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Overlay/ pop-up advertising on mumsnet

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JustineMumsnet · 11/05/2005 15:03

Hello all,
We usually say no to pop-ups on mumsnet because they're irritating but we've been offered a campaign to run for the next two weeks which is capped at one view per user per week. In other words, so long as you've not disabled cookies on your machine, you will only see it twice maximum in it's lifetime.

What thinks the mumsnet jury - can you live with it? How many of you have disabled cookies and will get cross? Can we accept and earn a bean or two or shall we deny and go hungry ?

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Kelly1978 · 23/05/2005 10:30

I never saw it at all, I use yahoo toolbar blocker - it stops absolutely everything unless it is on an allowed site.

JoolsToo · 23/05/2005 10:18

I've not had it for a couple of days - thankyou!

Flum · 23/05/2005 10:15

ooooh DisneyWorld!! Don't need to go now as the pop up is so 'life like'

almostanangel · 23/05/2005 06:55

had enough now !!

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 10:41

(although I have to say I never had trouble with pop ups before I upgraded either. I wonder what the problem is??)

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 10:41

Or get down on my knees and beg forgiveness for the cat thread ...

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 10:40

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox then

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 10:29

Ours is Norton Internet Security too, same settings as yours.

JoolsToo · 21/05/2005 10:27

I've got all those - medium on cookies and McAfee Firewall - arggghh - HATE all popups!

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 10:15

What settings do you have under Privacy on Norton? (mine's Nortin Internet Security so not just a firewall). Mine is medium. I also have a thing called "ad blocking" which is turned on for ads and pop ups.

This is my last ditch attempt. Otherwise you may have to retract your cat thread and beg for forgiveness

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 10:06

Hehehe, it's probably the cat thing! We have Norton.

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:57

What firewall do you have?

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:55

Have you annoyed MN HQ in any way recently?? Maybe they're big cat fans and object to your roast cat recipe request?

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 09:53

Yep, it usually works OK too.

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:49

And is your pop up blocker on?

Have to say 'm no expert on this - just trying to see what's set up differently that means I only see it once (if at all)

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:48

Damn

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 09:47

Just checked and mine is medium too.

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:46

Mine's set to "medium" (not that I use IE anymore) so I wondered if yours was higher than this it might reject the type of cookie that stops the pop up popping up,

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 09:45

Using IE, yes. Not exactly sure what is set up under privacy ... I'd have to check

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:43

Are you using IExplorer? What setting do you have under "privacy"?

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 09:42

I haven't disabled cookies, so according to Justine's post, should only see it once a week.

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:40

Ok - I've finally got it by turning off my firewall, but only once. Is it something to do with how you have cookies set up? If your browser isn't accepting what I assume is the cookie saying you've seen the pop up, you'll see it every time.

WigWamBam · 21/05/2005 09:39

Yes, I have a firewall. Still getting the thing every time I log in though. I don't mind having it once a week as was agreed, but this is very annoying!

SoupDragon · 21/05/2005 09:37

Even by turning the pop up blocker off in Firefox and also trying with IE too I don't see the pop up. Do you have any sort of firewall installed?

purpleturtle · 21/05/2005 09:32

I got it this morning too

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