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    VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Ok, this is rather odd, when did VBF start using pop-ups?

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Moved to Forum Feedback.

    I have never had that happen to me. Perhaps the fact that it popped up when you were on VBF is conincidental.

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    If I remember right, there was an issue a while back where advertisers were using thier ad in the upper right corner to launch popups.... and if I remember right, that was a no-no and if any were spotted, they were to be reported.

    But I could be wrong.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    That's just a questionnaire, you don't have to take it if you don't want to. You can just close it.

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    ok, i'm going to open a fresh instance of opera, and browse with the pop-up blocker OFF, only on vbf. I'll screen record the ad to prove it's not just co-incidental, and that it's only when using VBF.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    I occasionally get those annoying little pop ups too, but I just close them and move on.

    I'm not really sure where they come from. I rarely read them.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    It's just annoying and i was sure VBF was Ad supported, just not Pop-Up ad supported :/

    It's happened twice today by the way, none since i submitted this complaint.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Quote Originally Posted by brad jones
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    If you get a pop-up, let me know. There aren't suppose to be any. I know that at one point we had trouble with one of the ads causing a pop-up. It was very quickly addressed with the company doing the ad -- my understanding is that they were told that it was not acceptable and their ad was changed.

    Again, if you see it happen, let me know.

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Ahh, never saw that before. But cheers notLKH.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Darn!

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    I remember that CG had the same issue with the same popup. The popup interfers with posting sometimes.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Yeah - it is an advertisor popping those and not us.

    If you get it more than once, then I suggest you use the close button (or whatever button is provided) rather than the X button. That should 'cookie' it from that advertisor that you took it and thus prevent that advertisor from showing it to you again. If you see it again, then the advertisor is not only being bad, but doublely bad

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Ok, I'll try that. Already got the popup 5 times today. Seems we are experiencing a real slowness. Wonder if the popup could be causing issues? I notice that the big ad is missing or completely void sometimes.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    This may be the reason for the DNS errors and slowness -
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Haven't had any DNS errors or slowness for months. Maybe you should convert to the darkside of the net (Fx)

    But seriously, have had no problems as of yet
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    No problems today, not erven one pop-up thankfully.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Quote Originally Posted by thegreatone
    No problems today, not erven one pop-up thankfully.
    Maybe it's my punishment for banning people but I've gotten the popup at least a half-dozen times today.

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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    I just got it again this morning and there is no close button. What I did was click the only button named "Yes" and when took to their website I closed it Now lets see it I get it anymore.
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    Re: VBF pop-ups? Since when?

    Darn, I thought it was from another site until I realized it is from VBForums...
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