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Phrekwenci
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0.  Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:59 pm Post subject: Tina, just scared the ... |
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So, I am browsing. And all of a sudden I hear.
"Hi, my name is Tina and in a few short minutes, I can show you how to get your college degree."
It was the banner at the top of the page. One of those audio ad-banners, obviously. Tina needs to go to vampirefreak.com or something (meaning, can we get rid of that one?)
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VxJasonxV
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| 1. Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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I checked DDR Freak today from a computer with IE... wow.
I think we have a serious problem...
Although, Phrek, you know better. Spyware/Popup stickey  .
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Black Lab
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| 2. Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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All the more reason for me to continue using Safari. =D
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dj Tifaheart
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| 3. Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| VxJasonxV wrote: | | Although, Phrek, you know better. Spyware/Popup stickey . |
O_o
Does this mean a warning point for the Phrek!? 
........kidding! 
I haven't had any problems with this Tina thing.
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evn
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| 4. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Black Lab wrote: | | All the more reason for me to continue using Safari. =D |
I trust you know about Pithhelmet and Saft right? |
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J Dogg
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| 5. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| VxJasonxV wrote: | I checked DDR Freak today from a computer with IE... wow.
I think we have a serious problem...
Although, Phrek, you know better. Spyware/Popup stickey . |
I wouldn't call it a "serious problem." More like an "undesirable ad". It hardly counts as spyware/popup, but if you're annoyed by it, I can ask them to take that ad down.
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VxJasonxV
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| 6. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Hrm.
Well, at the time I was basing that off a few different things.
A friend of mine doesn't have spyware on his computer, and I was at his house yesterday.
Not one, but TWO ads came up on the first page load, and at least one after that each time.
Louie (in the spyware stickey) says the problem stopped for him but... I have proof for myself that it happens.
I forgot to check the banners too >_>.
Not to mention on of them was pop-UNDER as far as I could tell.
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dj Tifaheart
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| 7. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:52 am Post subject: |
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You know, I've been having problems with pop-ups lately on this site.
Also, I am able to type a few words at a time, but the computer freezes for a second, and then I can type a few more words and then it freezes again and then it let me type again.
EDIT: I wonder if this has to do anything with the pop-ups..... 
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Spike
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| 8. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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I use Firefox and don't have any of these problems =P
I have ads that show, but never any weird, creepy, or pop up ads.
Maybe it's my wooden leg.
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Radix
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| 9. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd say the eyepatch is obscuring your field of vision. |
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Mr. Deus
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| 10. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| The Dread Pirate Spike wrote: | | I use Firefox and don't have any of these problems =P |
Download an extension called "AdBlock", it'll allow you to block the flash ads as well as the image ads. |
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Tomo_kun
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| 11. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Where might one find ad-block?
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Mr. Deus
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| 12. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| There's an adblock for all versions of Mozilla (firefox included). I'm not using FireFox 9.0 (doesn't work on my computer), but just search mozilla.org for the word "extensions" and download it from there. |
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Spike
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| 13. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Deus Ex Machina wrote: | | The Dread Pirate Spike wrote: | | I use Firefox and don't have any of these problems =P |
Download an extension called "AdBlock", it'll allow you to block the flash ads as well as the image ads. |
Yeah, I'm not bothered by any of the ads (no popups, etc etc) and so I leave them on just because then it gives money to the site. If any of them did bug me, I'd do that. I have it set that way on my laptop, so I don't see any ads anywhere.
Although actually I think I just downloaded a host file or something, instead of an extension.
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Phrekwenci
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| 14. Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| VxJasonxV wrote: | | Although, Phrek, you know better. Spyware/Popup stickey ;). |
Like JDogg said. I didn't find this to be either. That's why Tina got her own thread.
It just freaks me out when you don't expect some woman speaking out of your browser.
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Mr. Deus
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| 15. Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| The Dread Pirate Spike wrote: | | Yeah, I'm not bothered by any of the ads (no popups, etc etc) and so I leave them on just because then it gives money to the site. |
Really? I thought the site didn't get money unless someone clicked the ad. |
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Spike
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| 16. Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| Deus Ex Machina wrote: | | The Dread Pirate Spike wrote: | | Yeah, I'm not bothered by any of the ads (no popups, etc etc) and so I leave them on just because then it gives money to the site. |
Really? I thought the site didn't get money unless someone clicked the ad. |
Well, can't click the ad if the ad isn't there
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Mr. Deus
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| 17. Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Bah. I don't click 'em anyway
*is a leech* |
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-joe-
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dj Tifaheart
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| 19. Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Something was loading onto my computer today with a girl running in a corner....I wonder if that was Tina? It just popped up out of nowhere........
It was very strange....I was just looking at the Console Forums when it happened.......
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