04-03-2003 12:27									#1
	Stupid "SpyWare Alert" popup starting to piss me off... Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I've had it pop up at least 17 times over the past 10 minutes browsing the forums!

Seriously, ONCE is ENOUGH!

In my opinion, regardless of contents, a good site is no longer a good site once it takes to spamming people with stupid pop-ups. I'd hate to see 'Poly go down that alley.

	04-03-2003 12:50									#2
	Re: Stupid "SpyWare Alert" popup starting to piss me off... Increase the size of your Attachments

The Britney "Picture Gallery" add is also getting to me (Not because of its contents! I swear! ) but because every time it pops upp, two more adds pop up and suddewnly disappear and pop up again.

	04-03-2003 13:30									#3
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

do you have cookies enabled?

	04-03-2003 14:24									#4
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Yup. Automatic logon and all.
I do not allow all cookies though.

Commission Junction (www.qksrv.net) comes up as a restricted site, and their cookies are being blocked because they collect information which would allow them to uniquely identify me and monitor my activities. I don't allow that, so if that's how you keep track of who's already gotten the pop-up, then you don't have that information on me.

	04-03-2003 15:19									#5
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Is this the "your computer is broadcasting an IP address one"? That one is particularly annoying.

	04-03-2003 15:27									#6
	Support Apolyton

it's not CJ
do you get warnings when each and every cookie is attempted to be written? if you have that as an option, enable it, see from where they are requested, and allow them.

these cookies are for YOUR sake, so that you dont get more ads than what you should

	04-03-2003 15:29									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

You can set your browser to allow cookies for apolyton only if you so wish. Thats how mine is configured, and no problems here.

	04-03-2003 15:32									#8
	Support Apolyton

our pop-up ads providers are in some cases using cookies as well, to limit the amount of pop-ups shown. so they have to be allowed too if you want to get less ads

	04-03-2003 15:39									#9
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

I don't trust other sites. If a few more pop-ups are the price I pay, so be it.

	04-03-2003 16:08									#10
	Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by MarkG it's not CJ do you get warnings when each and every cookie is attempted to be written?

Usually no. I just set my policies and let the computer handle the rest.

Is it AdResolver (adsensorserve.com:8888) ?

It just came up on my privacy report as a restricted site who's cookies were being blocked.

	04-03-2003 16:18									#11
	Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: Is it AdResolver (adsensorserve.com:8888) ?

yes, that's correct

the spyware popup originates from www.spywarenuker.com so you might see a related report on that as well

	04-03-2003 16:33									#12
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I see.

Guess I might have to consider allowing these cookies then...

	04-03-2003 16:44									#13
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

indeed.
it's YOUR choice, not something we impose on you

	04-03-2003 17:13									#14
	Increase Your PM Length

Heh.
Well, for some reason, that kind of reminds me of a Dilbert strip I once read, where this salesperson comes in to sell a new computer operating system. In a rare display of vendor honesty, he explains that the product he's selling is more expensive and less reliable than the previous version, but "we're counting on your irrational need to always have the latest version."

Dilbert looks at him and says, "I hate your weasel guts, but I'll take one for home and one for the office."

	06-03-2003 07:07									#15
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Whenever I surf Apoly. I just put my ad-blocker on and no problem here. It also helps with other sites.
-J.B.-

	06-03-2003 15:36									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

I would prefer to allow popups so that Apolyton can get a meager revenue, in the vague hope that the site will stay around for a while.

	06-03-2003 16:29									#17
	Inflate your Upload Space

thanks Skanky. if we ever sink to oblivion due to debts it will NOT be your fault

	06-03-2003 17:50									#18
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns I would prefer to allow popups so that Apolyton can get a meager revenue, in the vague hope that the site will stay around for a while.

Amen to that brother!

I would rather close a couple of pop-ups each day than have Mark and Dan paying out of their own pockets to keep the site running on a daily basis (that is ... if they don't already).
They've already put a HUGE amount of time into creating and maintaining the site. Clicking the X in the top-right hand corner of a few windows is the list I can do in return IMHO.

	06-03-2003 17:53									#19
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I know, I know ... this has been said before and always refused by the admins, but.....
I think the best way to get money for the site would be to allow voluntary PayPal (or similar) donations. I sure wouldn't mind paying £10-20 a year towards this site* and I know I'm not alone in that regard.



*the 12th of this month is my 1 year anniversary of joining this site ... more than 2000 posts in one year?!? ... holy cow I'm a sad case

	06-03-2003 17:55									#20
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet I would rather close a couple of pop-ups each day than have Mark and Dan paying out of their own pockets to keep the site running on a daily basis.

Hehe, I think a more likely alternative to the popup arrangement would be registration fees. Perhaps if Mark mentions that from now on people will stop moaning about popups.

	06-03-2003 17:58									#21
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

Perhaps posters should be charged a small fee for each post they make?

hehehehe ... this would of course have the effect of driving the Spam Shark into extinction, but I doubt the mods would mind that too much.

	07-03-2003 00:55									#22
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

quote: Perhaps posters should be charged a small fee for each post they make?

Or run it like a debit card. People pay to post so many posts ahead of time. Put a limit on how much people can buy. People might still spam, but they will have to think about it beforehand.

	07-03-2003 02:29									#23
	Full PM-box? Change here!

You do know I was joking, right obiwan?

	07-03-2003 10:06									#24
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns You can set your browser to allow cookies for apolyton only if you so wish. Thats how mine is configured, and no problems here.

Yup. No problems here either.

	07-03-2003 10:23									#25
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

As long as ads keep Apolyton alive, I don't care. Ads are as commonplace as junk mail or advertising hoardings.

Markos has already rejected our donations, and I hope this doesn't become a Game-Spot style site where you have to pay some abominal price just to see a game review. Good luck and hats off to you 'Poly.

	07-03-2003 11:12									#26
	Put an end to popups!

As long as the pop ups aren't that intrusive, I don't mind it.