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Baitball Blogger

(46,714 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2012, 03:04 PM Mar 2012

Who else is ready to drown that chipmonk advert on DU?

My cursor just has to run over the ad to get it to pop up with its zanny message.

Heeeelllo!

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Who else is ready to drown that chipmonk advert on DU? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 OP

Doesn't that violate some kind of rule, somewhere ? eppur_se_muova Mar 2012 #1

I suspect they're behind it. Because the next advert that comes up Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #2

I can't help but note that the advertiser is FoxConnect ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #7

If you can afford a star you won't have to see any advertisements lunatica Mar 2012 #3

Plus it makes you feel good as well... WCGreen Mar 2012 #4

Use adblock. Lone_Star_Dem Mar 2012 #5

What ad? kentauros Mar 2012 #6

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

1. Doesn't that violate some kind of rule, somewhere ?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 08:27 PM

Mar 2012

I would hope admins would let the advertiser know this is not acceptable.

Baitball Blogger

(46,714 posts)

2. I suspect they're behind it. Because the next advert that comes up

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 09:35 PM

Mar 2012

is the one that suggests becoming a member to hide the advert.

Too much on my wish list right now. But maybe later.

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

7. I can't help but note that the advertiser is FoxConnect ...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 04:02 PM

Apr 2012

that bodes ill.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

3. If you can afford a star you won't have to see any advertisements

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 10:21 PM

Mar 2012

It's one of the percs, and I do mean percs of donating to DU. Those ads can make you crazy!

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

4. Plus it makes you feel good as well...

Reply to lunatica (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 10:50 PM

Mar 2012

Been sending 50 bucks every year since 2006...

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

5. Use adblock.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 10:55 PM

Mar 2012

That'll kill that perpetually popping up, zany messaging chipmunk once and for all.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

6. What ad?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 11:57 PM

Mar 2012

Where does it show up (as in what page)?

I guess my browser (Opera) blocks it and I didn't even know it was doing so

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