73 replies to this topic

[OpaQue]

Well this Question troubled me alot .. but then I deicded that I will not use them.. as
apart from helping you to get money it will also help you to drive away members and vistors.. so better don't use them.

[templest]

Mozilla auto-blocks pop-ups, they wouldn't bother me...

ohh, wait...

Yeah, I'd see the pop-ups but I'd buy their stuff to help the site!

[serverph]

yeah, admin, better not use them on this site as MOST users nowadays
automatically block pop-ups anyway. it would be an annoyance for you
to realize less income than you would expect from these. furthermore,
you can't control all the ads that come with the service provider you
choose for popups. and most popups are disguised to include auto-installers
that will ruin trap17's reputation if ever it gets downloaded to other
members' computers... some auto-installers are nasty to screw the
registry, without the user even knowing it.

as a general rule, shy away from popups.

[psp-playstation]

i think most people on earth block the pop ups, so using banners is a lot better

[chinfo]

Pop-ups are a nightmare for those who don't have blockers, and they might red-flag your site and never comeback again...so its a no-win situation.

[andyy15]

I agree with admin, I think pop up ads really make people hate your site. But pop up ads are not as annoying as those security warning download plugin box. Those are so annoying.

[legolasninja]

I really hate those popup...esp when I'm using Geocities.com free web hosting back thenn..

[Assassin]

I use Google toolbar, so it blocked pop-ups.

[groentjuh]

Assassin, on Aug 2 2004, 04:50 AM, said:

I use Google toolbar, so it blocked pop-ups.

but not all pop-ups

[SSS]

I hate pop-ups, and I hope I dont ever have to use them... anywhere...

[Alpha]

i would use popups on my site only if the people of my site think they can handle it...i myself dont really like popups when im browsing but i know its to help the site...hey some popups have great content

oh and turn on active x controls to not allow auto-dowloaders from working...

[icleric]

yep , i dont like pop ups at all

[Shackman]

Windows XP SP2 has its own pop-up blocker. Its nice.


And yes, pop-up ads are disgusting. You made the right choice admin. Having pop-up ads scares away lots of people, at it makes pages take ages to load for 56k users.

I can't believe why advertisers stoop so low. I am very disgusted by pop-up ads to the point that if I see a pop on a site, I go close the browser window.(That is when I turn the pop-up blocker off)

[BlueReign]

yeah popups just annoy ppl and it takes longer for ppl to get to ure site

[hungit]

I also hate popup. But compare with banner, I like the under-popup what can appear only when visitor leave the site. but some site show alot popups so it is crazy for ads. Use popup with carefull

[truvu17]

I think if you have a personal site, it would be okay to actually have pop-ups, but if youre actually using your website for a business, pop-ups just make you look very unprofessional... You pretty much come off as a "bad" person trying to ruining their computer by polluting them with pop-ups.

[MSTR]

just get Mozilla Firefox and you wont have any proplems! with pop-ups
i downloaded this ad-block extension, so it blocks ads after you customize it. Because i dont see any ads on trap17

[eforumhongkong]

i very hate it!
so i use google bar

[PnOyKiO]

I hate pop-up ads! They installed a bundle of spyware onto my comp once.

[RiosJoe[SnD]]

Ya I agree, loads abunch of spyware/adware...i hate as well...

[football123213]

Pop ups just get in the way and pis me off so thanks admin for not putting them in ther

[campainer]

I personaly don't like popups fullstop.

Laterz
Matty

[odomike]

pop ups are like hell. i hate them a lot especially when i am doing something real serious on the net and a sudden pop up comes popping on my screen, i feel like screaming at it.


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[issloo]

well popups do pay quite a lot if you put them on your site, but it does make people hate yoru site...

[mizako]

Hi,
I do not like Pop us. I think most of the people hate them and i think that using them in a forums site will be a big fail. They will put away a lot of people.
I think you took the correct decision admin.