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Pop-Ups
Dec 13, 2008 18:46:02 GMT -6
Post by Timmy on Dec 13, 2008 18:46:02 GMT -6
I noticed this just today 12/13, that proboards is now providing po-up advertisements for our holiday enjoyment! I'm guessing no forum operators are getting any kick-back from this additional advertising. I don't mind the banner ads so much, but pop-ups are just downright aggravating and my browser doesn't always block it.
Can anything be done?
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Pop-Ups
Dec 13, 2008 21:50:06 GMT -6
Post by CAwasinNJ on Dec 13, 2008 21:50:06 GMT -6
They are? I don't even see them, but I have a bunch of crap blocked on this end. You might want to check for pop ups installed on your machine just to be sure they're coming from here.
The first thing you want to do (which you should do anyway) is turn off any scripting in your browser. This will take care of any pop-up crap, plus have the added benefit of stopping 99.9% of the malware out there (at other sites of course) that wants to infect your machine with spyware or worms or whatever. This site works just fine with scripting off.
There is another possibility, but I'm a little unsure about the consequences. There's a link at the bottom of the page to "Click Here To Make This Board Ad-Free" It would take 1 person donating $7 per month or 7 people donating $1 per month or some combination like that to present the board without ads at all. Unfortunately I really don't have any way to reward those who donate, and I'm not even sure the software will tell me who did. The decision would be entirely up to you (and that's "you" plural.)
The last option is to move the board completely and run it on a machine I totally control. That's doable, but the cost could be an issue and the consensus seems to be that people like this software. I'm happy to revisit the issue though.
Thoughts/comments?
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Pop-Ups
Dec 15, 2008 11:07:21 GMT -6
Post by Timmy on Dec 15, 2008 11:07:21 GMT -6
Ehh.. I'll keep an eye on things. I had a malware issue on another system of mine. That was fun. That could have been it. Other than it popping up only on these proboards sites.
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