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gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
 Posted: 01-07-2013 23:03 Post subject: Survey Shocker |
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| Normally the ads don't bother me, but over the past two or three weeks I've noticed a survey jump out on the forum unbidden. Doesn't happen often, but it is annoying, has anyone else seen this? |
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| ramonmercado Psycho Punk
Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Total posts: 17933 Location: Dublin Gender: Male |
| Posted: 01-07-2013 23:10 Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I've seen it a few times & similar ones on other sites. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 01-07-2013 23:21 Post subject: |
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| Could we persuade the FTMB to get rid of it, maybe? It's a shame surveys have turned into a really cynical method of advertising now. |
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| stuneville Administrator
Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Total posts: 10230 Location: FTMB HQ Age: 46 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 02-07-2013 06:42 Post subject: |
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| Problem is we don't put them there. Dennis own the umbrella site, and what they decide can be incorporated (surveys, pop-ups, very intrusive personal profile fields) is completely out of our hands. This goes for all the various site-related glitches, etc. Sorry. |
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| Spookdaddy Cuckoo Joined: 24 May 2006 Total posts: 3924 Location: Midwich Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 02-07-2013 08:09 Post subject: Re: Survey Shocker |
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| gncxx wrote: | | Normally the ads don't bother me, but over the past two or three weeks I've noticed a survey jump out on the forum unbidden. Doesn't happen often, but it is annoying, has anyone else seen this? |
Do you mean the 'Personality Test' one?
I've often thought that there must be a particular way of answering those questionaires that indicates to their expert survey inspectors (not, of course, analysts - oh, no, no) that their endeavour has irreversibly engaged with a raving psychopath with an unhealthy interest in the address of their offices. |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 02-07-2013 20:10 Post subject: |
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| I suppose you could wind them up, but it would be more trouble than it's worth, especially as internet advertising has become so reptilian over recent years. |
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 04-07-2013 16:34 Post subject: |
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If you're using Firefox, or some variation thereof, have you tried the, NoScript add-on?
It comes as standard with some distros (i.e. IceWeasel) and allows you to control javascript pop-ups and the like, on the web pages you visit.
Might come in handy.  |
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 04-07-2013 22:23 Post subject: |
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| IE here. Actually, since I mentioned it, it hasn't happened at all - maybe someone saw sense? |
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