CHANGES IN ADS - read on! - Page 2

Martin Gühmann · August 28, 2002, 15:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Schee
I can fake my IP as well, I'm currently using an Hungarian proxy and I see a "Kittens are in danger" ad...
(Hum... or maybe I haven't understand at all and you were not saying that the language specification would be bad because you can fake it

)

Of course you can fake your IP as well, but to fake the language specification of your browser is much easier, just download the English version of Mozilla 1.1 by accident, and you should be fine prepared as an native English speaker from an English speaking contry. But here is the question from which contry. USA, UK, Australia... you can provide all the people from these countries with the same software, no chance to dicide who is from USA if one just rely on the local installed software.

Of course if you know how and if you have the will then you can fake everything. To fake the IP is just a little bit more difficuilt. Oh and if I improt my PC directly from an US store I would also fake, even if I don't want. But as it looks I can also fake, even if I don't have an US OS no US provider...

-Martin

MarkG · August 28, 2002, 15:50

eeer our country indentification coe has nothing to do with your language settings in any of your software

MarkG · August 28, 2002, 15:55

new change

if you see that you get too many of the new banners that create pop-ups, you can now switch to the special styles.

these styles(which apply only to the forums) now carry apolyton-hosted banners and give a single pop-up every twelve hours.

Martin Gühmann · August 29, 2002, 07:49

Well Marcos so I far I don't see any progress, you still see the line under the top banner in Netscape 4.78 and still no banners in Opera.

And I found another problem that isn't anymore just an optical problem now I can't use the Apolyton Directory with Netscape 4.78 anymore it doesn't display the subcategories. I know that there wasn't any problem with it as the dir was new.

-Martin

MarkG · August 29, 2002, 08:07

the netscape 4 issue is not solvable without breaking the ads in other browser

but i think now you should stop seeing the realmedia ads when you use t-dialin

MarkG · August 29, 2002, 08:09

on netscape 4.08

that i have installed at the office, the directory looks ok(with the realmedia ads)

MarkG · August 29, 2002, 08:41

new change

Netscape 4 will display apolyton ads, not the new ones

btw, i downloaded opera 6.05 and i see all the ads

axi · August 29, 2002, 09:06

May I ask a question too?

I am using the default-special style which means I'm getting one banner at the top of the page and the occasional popup. 5 minutes ago, I saw the "remove this banner" banner, which is supposed to be visible by only those who don't use a special style and see 2 banners and no popup. Shouldn't you remove it from the rotation of the first banner?

Btw, I loved the "Plush American Eagle" banner!

MarkG · August 29, 2002, 09:15

well it also targets those who have a special style and can move to an ultra special one

you CAN remove that banner too

axi · August 29, 2002, 09:35

really?

Let's try that...

Martin Gühmann · August 29, 2002, 11:47

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
the netscape 4 issue is not solvable without breaking the ads in other browser

That is not nice but you find a more or less working sollution.

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
but i think now you should stop seeing the realmedia ads when you use t-dialin

Yeah that is the way as it is supposed, unfortunatly I can imagine that they are also active in the USA.

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
on netscape 4.08 that i have installed at the office, the directory looks ok(with the realmedia ads)

Yeah maybe I saw a ghost now it is displayed, correctly. Fact is that I my computer died bluely as I tryed to close all the windows afterwards.

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
btw, i downloaded opera 6.05 and i see all the ads

I have Opera 6.4 (German version) installed. I still can't see them just a grey line instead of the banners. Maybe I should install Opera 6.5, too. The odd think is that I had at the beginning the problem in all browsers I have istalled. (Netscape 4.78, Netscape 6.2, IE 5.5 and Opera 6.04) They problem is gone accept in Opera, but as you can't reproduce I won't you bother you with this anymore.

So big thanks for all your efforts Markos.

-Martin

johndmuller · August 29, 2002, 18:07

All of a sudden I'm getting popups all over the place (even just to post this reply) - At the moment it seems to always be a popup for "Accuquote", but I don't know if that is the only one. I am using IE5 and the default styles which supposedly limit the number of these things to 1 per day, but we haven't shortened our days to 30 seconds as far as I know.

