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Wales · Post by **Wales** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:08

What are all these blank sponsor posts that keep cropping up in the middle of threads??

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:10

Indeed - someone trying it on?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:11

Yes seems to be some sort of spam attack...

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:15

The adverts were much easier to aviod when they were at the top of the page. Now you can't help but read them. Octopus vs Shark? Who's going to be interested in crap like that. It's just a waste of time. I hope to God it's not going to be permanent.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:29

I've been giving it alot of thought , and i'd have to say the shark would win.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:31

Its the same ads that used to appear along the top.

At the end of the day this place is free it doesn't hurt anyone just skip past them.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:33

nickd wrote:Its the same ads that used to appear along the top.

At the end of the day this place is free it doesn't hurt anyone just skip past them.

True Nick...but hope it's not the start of a slippery slope. I actually don't visit a lot of sites now because several words are underlined and if your mouse happens to go on one you get a bloody info box...or countless pop ups.

This place needs to raise revenue, of course, don't we all, but have a look on Doghouse or somewhere and that's what I mean.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:33

topper123 wrote:I've been giving it alot of thought , and i'd have to say the shark would win.

Are you mad? What about the huge reach advantage of the octopus?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:37

glittermonkey wrote:
topper123 wrote:I've been giving it alot of thought , and i'd have to say the shark would win.
Are you mad? What about the huge reach advantage of the octopus?

Mickey Finn as ref: "No naughties with the teeth...or the tentacles"

emma · Post by **emma** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:44

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
nickd wrote:Its the same ads that used to appear along the top.

At the end of the day this place is free it doesn't hurt anyone just skip past them.
True Nick...but hope it's not the start of a slippery slope. I actually don't visit a lot of sites now because several words are underlined and if your mouse happens to go on one you get a bloody info box...or countless pop ups.

This place needs to raise revenue, of course, don't we all, but have a look on Doghouse or somewhere and that's what I mean.

Yes I get those underlined words...I thought it was my computer

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 01 Dec 2006, 07:48

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
glittermonkey wrote:
topper123 wrote:I've been giving it alot of thought , and i'd have to say the shark would win.
Are you mad? What about the huge reach advantage of the octopus?
Mickey Finn as ref: "No naughties with the teeth...or the tentacles"

Excellent.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 01 Dec 2006, 08:19

He's really goiong for the post count record - he might overtake James.

I'm just getting a blank message, no advert at all. I hope John Shep can answer this thread.

I do agree with Ian, but as long as it stays like this (with a blank message) then it isn't that much of a problem.... but I hope it isn't perminant (or gets worse).

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 01 Dec 2006, 08:26

I have no doubt John is running this advertising in order to afford us all a trip to the De la Hoya-Mayweather fight next year. Very kind of him I reckon.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 01 Dec 2006, 11:38

Hmm...quite annoying...

ABA Boxing · Post by **ABA Boxing** » 01 Dec 2006, 11:51

Eastside boxing have the same, you have to scroll past them :x

As long as popups dont start appearing i can live with this!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 01 Dec 2006, 13:01

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Indeed - someone trying it on?

Boxrec forum is going through a software upgrade.

Some things are being tried out and tested etc etc.

I will pass all your comments onto the great gods of Boxrec.

I hope this message helps.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 01 Dec 2006, 13:09

As long as those smiley adverts dont come back I am all for it "HELLOOOOOOOO" "SAY WHAT"

Post by **John** » 01 Dec 2006, 13:31

nickd wrote:As long as those smiley adverts dont come back I am all for it "HELLOOOOOOOO" "SAY WHAT"

I've changed the format and the adverts, both the animated and the noisy ads have gone and have been replaced with more sedate inline adverts. I think it's an improvement overall.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 01 Dec 2006, 17:04

JohnShep wrote:
nickd wrote:As long as those smiley adverts dont come back I am all for it "HELLOOOOOOOO" "SAY WHAT"
I've changed the format and the adverts, both the animated and the noisy ads have gone and have been replaced with more sedate inline adverts. I think it's an improvement overall.

What..financially?