23-04-2004 22:39									#1
	Great plan Suffering from ads?

Bombard users with popups, spam and spyware and then make them to pay to get rid of it. Brilliant.

I havent been here at poly for awhile, just checked in to see how it was going. Sad to see what it's become. Bye then.

	23-04-2004 23:06									#2
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popups ok(i disagree on the word "bombard") but

spam?

spyware?!?

	23-04-2004 23:14									#3
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG popups ok(i disagree on the word "bombard")

just looked at our numbers. our daily popups/unique visitors ratio is at around 0.7.....

if that's called bombarding.....

	23-04-2004 23:16									#4
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Bye Drake!

	23-04-2004 23:18									#5
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Well, MarkG is in the artillery so he should know a thing or two about bombardment.

	23-04-2004 23:40									#6
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Has the level of popups gone down since the subscription started? It was getting pretty annoying for me also I admit. Still, subscribe and all your ills will fade away.

	24-04-2004 00:13									#7
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quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Well, MarkG is in the artillery so he should know a thing or two about bombardment.

The Greek military has discovered artillery?

	24-04-2004 00:19									#8
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Poly isn't bad with popups.

Spyware? The main Apolyton.net site actually has a browser parasite detector!

Poly

	24-04-2004 01:03									#9
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So now we see what it means to be from Maine.


Seeya.

Monk

	24-04-2004 01:31									#10
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The spam is self-generated.

	24-04-2004 06:36									#11
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A couple times, a popup window jumps up and it asks me if I want to download 'Gator'.

Also, a couple times when I've ran Spybot S&D, it's brought up the 'Gator' stuff as well....despite me only visiting Apolyton. You might want to keep an eye on the popup ads. Could they be trying to install spyware?

	24-04-2004 07:15									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Frankychan A couple times, a popup window jumps up and it asks me if I want to download 'Gator'. Also, a couple times when I've ran Spybot S&D, it's brought up the 'Gator' stuff as well....despite me only visiting Apolyton. You might want to keep an eye on the popup ads. Could they be trying to install spyware?

Frankychan:

While the pop-up may very well have been delivered to you by a third party contracted with one of the advertising agencies Apolyton is affiliated with, it is not enough information for us to verify and investigate further. Do you recall what ad if any otherwise appeared and/or if any advertising link was present in an ad space? The next time this happens please take a screenshot before you respond to the pop-up and make note of the link it points to if any.

As for the SpyBot check, even if you are only visiting this site at the present and in recent times you could have been infected or are being reinfected by another site, email or process. I would be especially weary of this if the program detects Gator even after you deny a request for its installation just prior to the check that identifies components of it on your computer.

---------
Dan; Apolyton CS

P.S. If you do not yet run Ad-Adaware in conjunction with SB I highly recommend doing so whenever you feel the need to do so, whatever the circumstance.

	24-04-2004 07:36									#13
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Ok,

I don't remember which ad it was when I got the Gator pop-ups, but I'll be sure to take a screenie of it.

As for the Spybot issue, I clear out my history, internet files, and cookies every so often, and it's THEN that I got the Gator 'goodie'.

But I'll do what you said and try running Ad-Aware together w/Spybot S&D.

Thanks for your help, DanQ

	24-04-2004 12:54									#14
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don't let the door hit your ___ on the way out.

I don't get any popups or spam. I must be doing something right.

	24-04-2004 13:01									#15
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I'm getting the damn Smiley Channel or whatever popup everytime I open a new poly page.

	24-04-2004 13:03									#16
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I like having no popops. Hooray for Poly.

	24-04-2004 13:31									#17
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quote: Originally posted by DanQ Frankychan: While the pop-up may very well have been delivered to you by a third party contracted with one of the advertising agencies Apolyton is affiliated with, it is not enough information for us to verify and investigate further. Do you recall what ad if any otherwise appeared and/or if any advertising link was present in an ad space? The next time this happens please take a screenshot before you respond to the pop-up and make note of the link it points to if any. As for the SpyBot check, even if you are only visiting this site at the present and in recent times you could have been infected or are being reinfected by another site, email or process. I would be especially weary of this if the program detects Gator even after you deny a request for its installation just prior to the check that identifies components of it on your computer.

His post: 154 words.

Frankychan:

You might not have gotten it from here.
Next time it happens, record where it came from.

My post? 18.

88 percent less fat, with all the same meaning

	24-04-2004 14:49									#18
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There's a new subscriber ad..........subscribe now and don't get Gator!

	24-04-2004 15:54									#19
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Tass: The last thing we need is Dan posting less.
He isn't one of the *ahem* spammers.

	25-04-2004 08:45									#20
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popups??? what are they ????

	25-04-2004 08:46									#21
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Don't worry, until he gets cruise missiles you'll still be safe.

	26-04-2004 23:23									#22
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I have yet to take up the Poly Plus package

so I still get the pop ups...

if they in some way pay to keep this site operating, then it does not hurt me to look them over and then close them if I do not want them

I buy the newspaper, full of ads

I watch television, full of ads

I drive down the road, full of ads

I post on poly, a couple of ads...

well done poly keep on keeping on

	27-04-2004 03:13									#23
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Don't use IE.

	27-04-2004 13:11									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Paddy the Scot I have yet to take up the Poly Plus package so I still get the pop ups... if they in some way pay to keep this site operating, then it does not hurt me to look them over and then close them if I do not want them I buy the newspaper, full of ads I watch television, full of ads I drive down the road, full of ads I post on poly, a couple of ads... well done poly keep on keeping on

Yep, I like this comparision. Comparing with other sides and espacially commercial products you buy (like newspaper/TV) you are being bombarded with ads. Sometimes it is hard to keep track with the film you are watching just because every 5 minutes you get 5 minutes of bloody ads. THAT is bombarding.

The few popups you get here is NOTHING (but please Dan and Mark don't increase ) compared to RL.

Till now, I had 3 popups. Who cares? (No I haven't subscribed yet)

	27-04-2004 14:45									#25
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quote: because every 5 minutes you get 5 minutes of bloody ads. THAT is bombarding.

Not to mention product bloody placement...

	27-04-2004 15:43									#26
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You get product placement here too:

quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Still, subscribe and all your ills will fade away.

	27-04-2004 15:56									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Tass: The last thing we need is Dan posting less. He isn't one of the *ahem* spammers.

If you spot one of these "spammers," let me know.

	27-04-2004 18:11									#28
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I'll do my best.

	27-04-2004 18:24									#29
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You don't have to look very far... you can spot a few just looking at this thread

	27-04-2004 21:50									#30
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This is particularly annoying on university computers, where there's one site that asks you to install the software, then asks again, then when you say "cancel" it tries to install it anyway. I will give more details when I'm on a uni PC, and it should be noted that I'd still get this pop-up if I subsribed to Apolyton Plus, since I have to login each time I'm on uni PC's.

Why aren't there any internet advertising companies (that I know of) that actually run their business ethically, without being obtrusive and annoying? You should also beware, Mark and Dan, if this is how these companies treat us, then they're more likely to treat you guys like dirt and default no paying you the money you earn from subjecting us to this rubbish.