I like to use my "subscribed threads" view as a home page for my Apolyton browsing, but leaving that to view the latest post in any of the threads always leads to a popup. Most other ways of browsing also seem to do that as well, but I just thought I'd mention the one that TICKS ME OFF THE MOST.

The FAQ doesn't seem to explain what all the various styles are supposed to do; is there info somewhere else.

I hope that this is just a programming glitch and/or a rogue advertiser and will be temporary; otherwise I may be a lot more temporary user myself.

MarkG · August 29, 2002, 18:12

quoting myself from above

Quote:

if you see that you get too many of the new banners that create pop-ups, you can now switch to the special styles.

these styles(which apply only to the forums) now carry apolyton-hosted banners and give a single pop-up every twelve hours.

OneFootInTheGrave · August 30, 2002, 08:32

arghhh ... just to add more vote to ANNOYING banners... ok.. nice to read that I can kill them,

off to change to special style.

By the way, these pop ups are the worst form of advertising possible - those TV ads are good in comparison (and I really don't bother watching TV anymore really

- ok I do a little

)

but - auch... I had to let my opinion be known

OneFootInTheGrave · August 30, 2002, 08:35

OOOH... cI have changed to Ultra Special Civ 3, I am in UK and I am getting pop up windows still

could you please check.

MarkG · August 30, 2002, 08:43

what kind of pop-ups?

-Jrabbit · August 30, 2002, 09:09

I switched to ultra special and still get popups whenever I right-click to "open in new window."

I'm also getting what appear to be pop-unders (seen only when I close my browser window). These are MUCH easier to take than popups IMHO -- and good for advertisers, too, since the content is viewed before clicking off.

Very please to NOT see Hit The Target and Have A Seizure (flashing) banners this a.m. These are more obnoxious than popups (since you can't get rid of them).

MarkG · August 30, 2002, 09:11

hold on, you're using an ultra special style and see 468x60 banners in the forums?
if that's the case, you need to re-set your style settings from the options page
http://apolyton.net/forums/member.ph...on=editoptions

-Jrabbit · August 30, 2002, 10:31

Hm. I was on light-special. Must've forgotten to :Submit Modifications: last time through.

Henrik · September 1, 2002, 08:57

Using the default style and surfing from a non US country I've gotten 4 popups in the last 6 pages I visited on these forums.

MarkG · September 1, 2002, 09:02

henrik, this should stop now

Henrik · September 1, 2002, 09:13

Yeah, so it seems. Thanks!

connorkimbro · September 2, 2002, 00:40

im in the US, why am i getting popups?

DanQ · September 3, 2002, 00:59

Quote:

Originally posted by connorkimbro
im in the US, why am i getting popups?

As mentioned in the press release on this subject and in other instances in this forum, the country check for the ads is not perfect.

That said, can you provide more details at to the nature of these pop-ups and where you are getting them? If the forums, what is your style setting?

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Dan; Apolyton CS

MarkG · September 3, 2002, 02:11

connor, check my posts in the first page....
you can change to a special style for a more controlled number of pop-ups(if you think there are too many)

Q Classic · September 3, 2002, 08:00

praise be. this ultra-special thread business does wonders for the click finger--

i just have a question-- how the heck did we get saddled with all of the other ones before? would it be too difficult to switch companies or some such?

MarkG · September 3, 2002, 08:10

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praise be. this ultra-special thread business does wonders for the click finger--

meaning????

Quote:

i just have a question-- how the heck did we get saddled with all of the other ones before? would it be too difficult to switch companies or some such?

other ones? saddled?

today's helpfull note from the admin:

drink some coffee before posting at 8 am

Q Classic · September 3, 2002, 10:36

hm... the ultra-special thread business does wonders for the click finger precisely because i don't have to run around closing all those frikkin' popups.

and the other ones actually just referred to the default, where that accuquote ones were just getting annoying. so, out of curiosity, why are we with that ad group? and would it be difficult to switch ad companies and what not?

MarkG · September 3, 2002, 11:43

the accuquote banners are part of an agreement we just got into. it would be too early to start thinking about changing now

Q Classic · September 3, 2002, 11:46

are you absolutely sure?

ah, well. i'll stick to this ultra-special style, it's quite wonderful... no banners unless i make a foray into the news part of the site... which i never go into anyway...