Cool or confusion Discussion Topic @ AdlandPro Community

Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:26:03 GMT

To All my friends, and potential visitors. What do you have to say about Adlandpro pop ups. It would be nice to hear from those using Adlandpro. How do you benefit from them? Are they annoying to you?? Is there a way to stop them?? Let's hear it from the membership. Now they seem to have disappeared in Oct. 2007. What's the story??? If you are not a member of Adlandpro, consider joining the # 1 advertising site on the net as well as the friendliest community of networking business people from around the world. http://community.adlandpro.com/registeruser.aspx?ref=mahofst
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:40:15 GMT

Oh, I am sticking foot in mouth (usual thing for blooming village idiot from sunny New Mexico!) I hate them with a passion! I still find it interesting??? but annoying to have to close so I can read or finish what I am doing. I don't know if they can position them differently, but atleast you can close ???? I just do not like pop ups, slide downs, etc ???????? Funny that you asked, I will be curious to see how others feel! Linda
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:54:59 GMT

Thanks Kathy, You gave a good use for this and I appreciate your positive approach. I do not like to pass judgement til I fully understand.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:56:55 GMT

Hi Linda, This has been my feeling too. They block what I am reading or typing. Looking forward to the results of this survey. PS This is a non-paying survey but I promise you won't get spam mail from this!!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:54:49 GMT

I personally feel these Pop Up are a nuisance, they put your concentration off completly. I really get annoyed when I am on an interesting program. I am sure many will agree with me. Phillip Juriansz. http://www.solidcashincome.com http://www.v-w-d.com/emarketing Email: info@solidcashincome.com
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:54:03 GMT

Hi Philip, Many do agree with you. For those people, they will opt to turn them off. Hope you have been reading the posts as directions for doing so are posted. There are also some suggestions for dealing with them. It is a long read, so I am now working on the results where the information will be compiled for a shorter read. I counted your vote as negative.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:57:07 GMT

Pop ups tell us what is going on in the community. It's CNN news right here in Adlandpro.

There goes a pop-up now. John Partington is calling for nominations for his just perfect award.

OOp, there's another on--- it's Monica calling all the game players to game # 2 for the evening.

What, they are laughing on that forum....what's so funny. Think I will click it on. Oh it's Nick with his humorous forum of zany photos and script.

Isn't it great to see what all is happening.

Hey Guys. I was waiting to see who has the nerve to bring up this subject. I Hate Pop-Ups even On My Pillows, in my Toaster and anywhere Lumps or Bumps appear un-expectedly!! It's ditracting, to say the least! I almost close my account the first time they start to appear. Now they are back. Will somebothy do something, please! My computer has Pop-Blockers on every browser I use, but I have to allow pop-ups to navigate Adland. The first few days you couldn't even get anything done on the site. I can only pay attention to one time at at time, and if anyone wants to hear what people are saying on Forums they should join and participate. Sorry Guys, But this is not a good idea! BAD IDEA! BAD IDEA!! maxinvegas If you don't hear from me again, they gave me the AXE

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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:00:02 GMT

No James, we still love ya. Good to get it off your chest. The idea of this forum is to find purpose for what is annoying us.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:48:16 GMT

I guess I'm so new at this that I accept anything right about now. Pop-ups generally annoy me, but I can't say that I even notice them. Is that a good thing? Or not? plumwalk
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:06:41 GMT

Hi there!

Yeah! Me too. I really don't like it when my toast flies out of the toaster, but I eat it anyway. I've actually used the pop-ups a couple of times!

This is not such a big problem at all. There ARE controls for the pop-ups in everone's account setup area. So if you are really busy, and you can't handle distractions...just configure!

At the moment nothing pops at all on my sreen, so I don't know what's going on...

LOL

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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:13:06 GMT

Glad you stopped in. It's never to late to join the discussion at Adlandpro's biggest, baddest forum. Your opinion does matter. We have pretty much worked thrugh this issue but it is nice you stopped in. A name to greet you with, would be nice as well as some type of identity.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:39:00 GMT

Hello there,

That was impolite of me. My apologies.

I still have a name. I guess some of my friends may have forgotten who I am supposed to be. I did not like my photo, then I even removed my name.

Have a wonderful day,

Jerrel Bodeutsch

Space01 Thework@HomeUniverse

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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:06:03 GMT

Hi Linda I am with you. I think they are quite an annoyance. I just made my computer go faster by taking stuff off here and there. Guess what - here come the popups. I guess it's good for the advertiser - but not so for the receiver unless you don't have nothing else to do. Well, have a great day, Helga
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:42:55 GMT

confusion about this forum and I do not want to spam anybody this is new to me do not know how to get around in this learning to send out email but do not know how to receive them in this forum or if getting thru to anyone and My Name is Ray MCConnell and I do not have popup is blocked on my computer and I had that done because could never get anything done because of those popups......yea I am involed in a few networking and I do listen and go to other sites .....but I am also committed to mine........ my addresss is maybe2right2003@yahoo.com that is the email I know how to read and send off...... I do not know if I receiving email from anyone on this forum so is there anyway I can send one email to the whole group and the ones that wants to keep in touch can and the ones who does not doesn't have to answer..... anyway got to go now keep in touch .......ray
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:23:46 GMT

Ray, You can e-mail Adlandpro people by going to their profile (your friends list) and look above the profile. There is send me a message and invite to be friends. It is possible also to send e-mails to anyone you want by going to "people find" and type in locations or peoples names. When their profile comes up, there you are again---send an e-mail or invite to become friends. Start here by clicking on all the participants pictures. Up will come their profile. Learn about each person and check out their web sites. Your last statement--invite people to your friends list. When you want to e-mail everyone, start a forum. Go to: http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/298097.aspx and learn more about posting, making friends, forum etiquette, etc. Keep in touch. I will now send an invitation to you and you can communicate further with me. Thanks for stopping by
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:20:33 GMT

Hi all, Bogdan's post made sense, and so did your advice Mary. Now that I know how to use this new feature, I'll be checking the profiles of the people "popping up" on the page! Thanks for airing this issue out.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:37:46 GMT

Hi all, I gonna be with Linda, I don't like these things,I'm just so curious that I have to stop what I'm doing to read it and that does distrack me. Nither do I like drop downs,they get in the way of what I'm doing! Anyway I know it can be a good thing in alot of ways,but I'm still not going to like them any better. Micki Scheuerman http://www.thelistmachine.com/index.php/fungran Rapid List Building Program Right Here!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:21:08 GMT

Hi Micki, Use a little discipline....don't look and then thank yourself--"Yeh, I do not look". You can condition yourself. Or, you can just set some time aside to sit and look at the pop ups. Don't plan to do any work. Just be a pop-up tracker for a certain amount of time. You will learn ideas, meet new people, maybe join a forum. What does everyone think of this? First see how many are on line, pick an active time, and sit back and read popups. Like the subject, click on the forum, write down the owner and title and then return sometime later.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:49:15 GMT

I agree with my fellow New Mexican! However, I would not have been in this forum without them...is there a less irratating place to locate them on the screen? Or maybe make them smaller???????????? Margaret
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Re: New Cool or confusion

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:08:28 GMT

Where would be better? They are of no bother until one scrolls and then they begin jumping.
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Re: New Cool or confusion

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:59:48 GMT

Mary, How about somewhere on the left of the page? That way the popup won't be in the text being read or the reply box a person is using.
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Re: New Cool or confusion

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:49:38 GMT

Lorraine, sounds good to me.

However, I don't need those pics at all when sending e-mails, reading forums, etc. I set aside a time and look for friends. I could spot them on the slide show so much better.

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Re: New Cool or confusion

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:31 GMT

Hey Panda Lady,

I can't hear a thing you say,

unless its pop-ups do go away!

