Pop-up ads on GTTP

A couple of people have indicated that they've seen pop-up ads here on GTTP. In theory, if there are any, you shouldn't see more than two or three in any given session. Still, I don't like them either, so if you know who the advertisers are, post them here and I'll get them pulled out of rotation.

Thanks!

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!

I got three in a row, but that was the only three I saw here this year.

I went back and clicked on one. Its was Consumerinfo which offers FREE FREE FREE credit checks.

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2001 Force Laps-108
2001 Magnum Laps-228
6/11/01 Gemini Laps 100

Was getting them a minute ago.  Looks like it's fixed now.  Can't recreate them, but they were all for CreditInfo.com, and everytime I went to either the CPPlace page or the General page.

The same three that Joe E. got were the same ones I kept getting over at Coasterbuzz.
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Neil
Pittsburgh, PA

just got a couple, getsmart.com and homeemployed.com  Also got one that said "You have 1 message waiting" or something like that.  Got it twice in a row, but didn't click on it.
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UCSigEp

Isn't Disney World a people trap run by a mouse?

MF 2K1: 4
MF life: 12

Yeah, I'm getting all the above.
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Joe - Drill Man, Elite Eight
Screw laps: 13 and counting...

...evil pop up ads...

I didn't take the time to look at them...as a reflex I just clicked close. d:-)

*** This post was edited by CP_bound on 8/2/2001. ***

got the you have one message waiting one accidently clicked on it when I went to close it. It offered me a free $115 spree from colonize.com

I've gotten all of the above.....and also when I click the back button, it says something about unable to resolve www.burstnet.net or something like that.

As long as we don't start getting those stupid "spy camera" ads that seem to be everywhere lately, I don't mind the ads at all...

*** This post was edited by RPerz on 8/2/2001. ***

I think both DoubleClick and Burst have decided against carrying those campaigns.

However, if you go to www.x10.com, click into the home page, then about (upper right), there's a link to opt-out of their ads. Give it a shot!

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!

Here is the link that Jeff was talking about above.  Just click on it and it should remove you for 30 days.  Dunno after that.

http://www.x10.com/home/optout.cgi?DAY=30&PAGE=http://www.x10.com/x10ads1.htm

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Next trip to CP on July 25th - 28th!

Pop-up ads? I saw one, but I reflex-clicked my middle mouse button, which I have mapped to close windows for emergencies like this.
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DIPPIN DOTS!!!111 THEY ROXOR YUR WORLD!!1!

thank you for fixing this problem jeff

*** This post was edited by crashoverride on 8/3/2001. ***

There's this program called AdKiller where the ads pop up for a second, then the prgram closes them automatically. I use it all the time
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Brian Z.
Assistant Webmaster
Kennywood Park Unlimited
www.kpunlimited.com

Yes, but those kinds of programs also kill the legitimate use of floating windows, including several functions of these forums and other items like the track record on CoasterBuzz.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!

I'm getting a Visa ad.
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Kerry - Bright Man of the Elite Eight

But, Kally, Visa is everywhere you want to be! I have not had any pop-up ads yet.

mikey :)

They're B-a-a-a-c-k!

Just got the credit report ad several times in a row on both the GTTP screen and on the General screen.

Mine went from make $275 an hour to get a free credit report...
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AIM: Pritti Kittie

*** This post was edited by Jess on 8/6/2001. ***