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Can we lose the F-F-F-FLASHERS and J-J-J-JIGGLERS?

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MrLynn Junior Member USA 394 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 07:49:24 Those ads with the jiggling banners and rapid-flashing messages are REALLY annoying. They're also potentially dangerous to someone prone to epileptic seizures. I don't mind the quietly changing messages, like 'Rebuild your Credit', but the flashers and jigglers are just beyond the pale. /Mr Lynn PS ~Coxy: did you see the ad for Western Union money transfers? If you can deal with that, we can all send you money for T-shirts! The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program. --Larry Niven
SpaceBoy Full Member USA 631 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 10:55:29 quote: Those ads with the jiggling banners and rapid-flashing messages are REALLY annoying. They're also potentially dangerous to someone prone to epileptic seizures. I don't mind the quietly changing messages, like 'Rebuild your Credit', but the flashers and jigglers are just beyond the pale. I have to agree- I understand that this all ain't free (servers don't grow on trees), and that the ads may help cover expenses, but still, I wish that there was some way to have better control over which ads are used around here. Being a happy capitalist, I don't have too much problem with the principal of online ads, but, being also a dedicated Mac user, I'm also very concerned with the astetics and elegance of my interface to the information I'm seeking, and a lot of the "YOU'RE ALREADY A WINNER" and "HIT THE TARGET TO WIN"-style ads are really jarring, and not something I (or anyone else, I think) would put up with as a part of their computer interace. It's sorta the visual equivalent of someone screaming advertising slogans while you listen to NPR- I don't think anyone would listen for long.... Okay, I'll let someone else have the soapbox back... SpaceBoy Official MLA Raconteur AppleBASIC FOREVER! TiBook G4/500, "Difference Engine" PowerMac 6500/275 Performa 6400/180 3x PowerMac 7600/132 SE/30 32/250, "Wang" PB 1400/133 PB 180/33 PMac 7100/G3-266 Quadra 950, "HAL 9000" Newton 120, "PADD"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 14:27:10 Those flashing "WINNER" ads give me a migraine... -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 14:29:48 Yes that flashing winner ad really has to go. -danny ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 15:27:56 It seems like we have the WEIRDEST rotation of banners. Some of them are perfectly fine and I click on, but the flashing ones and whatnot, i just scroll as fast as I can to get them outta the way. stares into the "Hit the Target one" and loses his train of thought.... boards train once again Yeah ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 17:13:53 quote: boards train once again jumps into car to cross railway and stops in the middle of the railway, jumps out of car, train crashes into car and XPlodes Ah well, it was only a Ford.....]}:)] -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2002 : 23:22:28 I have to agree - in principal banner ads are OK, but some of those are pretty awful 68k ParaMedic
jruschme Junior Member USA 196 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 08:45:39 I haven't tried it, but could one filter them out or turn off the animation using WebFree or the equivalent in iCab? <<<john>>>
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 12:22:36 Seriously.. as someone who has chronic migraines, those couple flashing ones REALLY need to go away... Jumps on the train back to Maryland, where he left his heart this past weekend ~Chaplain Marchie Admin of The WonderLAN ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 12:35:00 Those banners are almost enough to make me stop posting here. The Lightning Stalker
SpaceBoy Full Member USA 631 Posts	Posted - 11 Nov 2002 : 16:48:20 quote: Jumps on the train back to Maryland, where he left his heart this past weekend Ummmmm.... don't you think you oughta see a doctor 'bout that? Just a thought. SpaceBoy Official MLA Raconteur AppleBASIC FOREVER! TiBook G4/500, "Difference Engine" PowerMac 6500/275 Performa 6400/180 3x PowerMac 7600/132 SE/30 32/250, "Wang" PB 1400/133 PB 180/33 PMac 7100/G3-266 Quadra 950, "HAL 9000" Newton 120, "PADD"
titok16 Junior Member USA 116 Posts	Posted - 12 Nov 2002 : 16:04:08 get mozilla...set image prefs ti reject images from other than originating server tito Tito Hawaiian 68k sniper Macs Liberated: Powerbook 145(kia) Powerbok 150(kia) Powerbook 160(kia) Apple \\c (now dead)