I am tired and beat, looking for a treat!

and would even settle for a seat.

maxinvegas

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Re: New Cool or confusion

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:02:01 GMT

You have probably all noticed that we now have an option to close the popup box! I am a happy Adland camper today! I have to say that I've never seen such responsiveness from an admin before. Thank you Bogdan, Mary and everybody else for 'hearing' us.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:00:42 GMT

Hi, Mary, I'm with kathy on this - it is good to see where the action is and who is taking part in what. They cannot be repositioned and they can be a nuisance if they appear right where you are typing or reading - but they do disappear with a click of the mouse. What DOES annoy me at Adland is the slowness of the site and the fact that it often causes Internet Explorer to simply vanish off the screen (it must be Adland because it doesn't happen with any other web site)!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:09:05 GMT

Hi Arthur, ok, so you know where the action is but do you know what the action is. Up comes a pop up that says " so and so says thanks for the invite or I agree with you". You don't know the person or give a hoot as to what they agree to and why they are so excited to be invited. Thanks for explaining that they can not be re-positioned. I rather thought I was missing something.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:11:31 GMT

Hi Helga, Yes, I remember the day they started the pop ups. One could not even work with Adlandpro. Thanks for voicing your opinion.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:26:20 GMT

Hi, again, Mary, I have already made my thoughts on 'ooh lovely' posts clear and they are easy to spot. However, one or two 'teasers' have taken me to forums that I have enjoyed reading. (I haven't worked out the etiquette of joining a forum if not invited to do so. Do these pop-ups constitute an invitation? I am assuming 'No'.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:32:23 GMT

I don't see the point of pop-ups for forum comments. I think pop-ups of peoples' ads would be a much better idea, such as the 255-character ads. Maybe at the bottom of the screen instead of at the top would also be less annoying.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:33:52 GMT

Normally I don't like popups, but I like these. It's advertising for the poster and the forum. If you're wondering where the action is: Wait for a popup and click the link. Should increase forum activity. Sometimes they even close to fast for me.. ;)
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:40:05 GMT

Hey Art, You brought brought up a good issue. Since I have not joined any forums that came as pop ups, this did not come up in my mind. Good question about joining a forum uninvited. However, anyone could get your name at Adlandpro and go to your forums and join in uninvited using the "Find People" tool. I would think it rude to join a forum uninvited. To give your opinion to people you do not know is pretty pushy!!! We are a community but not friends to all. Just like in real life. Some neighbors are neighbors by proximity not by relationship.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:55:04 GMT

Kathleen, You make two very good points. One or two sentences about a forum don't entice me to open up the forum. Guess that is why they go unheeded by me. Your suggestion to have the location changed is a positive. If the pop up did not interfere with what I am reading or typing that would be more acceptable. With my vision problems I have trouble keeping my reading or typing spot while I wait for the pop up to go away.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:58:04 GMT

Ok Roger, we put your opinion in the positive column. People like you that know how to use this tool to your advantage are an asset to us. Tell more of how you are benefiting.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:39:36 GMT

Hi Mary, Don't know any more benefits than what I've already posted, and it's not a benefit to me but to the forum owner, the poster and the member that found something of interest when they clicked on the link. :) Sorry to see that you find me rude. (I completely disagree of course ;) ) I'll leave now and perhaps come back if I get an invitation.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:10:41 GMT

Roger please come back. We were questioning if it is rude? So is the pop up how you found this forum? Heavens we don't want to push you away. We are problem solving here and making any judgements, especially against our fellow community members.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:12:55 GMT

Hey Arthur, If you want some action, I'll invite you down to Vegas for the Week-end!..just kidding! You complain about the slowness of the system and this is just another way to slow the the entire system down without any useful information - except bits and pieces of info that has no topics.. And Mary - I am out of here before this becomes too slow for my patience. Better you than me on this one! maxinvegas
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:03:54 GMT

Hello: All I think they are interesting. Yes maybe you stop to read or post it tends to keep you in the know. To your health http://www.ras-1.com
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:26:41 GMT

Hi Mary, I actually like the new pop-ups! for the simple reason they show me what is going on and where while I may have missed some posts otherwise. There is a delay in my mail so I don't know what's going on until its been and almost gone so the pop-ups are great to alert me of anything new, and anyway, you can click close immediatly if you want them gone! Over-all I would prefer to have them than not have them! Cheers Juliana ;) UVACA PA/PR view my space: http://www.myspace.com/julianabond SIGN OUR PETITION: http://uvaca.julianab52.com
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:34:41 GMT

Hi Mary, I'm now a confirmed pop-up fan - as Cheri says - you can follow forums in real time! and she seems to even more enthusiastic than I am (thanks for your post Cheri, sending me here again!) However, after finding out that there are icons on private messages and on the Chat Room at Adland, I changed to Internet Explorer from Mozilla (which doesn't have them) - with a little help from Leon (thanks Leon) Adland runs at least twice as slowly on Internet Explorer than on Mozilla Firefox. Now I understand what some other people were complaining about. Why is this? or is this a question for Bodgan. It's very strange. Does anyone know
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:43:41 GMT

Hi Jenny, I see you didn't use any of the emoticons in the IE browser... why not? I have the same issue with the slowness of IE and I don't know why that is the case. Your browser stores a page in your cache (temp internet files). Every time you visit a site, the browser searches the cache for the page so it can display it quicker. If it doesn't work as fast as Firefox, then of course, it will be slower. Why it is... I cannot say. I will stay with Firefox. The emoticons are of little use to me since I don't like waiting on the page to load to use them. I guess that is another arguement for speed, huh? Peace, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:22:06 GMT

Hello everyone! Happiness and fun for everyone! But, I am not liking the pop up thing at all. I can be typing away madly and click on to something else and be a few lines down the page before I notice. It interferes if Im typing slowly. We have pop up blocker on our computer, so to come here and get them on pupose is kinda weird. And maybe its just me, but I think of cheap advertising. Have a groovy day! Tina Ranieri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:27:24 GMT

Tina, Great that you stopped by. You have a good attitude and that will get you by. As earlier stated, with time we are learning to ignore if we are deeply involved in reading and writing. As for advertising. Only the first two lines of a forum show so where are you seeing the ads?
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:49:06 GMT

Hay Mary, Right on,nuisance is a kind word to use I say its a pain in the butt, parden my French.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:16:50 GMT

Michael, Nice of you to visit here and give your opinion. Everyone counts in Adlandpro.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:18:18 GMT

Hi Nap, I'll be making a tally soon so I put you under neutral. Good of you to make a visit here to express your opinion
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:50:38 GMT

Well , I hate them with a passion since I tend to loose my train of thought and get myself side tracked. Of course that's what they are all about,are they not? I am in agreement with Art about the slowness of the Adland site. For a while I thought it was my equipment that was aging, but now I see that I am not alone facing this problem. Let's hope management reads this and finds a solution for it.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:01:04 GMT

hi mary, i guess i could learn to like them. they aren't as annoying as the big ones, and they don't last very long. glenn http://www.vemmabuilder.com/219180305 http://www.myweb.ecomplanet.com/AUBU5144
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:14:22 GMT

i hate the damned things and so do all the other members of my web site FLORIDA RENATL VILLAS--www.lastminutedreamvillas.com I think the very fact that there are pop up avoidance software readily available and selling like hot cakes says it all!!!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:24:49 GMT

To me they look like private messages that somehow have popped up on my site. I am confused enough as it is. A new member trying to find my way around amongst flashing lights & hooters so to speak. OK I am just p----d that the socceroos are out of the world cup & how? Cheers Dave.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:12:58 GMT

Dave, Now that you know that they are not private messages you can ignore them. If I were new I would concentrate on learning the basics for now. Pop ups can be a tool for you when you feel more comfortable moving around in Adlandpro. I lost many a post or e-mail and had to retype when new here. Newbies do not need to add to their stress load. Good point, Dave.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:18:48 GMT

Well, this is my first message ever at AdlandPro after reading an e-mail about it - a big HI to everybody! After reading the first page of this chain I was going to suggest everybody to block the popups. Then, for the first time, a message popup jumped onto my screen, with the popup blocker on. I feel really silly right now. Feel free to share the authentic feeling of innocence with me (smiles). I wish everybody a fabulous day/evening, where ever you are. *Asta PS. Just for the record, I truly dislike popups.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:42:10 GMT

Hi Asta, Congratulations on your first post. No need to feel silly, everyone here at Adland remembers what it is like to do a first post. We are a bunch of caring people and we are here to support our new members. Have fun and have a great day.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:22:26 GMT

Hi Mary I have just read the following which might be helful to some of you who are not sure how you feel about the pop-ups- it's Bogdan's Quote of the Day today “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin, biologist I have to own up that my intial resistence was maybe due to being a little bit of a "stick in the mud"! Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:38:11 GMT

