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  1. September 20th, 2004, 05:10 AM #1
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    That ad's got bigger again hasn't it ?
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  2. September 20th, 2004, 06:02 AM #2
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    I'm starting to feel claustrophobic!
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  3. September 20th, 2004, 06:05 AM #3
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    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.
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  4. September 20th, 2004, 06:20 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by confus-ed
    That ad's got bigger again hasn't it ?
    http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/#validation

    Bye bye ads.

    Take a copy of the hosts file listing he has here and pop it into your own hosts file.

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  5. September 20th, 2004, 06:28 AM #5
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    Dunno, Kerio blocks it nicely
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  6. September 20th, 2004, 06:39 AM #6
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    the list at the top of that page works great ,,,copy to your host file ,,,,,



    what bloody advert confus-ed?
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  7. September 20th, 2004, 07:15 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by emr
    http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/#validation

    Bye bye ads.

    Take a copy of the hosts file listing he has here and pop it into your own hosts file.

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    Thanks, that rocks!!!
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  8. September 20th, 2004, 07:16 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
    Thanks, that rocks!!!
    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!

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  9. September 20th, 2004, 07:41 AM #9
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    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
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    KNIBB HIGH FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!!!!
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  10. September 20th, 2004, 07:52 AM #10
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    [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
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    It's the hits to the site, not whether we can see the adverts.

    Or at least I think I'm right saying that?
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  11. September 20th, 2004, 07:53 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.



    KNIBB HIGH FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!!!!
    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"

    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.




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  12. September 20th, 2004, 07:55 AM #12
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    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!
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  13. September 21st, 2004, 01:44 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by emr
    http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/#validation

    Bye bye ads.

    Take a copy of the hosts file listing he has here and pop it into your own hosts file.

    emr
    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 ..

    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 ) 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 ..
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  14. September 21st, 2004, 02:04 AM #14
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    ZAP is the way to go.
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  15. September 21st, 2004, 02:12 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by TechZ
    ZAP is the way to go.
    It might be for some, if you'd given a link (zap is a plugin to stop flash animations ? I think ..)
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