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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #25 on: October 26, 2005, 06:41:09 PM »
Wrong-o... we wouldn't pay anything.  PGC would just explode.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #26 on: October 26, 2005, 06:48:34 PM »
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I don't get the complaints.  I'm all for IntelliTXT as an alternative to pop up ads.  It's not intrusive in the slightest.
You really don't think this is intrusive?  There are seven links in two paragraphs, five in the first paragraph alone.  That's annoying.  Especially with the double underlined text.


It's definitely intrusive...but it's not obstructive.  It doesn't get in the way of you reading the site just like you always have.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #27 on: October 26, 2005, 06:53:36 PM »
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Originally posted by: vudu
EDIT:  Just for the heck of it, I tried turning off IntelliTXT using Jonny's cookie method.  Either I'm dumb, or the 'turn off cookie' option isn't where he said it was.  I'm not ruling out either possibility.


You're not dumb, I am.  That option has to be enabled on our end before you can use it; I thought it was available by default, but it's not.  I've requested that it be turned on, so you should be able to use it sometime on Thursday.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #28 on: October 26, 2005, 07:11:31 PM »
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Originally posted by: vudu
Just for the heck of it, I tried turning off IntelliTXT using Jonny's cookie method.  Either I'm dumb, or the 'turn off cookie' option isn't where he said it was.  I'm not ruling out either possibility.


Try using Firefox's Adblock, and insert this into the program: *intellitxt.com*
That should stop them, or at least it works for me.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2005, 01:44:53 AM »
Green links? What? I see google ads but...

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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #30 on: October 27, 2005, 03:04:58 AM »
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane

Would anyone tolerate ads that came up in the middle of a TV show and obstructed the screen


They've been doing that for years.

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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #31 on: October 27, 2005, 03:07:07 AM »
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It's definitely intrusive...but it's not obstructive. It doesn't get in the way of you reading the site just like you always have.
Yeah, okay .... I meant obtrusive.  I think tForce did, too.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #32 on: October 27, 2005, 03:37:50 AM »
Jonny, have you ever considered partnering with amazon.com for domestic releases of games/systems?  Or is there something in your agreement with lik-sang.com that prevents that?

I'm picturing something like what they use at imdb.com where on any review there's a link to where you can purchase the game from amazon.com.  It seems like a better way to increase revenue.

BTW, I really will import Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan one of these days.  And you can bet I'll do it with PGC as the referring site.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #33 on: October 27, 2005, 05:42:34 AM »
Guys, we realize that it takes a little getting used to if you can't just block it altogether, but try to look on the bright side. With this in place, we'll be able to do more with the site, which of course, means more for you. And vudu, you fail; I was able to read through your post with zero problems of being annoyed. This is completely an aesthetic issue - the content, nor your experience, will suffer.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #34 on: October 27, 2005, 03:18:25 PM »
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Guys, we realize that it takes a little getting used to if you can't just block it altogether, but try to look on the bright side. With this in place, we'll be able to do more with the site, which of course, means more for you. And vudu, you fail; I was able to read through your post with zero problems of being annoyed. This is completely an aesthetic issue - the content, nor your experience, will suffer.

We are not important.  We are mindless little robots and this is our forum to go and "bitch about everything."

Although those ads that decide to pop-up right when you are clicking a link is too annoying.  Helpful to the site or not, I make it a habit of paging through PGC quickly because of those damned ads.  Same with Gamespot and IGN and yeah every site.  I do love the intellitxt, as it never annoys me like these other ads do.

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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #35 on: October 27, 2005, 04:26:57 PM »
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Would anyone tolerate ads that came up in the middle of a TV show and obstructed the screen


They've been doing that for years.


No, they haven't. What Ian is referring to is having a crappy singing old navy commercial comming up on the screen in the middle of a show like it was a damn breaking headline. Just imagine you're watching you're favorite show, then you hear that annoying buzz noise and  no your looking at the show in a fourth of your screen. Now, instead of hearing, "Terrible blizzard is comming!" or, "Bomb goes off a local school," you get, "DRINK PEPSI BITCH!" Now, you've been distracted and the drama of tension of the show is ruined, so naturally, you get up and grab a coke.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #36 on: October 27, 2005, 04:39:24 PM »
Television advertising is the WORST EVER.

