Ads

[Aphellyon]

I did this for chromium, works with IE7 as well. Now its back to the same old XS we know and love.

Thanks bro.

[Biker]

Fixing ads now

I will do database checks and backup tonight, I am just glad nothing failed while I was away. We should be back up to speed soon.

Woohoo!

Ad squish

[teyber]

Okay, i dont want to sound annoying....

But these banners fricken have sound... and i don't want to know that i've won any prizes and that i've been selected for a walmart giftcard. frankly, i unblocked XS because i wanted to support XS.... but these ads are getting more intrusive by the day and im being more inclined to block them.

The sound must end on these effing adds

[ben333]

Well, after having two audio ads again tonight within less than a minute of browsing these forums (while listening to music) I have decided I no longer wish to visit here. Use adblocker or other crap I have to install? Why should everyone who doesn't want to be annoyed greatly each have to fix this for themselves, the administration here should just remove this BS.

Bye.

[Logos]

Well, after having two audio ads again tonight within less than a minute of browsing these forums (while listening to music) I have decided I no longer wish to visit here. Use adblocker or other crap I have to install? Why should everyone who doesn't want to be annoyed greatly each have to fix this for themselves, the administration here should just remove this BS.

Bye.

why ? because XS is not the only site on the web sucking with ads

[lutjens]

I think that by having a subscription to XS, one should not have to deal with any ads at all. I personally don't like them anywhere on the Internet, but to see them on a site that I pay to help support is grating.

[faster3200]

I really don't understand how the people without ABP use the rest of the web. If I take it off I am annoyed on most sites I visit.

[DonInKansas]

Well, after having two audio ads again tonight within less than a minute of browsing these forums (while listening to music) I have decided I no longer wish to visit here. Use adblocker or other crap I have to install? Why should everyone who doesn't want to be annoyed greatly each have to fix this for themselves, the administration here should just remove this BS.

Bye.

The administration needs to make money to run the site. Adblock takes 30 seconds of your life to install. Do you avoid any site that has ads?

[millertime359]

Fixing ads now

I will do database checks and backup tonight, I am just glad nothing failed while I was away. We should be back up to speed soon.

Thanks much. Glad to see your back.

[gr8golf]

The sound must end on these effing adds

How much more $ is the audio worth to XS? I hope it's a lot - because going from page to page in the office and having that scream out from my PC isn't going to work.

I have Adblock Plus installed on FF - still get the sounds?

[LarsMarkelson]

Yeah, I'd be totally fine with ads as long as they didn't have damn automatic sounds. Ridiculous!! Luckily, I've successfully blocked them out using the privoxy solution from Chrome linked above. Linking again for convenience: http://lifehacker.com/5046529/how-to...-google-chrome

[teyber]

The administration needs to make money to run the site. Adblock takes 30 seconds of your life to install. Do you avoid any site that has ads?

im with ben. i won't visit any site that screams at me to buy their product or w/e

[mukmaster]

Those Ads (more like AIDS) are talking, and to be honest I would be more than happy to donate a few bucks to help out XS just to make things less noisy around here. I just want to be able to talk on Skype, listen to music with out being trolled by these scams for ADs. (Suggestion: I wouldn't mind banners advertising computer components. It would be much better than work at home scam ads and free iPhones.) I do thank you XS for not resorting to inteletext or what ever that pops up when you roll over certain words)
For now i am rage quitting !! BYE

[Serra]

Just for everyone who has not read Fuggers response and might not be aware, he is attempting to remove the audio ads. Give him some slack though - he was pretty ill recently and presumably has some other things to do right now in terms of getting his affairs back on track and from what I can tell it sounds like removing the ads is a largely manual process.

[Tim]

Just for everyone who has not read Fuggers response and might not be aware, he is attempting to remove the audio ads. Give him some slack though - he was pretty ill recently and presumably has some other things to do right now in terms of getting his affairs back on track and from what I can tell it sounds like removing the ads is a largely manual process.

Hm, sounds like spyware to me lol.

[Logos]

do we have to understand that the site has been savagely hacked with talking ads and scams while the owner was away? is that the explanation

[BeepBeep2]

The provider of the ads probably switched them without permission while he was away...at least I'm getting predominately Dell ads now, as much as I hate them.

[Logos]

The provider of the ads probably switched them without permission while he was away...at least I'm getting predominately Dell ads now, as much as I hate them.

I guess this provider should and will be sued now right, by the legitimate owner of this site who never asked for all that junk...well that's what I would do if I was the owner

[Gamekiller]

If I were the owner I'd be feeling like getting more rest because I couldn't even get sick without a bunch of crying nerds having a fit over small things.

[Ozzfest05]

If I were the owner I'd be feeling like getting more rest because I couldn't even get sick without a bunch of crying nerds having a fit over small things.

I actually like the ads now /close thread.


pffff

[governor]

XS is really on the decline lately; this is just another episode of the gradual decline in overall quality of the site. Hey! We're all here at the pleasure of the site owner so what can we do? It's truly sad.

[Logos]

yeah... hey, XS's up and running, so that's business as usual, why even bother posting

[Tim]

XS is really on the decline lately; this is just another episode of the gradual decline in overall quality of the site. Hey! We're all here at the pleasure of the site owner so what can we do? It's truly sad.

Since I´ve been here, the last 5 years, there have more or less always been problems, ranging from a slow forum to almost complete meltdown.

No dig to anyone, just an observation from a long time visitor.

[BeepBeep2]

XS is really on the decline lately; this is just another episode of the gradual decline in overall quality of the site. Hey! We're all here at the pleasure of the site owner so what can we do? It's truly sad.

Hey! You've been here for two weeks! It's truly sad.









How do you know that?

[governor]

Hey! You've been here for two weeks! It's truly sad.









How do you know that?

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