Jenny, Thanks for contributing to our forum. You will note by the comments that many of the ol timers don't want to adjust and new people think it was always this way...so they accept them.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:35:26 GMT

Hi Asta, Welcome to Adlandpro. I see you not only have not posted but you could use some invitations to be on a friends list. Maybe you will receive them after posting here. I will put you down as not liking pop ups. So now you can turn them off.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:53:18 GMT

Ladies and Gentlmen The more information one can be privy to the better as far as I am concerned. Have a few ideas for this group and would like to pass it by all of you. I will write up a new post and I hope some of you come and answer my questions. Thanks
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:48:44 GMT

Randy, That is great. One forum turns on the ideas and another is born. Now that is inspiration. Looking forward to your forum.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:38:01 GMT

I like the pop up. It shows me that there is a forum that has activity, something that not a lot of them have! Katheryn Networking is a contact sport, Keep in touch! http://www.directmatches.com/tallk2katheryn
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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:21:05 GMT

Katheryn, Yes, I mentioned some other forums close to the beginning of this forum. Adlandpro is unique. Outside visitors see all we have to offer including the forum pop ups. Maybe this will entice them to join us. I am going to find out from the Administration if they can tell me, if pop ups brought more new members.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:31:11 GMT

Hi, you must have a lot of friends. I had it telling me we someone replied. I was getting at least a 3rd moree of my normal emails. So I will have to change that. MarvaB
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Re :Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:53:38 GMT

Hi! Everyone:

At first they did, but now I don't mind it as much. I just close the window and move on to why I came to the Adlandpro site. I am only annoyed if I click to close the window and it doesn't close, but that has never happened at Adlanpro's site while I am here.

Pamela

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:45:22 GMT

Now we have a new little pop up in the lower right hand corner.

What do you think of this.

Do you miss the slide show where you could quickly scan across and look for new people.?

Is this cool or what?

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:39:35 GMT

Hey CooL Lady,

I missed the slide show.

Hate this little "bugger" that sits on my writing page most of the time.

And there is no way to get rid of this one any how. LOL.

What can we do about it?

maxinvegas

I thought the thing was settled.

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:01:29 GMT

Max of Nevada,

If you continue working and you scroll up and down, you have dancing pics. Look at em fly.

That can make you dizzy if you go too fast.

Thanks for coming, knew you wouln't want to miss this one.

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:02:22 GMT

Hi Mary,

Where are my little pictures on the bottom right hand corner?

I've read about these bottom right corner pop ups in one of Bogdans posts on another forum. I haven't got any - not top - not bottom., not left - not right.

i am on Firefox - by the by - but I WANT SOME TOO so that I can see what all the fuss is about. I might not like them and want to complain LOL. If i dont find out what is going on - I 'll have to start a thread looking for them!.

I await some news....
Saludos
Jenny

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:11:48 GMT

Jenny,

The little pics in the lower right hand corner have replaced the slideshow. They come, they stay, they dance, and fly.

Ooop, there's your picture. Sorry you are missing out on this phenomenon.

With the slide show, I could use those pics when I wanted to look for new friends. Now they are always in the corner of my screen yelling "ya hoo, here I am. Pick me, pick me".

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:50:50 GMT

Hello Mary,

About a month ago, I said the popups were annoying, I've gotten used to them and they're fine. As to your question about the new popup in the lower right hand corner....that is fairly annoying because of its movement. I preferred the slide show at the top. Thank you.

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:59:34 GMT

Personally, I did like the group of photos across the top of my Adland page. You could see at a glance if someone new was online.

However, Adlandpro makes a real effort to improve the overall performance of the system here. I expect that the move to the bottom right corner is an experiment to see if that can improve the speed at which Adland pages will load.

Many people have expressed the thought that Adland has become slow loading as many new features keep getting added.

I guess it is all a matter of balance. My own personal preferences may need to be placed to one side as I recognize the need to provide services for the greatest common good.

The Adland Admin is to be commended for their continued effort to bring balance to a growing and changing system. It appears to me that they have a very sympathetic ear and do follow up on members suggestions if possible.

Wayne

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:12:32 GMT

Wayne,

You are the peace maker. I would tend to believe that the administration is doing something they think will help. However, they do like to hear from the consumer.

Your opinion is thus counted in.

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Re: New kind of Cool or confusion

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:24:48 GMT

Hi Mary, You know, I had a really good day the other day here in the community. The 'toolbar' of pics was gone and no little popups on my pages and I was actually able to participate without spending half my time waiting for pages to load. Now we have thes other popups which are really annoying to me as they do not give me a choice to opt out. I have not been deluged with invitations either from the toolbar pics or these as of yet, and I am not going to click one of these and waste 10 mins waiting for the profile to load so I can invite someone. I'm tired of bells and whistles.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:20:31 GMT

Hello Mary, Thank you for the invitation. The pop ups are both good and bad. Good because you see directly what friends send. Bad because there is no anonymity any more. There should be a poll before this upgrading. There were many problems 1st day they appeared. It slows down the system. To the programmers I recommend to put an alternative to chose YES/NO if we want the pop ups in the members area. Best Regards. Georgios
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:24:08 GMT

Great response Georgios, Yes, that was what I was hoping for when I asked if there is a way to stop the pop ups. Maybe Bogdan could give us a choice. I prefer to read a whole forum and responses at once so that I can follow the ideas. Pop ups chop up the ideas
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:14:43 GMT

Hello, Yes, understand their value but when I'm in a hurry to check postings and get on with other stuff I find them annoying. Position is the main problem as it does get in the way sometimes. Roger Macdivitt
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:30:32 GMT

Ok James, tooddle do. Guess you won't see this but thanks for stopping by again. It shows you are a forum participant not a forum poster!!! My kind of guy. I will take Arthur's place and be in Vegas ASAP. Meet me at the plane please.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:33:27 GMT

Right on Roger, know where you are coming from. You want a specific allotment of time to do your work and the pop ups slow you up. If you were a computer garu, spending a lot of time, pop ups would just be part of the routine for the day. Hear you loud and clear.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:02:12 GMT

Mary I thought this is a brilliant idea from Bogden! Anyway, we set our email inbox to receive all Adlandpro notices, right? Also this popups are restricted to those forum posters. Therefore, we got their attention right on. It is absolutely OK to receive friendly popups. This is also the first principal of becoming an active Adlandpro friend and user of the networking facility. If you pay attention, and if you as persistent as poster life Ana Maria Padurean,Ms Beverly, Nan Herring,LaNell,Arild Haukeland and Craftie Mary, you will know the reason why they are successful people builders.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:33:21 GMT

Hello Philip, Well stated. Be visible or you will perish on Adlandpro. With more known about members and their business, the trust and comradery will develope. Some people, I know by the kind of forum they produce, some by the way they post, even their signature line speaks of who they are. Quality not quantity will build good relationships.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:42:47 GMT

Hi everyone, I love the new pop ups. I have discovered forums that I didn't know existed, some were interesting, some informative, some funny, some sad, some even made me aware of members that were discontent and needed a friend and most of the forums have some sort of value for me. I would never have got an invite to most of those forums as most of those forum owners wouldn't even know that I am here, let alone have the desire or the time to find me. As a newbie, it was my job to find them and the pop ups have made that more possible. One of the things Adland boasts about is all the knowledge that is available here, for the whole community - well I think Bogdan came up with the best way for us to find it, and it is uptodate. When I first came here in February, trying to find these forums was difficult, I had to sift through a lot of forums, I didn't find too many only because I didn't know how or where. Many a time I have found that the forum owners post held no inerest for me and yet because of the pop ups a reply somewhere down the track had actually caught my attention and the forum had become a topic of interest. Because of the pop ups I have been able to get to know more people and what they are like. I haven't been restricted to my list of friends only. At first I thought the list of friends was an opt-in list, I didn't realize that the understanding with the members of the community was that forums were restricted to the list only, I thought the forums were open to all members and then someone politely told me that they weren't - shock. The pop ups have actually opened up the forums, which I think is great. The hits to my profile increased as has invitations to become friends. I also sent out more invitations than what I would have otherwise and my hits to other people's profiles increased and I have found items of interest on their websites. Like Anamaria, I too have lots bookmarked in my favourites. I can't seem to find any negatives, it is not in my way, I work near the bottom of the screen (that's probably because I am only 4ft 9in and my eyes are closer to the bottom, I can understand how a taller person may work higher up and therefore it could get in their way). I applaud Bogdan for this tool. I think (it's) cool. Jadranka
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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:30:43 GMT

