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Feb 8, 2005, 16:12 #26
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Originally Posted by Jeremy W.
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Feb 8, 2005, 16:13 #27
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Originally Posted by someonewhois
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Feb 8, 2005, 16:28 #28
Originally Posted by Jeremy W.
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Originally Posted by someonewhois
And the pop-up ticks me off, too. Enough already! We know you sell books!!! In fact, the pop-up is probably the main reason I haven't bought an SP book, which is sad because I hear they're good. But, it seems over-hyped I suppose...WishList.com - Universal Gift Registry
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Feb 8, 2005, 16:40 #30
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Originally Posted by someonewhois
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Feb 8, 2005, 16:54 #32
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Okay this thread taught me a new pallor trick. I didn't know about the center-click/scroll thing in Firefox. That is cool.
Now for the popup thingy, I don't care if SitePoint displays ads within the confines of their web pages. Actually I think this is a perfectly legitimate thing to do. I do, however, take issue with popup ads. Given the number of threads there have been in these forums in regards to popups and given how universally they are reviled, I thought SitePoint would have more class than to employ popups let alone use such a trick to circumvent the popup blocker.
If we want to reduce the factors that drive people to use ad-blocking software, we need to have a little more respect and avoid forms of advertising that users find particularly obnoxious like popup ads.Ken Barbalace: EnvironmentalChemistry.com (Blog, Careers)
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Feb 8, 2005, 20:32 #33
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Now, via technoweenie, I see that they are branding the middle-click autoscroll icon in Firefox. Everybody knows it's a kludgy implementation, sticking the icon into the page's DOM, and if anyone needed an example of how it can be abused they can always enable autoscrolling and middle-click Hixie's blog, but here again, they knowingly exploit a bug to shove themselves even more into your face.
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Feb 8, 2005, 20:35 #34
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Yes. We must support the innovators. Like the comment spammers, SPIM'ers, door-to-door viagra salesmen (actually that could be fun) purely because they're trying something new.
That's right. This is my ode to the new. The new is foo. Bow to the new.
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Feb 8, 2005, 20:39 #35
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Geniusgoalie, not all "new technology" is necessarily good. Plus this isn't a new technology. It is a different way of making sure popups still work. The more we use tricks like this to deliver intrusive or universally reviled ad formats, the more we drive users to using ad blocking software. For those us who depend upon ad revenues, it is in our own best interest to exercise some restraint and to reframe from using the more obnoxious advertising formats like popups or seizure inducing animations.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy W.
And door-to-door viagra salesman... excellent idea for a prank video...
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I agree with what Jeremy said. I still can't get why this pop up is being used. SP don't need this to let people know that they sell books. I actually do a much better job than the pop up just by telling everyone I know how good and instructive are their books. It seems, looking at the posts in this thread, that this pop up technic creates the opposite of what is expected. People go away instead of enjoying it. It's obviously biased because this conclusion is only based on what has been said in here. However, I think you can have hardly have a motto that says "advocating best practice" and use a trick to walk around pop up blocking...
Originally Posted by jjshell
it's really just a joke. word.
As for stymiee intentions, I honestly doubt he wanted to look down on phil. I mean... come on.... look at his rep.
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Feb 12, 2005, 02:33 #38
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lol... yeah I kinda whined you're right.
sorry if I sounded harsh. didn't check that rep stuff and i know you weren't being nasty on the guy stymiee.
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I don't mind one popup from SitePoint and I visit SitePoint every day to see latest blog and article post (even though I do have RSS...)
But in Opera (which I normally browser with) I don't ever (and never have) gotten any poups from anything. I turned them all of, there is no bypassing it. But I guess not for Firefox users.
But the AutoScroll icon is kinda neat.
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Oh, well that seems unethical.
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