That ad's got bigger again hasn't it ?
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That ad's got bigger again hasn't it ?
I'm starting to feel claustrophobic!
another ad has appeared above it ,,,an orange banner thing this is pushin the big one down , gonna have to rotate my screen by 90 deg if this carries on.
http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/#validationQuote:
Originally Posted by confus-ed
Bye bye ads.
Take a copy of the hosts file listing he has here and pop it into your own hosts file. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2007/09/1.gif
emr
Dunno, Kerio blocks it nicely :)
the list at the top of that page works great ,,,copy to your host file ,,,,,
what bloody advert confus-ed?
Thanks, that rocks!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by emr
I think it was originally Macgyver who put me onto the whole hosts file thing, and I hunted about for up to date lists after he gave me the idea, so a big nod to him for the original concept!Quote:
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
emr
Is it just me, or would it be a good idea to delete this thread? I think it may look bad to the people looking to advertise on this site that we are talking about blocking them. Without the cash from the ads, we may not have this great
forum. :thumbs:
KNIBB HIGH FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!!!!
[QUOTE=Camaro80z]Is it just me, or would it be a good idea to delete this thread? I think it may look bad to the people looking to advertise on this site that we are talking about blocking them. Without the cash from the ads, we may not have this great
forum. :thumbs:
QUOTE]
It's the hits to the site, not whether we can see the adverts.
Or at least I think I'm right saying that?
no , because www.windrivers.com , is a drivers support site , that clearly says "you pay us xxx and we will locate the FREE drivers for you"Quote:
Originally Posted by Camaro80z
there is a small link on the right of the page , with latest questions ,and a "small" button that you press to come to this forum, if the forum needed more hits then it should be more prominant ,,
the ads have become larger and larger over the last couple of years , now bearingin mind the funds that are being raised thru driver subscriptions , you would have thought that adverts were not nessesarry , or needed because of the extra funding.
this site is no longer owned by scott , and is owned by internet.com ,who it is obvious are trying to raise as much $ as possible .
the extra banner placed at the top , has forced everything down an inch.
this site is supposed to be an international site ,,,yet i have to see an ad that relates to my location
we clearly have topics started and running about spyware and popup stoppers ,,,,this topic should stand.
freddy
Okay, I'm still looking for the darned ad. I don't see anything except the WinDrivers banner. Could be our lovely network folks are already suppressing it, just like they block us from access to streaming media, MP3 sites, etc. If so, then kudos to them for doing something useful! https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
Yeah ta I know about hosts files ;) I just happened to be on a machine yesterday, that I hadn't updated !! .. & it occured just how large the ads were ..Quote:
Originally Posted by emr
BTW I shouldn't be wondering about the forum hits, I'm sure all that wotpp'ing & the hits we generate with answers (or some of us do :eek2: :D) will more than make up for those of us who've been wise to host files for some considerable time & haven't generally been seeing the ads anyway ..;)
ZAP is the way to go.
It might be for some, if you'd given a link :p (zap is a plugin to stop flash animations ? I think ..)Quote:
Originally Posted by TechZ