Post by: Pale on September 07, 2003, 05:51:40 AM
This doesn't solve the slot machine one, but it will solve many of the other ones.
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 07, 2003, 12:50:46 PM
Post by: Pale on September 07, 2003, 02:38:23 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 07, 2003, 09:04:57 PM
1. http://security.kolla.de - Use Spybot to block many known ad servers (look under "hosts file"). It can also track down spyware and trojans and fix a lot of security holes in IE.
2. Alternative browser. Most of those support popup-blocking, which proves VERY helpful with most ads. Also they don't support IE specific exploits, making your web experience a lot safer.
3. manual blocking. If there's a certain ad that's disturbing you add it's address with the IP 127.0.0.1 to your hosts file. Filename is "Hosts", no extension. Search for it in your win dir. This helped me with a defective ugo ad that always wanted to download itself.
Post by: Cowboy Bebop on September 09, 2003, 06:29:42 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on September 13, 2003, 12:13:48 PM
Post by: Fluke Worm on September 28, 2003, 10:21:21 PM
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the most annoying ad on the site is the one that takes up the WHOLE PAGE, causing you to ctrl+alt+delete and close all internet browsers
KnowsNothing try Alt+F4 rather than ctr+alt+delete.
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 29, 2003, 03:42:35 PM