It towards the end of the show.  Commercial break.  You get back, they show a two minute ending.  Commercial break.  The show comes on but WAIT, it's only the credits.  Commercial break.  Watch the opening to another show.  Commercial break.

It's ridiculous and you can't block and them or skip them.  The internet is paradise compared to that.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #37 on: October 27, 2005, 07:18:05 PM »
You know, it's funny.  "Local" radio station programming is getting scared because of XM/Sirus's Commerical free programing and the number of people that are flocking to it...
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #38 on: October 27, 2005, 08:54:27 PM »
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You know, it's funny.  "Local" radio station programming is getting scared because of XM/Sirus's Commerical free programing and the number of people that are flocking to it...


Yeah, and they're paying for it in subscription fees (not to mention the cost of the receivers themselves).  You either pay by tolerating ads, or you pay with your own cash.  

Also, if you wanted to say, "Yeah, but we pay to get access to the internet!" (Which is a poor argument, anyway)  There are many stations on XM that you have to pay a premium fee in order to listen.  
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #39 on: October 27, 2005, 10:39:02 PM »
PGC will never be a subscription site as long as I'm in charge.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #40 on: October 28, 2005, 03:15:00 AM »
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No, they haven't. What Ian is referring to is having a crappy singing old navy commercial comming up on the screen in the middle of a show like it was a damn breaking headline. Just imagine you're watching you're favorite show, then you hear that annoying buzz noise and  no your looking at the show in a fourth of your screen. Now, instead of hearing, "Terrible blizzard is comming!" or, "Bomb goes off a local school," you get, "DRINK PEPSI BITCH!" Now, you've been distracted and the drama of tension of the show is ruined, so naturally, you get up and grab a coke.


Like I said, they've been doing that for years.

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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #41 on: October 28, 2005, 03:31:23 AM »
>There are many stations on XM that you have to pay a premium fee in order to listen.

Umm...  the only station you have to pay extra for is the Playboy Channel.  All other channels are included for the $12.95 monthly fee.
And really, who wants the Playboy Channel?
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #42 on: October 28, 2005, 04:12:43 AM »
What the... Playboy Channel?  On XM RADIO?  WTF do they do, DESCRIBE naked chicks to you?  "She has like... these boobs... and stuff.  And then... like... you know.  Dude... this is hot."

Back on topic... Intellitxt is hardly the same as TV commericals.  Anyway, if you really don't want them, turn off CSS page stylings.  Bye bye links.  Unless you're some tool that just has to click on those emails that say "Sarah wants you to watch her!  Click here to view her and her hot friends now!" and then ACTUALLY expect the girl to really want to get to know you... I don't think it will mess with your ability to view PGC.

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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #43 on: October 28, 2005, 06:36:51 AM »
Intellitxt vs MORE Pop ups

Its really that easy.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #44 on: October 28, 2005, 06:41:35 AM »
tForce: Yeah, sure, turning off CSS. Great idea. I have a better one: Use Lynx, you won't see an ad with it!

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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #45 on: October 28, 2005, 07:22:26 AM »
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>There are many stations on XM that you have to pay a premium fee in order to listen.

Umm...  the only station you have to pay extra for is the Playboy Channel.  All other channels are included for the $12.95 monthly fee.
And really, who wants the Playboy Channel?


You got me there.  It used to be that Channel 202 was at a premium due to the explicit content.  I guess they freed it up.
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RE:What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #46 on: October 30, 2005, 09:19:25 AM »
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Anyway, if you really don't want them, turn off CSS page stylings.  Bye bye links.


I would recommend finding another way.  We are doing some experiments with CSS that may allow us to recode the site with all style information contained in CSS.  It would load faster and make it easier for us to make changes to the layout.

The feature to turn off IntelliTXT with a cookie should now be available.  Just hover over a green link, click "What's This?" and look at the bottom of that page.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #47 on: October 30, 2005, 10:19:06 AM »
Jonny's right - I just disabled it without any difficulty at all.
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RE: What are those green links on PGC?
« Reply #48 on: November 02, 2005, 06:00:47 AM »
Heads up to hardcore forum users...we are attempting to implement in the Forums as well.  As an offset, I may have any pop-ups or Flash ads turned off for the forums.  Could anyone tell me if such ads are shown in the forums currently?  I get confused sometimes because my staff login disables most ads on PGC, plus I use Firefox AND my ISP seems to filter out some of the UGO ads we serve.
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