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    What is Yahoo Answers doing here?

    Why are the random ranting questions posted on Yahoo Answers showing up on this forum?

    Is it me or does that not diminish the intrinsic value of the forum?

    -simpson

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    Can't say I have really noticed this, but I will open both eyes in the mornings now.

    What I have noticed is some pretty hard-core and disgusting spam getting through, but it is a world-wide epidemic.....

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    Ditto on that spam...Chris may need to mod the filters.

    -simpson

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    Quote Originally Posted by hnsimpson View Post
    Ditto on that spam...Chris may need to mod the filters.

    -simpson
    The HSBC Direct POP-UP is pretty much killing my experience here! Also, prizerebel is just trying to get us to hit his site, I'm not biting!

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    Chris:

    HELP!!!! This HSBC pop-up-over-all-around just seemed to start this morning and it is ridiculous. I can't say I have seen one with this tenacity before and it is quite annoying.

    I am all in favor of advertising and I understand it is a reality to be able to offer forums like this, but not when it throws itself in front of you multiple times.

    HELLLLLLLLLLLLLP!

    SteveTaz

    Quote Originally Posted by braxtoq View Post
    The HSBC Direct POP-UP is pretty much killing my experience here! Also, prizerebel is just trying to get us to hit his site, I'm not biting!
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    It just changed to Trane heating and cooling and then back to HSBC....

    Sigh.

    SteveTaz

    PS: Same thing over at ET and boy is it annoying. Every page and every time I move back and forward. How many times can I close the same stupid ad???????
    Last edited by stevetaz; 05-15-2008 at 12:06 PM.
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    Now seems to be gone and back to the static google ads. Hopefully it isn't just cycling and will return at a later date.

    Hopeful,
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    Pop-Ups Gone!!!!

    Yeah!!!! Looks like the pop-ups are gone....Thanks Chris!

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    Let me know if they crop up again. I've contact the agency and asked them to suspend those ads. There were complaints at EverythingiCafe also and I certainly do not want ads that affect the usability of the site.


    -Chris

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    Thanks again and since I am getting over my shyness (bet you couldn't tell) I will let you know if those rogue ads show up again!

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