Jadranka, Very interesting observation. The original post was not of interest but the posted response caught your eye. That is one I will remember when I summerize Being short is not one of the solutions. lol And tall people should not slump. The solution is turn them off or ignore.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:37:00 GMT

Hi Mary, I love you and all of you in here, but I don´t love pop-ups. Hugs and kisses to you all.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:07:11 GMT

Alright now Lennart, no flirting here, you hear??? Glad you stopped by. You are in the "no, don't like them column".
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:03:26 GMT

Roger, I went back and checked my answer to which you take offense. This included "It is my opinion......". This is not intended to offend you. This is an opinion......right or wrong, just an opinion. That is what this forum is all about. From this I have gleaned that pop ups will bring new people into our circle, a benefit I was not aware of. My unkind statement brought answers from people which helped me understand. Each person conducts their business in a different way. That will determine the kind of friends list they will develope. Some seek to work with "like minded people", others will have a broad span of various interests type of people. Pop ups have changed the picture here and we who visited here hopefully can make the changes. Yes, posts can be edited by the forum owner only. If you ever wish to have something changed, contact the owner and they do the editing. I think my post will stay as is and then others know that this is the way I am and second, they can develope their opinion on the issue. Your visit is important and the apology I previously posted is sincere.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:05:09 GMT

Hi Mary, Although I am done with this particular topic I can't help myself and write more.. ;) Your opinion in your forum about forum posting matters more because it's your forum. If it was in someone elses forum I would of course not feel the need to go away. :) Here's another view on the popups: I have found a few times now that I would want to click on it to go to the forum in question, but I can't because I'm not done with what I do. Next time I see a popup I'll rightclick it and see if I can open it in a new tab or window. Haven't seen one in a while though. :)
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:10:19 GMT

Roger, This is an interesting thought. I will think how we can offer way to handle it. For now you can open such a messages in a new window. To do this, instead of clicking on the link, point to it and click right mouse button. One of the menu option will allow you to open this message in the new window. You can read this message later when you finished in the second window. Bogdan
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:23:57 GMT

Hi, As usual Bogdan has impressed me by being on the ball and ready to adapt and respond. Thanks Bogdan. I am starting to see the positive side as so many new people put up a very good first forum but nobody visits, I have written a couple in the past with genuine requests for information in them, but few saw it. Maybe these annoying flashes will give a little life to the less well known but deserving newbies forums. The other Roger in this forum.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:19:30 GMT

Hey Mary, While I was just now reading Mr Bodgan's post, one of those "Cute Puppies" came by for a visit. So I Right-Clicked my Mouse unto the Window and my Menu did not have a "New Window" Selection. But the interesting note is that before I could finish reading my Options, the thing took off like a Flying Saucer! Have you ever noticed that it will come up sometimes out of your way, and if you ignore it, it will plop down unto your writing page like an ignored puppy dog? I think this feature has artifical intelligence in it. Way To Go Boss! Thanks for your visits and comforting thoughts. maxinvegas
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:40:18 GMT

Hi other Roger, Good of you to be so positive. Solutions can be found if we all work together on what we all thought was just an annoyance.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:30:41 GMT

Very Very Good Point. It should have been the first thing I thought of went I first posted but I was thinking about how these pop ups could benefit other people more them my self. When I joinevAdland I created a forum to see just how investigative members of Adland really are. Some have visited my forum but not many. I think that the pop ups will be of benefit to new member in Adland who set up forums as it will also benefit the forum I set up. Thanks again, Dan
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:38:00 GMT

Thanks for coming back Bogdan. Everyone experiement with this and get to give a report on your success.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:35:09 GMT

Roger, Keep experimenting with it. If someone can solve the problem or at least help us cope with it I will give them.....oh shoot, another pop up got in my way. You will never what the prize is.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:46:05 GMT

Hi Mary, Hands up!I admit it! I have really grown to like the infernal things. As Cheri says, it is great fun watching forum posts in real time - oops, nearly missed what you said to the other Roger there! But she's right about getting the first line right - according to the Who is Online list, there are 118 people watching us as we post!! That should motivate us to correct our spelling LOL. Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:34:44 GMT

Hello Mary! Good question. At first they were very anoying, but since they've got the button, I found them useful in some respects. I could reach by their means to some forums I missed or I didn't see so far. But now there is another anoying thing with them: in case they are pointing to a forum I'd love to attend, I either have to leave my "doings" at the very moment or I will never know where I would love to go! It would be better to have the chance to drag the pop away until I finish with the post I'm readin/writing. What do you thing about all this? With friendship, Anamaria
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:45:22 GMT

Hello, I found pop ups annoying also. Mary
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:26:31 GMT

Hello Mary I find the new (?) pop ups very irritating, and wish they were somewhere else on the page. However, I do agree with Roger and Arthur to a certain extent - they are a reminder of forums going on and I can see that they may well help forum owners to attract interest. Sometimes forum invitations arrive very late - when they are nearly dying out sometimes. In spite of loathing them, I have actually used them twice today - forums I had forgotten all about. I'm not very clear on forum etiquette about joining a forum without being invited. If they are not "closed" or moderated forums I would imagine that a lot of forum owners would like to have new people join them. I think its ok as long as they are Adland members, and not ok if anyone on the internet can post. But as I haven't yet started a forum, I'm probably not the best person to answer that one. Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:35:07 GMT

Thanks for coming Jennifer. I am now seeing a different side to this pop up issue. Several came to this forum who are not on my friends list so the pop up brought new people to me. If we did not wish to accept new people and their opinions it would be a moderated forum. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:29:40 GMT

ok, Mary we counted your opinion on the negative side. Now I am wondering if after awhile we will tune them out, if we are not using the pop ups as an Adlandpro tool.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:30:34 GMT

Thanks Mary for starting this thread. Kathy has notified me about it and I have read all the posts. Some of you say those pop-ups are annoying and some of you say they are useful. As we are working on this new feature, we will be adding more options. E.g way to disable them permanently, only allow popups from forums which one is interested in. The main purpose of this pop-ups is to show where the action is to currently logged members. Some newer members don't know how to use the site and what is it about. Such pop-ups will take them right where somebody is posting and potentially where live discussion takes place. In addition new members can't attract others to view their posts. Pop-ups like this allow them on attracting currently logged users to view their posts. Pop-ups are also rewarding those who post new posts. We want our site to be useful to everyone and are working on adding more powerful features all the time. My main concern is that site doesn't lose the speed. As some of you have noticed, the site became slow when we first introduced this idea about a week ago. We identified that additional traffic caused by maintaining those pop-ups pushed our bandwidth limits to the max. We have since then made some improvements to the technology and are working on additional ideas so speed of the site is not affected. I would be interested to know if you are seeing any degradation of the speed over last two days or any other problems with the site. One another indication of the effect of the popups is that we are observing currently at each given time over 120 people logged in, whereas before popups we were averaging around 70. This itself is a good indicator that those popups are bringing users attention and encourage them to participate in discussions about which they would be not aware. Now to your note Mary regarding the fact that you felt that joining a forum to which you are not invited would be not polite. Keep in mind that system only allows to invite to the forum those who are on your friend's list. You are just not invited to some of the forums because you are not on those people friend's list. Any feedback is appreciated as always. And thanks again for starting this thread. Bogdan Fiedur
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:05:13 GMT

Hello Anamaria, Yes, that is how I feel too. I hate to leave what I am doing. It seems easier to go to the e-mails at my leisure rather than to rush off to catch the pop up. If one has a small friends list by design, most of the pop ups will be by unknown people. If one chooses to be a part of just a few select forums then pop ups won't pull you away from your work. Thanks for stopping by
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:14:28 GMT

I do not like pop-ups but they are still effective as everyone knows, They get annoying when your trying to work and they keep popping up sadly some of them are interesting and eye catching and i don't care who you are if they catch your eye you will take a chance and that's exactly why some people are still using them. And i do agree these are a little easier because they do not throw you out you can just click them away. thanks Sherry Jarrett www.discounts-direct2u.con http://jarrettco.FSCstore.com http://everythingforsuccess.com/profiles/jarrettco http://TU148.masterptg.com http://jarrettco.mybigsuccess.com http://jarrettco.toolsuccess.comhttp://www.trafficswarm.com/go.cgi?522517
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:23:12 GMT

