redirect screens

[TCO]

What is the purpose of the redirect screen when linking outside apolyton. I liked it better before without that. Seems like we are trapped in poly land. What is the purpose of another screen?

If this is what BC was talking about in his thread (can't really tell to be honest), I don't think any cogent explanation was given. Especially for computer dummies.

[MarkG]

it helps us stay gamespot-free

[notyoueither]

Gamespot free is a good thing.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Free Gamespot was better.

[Eli]

Hey, why my thread was closed and this one stays open?

[MikeH]

Originally posted by MarkG
it helps us stay gamespot-free

I don't understand that but the redirection screens are annoying.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Eli
Hey, why my thread was closed and this one stays open?

cause i've closed too many of GP's threads these days and i'm afraid that if i overdo it i'll brake his heart

[TCO]

Thanks Mark.

I honestly didn't understand the explanation in eli's and Big Crunch's threads? Could you make it mind numbingly simple please? What does the redirect screen have to do with gamespots or paid circulation if that's what you're alluding to. (I mean there are no ads on the redirect screen. How could this relate to money stuff?) I really don't understand what you're talking about .

[MarkG]

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[TCO]

Ok...I think I finally get it.

"Pop-ups in other parts of the site
We do have pop-up ads on the intermediate pages that appear in most times that you download a file or follow a link outside Apolyton. The 1 popup/24 hours/visitor rule applies here as well."

1. Can I choose a style setting which will disable this?

2. If we have to have this, ok. But I vote against. I just don't like the redirect screens and the use of ads when leaving the site. It is walled gardenish. Um. and we're not even leaving the site. Since forum links open up in a new page...

[MarkG]

Can I choose a style setting which will disable this?

sorry, no

If we have to have this, ok

we do

we're not even leaving the site. Since forum links open up in a new page...

links in the forums to apolyton pages(not files) do not have (= should not have) a redirect page. let me know if you have an example of the opposite


i'll try to implement gramphos' suggestion to not get the redirect if you've goten your daily dose of popup but i'm working on something else right now

[MarkG]

just because GP is bothered from it, the previously mentioned change has been made

[MikeH]

I've disabled pop-ups on Opera anyway. Unfortunately this site is too slow under opera so it's the only site I still need IE for.

[TCO]

Originally posted by MarkG
just because GP is bothered from it, the previously mentioned change has been made

Thank you markos. (The reast of you may thank me. It's transitive.) I understand the ads. I just didn't like the screens.

What I meant wrt not leaving poly is that if you click on a thread in the forums, it opens a NEW PAGE. So yes, you are outside Poly but you're not LEAVING poly. Poly is still open in the original page.

[Chowlett]

Ok, good skills on the "redirect without loading if not popping-up" front, but...

One pop-up/24 hrs/user is it? I seem to be getting about 1 every 4 or 5 hours. Any idea why?