Finally! Somebody does something useful with the E-Bay Pop up

[DanQ]

"If it takes some silly thread with a silly graphic to make DanQ realisw how much the ad sicks, then it might make him try to do something about it."

It's funny to you because it's not an attack on you. That said, if there was something I or anyone else could do about the pop-ups then we would but, again Gibsie as I have said before, the bills have to be paid. If you really hate these ads, then go contact Ebay and ask them to stop selling these kind of ads to UGO and ask UGO to stop accepting these kinds of ads.

I visit websites too -- I may be a webmaster as well, but first and foremost I am a website visitor. I don't like pop-ups myself but I accept and understand that they are a fact of the online advertising market right now. If you can understand this, then you can understand that I and everyone else in the industry is powerless to do anything about it and will stop critcizing webmasters like myself for not changing something that we have no control over in the first place.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

P.S. Again, I understand your frustrations with these ads, and your wanting to vent about them. I gave you the respect to express your feelings on a subject, and I am entitled to mine of this parody.
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[Alexander's Horse]

Oh come on Dan, get off your high horse Are you saying you didn't laugh or at least smile when you saw that? If not, you should have. I'm going to a funeral today. Life is too short.


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[DanQ]

... get off your high horse ...

First off, AH, I am not on any "high horse" -- everything I said is the truth and I don't think that I was being overdramatic.

To answer your question, yes, I did initially laugh. However, after reading the commentary around the image and actually looking at the image itself, I began to feel as though there was something else that people were getting at. It appears that I was, unfortunately, correct.

I am comforted that not everyone agrees with the arguments some have been making against Apolyton on this subject; however, I feel that there are too many who believe that we have chosen not to do something about the banner ad situation and decided that the matter needed to be clarified.

Life is short, indeed... that's why I'm trying to set the record straight now.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[yin26]

...meanwhile, a many thankful poster is realizing the pop-up seems to be missing these days.

[Alexander's Horse]

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... get off your high horse ...


To answer your question, yes, I did initially laugh.

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Dan; Apolyton CS
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That was your best instinct. Your cred on the rest is shot now




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[DanQ]

Your cred on the rest is shot now

No, it's not. I am still concerned about some of the opinions/feelings expressed in this thread that I still believe are outstanding.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[TCO]

Dan, don't take any crap from this "cavalry officer". I got yer back!

[Alexander's Horse]

I'm begining to think that Greek Deals icon is cr#p anyway. I've clicked on it several times now and nothing happens


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Chaos, panic and disorder - My work here is done.