Solution against annoying sound banners on GFY: - GoFuckYourself.com

07-09-2004, 08:07 AM

Maxthon, formerly MyIE2. Includes a filter that enables you to block flash from loading.

[img]http://***********/maxthon.gif[/img]

http://www.myie2.com/maxthon/en/index.htm

07-09-2004, 08:09 AM

You can also block specific embedded flash from loading on webpages.

For Mozilla/Firefox:

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

Adult Site Traffic · 07-09-2004, 08:09 AM

I use a thing I discovered myself.

On the left side of my laptop, almost hidden, there's a little black wheel embeded in the case. When it turn it towards me, then no noise comes out of my speakers

Jakke PNG · 07-09-2004, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adult Site Traffic
I use a thing I discovered myself.

On the left side of my laptop, almost hidden, there's a little black wheel embeded in the case. When it turn it towards me, then no noise comes out of my speakers

FANTASTIC.. soooo... how do you hear music coming from your MP3 archives?

07-09-2004, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adult Site Traffic
I use a thing I discovered myself.

On the left side of my laptop, almost hidden, there's a little black wheel embeded in the case. When it turn it towards me, then no noise comes out of my speakers

Not an option *if* you happen to chat, watch movies/clips, or listen to music while you work and post on GFY. Blocking the fuckin banner *is* an option.

rowan · 07-09-2004, 08:11 AM

Problem is that doing this because of one site affects all of them, right? I hate the talking shit as much as anyone else, but I don't want to have to remember to turn flash back off after I temporarily enable it to view something elsewhere...

It's probably worth the board guys considering that if enough people start voting with their feet like this then other GFY advertisers using flash are going to suffer.

Adult Site Traffic · 07-09-2004, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather
FANTASTIC.. soooo... how do you hear music coming from your MP3 archives?

That would be when I'm coding or building, in which case I don't have GFY or ICQ open

My own secret

More Booze · 07-09-2004, 08:14 AM

Avantbrowser is better then MyIE2

Adult Site Traffic · 07-09-2004, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
Not an option *if* you happen to chat, watch movies/clips, or listen to music while you work and post on GFY. Blocking the fuckin banner *is* an option.

I agree they get annoying and I hate them very much also, but let's look at it from Lens' perspective.

He's not losing any posters.. maybe 1 or 2, but not enough to matter.

He get's paid to run them.

Webmasters are more banner blind than surfers, with my volume off, I cannot honestly even name one banner up there.

So, he does something to get you to look. It works, because people make multiple threads about the ones who DO make noise, and then other people go LOOK for them to see what the hell

candyflip · 07-09-2004, 08:21 AM

I installed the Mozilla extention. Looks like one or two bad apples have spoiled the bunch. Now I don't see anyone's flash ads.

Jakke PNG · 07-09-2004, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
I installed the Mozilla extention. Looks like one or two bad apples have spoiled the bunch. Now I don't see anyone's flash ads.

Yup. I'd rather see none than everything..
If I miss a good deal, well.. shit happens.

Meta Ridley · 07-09-2004, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
I installed the Mozilla extention. Looks like one or two bad apples have spoiled the bunch. Now I don't see anyone's flash ads.

Yes. No banners for me either.

Thanks Naughty

Groove · 07-09-2004, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
You can also block specific embedded flash from loading on webpages.

For Mozilla/Firefox:

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

Just installed it. Works like a charm

Thanks

Tom_PMs · 07-09-2004, 08:45 AM

I simply remember sponsors who annoy me and ignore complaints and tend to not use them. I'm weird that way

Nothing against them, just know my own mind. I'm fickle.

07-09-2004, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tom_PM
I simply remember sponsors who annoy me and ignore complaints and tend to not use them. I'm weird that way

Nothing against them, just know my own mind. I'm fickle.

Do you think Naughty Bank will see a single hit from me? Of course not. Programs that feel the need to annoy to catch the webmaster's attention, don't deserve neither that, nor hits/sales.

