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Old 02-12-2010, 09:29 AM
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Anyone Else Run into an Ad Blocking the Links?



I've run into this about a dozen times. Makes clicking on the "Maxima Forums" link impossible. Not that it's a detriment that I have to click a few extra links to get back to the forum, it's just annoying.

Anyone else notice this? I use Safari, so I'm wondering if it's a script that doesn't want to work well with my browser. Or if it's there on purpose to keep you from going anywhere.
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:25 PM
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cant you X the ad out? there should be a way, the only ad problem ive had lately is that autocar123 or whatever website would load in a new tab without me clicking it but thats stopped
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Old 02-12-2010, 03:43 PM
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I wondered the same thing too the first time I ran across it. But I have yet to see a close button anywhere on the ad.
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Old 02-13-2010, 08:09 AM
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weird...i never had that problem.
I'm on IE and FF.

anyone else on safari that can chime in here?
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Old 02-15-2010, 11:44 PM
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Haven't seen it in a few days. Maybe the problem was fixed elsewhere.

I'll keep you updated if I see it again.
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Old 02-16-2010, 06:15 AM
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please let me know...thanks!
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Old 02-17-2010, 10:45 PM
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Just bumped into it again. No screencap, since I figured it was kinda dumb to post the same thing twice.

It looks like it's some kind of Blackberry ad.

Maybe I just fail 'cause I'm using Safari instead of Firefawks.

Edit: So I ran into it on the Southeast forum. When I clicked back to the forum, it was still there. Out of curiosity, I did it again and same deal.

Are the ads random, or is there a script that sets a particular ad for each forum?

Edit Edit: Never mind, it's gone now.

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Old 02-18-2010, 04:39 AM
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i've never seen it before...and i'm not sure there are that many complaints on it. do you have something else installed that's giving you these ads or something?

it happens only on the org?
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:08 PM
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I don't have anything installed that I know of that would trigger it...unless I picked up some kind of spyware somewhere or something. I'll check.

But yeah, I've only noticed it on the org.

The only thing I can imagine if it's not spyware-triggered is that some script somewhere isn't compatible with the Windows version of Safari. Which honestly wouldn't surprise me, considering there are some Java-based sites that I can access on IE that I can't on Safari.

I mean, it doesn't really bother me. I can just refresh it away most of the time. It was just more of a, "wtf is this?" kind of reaction the first time I saw it.

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Old 02-22-2010, 10:07 PM
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just happened to me in the NE forum. the ad banner across the top was missing instead it was a square over top of page links. it was blackberry just like one on the right hand side.

running firefox.
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ok i notified IB about the ad.
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Old 02-23-2010, 06:32 PM
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IB is going to block the blackberry ad.
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