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    Posted: April 03 2006 at 18:50

Recently I discovered that more and more extremely annoying banners have invaded the PA! It is almost very hard to read the content of certain pages without a need to scroll endlessly till you drop! I hate even more when certain pages try to persuade me to install some Active X controls... I am not happy with this "progression" of the site into a commercial zone...

What is happening here?
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 11:43

I can't say i find them particularly intrusive Seyo, but remember the site has to be funded somehow. None of us pays any sort of subscription.

Feedback from others welcome though, please..
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 12:01
I haven't noticed this phenomenon.
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Points: 12600 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:19
eh- I am not bugged by this



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Points: 762 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:26
My Spyware programme sometimes stops me from accessing some PA pages with Active X controls. This is only a recent occurence though.
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Points: 11985 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 18:42

I get a message that "This site might require the following Active X control: 'Flash Player 8' from Macromedia Inc..." on the band pages that have the Streaming Media Player.

I already have Flash Player 8 installed....
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Points: 1320 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 20:39
^^ yes, exactly the same happens with my browser (IE). By the way I did not check is it the same with Mozilla...
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 23:35
Originally posted by Seyo Seyo wrote:

^^ yes, exactly the same happens with my browser (IE). By the way I did not check is it the same with Mozilla...


I use Mozilla Firefox and have no problems here at all.
 


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Neither do I, I love Firefox, the walnut skin looks lovely too.

No complaints this end, except maybe the adverts could be placed elsewhere on band pages, because I scroll down and halfway down there's a big advert.

I am not saying I disagree with adverts, I just think they should be placed elsewhere on the page.
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 05:15
I have a similar issue Tony, only mine says I will need to re-boot the PC to complete the installation, would I like to do so now. Been getting the message for a while now.Confused
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Points: 11985 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 05:59

I get nothing at all on Firefox- no banner adverts and no active X warnings...

I even have Norton Web Assistant that blocks most ads usually but today I have all sorts of banners enticing me to win an X Box...
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Points: 20636 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 06:50
I am much more annoyed by the huge signatures of the members that are repeated endlessly and take ten times as much space as the one liner answer of the member
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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prefer lifting our pen
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Points: 11985 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 07:07

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

I am much more annoyed by the huge signatures of the members that are repeated endlessly and take ten times as much space as the one liner answer of the member

How huge,Hugues?

This too big?

I do wonder continually about the ever growing size of these images,what is the general opinion on this?
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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I get a message that "This site might require the following Active X control: 'Flash Player 8' from Macromedia Inc..." on the band pages that have the Streaming Media Player.

I already have Flash Player 8 installed....

To stop blocking software downloads with the Information Bar

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
  3. On the Security tab, click Custom Level.

Do one or both of the following:

  • To turn off the Information Bar for ActiveX controls, in the ActiveX controls and plug-ins section of the list, under Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls, click Enable.
  • To turn off the prompt for signed ActiveX controls, in the ActiveX controls and plug-ins section of the list, under Download signed ActiveX controls, click Enable.

In my case I prefer to suffer the inconvenience of the ActiveX prompt every time just in case malware is trying to sneak into my PC. Writers of malware should burn in Hell.

 



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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 16:55

Old nerds with slow computers are annoying!Angry

 

This one needs an apostrophe -- that's annoying!Angry

 

Peacenik clowns with fake red noses are annoying!Angry

 

Truth in advertising? Clap



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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Points: 11985 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:06
Originally posted by Fitzcarraldo Fitzcarraldo wrote:

Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I get a message that "This site might require the following Active X control: 'Flash Player 8' from Macromedia Inc..." on the band pages that have the Streaming Media Player.

I already have Flash Player 8 installed....

 

In my case I prefer to suffer the inconvenience of the ActiveX prompt every time just in case malware is trying to sneak into my PC. .

That's why I wont adjust the settings,rather be annoyed than sorry....

 
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Points: 4077 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 22:16
Sorry about that, please post SCREENSHOTS of annoying ads, will try to remove them 
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Points: 1320 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 19:12

Here are shots:

 

 
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Points: 1320 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 02:25

I am sorry, but I don't like the layout of the band and album pages as it is now. The very content of the prog is almost lost somewhere in between the banners and ads.

I understand the site needs sponsors, but does it have to be in this way? Especially critical is album page where between album info and album reviews is a mile scroll down over google and other stuff. Could at least these ads be moved somewhere around the page? Please!
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 02:54
I agree Seyo.
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