Hi Sherry, Welcome to our gathering. The consesus seems to be that if there are to be pop-ups, Adlandpro does it well. Those visiting Adlandpro to visit a forum, should be impressed and thus we can increase membership here. Way to go Bogdan.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:50:53 GMT

I have read more here and this has wanted me to say more. Hehehe. The most successful companies (McDonald's, Coca-Cola, etc...) have made theirselves on their advertising that I refer to as 'In Your Face'. Billboads, placards, coasters, napkins, cups, clothing, tv ads, radio ads, keychains, whatever you have seen them on has built their name. This is the same approach every person that is in business should be doing for their business if you want to succeed. The pop-up is another way, with the content being a softer approach, to peole getting to know you and then your business. This is vital for the internet entrepeneur. If you had a tangible pick-it-up-and-buy-it item(s) then your name would not be as important. But selling on the internet without a brick and mortar store people need to know they can trust you to buy from you. Those that wish not to use pop-ups are missing exposure. Alot of it I will point out. I know pop-ups work and even though they are not the prime source of income they are income. If you discredit the income they create you must be rich! Not that pop-ups will make you rich but do add up in time. Ok. Enough advertising lesson. Send me $10.00 for the tips you learned today and I'll call it even. ;-) Happy blogging. __________ Kenneth R Sword Jr Co-CEO - Bizzy Blogz http://www.bizzyblogz.com Sponsor of the ABA Basketball 'Streetball' group "Nothing But Net Entertainment" http://www.bizzyblogz.com/NBNE/ New! Bizzy Blogz Community - like MySpace http://www.bizzyblogz.biz An Advertising Traffic Machine http://www.megatraffic.us/ http://www.frappr.com/bizzyblogzcommunity
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:46:15 GMT

Hello Bogdan, Thank you for visiting here. I am most appreciative of the fact that you read the posts. Too often people like to add their thoughts and don't see that their is a discussion here. Hopefully some of what you read will assist in future plans. You also clarified some issues here. To everyone: If we have learned anything here it is that pop ups are a tool we can choose to use or ignore. We can let them annoy us or live with it knowing that some people are benefiting from them. Our Adlandpro management cares and hears. What would have been a problem that angered people and perhaps became an excuse to leave the community can be turned around to be a positive thing if we keep an open mind. Let's work together and change lemons into lemonade.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:13:38 GMT

Hi Mary, This is Marion K. Thanks for showing my messages. It can be annoying whenever it pops up, but it is a way to grab attention immediately. It is a good way to find out about a live forum. FREE information on improving golfing techniques FREE information on improving selling techniques on the internet. Please visit here http://mkshoppingmall.tripod.com
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:05:03 GMT

Hi Marian, Your opinion will be added to the poll. I like the observation that they "grab attention immediately". How many good forums go unnoticed because we are not on that friends list? Good that you stopped in.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:15:50 GMT

Mary, I'm glad Bogdan is looking for an opt out solution to this problem. Maybe he can make lemonade out of this lemon. Pop ups are not a tool for me, they are an impediment to an otherwise benefial service. I cannot choose to ignore them, because every time one loads, my page stops dead in its tracks! I would like to participate to a much greater degree, but it takes too much time.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:46:07 GMT

Hi Lorraine

I know exactly what you feel and I would like you to consider trying the options available to see if it would work good for you also. Here's the steps to try it if you wish:

When a shout-box appears, click "Options" then you will be taken to a page that has 3 choices. Choose option "#2" then click "make my changes" or "ok" unsure exactly of what it says, but you do need to save your changes. Then you will have the tiny box in the top left and the small individual pic on the bottom right.

Also, it does help a lot when you come to visit Adland that you delete all visited websites, so that file would be empty. When that file is to full is interferes lots with people on dial-up. I'm unsure if you know how to do this but here's the instructions to follow... just in case!

Click "Tools" "Internet Options" when it opens it should already be on "General" then you will see "Temporary Internet Files" then click on "Delete Files" then "Ok". If you do a lot of browsing then consider to also "Delete Cookies" but you will need to sign in to all your sites you belong too! This is only if you do a lot of browsing but it will not hurt to try it also !!!

It's not perfect as when the pics changes to another... their's a small delay! But the waiting is a lot less and the pgs download much faster. You'll have enough time to do your work and post with less trouble. Please, let me know how it's working for you Lorraine... I'm curious!

Warm Regards

Speak Out & pass it on !!!
Broadcast Decency, UVACA

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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:55:18 GMT

Hi Flo, Thanks for trying to help! I delete my internet files a couple of times a day. I think the slowness comes from the fact that my computer is too old and can't be upgraded. Time of day or day of the week seems to have something to do with it, also.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:34:50 GMT

HI all I really don't care and don't mind the popups that you guys are talking about. It has increased my friends up a notch and I have more visitors to my main page looking at my site, ads, etc. Keep them popping!!!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:41:45 GMT

JR, Now that's a good attitude. If traffic increases who cares how annoyed you feel. If it "laughing all the way to the bank" thinking. Ok, gotcha. You can endure.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:09:48 GMT

The site is always slow or I cannot get on for whatever reason...sometimes for days at a time. I have a cable connection and this does not happen with other sites. So, dial up and computer are not issues. Katherine
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:14:27 GMT

Hi Katherine, Good of you to stop in but I am not sure of what you are saying. We are gathering opinions on pop-ups, resolving some issues on the usefullness or disruptivness of the popups. Come back again and give us your feelings.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:00:46 GMT

I'm new here but not a marketing newby.From a marketing perspective, forums are a great source of traffic to your sites. Unfortunately, after visting many forums I got tired of flamers and goofballs and the general insensitivity of many posters - so I have stayed away. I admit, while still timid, I have noticed a difference in the forums here. You seem like a mature and friendly bunch. I think the pops are a good idea -very beneficial for the forum owner. The current pop did not slow my typing this message so the speed is okay. But are the pops beneficial to me as I read a forum? Maybe, if I got lucky and stumbled on one that was of interest to me. A Topic or subject line would help enormously. I might miss a thread or two that would be useful to me only because the popup text read "thanks for your comments frank! Look forward to your new newsletter." Could be a goldmine of information there but how am I to know? I feel like i am eavesdropping.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:58:09 GMT

Bogdon, I have to let you know that I like the added pop ups because I'm searching for ways to get my business going and if I can see something that could help me, its right there to see. I have been invited to join forums and I have accepted and then I don't know what to do. Not everyone is networking smart, so this helps me alot. These pop ups go off so fast and the speed of the site has not been a problem for me. Thanks again Cindy Wineland To your Health www.awellnessplan.net www.abrandneustart.com
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Re: Cool or confusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:47:17 GMT

Cindy, Your note to Bogdon will be add to our opinion poll. Concerning forums you don't know what to do with, my personal advice is not to answer just to answer. Your point is well taken. Sometimes we need to find forums of quality. Popups may be just the way. If one is new and has few friends, the number of forums that meet your needs will be limited. With pop ups you can shop for what you need. It will also help you find people with whom you agree. Popups may have shortened our process for finding business partners.....people who can mentor us. Thanks for visiting.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:52:31 GMT

Hi Mary

This is to Bodgan question to regard noticing a change in speed with pop-ups.

As you know Bodgan I'm on dial-up! When you first introduced these pop-ups the speed was very slow. Now, it's a big improvement as they do not interferre any longer with downloading. I'm very pleased with the work you put in to regards speed.

Please, consider to remove the option to add pics to the forums. I and others that is on dial-up can't view or posts, it's impossible to download those forums. I hope that you will think about it or come up to a solution that will work for people on dial-up.

Have yourself a fantastic week, enjoy the day!

