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Pop-Up Agravation
Posted by EIS2 on Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:54 AM

Pop-ups on the internet have increased significantly lately.  For example, every time I go to this forum, I now get a pop-up.  I am using Mozilla FireFox and have the pop-up blocker turned on.  It is difficult to navigate on ebay without pop-up windows blocking the view space.  Yahoo is the same way.  Many pop-ups appear if the mouse is positioned over some ad without even clicking the ad. 

What is a good pop-up blocker to prevent these annoyances?

Message to the folks that control this forum:  As you know, the pop-up is an advertisement for your products.  It is just annoying your customers.

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Posted by Ole Timer on Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:19 PM

 My internet explorer under tools / pop up blocker sttings ... check high -block all popups ... it works for me ....

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Posted by wyomingscout on Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:00 PM

EIS2
I am using Mozilla FireFox and have the pop-up blocker turned on.  It is difficult to navigate on ebay without pop-up windows blocking the view space.

 

Earl, don't know what the problem could be; I use Mozilla & have no pop-ups at either site.  Are you running the latest version?

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Posted by Warburton on Saturday, January 23, 2010 6:42 PM

On the other hand, it's those pop-ups that are paying to keep the forum on the internet.

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Posted by underworld on Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:38 PM

 Wow....really surprised this thread hasn't been removed yet....based upon some of the other

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:59 PM

I'm still wondering what all the fuss is about----I've got Chrome, Firefox, and the beloved Internet Exploder--I mean Explorer---and adblockers and still no pop ups--Approve

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Posted by tjsprague on Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:05 PM

 I think what is be referred to are "expandebles" as they aren't opening separate windows but expanding banners that are rolled over, or in some cases just a matter of opening a page. These are premium ad materials offered to by the site to advertisers. They will usually have an "X" in a corner to get rid of them. Pop-up blocker settings don't effect these. It's the price of using the sites.

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Posted by laz 57 on Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:06 PM

I hear ya EARL, these pop ups are a BIG pain in the ***.

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Posted by EJN on Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:30 PM

Pops ups and slow loading pages due to graphic rich content.  Both reasons I don't come here often. 40/yr subscription fee make me a former subscriber. Nice magazine but 30/yr is about all I can justify even though I can afford, it just goes against my fiscal conservatism.

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