18-06-2004 23:08									#1
	No, I do not want a University degree! Get a bigger avatar today!

Argh, now THIS is really annoying. I can live with pop-ups (I have Firefox ), I can live with ads anywhere, but this ad with a voice message from the "University of Phoenix" (Phoenix, Papua New Guinea??) that offers me a grade fast.
I was in office today and was just lucky that I was alone, otherwise this would have been really embarassing!
I hate that.

	19-06-2004 00:37									#2
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Oh, and just to brag: I DO have a University degree.

	19-06-2004 01:03									#3
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Turn off your sound... why do you need it on when you're at work?

	19-06-2004 01:07									#4
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The only thing worse than getting popups is getting popups with sound tracks. I commiserate. I have heard, BTW, that there is a way to keep ads of any kind from your Poly experience.

Monk

	19-06-2004 01:23									#5
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Ugh, I hate ads with sounds.

Sometimes I have my speakers off while surfing poly and then it's no problem, but if I have civ open at the same time then I will have sound on, and then it's very annoying.

	19-06-2004 01:55									#6
	Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by Japher Turn off your sound... why do you need it on when you're at work?

1) I generally don't surf porn sites during work, so why would I have to turn off the sound?
2) At home, I do have a Belinea screen that is a bit old and even makes a bit sound when muted...

	19-06-2004 01:58									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk The only thing worse than getting popups is getting popups with sound tracks. I commiserate. I have heard, BTW, that there is a way to keep ads of any kind from your Poly experience. Monk

If this were the Poly policy - to bring non Poly-Plus members to subscribe by making more, and more annoying ads, I'd rather leave this place. However, I don't think this is the right track.

	19-06-2004 02:08									#8
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Ads with sound suk.

Poly does not make the ads.

A conspiracy against you it is not.



These three statements are true. No need to leave.

Monk

	19-06-2004 02:23									#9
	Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk Ads with sound suk. Poly does not make the ads. A conspiracy against you it is not. These three statements are true. No need to leave. Monk

I was just answering to the advice that there is a way to get rid of that and the consequences I'd have to draw if that were the ONLY solution to the problem, not that I actually believe Poly is conciously lancing such garbage - that's actually what the smiley at the end was meant for...

	19-06-2004 03:10									#10
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dp

	19-06-2004 03:10									#11
	Remove this text

Google toolbar (with ads ), Opera, MyIE2

	19-06-2004 04:15									#12
	Get a bigger avatar today!

bah! some of us can't access the internet from work. much less have speakers at work.

	19-06-2004 04:25									#13
	Put an end to popups!

Not a problem for me.

I don't hear anything at all.

	19-06-2004 09:35									#14
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screenshot

	19-06-2004 17:19									#15
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If it comes again, I'll make a screenshot, but as the annoying thing is the sound thios won't help much.
But at any rate, I think from my first post one could get the wrong impression that it was a pop-up, while it actually was a banner ad top right of the page.

	19-06-2004 17:31									#16
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here it is again, top right.

Attachment: beweis.gif
This has been downloaded 77 time(s).

	19-06-2004 17:39									#17
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can you wait for a firefox feature that disables sounds on ads?

	19-06-2004 18:09									#18
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How come I don't get any pop-ups anymore lately? ( not really complaining but hey...)

Firefox 0.9 ( I allow pop-ups from poly, I did remove the Joetec(?) recently, but you no longer work with them, right?

	19-06-2004 20:11									#19
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG can you wait for a firefox feature that disables sounds on ads?

Will that happen?

	20-06-2004 07:18									#20
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

normally I have my sound off, but I was playing a computer game early. And some ad came up saying: Hi, my name is Tina.

I turned if off after that. Very annoying.

	20-06-2004 07:43									#21
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Another degree? :shrug:
I suppose I could add it to the pile.

	20-06-2004 16:05									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Wernazuma III Oh, and just to brag: I DO have a University degree.

I have two

...not that it counts for much on this web site: there are an astonishing number of people with doctorates. There are even a few genuine academics skulking about.

BTW, if you don't like the ads, why not cough up for 'Poly Plus? IMO, it's rather good value.

	20-06-2004 17:07									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Case I have two ...not that it counts for much on this web site: there are an astonishing number of people with doctorates. There are even a few genuine academics skulking about.

It was more a +1 than a genuine braging anyway.

quote: BTW, if you don't like the ads, why not cough up for 'Poly Plus? IMO, it's rather good value.

See above.

	20-06-2004 17:16									#24
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Isn't there a banner-free style?
I don't seem to remember seeing any banner ads for quite some time now, even before becoming a Plus member.

	20-06-2004 17:34									#25
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Right before subscribing (the cost of which I haven't actually noticed when paying my credit card bill, due to all my more expensive yet less worthy purchases ) I got an ad on a new page whenever I went to a different forum.

	20-06-2004 17:41									#26
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I blocked popups. But now I don't feel guilty about it.