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09/28/2011 12:48 AM

Hi Ya'll. Been away for a while. Hope everybody's OK. My question is about the advertisements I've noticed. Are these a recent addition or have I been missing them all this time?

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09/28/2011 4:12 AM

Couldn't say - I just ignore such things on any site I go to. They are somewhat of a necessity for most sites - income.

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09/28/2011 5:36 AM

People have have been loading up the front page with spam lately, mostly overnight and on the weekends. Admin deletes it as soon as it's found.

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09/28/2011 6:31 AM

D'you mean stuff like this on CR4:

I use Adblock Plus (a FF add-on) to get rid of 'em.

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10/01/2011 1:06 AM

That's the ones John. Maybe the difference is the animation I see on some of them that catch my eye.

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10/01/2011 8:26 AM

The only way I could see that ad was by disabling Adblock.

Without Adblock, top of homepage:

bottom of hopepage:

With Adblock, top of homepage:

bottom of homepage:

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