To your success

Speak Out and Pass it On !!!
Broadcast Decency, UVACA

Visit//Join my forum!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:54:31 GMT

I clicked on the url Bogdan gave us and there was no statement about notifications via pop ups. Sometimes I have them and then other times I don't. That still as mystery for me. Florence, your question was forwarded to Bogdan and his response is that that dial up is antiquated.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:12:20 GMT

Hey Mary, Now that the Big Boss told us the obvious reasons why we have to suffer pop-ups, maybe we should concentrate on finding some ways to make them less intrusive. These pop-ups sometimes place themselves right over the page you are typing on. This needs to be fixed. My Suggestion: Make them a small Flash Button like the Chat Button placed out of arms way with just a teaser note, like "Hear what Max is saying at the Forum" Click Here!(That sounds real Good to me!) You're On - maxout
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:41:37 GMT

Well James, you came back. See, ideas to solve a problem will help all of us. Good idea too. A warning that a forum is in use would be enough. One would not need to know what is being said. Case in point, pop ups by a certain poster have been coming up and all that is said is "great" and "thanks". Not exciting enough to take me away from my writing.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:46:24 GMT

Hi again Kathy, I am very aware that Adlandpro management is attentive to our needs. I ever have a problem, they know I will be knocking on their door. They are what makes this a great place to advertise. For that reason, this forum was set up. Not as a place to complain but to find solutions. It would be nice if more members of Adlandpro would voice their opinions.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:53:58 GMT

Hi Mary, Thanks for the invitation. :) I don't know about you, but I tend to take everything I read seriously, unless I know for sure that it's a joke. If I'm not sure I always ask. I reread your post again to see if I missed the part where you were asking if it was rude. I found only what I already knew. You personally wrote very clearly that people who write in forums without being invited are rude and pretty pushy. Since you are the admin of this forum I have to take you seriously, because who would joke about something like that? You are of course allowed to change your mind or even tell me that I misunderstood. I do misunderstand from time to time. Without the popup I would not have been here right now. Is that good or bad? ;) Too bad you can't edit posts here. I think perhaps you would have liked to add a "not" between "and" and "making" in your last post to me. Mentally I put a "not" there.. ;) Or can you edit posts and I just haven't found it? Anyway, I don't know you and you don't know me. If you want to know me just read what I write. This post is one of many clues to come.. ;) Sincerely
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:34:08 GMT

HI Mary, Thank you for the invite and I have read all the posts to date. First of all, I am glad that someone mentioned something about this being a "PUBLIC" forum because it is not rude or pushy to join a forum that is open to all members of the community. If you do not want just anybody joining, or commenting, than you can need to make your forum a private one. As far as the pop-ups go, I was quite surprised by them at first and then I realized that Bogdan must have added another feature to the website. I do not find them annoying or intrusive at all. I have actually been able to go to a couple of forums that I have never been to before and found them very interesting. Change is not always readily accepted by people, but change can be for the betterment many times. Don't get so used to things being one way and never to change...progress goes on all the time and we have to be ready to make changes in our lives. Have a great week, Marilyn
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:44:03 GMT

Hi Roger, just a note, you can edit posts here in forums,and some people should make quick corrections. I too have made the mistake of being to quick to shoot off my big mouth and did find out that I could edit posts in my own forum. ( As well as say I'm sorry ). Like you I would not be posting this if it had not been for the pop up. Is that good or bad? I think pop ups are very good. If this post offends any one, I will personally say I'm sorry but will never change my mind about pop ups. I wish there was a way to have the Adland pop ups in my email account while I'm not logged in to Adland. I think that would be great. I'm just a little bull headed. P.S. Roger, You are always welcome in my forum any time and I do appreciate your posts. You give vital thoughts for the cause regardless of what it may be. Dan
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:09:28 GMT

Hello everyone.... I like them. My old pc slows down so much. I just turn the feature off. I went through account setup and you have your choice. on or off -- rather binary -- I think they're great. When I'm at my daughters on her fast computer with cable connection - it is great to see what all is happening... My question is? If I've turned the feature off - does that mean my posts arent showing up on the pop up feature? Interesting that such an aide for promoting your eBiz or forums would cause such a stir. I need to go back to see what Bogdan had to say... As always, Beth
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:22:01 GMT

I'm sick of pop ups, I hate them and ignore them automaticelly without reading them. I'm getting equally as tired of adsense and just ignore it. That goes for regular websites... BUT - Having said that, these pop ups are a horse of a different color. I actually like them. It's a great idea, non-intrusive, and a neat way to meet people. MY VOTE IS COOL!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:02:30 GMT

Well this is the boss's site and he can add pop ups and pop under or pop overs if you wants. It is up to us to read them or ignore them. I for one am a fast reader and will quickly read the pop up and them move on or follow up if it is interesting. So pop ups are here to stay, I mean in the internet world and why shouldn't Adlandpro keep up with the latest technology.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:39:03 GMT

Hello Edward, Contration: "I don't use them for anything" "I quickly read the pop up..move on or follow up" See that is whatwe are saying, they are a tool you can choose to ignore or use. We can get angry or learn to tune them out.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:23:59 GMT

Mary, I think that the popups can be annoying.....I am just ignoring them at the moment.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:36:48 GMT

Good for you Nap, but don't they get in your way when typing and reading??? Maybe you have more patience than the average Adlander. Learning to ignore, may be a skill we will all have to develope.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:25:47 GMT

Hello Mary I think that they need moving to somewhere where they dont block what you're doing and dont "hit you in the face" so much. On balance, if it increases forum participation, they might be quite healthy. (One can always ignore the oohs and aahs) They are at least pop ups that are relevant to Adland. if they were ads - then I wouldn't want them near my computer screen. Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:40:57 GMT

Jen, Exactly right. I just read a post on another forum where the person gave a one line response and about 9 inches of ads. A pop up of that caliber would not get my attention......but you don't know til you click on it as the first sentence addressed the issue. Perhaps Bogdan can make some changes on the location. That is what I am hearing the most here.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:58:21 GMT

Hi Mary, The pop-ups annoy me intensely! They are an invasion I don't want or need. Regards,
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:23:09 GMT

Hi Jennifer M. I put in your opinion in the poll as negative. Thanks for stopping by.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:12:09 GMT

Hi It's COOL and also ANNOYING! Their's advantages to these shout-boxes! But they are very annoying when they pop-up in front of my work and have to click on the X to get it out of my way! I strongly believe that Adland owners should put the shout-box on the left side and make it long not width as it goes in our work. Otherwise they would be great for everyone... thanks to the invite! Warm Regards Speak out & pass it on! Broadcast Decency United Voice Against CHILD ABUSE
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:27:48 GMT

Hi Florence, Annoying when in our way but acceptable if thet did not interfer with our work. That is the most common response here. So let's see if this can be accomplished by the admin. Thanks for your contribution.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:44:12 GMT

Well Mr. Maxwell from the city that never sleeps, you find a solution? Let's all try it and get back here with a report. Glad you came back as I thought you were mad at the whole idea. Does anger make you more determined to solve a problem? Whatever it takes, let's keep on it gang. I was gone for 3 days and when I returned I see they are still popping but not on top of my work.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:47:12 GMT

Right Cheri, Everyone uses Adlandpro differently. So those who want this tool could choose but those who don't want to be bothered or it does not serve their purpose should be able to de-activate the pop-up option.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:19:51 GMT

Well, I was really confused by them when they first started popping up--I thought someone was IM'ing me! Then I just got annoyed, because this used to be a safe haven from popups, etc. When I'm here I'm trying to do something and it's a real problem when the popup appears in the middle of my typing, forcing me to stop, glance (which is the point) and close. Is this an Adlander feature only or does everyone have this capability?
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:30:15 GMT

Lorraine, This feature is unique to Adlandpro. Go back and read Bogdan's response. Thanks for stopping in.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:24:35 GMT

Hi, Mary Thanks for clearing this up for me. I returned from vacation today and couldn't figure out what was going on. Until I read all the posts in this forum, I found the popups highly annoying. As usual, people have made points that I didn't think about before I made my snap judgement. On the whole, I still find them annoying, and frankly I'm not sure that they will serve their intended purpose with me. I doubt that a few words would make me stop what I'm doing, especially if I don't know and respect the poster. However, now that Bogdan has mentioned a couple of planned improvements, I'll wait patiently for them. Apparently in the couple of days since you started this, the position has already been improved. It seems to pop up in the upper left corner of my screen, and I'm now able to ignore them easily. If I have the opportunity to select from 'Get them all', "Turn them all off' and 'Select by forum', I'll take the last one. Otherwise, I'll be happy when we can turn them off. Thanks again! Cheri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:51:37 GMT

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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:21:26 GMT

I think that the pop ups are a COOL idea! I have met several new people and have read many interesting forums because of them! Keep moving forward Adland!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:55:06 GMT

