Pop Up Ads in the Forums

**Mandella** · August 11th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Almost every time I visit the forums, I get a pop up ad (usually circuit city or verizon) that won't clear off of my screen. Then, the message "out of memory at line 56" which I have to click "ok" to get to clear off. The advertisement remains, and I end up having to close the whole window. It takes some effort to even get the window to close. It literally freezes up my whole works.

I usually have multiple Internet windows open at the same time, and the other ones remain totally fine. It's just the forums.

I'm almost to the point where I'll just stay on the main page, because this sucks.

I mentioned this in Chatbox last week, and before I got to see anyone's reply, I got locked up and had to reboot.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · August 11th, 2008, 01:14 PM

I've never had a pop-up on D'D. I use pop-up blockers so that may be the reason.

**Morbid** · August 11th, 2008, 01:17 PM

There are NO pop-ups on this site. You have an issue with your PC. We run two ads...AdBrite, who uses no pop-ups...and Amazon, who also use no pop-ups. That's it. Any other ads that pop-up would have to be placed by me, which we never do. If you are unsure, check out the ad that is getting popped up...if it is not from AdBrite (which it couldn't be anyway) or Amazon (see AdBrite) then you are a victim of Spyware, Adware, etc. Get it cleaned up.

**Lizard** · August 11th, 2008, 01:18 PM

Mandella, some other folks have been getting popup ads, but Morbid said they are NOT coming from this site. (Unless the forums have been hijacked or something. Can you even do that?)

Dammit, Morbid is too fast.

**Jaded** · August 11th, 2008, 01:20 PM

I have never had a pop-up on this site...but I did get a talking ad this morning. Scared the crap outta me.

Mandella, if you are getting pop-ups often, you might want to run AdAware on your computer. That might tell you where they're coming from and get rid of the problem.

**Countess Olenska** · August 11th, 2008, 01:25 PM

there was a Circuit City add at the top with a roll over pop up.

**Morbid** · August 11th, 2008, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by So Jaded

I have never had a pop-up on this site...but I did get a talking ad this morning. Scared the crap outta me. If you're getting them often, you might want to run AdAware on your computer. That might tell you where they're coming from and get rid of the problem.

Adbrite (adbrite.com) is an ad server. What that means is that I don't choose which ads run...hence a talking ad may show up. But there are no pop-ups from them at all.

We run two ads on the forums. One in the header, one in the footer. That's it. the front page, however, uses the exact same ads, but just a different size and location.

**Jaded** · August 11th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Morbid

Adbrite (adbrite.com) is an ad server. What that means is that I don't choose which ads run...hence a talking ad may show up. But there are no pop-ups from them at all.

We run two ads on the forums. One in the header, one in the footer. That's it. the front page, however, uses the exact same ads, but just a different size and location.

The talking ads don't bother me....I hit those fuckers everywhere I go on the net. Just gotta remember to keep the volume down. ;)

**Morbid** · August 11th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by So Jaded

The talking ads don't bother me....I hit those fuckers everywhere I go on the net. Just gotta remember to keep the volume down. ;)

I have not had it yet, so next time anyone sees it, let me know what ad it is and I can get it blocked.

**Rotten Apple** · August 11th, 2008, 01:52 PM

I'm just glad they moved on from that lady shaking her tits at me and that one guy wanting to show me his "stimulus package."

I like my ads to run a fresh batch of skeezes every so often. I get bored pretty quickly.

**w8ng4msrgt** · August 11th, 2008, 04:09 PM

I also had a problem with pop-ups last week. The sites were:
trashpretty.com
adserving.cpxinteractive.com
webridestv.com

When I blocked pop-ups from all sites on FF I would get that little warning box saying that it had blocked 2-3 pop-ups from this site.

It hasn't happened to me again since last Thursday or Friday. I have noticed though that most of the time the header ad is blank except for the 'your ad link'. The footer for Amazon is always there.

I am just chalking it up to the server problems last week and hope it doesn't happen again.

**impqueen** · August 11th, 2008, 04:21 PM

hehhh... trashpretty. That should be my new user title.

**Morbid** · August 11th, 2008, 05:26 PM

Thanks for the actual ads, W8. I'll check with Adbrite and see if they are aware of anything.

