Antenora
Detriment Deleter
Fiendish Philologist
Put down that harpoon gun, in the name of these wonderful birds!
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Post by Antenora on Jun 9, 2006 14:34:54 GMT -5
Menacing Miscellaneous is already a random-chatting board, Okli. And I think a "spam board" wouldn't help, myself; we'd still get malicious spammers elsewhere. It was just pointed out that I sort of um... put our saybox usage in jeopardy. I told how to block pop-ups. So if saybox finds out, it's gone. YAY! I mean umm... I saw what was posted in the Saybox, and that was just about blocking popups on one's own computer. I think the Saybox would only be removed if we blocked popups on the entire site, which I assume Tragedy might have some means of doing. (I think there's a way to remove ads from your Proboard entirely by paying someone or other.) Also, just wondering, but who voted we keep the Saybox? I'd like to hear your reasoning.
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Post by Black Bert on Jun 9, 2006 16:23:18 GMT -5
To put that SayBox there, Tragedy most likely has to copy-and-paste a code of some sort into the body of the forum code. If he were experienced with coding, he could remove the code that implements the popunders. That's what the website is referring to, not the use of pop-up blockers.
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Post by deanna. on Jun 9, 2006 18:50:14 GMT -5
Goodness gracious, they're annoying. The saybox is just a breeding ground for spam, so I say we get rid of it.
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Post by Snicket on Jun 9, 2006 19:09:46 GMT -5
Just to clarify, I have not been posting in the saybox all day so "Snicket" is not me. However "Real Snicket" is me.
Since I sent my Tech Help column in a week ago, I guess I will say it here:
Pop-up blockers are immune to some pop-ups. It's hard to explain, but there is a gigantic commie-like principal behind why you're getting all these pop-ups. To block the pop-ups, Windows users should turn on all pop-up blockers. If the pop-ups still appear, you need to download a free pop-up blocker. Search around the internet and find the best. If none of those pop-up blockers work, download Firefox. Firefox has been blocking all the pop-ups perfrectly. In fact, if I haden't seen this thread, I woulden't have known they were coming up. Mac users should be protected from the pop-ups with Safari 100%.
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Post by Zavi on Jun 9, 2006 19:16:40 GMT -5
-sigh- When the saybox was first introduced, it had a point. Now it's full of spam and exploits. I don't go anywhere near there anymore, though I've only had one incident of impersonation (to my knowledge, at least).
But the popunders are extremely annoying, and gives a bad impression to potential members. Especially those icky popunders with SOUND. -growls-
So I say: Get rid of it at once! It's only causing trouble, and if people say they can't talk anywhere else, there's a nifty thing called making an account. PM, AIM, and YIM are all wonderful inventions, make use of them!
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Post by twistedbrain on Jun 9, 2006 20:18:19 GMT -5
Is it just me, or is the saybox gone? It's probably just me, but I can't see it.
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Post by Zavi on Jun 9, 2006 20:19:02 GMT -5
-squees- It's not just you. It's gone for me, too!
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Post by twistedbrain on Jun 9, 2006 20:19:42 GMT -5
*squee* Thanks, Tragedy.
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Post by PJ on Jun 9, 2006 20:34:08 GMT -5
What Snicket said. I didn't realize we had any popunders.
But yeah, it's gone. Which, coincidentally, fits perfectly with the latest story I'm writing...
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Antenora
Detriment Deleter
Fiendish Philologist
Put down that harpoon gun, in the name of these wonderful birds!
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Post by Antenora on Jun 9, 2006 21:47:18 GMT -5
Yay, we're popunder-free. Thank you for removing the Saybox, Tragedy.
(I'm archiving this, and the previous Saybox threads as well. If you want the Saybox back, or can suggest a popup-free alternative, make a new thread about it. And I've added a note about the removal of the Saybox to the sticked FAQ/guidelines thread.)
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