Simmone, It looks like new people appreciate them the most. It is another way to meet people. New people don't have to go through the change that has happened on our screen......older members maybe aren't as accepting of a new tool.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:50:24 GMT

Hi, Mary Thought I'd come back after a few days of living with the pop-ups and change my vote. They no longer bother me, so I guess it's just a matter of what you're used to. It is fun to watch in real-time a thread you're participating in, and the rest I just ignore if I'm working at something that takes concentration, or glance at briefly to see if it looks like something I might want to know more about. One big advantage I can see is that if you pay attention to what catches your eye, you'll learn by example and know how to post in the first sentence of your new threads to get participation. I'm hoping I can learn to make my writing more lively, not so dry. Cheri PS, Careful following the link when you're in the middle of something, though. You have to hit the back button to recover your work if you do. I'd prefer to see it open in a new window.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:57:13 GMT

Good point, Cheri. That first sentence should catch interest. Maybe the old habit of "That's nice" or "Thanks for the invite" will take a tail spin.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:38:40 GMT

Hi, Mary, Only if the people who do that are watching this forum. There, hope that piques everyone's curiosity to come read it, lol. I just noticed something else that I can only attribute to the popups, as I haven't changed my posting habits at all. When I got back from vacation, my next day's hits were at 9. I posted to a few forums, and they went to 17. They were at 29 the day after I posted my vacation pix. Yesterday, 75! The only time I previously achieved that was during my POTW week. My friends invitations have exploded too. Those things are good. If the popups are responsible, I'm willing to put up with a lot of adjusting to change. Cheri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:43:38 GMT

Hi Mary, May I put my 2 cents in? I am not usually a fan of pop ups but I think this is a great way to see what is going on while you are online. Great alternative to getting 100's of e-mail notifications don't you think? I found this forum through a pop up. Make It A Blessed Day! Marion :-)
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:32:34 GMT

Hi Marian, You were invited to the forum through the standard method. So we see that if the title and forum owner do not spark an interest, the pop up might do the trick. Do you think pop ups will cause the number of e-mails to decrease? Explain a little farther. Thanks for stopping in.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:52:36 GMT

Cheri, You made another good point. I have never charted the hits. I am aware they increase when I send out invitations and when I post a forum. Anyone have something to add here???
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:54:32 GMT

Ok everybody look above this screen. Something more for those who don't do multi-tasking too0oo well. Instead of hot seat with 2 faces you get a full screen width of faces.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:18:39 GMT

Hi Mary, I suppose it's just another thing that we will get used to. It seems to have replaced the "Community Hot Seat" photos. I for one never understood how that worked either. I dont like it, but I didn't like the pop ups and now I think they are great. The only thing with these is that you dont see them when you scroll down the page. And yes, the number of hits seem to be affected by the posts you make and where you make them - or public activity at Adland. I noticed when I posted on a couple of very popular forums, the hits when up, and when I take a few days off they go down. That seems to be logical. Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:39:26 GMT

I always liked the Hot Seat feature, and I like it even more now that more people show up. It's an enjoyable way to know who is online. I've had fun in the past clicking on the photo link and PM'ing the friend to say "Caught you!" Or, an intriguing picture would make me go and investigate the person behind it, more often than not giving me impetus to invite them to be friends. That's a hint to get your picture in, instead of those silhouettes, folks. I PM'd Bogdan this morning with a thank you for this improved feature, and in his reply learned that there's now an option to turn off the popups or reduce them to a button. But I have so completely changed my mind about them that I'm going to leave them as-is. Also found a workaround for following them--it works to right-click and open them in a new window. Even if they disappear on your screen before you manage to hit Open in New Window, if you right-click before they're gone, you'll get to the thread you wanted. Cheri PS, Beware! Adland is habit-forming, lol.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:02:18 GMT

Hi Mary I have a question. The format of Hot Seat photos has been changed - I've got that one sorted out. But Yesterday, the list of Adlander on-line moved to the centre of the page. Today I have lost it altogether - does anyone know how to find it???? I've been looking for ages. Thanks in advance Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:24:50 GMT

Hi Jenny, We have removed the list of people being logged from the current spot due to the growing length of this list. The list was getting longer and each page had to be opened with this list included. This was affecting people with slower connection as more data was needed to be downloaded each time with every page. You can access list of currently logged in people by clicking [More....] link just above the pictures at the top. I have included the direct link here below. http://www.adlandconnection.com/WhoisOnline.aspx Bogdan Fiedur
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:39:50 GMT

Hi Mary, Hi Bogdan - that was a speedy reply!! Thanks for clearing that one up. I am finding that these new additions - photos, pop ups etc are making it a great deal easier to find my way around Adland - it is a big and wonderous place! Yes Mary, even though I always hate them at first. I'm learning to give them a chance before I jump in and criticise them!! Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:22:51 GMT

Jenny and Bogdan, Thanks for minding the store while I was away at play. Grammie was entertaing the grand daughters. Glad for the explaination as it was a mystery and I had told someone that was a good place to choose friends. We sure do look after each other. Jennifer, Popups are easier to deal with. 1) practice 2) open mind 3) use to one's benefit as we see fit. An improved attitude makes a big difference.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:54:27 GMT

Hi all friends out there. I got your pop up messages. Thanks! Im in Mary Hofstetter forum discussing them. Come join us. Dan Mills
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:26:58 GMT

Alright Cheri, Don't keep the secret to yourself as you see in this forum there are some who would like to turn them off. You are the person we have been waiting for. Give it up girl!!!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:05:14 GMT

Sorry, Mary, I wasn't online at all yesterday. Also, I don't know how to do it, I just know Bogdan told me it can be done. Maybe he'll jump in and tell us. I no longer want to turn mine off, so I didn't bother to figure out where and how. But I'll poke around when I finish dealing with over 200 emails...who was it who said this would take the place of email notifications? How is that supposed to work? Cheri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:31:39 GMT

Hi Cheri, Our forum here served several purposes. First a place to vent our annoyed feelings, second to seek some solutions, and third which surprised me was to find usefulness of the pop ups. We vented Administration listened we found usefulness of those little poppers. However, there should be times that we avoid the annoyance so we don't lose our place and our concentration. That solution would be to find a way to turn them off. Someone jump in here please with the answer if there is one.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:49:10 GMT

Hi Mary, Couldn't resist the challange - so I scrolled to the top of the page to find a pop-up to experiment with. There weren't any. So I waited. And waited. And waited - They've been popping up all day for heavens sake!. I went to make a cup of coffee. I came back with the coffee and just missed one! . Like the computer games the kids play. Drank coffee. Went to look at something else. Came back. Got it!! Left Click on Options. Sign in if necessary. Then you have three choices. Notifications with photos, abreviated notifications and You can disable the whole lot but there is a warning if you choose this last option: " Warning! If you choose this option, due to technology limitations, messages posted by you will also be disabled for other users. Live notifications about your posts will be not displayed and visitors currently browsing the site won't learn about your forum through this effective method." Hope that is what you wanted to know. Saludos, Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:19:09 GMT

Jenny, Thanks for doing that before I got around to it! What a clever message... By the way, my new top hits count is 90, from day before yesterday. I wasn't online yesterday and the total fell dramatically. I think I've seen all I need to be convinced this is a brilliant new feature that we just needed a little time to evaluate. Next time I won't be so quick to judge. Cheri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:33:44 GMT

Hi Cheri, The original intent was to let people vent but that turned into something positive. "Life gives you lemons, make lemonade". I am beginning to use them....it is a quick way to go to a forum. Neat, we have about 130 or more people peeking into our forums without an invitation. More traffic!!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:09:23 GMT

Hi Mary, I find the pop-ups a bit of an annoyance, but I can live with it I suppose. What one one more small annoyance amongst many, eh? I would like for Bogdan to make the text in the box wrap inside the box though. That would eleviate one of the annoying things about them. It makes them appear less professional. I guess you can place my name on the "Whatever!... duh!" list. Peace, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:20:12 GMT

Leon, So nice you left your "cave" to come out in the sunshine with us nice folk here. See it didn't hurt you one bit. Hope to see more of you. Bogdan is monitoring this forum me thinks. If you don't get a response---send him an e-mail. You are describing something I know nothing about. All helpful hints are appreciated here. We are trying to made an annoying problem become our best friend.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:55:05 GMT

