look to the past Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I would just like to say – pants What are the owners trying to do – does RIP speed the site back up – it’s all just so slow Since the adverts I don’t bother coming here much – to many problems – as well as the lack of bulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libitina Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 any ideas for non firefox peeps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I use the Camino web browser which can block web advertiseing and it works a treat - no google ads to bother me! Its free but only available for Apple Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Won't these ads put new members off. I'm sure us regular members can use firefox and block all the ads, but new members may get annoyed and leave. Oh, and if you're using ad block. Just block www.housepricecrash.co.uk/adserver Edited June 14, 2006 by Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinesin Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Can you post your XPaths? Billy Shears Seem trompe le monde post about 3 up - That's what I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theChuz Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Won't these ads put new members off. I'm sure us regular members can use firefox and block all the ads, but new members may get annoyed and leave. Oh, and if you're using ad block. Just block www.housepricecrash.co.uk/adserver I dont know about new member but im done with this site, im going over to ****** and GEI, im amazed webmaster and fubra have managed to f*ck things up in such a short amount of time. Ill see some of you guys else where. I might post on here from time to time but for now this site has been degraded to the point where i just cannot be botherd supporting it anymore. Laters peeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyShears Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) any ideas for non firefox peeps? Install Firefox! Problem solved. I've removed all the ads I can see, even the tiny text ones. I've also removed the HPC logo at the top of the page. www.mozilla.org Billy Shears Edited June 14, 2006 by BillyShears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spline Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 HPC is using the PHP open-source phpAdsNew adserver to deliver these very annoying and aggressively intrusive adverts: :angry: http://phpadsnew.com/two/index.html and as Jason points out above it can be disabled by blocking the installation directory: www.housepricecrash.co.uk/adserver/* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) any ideas for non firefox peeps? It's a teeny bit of a fag - bit if you are using IE - just disable javascript while you are here. Go to the Tools menu and select the Internet Options sub-menu. Click the Security tab at the top. Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Scripting and under Active Scripting click 'Disable'. Takes about 10 seconds when you are used to doing it. I don't use Firefox much because it keeps 'hanging' when I click on links. Not always - but sometimes you have keep clicking on a hyperlink and, maybe after half a dozen clicks, it decides to go where it has been told to go. There is lots about this on the web. Firefox supporters who never suffer this assume you are making it up - but I would be quite happy to use Firefox but on all 3 of my computers - it does the same thing. Edited June 15, 2006 by Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libitina Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) Will firefox work with aol? I don't want to screw up the computer when hubbys awat until October. I need my daily fix! Edit: Thanks to RB I have just switched on the adblockers bit of Norton, and it seems to do the trick! Edited June 15, 2006 by libitina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwickshire Lad Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I dont know about new member but im done with this site, im going over to ****** and GEI, im amazed webmaster and fubra have managed to f*ck things up in such a short amount of time. I totally sympthaize, Chuz. Although certain aspects of the site design have been improved, the deterioration with the volume and placement of the advertising is unacceptable. Sorry to say - but I think I'm going to be winding things down on here, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpo Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 I also am going to leave this site. I don't use firefox. and cant really be bothered to install some complicated work around. so long Ad sense whores im off to www.greenenergyinvestors.com and possible other sites that reflact the nature of the house price crash till you ban this Google_Ads Troll im quiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immigrant Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 I find it unbelievable Webmaster is not commenting on the ill-feeling these ads have engendered. Can't you just admit you made a mistake on this one? There are ways of advertising and getting revenue which do not involve p-ing off most of your users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Get Firefox. Install: Adblock Plus, Flashblock, RIP(Remove It Permanently), NukeAnythingEnhanced, NoScript. Select offending Google ad or parts thereof(or anything that annoys in general). Rightclick, select 'RIP Advanced', and then 'Remove from all similiar pages'. Agony over. The ads are taken care of by Adblock, and so, you get the best of both worlds, the websites you visit can make money from the ad spammers and you don't have to ever see adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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