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Open Letter to Human Events et al.
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Posted on 10/10/2011 11:17:08 AM PDT by budj

Whe your intrusive, float-over, real media, crap ads tell me I can close the ad in 12 seconds, be aware I can exit your site in 0.12 seconds.


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KEYWORDS: news; sites

1 posted on 10/10/2011 11:17:10 AM PDT by budj
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To: budj
budj Since Apr 21, 2002

Did you ever learn how to post?

2 posted on 10/10/2011 11:20:57 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Obama is a Communist, a Muslim, and an illegal alien)
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To: budj

Add to that the cap I have on “high speed” web usage, and I’ll definitely go for the .12 second option every time!


3 posted on 10/10/2011 11:21:13 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: budj

4 posted on 10/10/2011 11:21:31 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: budj

I hate those float-overs.

Some of them you have to chase around the page like a freaking video game.

Others leave screen artifacts that corrupt the page, forcing you to close and go back in.

I’m not talking about Human Events specifically, but those irritating floating ads in general.


5 posted on 10/10/2011 11:30:48 AM PDT by samtheman (Palin. In your heart you know she's right.)
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To: budj

Why post this here? If you have a problem with their site tell them, not us.


6 posted on 10/10/2011 11:35:35 AM PDT by smithone
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To: smithone

” Why post this here? If you have a problem with their site tell them, not us.”

And if you have a problem with the (cough) President, why don’t you go post it on Whitehouse.gov, and don’t waste our time with it??


7 posted on 10/10/2011 11:38:34 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: budj

I hate those too. Everybody does.

But they have to pay for their site somehow.

And people have proven reliably reluctant to dip into their pockets for web content.

I guess if you can’t stand it, don’t go there. For everyone else, it’s simply the price you have to pay.


8 posted on 10/10/2011 11:42:09 AM PDT by Pessimist
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To: Pessimist

Does anyone get the voice pop ups?? It’s awful, all of a sudden you’re hearing an ad. I have to press mute of course, but it’s weird.


9 posted on 10/10/2011 11:45:58 AM PDT by punditwannabe
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To: punditwannabe

“Does anyone get the voice pop ups??”

Yeah, those are embarassing. Especially when you work in a cube. :)

I normally keep my speaker off completely just for that reason. But when I forget an leave it on and then hit a site like that, I bet I visibly jump out of my chair. :0


10 posted on 10/10/2011 11:54:06 AM PDT by Pessimist
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To: Uncle Ike

If I have a problem with the president I will post it here. If I have a problem with a great website like Human Events I will contact them instead of whining about it on Free Republic.


11 posted on 10/10/2011 11:58:02 AM PDT by smithone
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To: budj

Best solution to a float-over ad is to hit F5 key for refresh....


12 posted on 10/10/2011 12:24:48 PM PDT by Former MSM Viewer
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To: Pessimist

Does it pay? I’ve never known of anyone who bought something from a float-over.


14 posted on 10/10/2011 6:59:54 PM PDT by budj (beam me up, scotty...)
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To: Former MSM Viewer

Thanks, I’ll use that.


15 posted on 10/10/2011 7:01:35 PM PDT by budj (beam me up, scotty...)
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To: budj

“Does it pay? I’ve never known of anyone who bought something from a float-over.

Me neither. But I guess it only takes a few suckers to make it worth while.


16 posted on 10/11/2011 9:12:30 AM PDT by Pessimist
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