macdaddy Junior Member USA 107 Posts	Posted - 14 Nov 2002 : 21:51:56 NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! As I visit the forums for the first time in several days.... A F*$%&^' POP UNDER AD!!!!!! Worse than the jigglers and whatnot!!! AAAAAAACK!!! <runs away and hides in a corner in the fetal position for a while> macdaddy - 68KMLA Field Meteorologist 68Ks at my base: Q840AV,Q800, Q605, D280/DuoDock II,P550, LC 475,LCIII+,(2) LCIIIs,IIci, P410,LCII,Mac II Contraband: (2) PM G3/300 MTs, P6360, 5400/120,Q700/PPC 601, (2) 6100/66s
Stryder Junior Member USA 382 Posts	Posted - 15 Nov 2002 : 09:07:46 As frustrating as it is to look at some of the ads, I think it's more-so to be the one seeking them out to try and support this service we all love. If it's the animation that bothers you, just turn off the "Animate Gifs" in your browsers prefs. The pop-ups are my personal bane, but as long as it's just one that doesn't continually regenerate itself, I'm cool with that too. What "We" could do to show some support is if the ads aren't what you believe to be appropriate for whatever reason, then look around for some affiliate links that you do believe would be good and get the info to Coxy. He's one person trying to satisfy, what, almost 400 members now? Let's not take his work for granted considering he has a full life outside of here to take care of too. I don't mind ad-bashing myself, but I would rather have a few options to offer when I do. "One slip and down the hole we fall" Styder's Community, a neighborhood for all: http://www22.brinkster.com/originalstryder/db/
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 16 Nov 2002 : 05:32:56 Well, if: A) Everyone hates popup ads B) They don't contribute much to the financial wellbeing of the MLA C) I can't negotiate a banner w/o the flashers/popups (although it seems like we'll be able to) then there'll be no more ads! If they earn some insane amount of cash or something, I can print up t-shirts and give them to people for free. (After paying domain/host costs!) ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 16 Nov 2002 : 06:10:06 Are the ads making any money? 68k ParaMedic
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 16 Nov 2002 : 06:35:40 Undoubtedly, but we'll do the accounting at the end of the month. ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
Fedorenko Junior Member Australia 463 Posts	Posted - 09 Dec 2002 : 02:06:21 Use Mosaic, no pictures loaded until you ask it to... :)
dave1212 New Member Canada 65 Posts	Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 17:15:04 haha that's great.. flashers and jigglers :D I promised myself a long time ago, my sites and forums will never have advertising, whether it be banner ads, popups, or the inline ads that the news sites like. It's just wrong, was never meant for the web. I don't see any ads on this site, my browser is probably blocking them if there are. I don't see any point in advertising on here, unless it was for a Mac-related product or company, like smalldog or something.. even still, online advertising is just annoying and (for the most part) fruitless. --- Liberated 68xxx Macs: IIsi, IIci (2), LC II, Classic II (2) Liberated PowerPC Macs: Powerbook 5300cs, Power Mac 7500/100 Other: Color StyleWriter 2400, AppleCD 150 (cd-caddy type!), Apple 12" Monochrome Display, Apple Color Display (13") Edited by - dave1212 on 25 Jul 2003 17:15:43
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 17:26:17 Could you please stop bringing up old threads that are no longer relevant? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 17:26:53 umm... the fact that the last reply on this topic is from the 9th of december 2002 makes no difference... the MLA no longer has advertising, I haven't seen any since this topic was last replied to either. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say.
dave1212 New Member Canada 65 Posts	Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 19:06:04 Thanks Cory, that was helpful and informative. That's great that there are no ads here. Liberated 68xxx Macs: IIsi, IIci (2), LC II, Classic II (2) Liberated PowerPC Macs: Powerbook 5300cs, Power Mac 7500/100 Other: Color StyleWriter 2400, AppleCD 150 (cd-caddy type!), Apple 12" Monochrome Display, Apple Color Display (13")
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 22:02:26 Those of you who use Hotline will be barraged by these so called ads, and find thay many of them are adult in nature, giving away free condoms or XXX DVD's which I think is sick, and I even reported it to Cydoor, but nothing. Someone will get them.

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