Hi Mary, I haven't been in a cave... I have just not been as active here; that's all. I have other fish to fry that keep me busy elsewhere. I think Bogdan saw the request, or was working on it as I was posting. It seems he has made the script wrap the text inside the box now. Before, the words would just run straight across the page and off the screen to the right if the person wrote more than the width of the pop-up box could hold. I think he has it fixed now. Peace to you and yours, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:13:12 GMT

Hi again Mary, I guess I spoke too soon. I did see one of the pop-ups that didn't wrap the text. Maybe the people who are posting with wrapped text are using a word-processing program that limits the line length and wraps the text automatically. Well, I just saw another one with the words running across the page again from Cheri. I guess he doesn't have it fixed yet. Oh well... Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:19:54 GMT

Hi Leon, Know the feeling. When I was on the other day, I thought popups were gone and then wham, bam there they were again. This forum is providing a good service tho as we know the community is working together to make them more palatable. So glad you visited here.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:30:35 GMT

Hi Leon, I'm not quite sure how you see it. There were requests that the popup is rather long than high so it doesn't interfere with the information one is looking at on the screen. The pop-up window is meant to be around 600 pixels wide (long). If your screen resolution is low. e.g. 600 or 800 it might appear that window goes beyond the screen. Let me know what your resolution is. Also the other thing might be your browser which is not properly interpreting our codes. What browser are you using? One more thing, when you are on any page try refreshing your window. Refresh will cause that some scripts will be reloaded. You might be using the old ones from before. Bogdan
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:06:49 GMT

Hi Bogdan, Thank you for checking in here again. I am not seeing the box extending across the page. The words that are in the box simply continue across the page out of sight. The words should be contained within the box by word wrapping the text within the text box... much the same as in these forums. Thext stays within the defined area of the frame. I am using the latest version of Firefox and I don't think it has anything to do with the browser or refreshing. You have a red border on the pop-up box and the words simply run past it and even off the screen. My resolution is set to 1024x768 but the words just keep on going across the page and completely out of sight to the right in a lot of instances. If somebody uses a hard return, the text starts back at the left as it should. One instance showed that the person ended a sentence with a period. The next line started below the member's picture. I was just suggesting that the words inside the frame of the pop-up stay contained with the border of the frame. Thanks, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:52:03 GMT

Hi, Leon. The words do wrap within the box on my screen. In her forum, Linda Caroll has made more than one comment about making sure that a site can be viewed properly in all browsers, so I think it is a browser issue, but probably one that Adland's programmers should solve. I'm not sure whether you can affect it with your settings or not. Cheri
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:56:14 GMT

Hi All, I also use Mozilla, like Leon. I think it may be part of the problem. I am going to change my browser back to Int Explorer and see (when I can remember how to do it! - any help to change it by Private Message would be greatly appreciated!). I have no options for icons in my Chat room either (using Mozilla) and all my friends have little pictures. IT's NOT FAIR. Waaaah! Is this happening to anyone else? Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:45:29 GMT

Hi Cheri, I think you are right about the different browsers treating the pop-ups differently. It is true that the wrods do wrap in IE. I choose to use Firefox and I will continue to do so. If Bogdan chooses to fix it for the people who use Firefox then that would be nice. I can live with it either way. Nevertheless, it doesn't speak to well for new members coming here who use Firefox as their primary browser seeing the unprofessional-looking pop-ups, now does it? My only purpose for making this issue was to get Bogdan to fix the problem if possible. If the number of people using Firefox is on the rise (and currently 10-20 percent of people online are users of Firefox) then I would think that it would be an important issue to deal with at some point. I would think sooner rather than later. Thank you for your kind response, Cheri. Peace to you and yours, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:57:35 GMT

Hi again, Jenny, You are right about the chat room emoticons. They are there for IE but not Firefox. I was referring to the message text editor before and finally realized that you said the chat room. Sorry for the previous post. Peace, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:02:11 GMT

Hey Mary, I see you have a run-away train on your hands. And pulling a lot of weight. I definitely hate FireFox and that GodZilla thing more than pop ups. I created my web pages with FrontPage and although I have Mozilla enabled, I still can't use them to view my web pages. The text will not wrap in the defined areas. Of course, I don't know how to design for the Nescape browsers. Maybe some one can tell me. I do not use pre-designed templates. Instead, all sections are absolute or relative positing on my pages. I think the ASP text in those pop ups are absolute or relative and not left or right alignment and that's why they will not wrap in Firefox Thanks to you, I now have my pop-ups disabled maxinvegas ===================================. Who Says 'Net Marketing Was No Fun! Visit Max_Fun House Win Cash Prizes, Free Traffic and Make Money With Our Affiliate Sites http://www.goodnewsforall.com/max__fun_house.htm
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:17:45 GMT

Ok, I'll try again. How do you disable. We should be able to turn them off at times.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:23:07 GMT

Hi All, I use Firefox too, but dont really want to change - It lets iless sypware and irritating non-virus features - I have adolescent boys who can't resist click here! Once they have their own computer, I'll change - because I want ICONS TOO!!. Thanks Leon for your help Saludos Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:28:31 GMT

Mary, I am laughing - I NEVER imagined sending this post to my teacher. How to disable pop-ups Last post on page 11 or this forum. Lots of love Jenny
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:45:18 GMT

Hi Mary, I am not sure if your "OK, I'll Try Again" was addressed to me, but the pop ups now have a link box with three options. Mine is dead, so I can't review them, but I think the second one was for a button option and the third one was for killing the thing off. I opted for the third, end of story. And all of this was because of your bravery in attacking the problem head on. Let's live with Options and be Happy at Happyland!! maxinvegas
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:40:16 GMT

Mary, When a pop-up appears, click the "options" in the upper right of the box. A new page will appear and you can decide what you want to do at that point. There are three options... leave them alone... make them appear as a button to click... disable them completely. I am still watching them to see if Bogdan fixes the word wrap thing. Peace, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:45:06 GMT

Eureka, When you were mentioned as having been one of my mentors helping use Adlandpro on my other forum....well here you proved that to be true. Great problem solving. Now we will see who stopped in for a visit and who is truly a member of our forum Yeh, for Leon.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:57:16 GMT

Hi Leon, The problem should be fixed now. Please check it out and thanks for bringing it up. Bogdan
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:18:51 GMT

Hi Bogdan, YOU ARE A PRINCE!! Thank you for tweaking the pop-ups so that they are a better tool. If you didn't know they were doing what then you wouldn't have fixed them. Thank you so much for your diligence in this matter. And, YES! They are fixed and not running text all over the page... KEWL BEANZ!! Thanks again for being the leader here. Peace and prosperity to you and yours, Leon
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:15:54 GMT

morning everyone, Well, that explains what Leon was saying. Everything is contained in the box for me. Thanks to Bogdan for stepping in here to help. All the others working on this also get a great big "THANKs". Team work will pay off.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:22:22 GMT

Bogdan, I am sorry but I just can't do it! Your email invited me to this forum to see what all the fuss was about. It also said I should read all the posts, well... as Scotty once said to James T. kirk "I canna do it, Captain!" This is the most active forum I have ever seen. Every time I finsished read a page there was a new number at the bottom. I just can't keep up. I can't read that fast. However, I got the gist. I really enjoy the back and forth commentary. Great job with this site and keeping your members happy!
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:53:58 GMT

I have no paobs with the pop ups it buts in close comeact to friends and forums.The Close mark is there of they annoy you.They only last a few secs each anyway 1/2 the time before we're done reading them there gone so i think this potion is great.When i see friends i would like to chat too pop up it remonds me i need to chat with them about something.There a great reminder of friends you have not spoken too in awhile.All in All once you get used to thses options they get to be part of what makes Adland a good unique Marketing Community. Regards Dennis
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:01:17 GMT

Well spoken, Dennis Those are positives that will help us who feel annoyed. My annoyed level is dropping with each positive given by our members here. Bogdan has tried to give us many tools and just caught us oldies when we were feeling too comfortable. Anyone can adjust to something new with the right attitude.
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:58:15 GMT

Hi All Bad idea! I hate popups! :-( Sooner they go the better!! Roger
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Re: Cool or confusion

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:15:58 GMT

I dislike pop up ads wherever they may come from. Im glad that u can configure your browser to block them.
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