Im sorry but... (Adverts on this site)

[SMIFFGIG]

Ive been visiting here for a long time, in the times when popup junky adverts where not to be seen here

When they appeared, i was pissed off but could understand (and simply blocked them with popup blockers)

But come on, its going a little too far now with this sorta junk (pic shown in opera, no way of removing advert without clicking it)

IE version is same only u can click a cross in top right in Windows style but actually in HTML and part of the ad. thus having to still click on the damn thing

[Shogun Gunner]

apolyton plus

/me runs and hides

[alva]

Better to post this in the community forum ( there's already a traed about this btw).

[loinburger]

Why are you using such a hideous color scheme?

[St Leo]

Get a hosts file. This one looks rather thorough (it's about 15 times larger than mine).

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
apolyton plus

* Shogun Gunner runs and hides

I just won't pay for content on the internet. All he has to do is unload macromedia's flash player and the flash ads go away for ever. Even the google task bar on IE does a good job of controling the rest.

[Hot Mustard]

Get Firefox

[Dinner]

Does your host file block the banner ads here at Apolyton?

[Hot Mustard]

Firefox blocks all popups and can be configured to block all Flash content as well.

Also, install the Adblock Extenstion to remove or hide all advertising.

Here's my filter (uses regular expressions):

*.yimg.com/a/*
*//*.imdb.com/*.swf*
*//bans.*
*//promo.ebay.com/*
*/?DC=*
*/showban.asp?*
*geocities.com/js_source/*
/[\W]((value|com|fast)click|click(sor|xchange))\.(net|c om|de)[\W]/
/[\W](akamai|allsponsor|atdmt|atwola|austrobanner|bfast |bonzi|espotting|falkag|gator|intellitxt|ivwbox|li nkexchange|maxserving|mediaplazza|mediavantage|qks rv|qksz|sexlist|sextracker|shortnews|sonnerie|spee dera|vibrantmedia|zedo)\.(net|com|de)[\W]/
/[\W]ad(bureau|netz|sdk|legend)\.(net|com|de)[\W]/
/[\W]rcm(-[a-z]+)?\.amazon[\W]/
/[\W_](AD_|flash|js|view)?banner(s|ads|script)?([0-9])?[_\W]/
/[\W_](eigen|banner)?werbung([0-9])?[_\W]/
/[\W_](http|get|web|page|php|content_|online|ext|hb|biz) ?ad(s|[-_]?(banner|snew|size|cycle|click|flow|frame|[iI]ma?g(es?)?|id|js|key|log|serv(er?)?|str(eam|ing)|s cript|trix|place|alive|view|butler|type|v(ert((ise ments|s|ising)?)?)?|e?xchange)?)?([0-9])?[_\W]/
/[\W_]affiliate(s|banners)?([0-9])?[_\W]/
/\/(linkbox|ivw|sponsor(en)?)\//
/\/google(\/box|\.php)[\W]/
/include\.ebaystatic\.com(?![a-z\/]+(\/myebay\/|common_functions\.js|globals\.js|\/contact\/|help_strings\.js))/

[SMIFFGIG]

I just won't pay for content on the internet. All he has to do is unload macromedia's flash player and the flash ads go away for ever. Even the google task bar on IE does a good job of controling the rest.

It isnt a flash advert, its HTML


Hmm Firefox, ive heard alot about this browser recently and its the main competetor to crappy IE

Opera is really nice though, has mouse gestures too.... ill have to think about that one

thanks for the help guys

[JohnT]

Is your name really James Smith?

How...

[St Leo]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Does your host file block the banner ads here at Apolyton?

Yes, but most of the time my Moderatorship blocks them before my hosts file has a chance to spring into action.

[SMIFFGIG]

Originally posted by JohnT
Is your name really James Smith?

How...

Is your name really John T i t

[Kuciwalker]

YOUR_WINNER! is all I can think of...

[FlameFlash]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
apolyton plus

* Shogun Gunner runs and hides

Have to agree.

And you don't have to pay directly, just shop on Amazon through the special 'poly link... though sometimes it seems to not work...