And quite frankly I don't believe in the whole "piss off, cause controversy, get your name out and then cash in" type of promotion.

mardigras · 07-09-2004, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adult Site Traffic
I agree they get annoying and I hate them very much also, but let's look at it from Lens' perspective.

He's not losing any posters.. maybe 1 or 2, but not enough to matter.

He get's paid to run them.

Webmasters are more banner blind than surfers, with my volume off, I cannot honestly even name one banner up there.

So, he does something to get you to look. It works, because people make multiple threads about the ones who DO make noise, and then other people go LOOK for them to see what the hell

I agree there's probably very few leaving GFY over them but I bet the number of people completly turned off of a sponsor first impression is quite high. I've certainly not clicked the "Fuck my pussy!" banner, but if some banner was yelling out "$100 per free signup" it might catch my attention

Tom_PMs · 07-09-2004, 08:53 AM

Yeah I still think those banners must be aimed at surfers. Doesnt make sense to try to get affiliates by saying "I'm cumming" and "fuck that pussy" I dont think. Could be wrong, lol.

Groove · 07-09-2004, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
Do you think Naughty Bank will see a single hit from me? Of course not. Programs that feel the need to annoy to catch the webmaster's attention, don't deserve neither that, nor hits/sales.

And quite frankly I don't believe in the whole "piss off, cause controversy, get your name out and then cash in" type of promotion.

And unfortunately more responsible sponsors will also see less of a return on their GFY advertising if we're forced to resort to blocking ALL Flash ads with a product like FlashBlock:

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

07-09-2004, 08:55 AM

What pisses me even more is the response to the complaints, well... or the lack thereof. Pathetic.

Fletch XXX · 07-09-2004, 08:55 AM

HAHAHA

I JUST INSTALLED IT TOO

NO MORE FLASH!!!!

nice.

ive been meaning to do this glad you reminded me.

Meta Ridley · 07-09-2004, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
What pisses me even more is the response to the complaints, well... or the lack thereof. Pathetic.

Agree 100%

07-09-2004, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fletch XXX
HAHAHA

I JUST INSTALLED IT TOO

NO MORE FLASH!!!!

nice.

ive been meaning to do this glad you reminded me.

You likes?

AST - see, more and more people go down this road. *Maybe* even Lens might realize that having his precious advertizers piss off the people that make up his community and in return make him cash through pageviews, ain't the best thing to do.

When more people block flash on GFY, advertizers will see less clicks from their ads, and maybe not renew their campaigns.

Preacher · 07-09-2004, 09:11 AM

I will disable flash as well now.... this screaming banner has annoyed me one too many times now.

ldinternet · 07-09-2004, 09:17 AM

I've never liked Flash.

Fucking annoying shit... if you can't say it with html, jpeg and gif, it doesn't need to be said.

JFK · 07-09-2004, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adult Site Traffic
I use a thing I discovered myself.

On the left side of my laptop, almost hidden, there's a little black wheel embeded in the case. When it turn it towards me, then no noise comes out of my speakers

Wow, isnt that too clever

EviLGuY · 07-09-2004, 09:23 AM

Yeah I blocked flash too. Seems to have sped things up nicely.

Vitasoy · 07-09-2004, 09:26 AM

I found a nifty program for ie that can disable/enable flash, animations, and back ground soundss. Now I can listen to music!

Groove · 07-09-2004, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
What pisses me even more is the response to the complaints, well... or the lack thereof. Pathetic.

If enough of us block flash, thereby rendering ALL flash
advertising useless, they might start to listen.

07-09-2004, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EviLGuY
Yeah I blocked flash too. Seems to have sped things up nicely.

Turn sigs off, and GFY will be flying.

candyflip · 07-09-2004, 09:32 AM

Sponsors using flash are sure to get their money's worth now

07-09-2004, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
Sponsors using flash are sure to get their money's worth now

bluff · 07-09-2004, 10:00 AM

Thanks, this Allie thing is getting disastrous to my nerves

Holly · 07-09-2004, 10:28 AM

I've never seen the NB banner and never will. I haven't had flash on in months. I love it. I don't even surf the web with it on anymore. Since the majority of it out on the net is ads or some stupid graphic or slow-ass intro, I never miss it. If I run up on a site or menu that I need to see it on, I just enable it and then turn it back off. I rarely have to do that, though.

