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"Helloooooo"

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Barmy Army, Nov 26, 2007.

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  1. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    ... how annoying!!!

    What can I do to get rid of that damn irritating advert on the board home page that makes a noise when you accidentally move your mouse over it? It's annoying beyond belief!!
     
    Barmy Army, Nov 26, 2007
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  2. Dalveen

    Dalveen Rimmer gone Bald Veteran

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    Become an SPS member, and thus, rid yourself of every advert.
     
    Dalveen, Nov 26, 2007
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    When I saw the thread's name I was betting a drunk post. Sounded like someone with a 3% BAC would say.
    After reading it's content I'm still not sure.

    But yes, the "hellooo" is very annoying.
     
    Trellheim, Nov 27, 2007
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  4. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    There's always that volume control thingy.
     
    Splunge, Nov 27, 2007
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  5. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    Report it to Tal. He *hates* the sound ads, and will remove them if you let him know about them. Just send him a screenshot (PrintScreen button and then just open MS Paint or whatever and paste), and the URL of where clicking on the ad sends you to.
     
    Felinoid, Nov 27, 2007
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  6. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    If Tal is both willing and able to eliminate such ads, I'd be more than happy to forward this along next time it happens. I don't get these kind of ads very often here, but I do get a certain number of them.
     
    Marceror, Nov 27, 2007
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  7. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    I get them all the time, I will send him images of them next time. I hate them too.
     
    Saber, Nov 27, 2007
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  8. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] I remove any non-user initiated sound ads, but those that fire off only when you mouse over them are not a major problem as far as I'm concerned. The Hellooo ones have user-initiated sound, meaning that if you don't mouse over them, they won't make a peep.

    So you can either keep your cursor away from them, or get an SPS account, which you can use to disable all ads site and board-wide. This reminds me, I need to update the list of SPS perks... many new ones since we've moved, and a whole slew more coming up.
     
    Taluntain, Nov 27, 2007
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  9. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] I didn't get any of these after logging out of my account (including the SPS account). Do they only show for users in English-speaking countries?
     
    Montresor, Nov 27, 2007
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  10. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Not necessarily... depends totally on the advertising campaign. Some are more narrowly focused than others.
     
    Taluntain, Nov 27, 2007
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    I don't know why you guys are complaining about the ads on the site. I've been the 1,000,000th visitor on the site SEVERAL times this month and have about 15 new laptops coming to me in the mail! :D
     
    Giles Barskins, Nov 28, 2007
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  12. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    :lol:


    Still, Tal, it is hard to keep your mouse away from banner... I mean, when I move my mouse from the address bar down to the forums, it goes off because I never notice the ads until they Helloooooo at me. At which point they annoy me. But it doesn't really matter I guess, I mean, I am not going to stop coming here because of annoying ads.
     
    Saber, Nov 28, 2007
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    The ads don't seem too bad to me. Sure they can be annoying, but I've experienced far worse on other sites. Besides, if they help keep this site up and running then that's cool with me.
     
    Dinsdale, Nov 28, 2007
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  14. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I know that they can be bothersome (I'm certainly no fan of them), but they're neither constant nor overly annoying, like a number of others that I do remove regularly. They help pay the bills, and that's the harsh reality of the situation. I think that anyone being able to get rid of all the ads plus getting all the other SPS perks is well worth 10 US cents a day.
     
    Taluntain, Nov 28, 2007
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  15. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It sure is and we keep getting new perks all the time. :D
     
    Nakia, Nov 29, 2007
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  16. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I particulary like the chocolates that Tal leaves on my pillow every night. :D
     
    Splunge, Nov 29, 2007
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  17. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG]
    Whaaat? I never get those! It ain't fair! :cry:

    :lol:
     
    Montresor, Nov 29, 2007
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  18. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Age has its perks, Montresor. :D
     
    Nakia, Nov 29, 2007
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  19. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    The best thing with annoying ads is it might encourage members to get an SPS account so they can be removed. ;)
     
    Takara, Nov 29, 2007
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  20. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    Haha or it will make them leave :p
     
    Saber, Nov 29, 2007
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