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superklye
09-25-05, 09:33 PM
When I just came on now, I saw that the forum has those underlined words that when you mouse-over them, it pops up with information and if you click them it takes you to some deal site or something...is that actually on the forum, or is that some kind of spyware on my system?
Hex
09-25-05, 09:35 PM
Spyware..

Edit: ah crap I am seeing it too...
Ninjaman09
09-25-05, 09:37 PM
Nope, I see it too...:(

LOL - the Athlon 64 info mouseover displays a link to Pentium processors! :p

edit: Nevermind, it's random. Still it made me laugh. :D
AnimasterZ
09-25-05, 10:00 PM
This is disturbing. It's kind of like aliens poking my mind :POKE:. Make it stop mommy.
AnimasterZ
09-25-05, 10:13 PM
OK Whats up with these stupid underlines. they suck. it makes it no fun to read the forums. (po)
superklye
09-25-05, 10:18 PM
New ads. Money for the site. It's a good thing, it means we get to keep posting. They aren't that bad, just don't put your mouse over them if you don't want to read them. :p
AnimasterZ
09-25-05, 10:27 PM
oh fine. if you put it that way.
retsam
09-25-05, 11:19 PM
hmmm spy ware ....hmmmmm athlon 64 hmmmmm interesting .....asus
Rakeesh
09-26-05, 12:14 AM
Hmm...I really wish it was a bit less intrusive.
Hex
09-26-05, 12:16 AM
Could be worse and be the big java and flash windows that grow when you accidently mouse over them and get in the way or the auto install adware attempts.
Roadhog
09-26-05, 12:40 AM
i dont see them?
CaptNKILL
09-26-05, 12:41 AM
Im not seeing it...?
Edge
09-26-05, 12:41 AM
I thought it was adware too at first. *sigh*, the underlined words are one of the things that bugs me most about IGN (at least I think it's IGN, all I remember is that it has all those annoying green linked words in their articles). Oh well...looks like we'll have to live with it...or find a new forum :p
toxikneedle
09-26-05, 01:04 AM
i started scanning my computer for spyware, i couldn't believe i finally got it with firefox. Guess it was nvnews after all.
CaptNKILL
09-26-05, 01:52 AM
Gah! It just showed up for me... what the hell? It wasnt on here earlier...

MikeC, whats this all about anyway? :confused:

EDIT: Hmm... I wonder if it effects links that we make?

Nvidia (http://www.nvidia.com) Nvidia

EDIT2: Looks like it doesnt effect linked text... thats good... I still dont think I like this though :(
NaluGrl
09-26-05, 02:20 AM
I just saw them and they're freaking me out. MAKE THEM GO AWAY!!!
Hex
09-26-05, 02:22 AM
From the experience of financing a site myself in the past, i completely understand the need for it and of all of the methods it is the least intrusive in my opinion honestly.
This site must cost a fortune.
Still is a bit glaring to see though.
Rakeesh
09-26-05, 02:47 AM
Well, the thing that bothers me about it is it makes the signatures and posts look odd in that you think that the person who made the post is trying to use an embedded URL or something as opposed to a simple pasted URL. I guess I'll just have to get used to ignoring green.
stncttr908
09-26-05, 02:50 AM
I think it's a bit much to embed in forum posts...maybe on the front page, but not in each and every post on the site.
superklye
09-26-05, 03:01 AM
Meh, they honestly don't bother me. They just scared me because I thought I was infected with spyware.
retsam
09-26-05, 03:33 AM
hmmm they seem to be very random...sometimes they are there and sometimes they are not....hmmm i dont mind one bit though ...
Rakeesh
09-26-05, 03:34 AM
I don't mind ads, it's only annoying when they interfere with what you are trying to accomplish. E.g. popups are terrible. I adblock the pricegrabber thing because it makes the pages here load extremely slowly...otherwise I would just leave it there and not even bother.

This on the other hand is a bit different...it doesn't exactly get in the way, but it alters the feel of every message that somebody posts. Namely, it kinda reminds me of the old usenet days when you had to put up with every other post being a spam post. Or worse when some people put those stupid "free ipod" links in their signatures (god I hate that.) This whole linking thing just feels too similar to that.

EDIT: Wait, I know what it's even more comparable to. Those stupid little banner ads where they shift each frame in the banner by one pixel to the left, right, up, down, etc and make it have a bunch of flashy colors almost like it is just begging for you to look at it. Everytime I see those, I always get distracted when I am trying to read any text near them (thank god for the "nuke anything" extension, or else sometimes I wouldn't be able to read and fully comprehend some things on the net.) It would like a neighbor having a garage sale and then blaring a bunch of air hornes as loud as he can so that he can get all of the neighbors attention so that he can bring them outside to gawk at his stuff.
netviper13
09-26-05, 03:43 AM
Interesting, it only shows up in Firefox and IE for me, but Opera still appears as normal.
TierMann
09-26-05, 03:51 AM
It doesn't seem all that "intelli". Things it links to are silly, like shopping.yahoo.com for the word "download". It even adds links to the "Edit Options" page, heh. Green links everywhere! *cries* Make it stop.
*AdBlocks it and goes on with life*

/rant

I posted this in feedback forum earlier, but I'm moving it here.
Rakeesh
09-26-05, 04:09 AM
It doesn't seem all that "intelli". Things it links to are silly, like shopping.yahoo.com for the word "download". It even adds links to the "Edit Options" page, heh. Green links everywhere! *cries* Make it stop.
*AdBlocks it and goes on with life*

/rant

I posted this in feedback forum earlier, but I'm moving it here.

Hmm...how exactly would you adblock this?