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Old 02-24-2012, 03:18 PM
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Default Really annoying Office Depot Ad Banner on OSO

Anyone else have the one that if you even move your mouse across the banner it throws up a full page ad? I seem to get it on every freakin' page. I don't mind ads, and I understand they are vital to the success of the website, but when I PAY to use this page, I do not appreciate having to avoid moving my mouse over certain parts of the page to avoid being bothered with useless ads.

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Old 02-24-2012, 03:24 PM
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Same bs here!
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RT, those ads are generated by cookies. They are basically "trails of bread crumbs" of websites you have visited in the past. There was actually a bill introduced to congress to stop this. They considered it a privacy concern. Just clear your cookies, but they will come back to haunt you after every website you visit. Come to think of it, I have never seen a forum that didn't have those annoying ads.

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Old 02-24-2012, 07:32 PM
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Some cookie thinks I can afford a new BMW. I've never had one open a full page ad. Can you try a new browser or tinker with the settings on your current browser to fix?
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I don't get the Office Depot one, but I do laugh every time I get the ad for Cecil Marine.

Clearly, someone doesn't know the history that name has here.
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Really? How could you find this annoying? LOL
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Really? How could you find this annoying? LOL
Yea makes me want to go out and spend money with them right away,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOT.
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix
Yea makes me want to go out and spend money with them right away,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOT.
Right, just like the 10 calls I get from the Mitt Romney campaign every week. That will get my vote....... Or all the Spam emails for Viagra.....
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I never get those pop-ups.
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Download the Firefox browser & you won't get those ads.
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