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pop-up ads - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:10 PM
I'm getting some pop-up ads off this site, but am under the impression that those are not supposed to be contained here.

just fyi.
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Re:pop-up ads - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:46 PM
Maybe you have a virus on your computer? Or some sort of spy/adware most likely.

If you're logged into the site the only ad you'll see is a banner at the bottom of the forum (for my site and Marc's sites). If you're not logged into the site (viewing as a guest) we show Google ads and some text based ads. But... in all of the above situations... no pop-up ads are even used. I hate pop-ups... I would never show them to anyone viewing this site.
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Re:pop-up ads - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:17 PM
Kris
Maybe you have a virus on your computer? Or some sort of spy/adware most likely.
I would ask the same question.

Its when I'm not logged in.

And it only happens on this site, no others (popup blocker seems to be working everywhere else!)

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Re:pop-up ads - Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:21 PM
Ok... so when you're not logged in... do this...

View a thread and scan all the text in the thread. Mouse over some text if you see a double underline beneath the text (looks like a normal link... except theirs 2 lines under it instead of 1).

Is that the pop-up you're referring to? Those are ad units that are only shown for guests... but their not pop-ups. They only appear when you mouse over the text.

If that's not what you see can you take a screen shot and post it here? If you're using windows, click the PrtSc button on your keyboard (print screen), then open MS Paint and hit CTRL-P to paste your screen shot into MS Paint. Save it as a JPG and upload it here.
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Re:pop-up ads - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:52 AM
It was definitely a new window that popped up, with no menu bars or anything.

My supposition is that maybe an advertiser has figured out a way to code those google ads in a manner that bypasses the no-popup restrictions. 

Who knows.

I'll watch for it again, maybe it was just a few-time fluke - just trying to be helpful!

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