**Countess Olenska** · August 11th, 2008, 08:11 PM

I just got slammed with pop-ups. Here they are.

http://www.tabrio.com/?cmpid=13

http://ads.trashypretty.com/webrides728.html

Smashits.com

Onlinerewardcenter.com

antispywaremaster.com

This is the only page and tab I have open.

First time I've gotten so many at once. I was on the main forum page and I just refreshed.

**Pete Bondurant** · August 11th, 2008, 08:15 PM

All I get are Viagra adds.

How do they know?

**Morbid** · August 12th, 2008, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by mammasweets

I just got slammed with pop-ups. Here they are.

http://www.tabrio.com/?cmpid=13

http://ads.trashypretty.com/webrides728.html

Smashits.com

Onlinerewardcenter.com

antispywaremaster.com

This is the only page and tab I have open.

First time I've gotten so many at once. I was on the main forum page and I just refreshed.

That's the issue. These are not ads we server, or that Adbrite serve from what I can tell. In fact, Onlinerwardcenter is a scam site if I am not mistaken. These would not be offered by Amazon or Adbrite.

**polis** · August 12th, 2008, 12:41 AM

whenever i use vista os I get pop ups when I click on threads but lately i've been using my slackware and i don't get them anymore.

It's the same sights mammasweets listed.

btw i use firefox and Opera. I don't touch IE

**brokenandtwisted** · August 12th, 2008, 12:57 AM

Are any of you using Firefox? I've never gotten a pop-up while on this site while using Firefox.

**petrina** · August 12th, 2008, 11:07 AM

i just got a circuit city. was in the new posts list and clicked on a thread and it interrupted bringing up the thread to bring me the ad. it is like it got tired of waiting for someone to click on the headline ad and it just barrelled thru and said "look at me!"

its not the first time it has happened. it only happens at this site. it will let me close it eventually.

**Countess Olenska** · August 12th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by brokenandtwisted

Are any of you using Firefox? I've never gotten a pop-up while on this site while using Firefox.

I have vista and I am using firefox.

**Morbid** · August 12th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Ads are now off for the day. If you are still getting pop-ups, let me know.

**Morbid** · August 12th, 2008, 08:02 PM

Anyone experience any pop-ups today AFTER the time stamp of the post above this one?

**nurseronda** · August 12th, 2008, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by petrina

i just got a circuit city. was in the new posts list and clicked on a thread and it interrupted bringing up the thread to bring me the ad. it is like it got tired of waiting for someone to click on the headline ad and it just barrelled thru and said "look at me!"

its not the first time it has happened. it only happens at this site. it will let me close it eventually.

Same add hit me too. Was at the top of the page and the pop-up. Had to click on it three times just to get it to go away. If you don't it does just re-route you to their site.

**TheMorningStar** · August 12th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Morbid

Anyone experience any pop-ups today AFTER the time stamp of the post above this one?

Not a one! Thanks. Now I can still suck at Seator without the popups to blame.:p

**Morbid** · August 12th, 2008, 10:29 PM

Any of you who were complaining about pop-ups still getting them???

**nurseronda** · August 12th, 2008, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Morbid

Any of you who were complaining about pop-ups still getting them???

Not now....Thanks Morbid!!!

**Morbid** · August 12th, 2008, 10:54 PM

Don't thank me yet. It's not the ads that are causing the problem, it is how we are displaying them, I think. I am pretty sure these sites that are causing pop-ups are taking advantage of an outdated mod I use on the forums...a mod I turned off today.

The ads will be back...just minus any pop-ups...I hope. We'll see.

**nurseronda** · August 12th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Morbid

Don't thank me yet.

That's the problem Morbid, I have no thanks to give out.

**KamuiX** · August 12th, 2008, 11:00 PM

I got hit with the Circuit City one a couple times a few days ago as well. Both times they froze up my browser and I had to use the task manager to manually shut down the browser. I haven't gotten any in the past couple days however, so looks like whatever you did worked, Morbid.

**SoUncool** · August 12th, 2008, 11:22 PM

No problems whatsoevah. Had a pop up about 2 weeks ago switching from FP to forums but only the one and hasn't happened since. I'm glad you finally believed we weren't all liars Morbid! (just kidding)