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Thread ID: 56230 2005-03-31 02:18:00 Annoying Ads on PressF1 Oxie (1318) PC World Chat
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339798 2005-03-31 08:01:00 How much does it cost to run PressF1 any way ~ and dosen't IDG run it as a "tax dodge -come- promotional thingee" for its publication.

Just thinking out loud and not being anti-IDG. I luv PressF1!
:dogeye:

That laptop advert is bluddy annoying tho
Baldy (26)
339799 2005-03-31 10:44:00 How much does it cost to run PressF1 any way ~ and dosen't IDG run it as a "tax dodge -come- promotional thingee" for its publication.

Dunno. Such budget things are not my territory. But we are a commercial enterprise you know. We actually try to make money ....

... you know though I've heard that thing about it being a "promotional thing for the mag" before but it never really started that way. I don't know if anyone here remembers, but we used to run PressF1 as a bulletin board back in the early/mid 90s before this Internet fad took over. It was always conceived as a (hopefully) valuable service based on the idea that the quickest and easiet ways to solve computer problems was to to put you in touch with other users.
Biggles (121)
339800 2005-03-31 18:16:00 See the monstrosities have disappeared this morning.
Hope they are in their rightful place and someone has pulled the chain.

Also hope the person responsible for them is now looking for a new job.
JJJJJ (528)
339801 2005-03-31 23:16:00 Those ads are very seldom, and quite random. To block them you need to disable javascript in your browser, because that's all they are - a cunning script.

I'm working on an alternative method, but just haven't come across one in ages to have a closer look. I'll report back after more investigation.
Greg (193)
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