Here's another tip- go down to your filters (little trash can on bottom) and enable all 3 of the filters (content, popup, and auto popup). You won't see ads anywhere. Turn sigs off and you're ready to go. Sooo much more enjoyable.

bluff · 07-09-2004, 10:31 AM

Anyone have a good suggestion for IE?

Jeppe · 07-09-2004, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bluff
Anyone have a good suggestion for IE?

Yeah I would like to know that as well...

goBigtime · 07-09-2004, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
Sponsors using flash are sure to get their money's worth now

Wow, remind me to stick to .GIF's in the future.

goBigtime · 07-09-2004, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeppe
Yeah I would like to know that as well...

First post.

(myie2 is an add-on for IE I believe)

edit: eww...no it's not.

candyflip · 07-09-2004, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeppe
Yeah I would like to know that as well...

Use AvantBrowser if you still want to utilize IE. They have a disable flash button right in the default nav bar.

MattO · 07-09-2004, 10:45 AM

I just added this line to my hosts file:

127.0.0.1 www1.gofuckyourself.com

iwantchixx · 07-09-2004, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattO
I just added this line to my hosts file:

127.0.0.1 www1.gofuckyourself.com

is that the ad server?

Jeppe · 07-09-2004, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by candyflip
Sponsors using flash are sure to get their money's worth now

OWNED

bluff · 07-09-2004, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by iwantchixx
is that the ad server?

yes

iwantchixx · 07-09-2004, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bluff
yes

sweet tits. NO MORE ADS. BRB rebooting

Holly · 07-09-2004, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bluff
Anyone have a good suggestion for IE?

MyIE2 *is* IE. It's no different. It actually uses your IE and has all the exact same stuff, just tons more options. I didn't want to switch at first but I promise you'll be hooked if you try it. I had to do some stuff to my Dad's computer the other night and I got so frustrated with IE I almost downloaded MyIE2 just to use while working on it.

JSA Matt · 07-09-2004, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattO
I just added this line to my hosts file:

127.0.0.1 www1.gofuckyourself.com

nice, works like a charm

Sagitta · 07-09-2004, 11:00 AM

I'm using Mute.

Quatermain · 07-09-2004, 11:00 AM

The banner is embarrassing. Why should people have to kill flash? Naughty Bank should repair the banner? lower the embedded sounds volume, and fix the mouse out.

I think sound is ok in banners? but that doesn?t mean the audio needs to be annoying. Why ?Fuck me blah hard blah?? etc. A SFX of a bank vault opening or something witty would go over a lot better.

______________

Jeppe · 07-09-2004, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Quatermain
The banner is embarrassing. Why should people have to kill flash? Naughty Bank should repair the banner? lower the embedded sounds volume, and fix the mouse out.

I think sound is ok in banners? but that doesn?t mean the audio needs to be annoying. Why ?Fuck me blah hard blah?? etc. A SFX of a bank vault opening or something witty would go over a lot better.

I agree. The banners with sound never really irritated me before, I actually kind of liked many of them.
But this one is just too fucking annoying

07-09-2004, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattO
I just added this line to my hosts file:

127.0.0.1 www1.gofuckyourself.com

Abso-fuckin-lutely brilliant. &Bump&

bluff · 07-09-2004, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Equinox
Abso-fuckin-lutely brilliant. &Bump&

done it too

07-09-2004, 08:07 AM	#1
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	Solution against annoying sound banners on GFY: Maxthon, formerly MyIE2. Includes a filter that enables you to block flash from loading. [img]http://***********/maxthon.gif[/img] http://www.myie2.com/maxthon/en/index.htm

07-09-2004, 08:09 AM	#3
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07-09-2004, 08:21 AM	#10
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	I installed the Mozilla extention. Looks like one or two bad apples have spoiled the bunch. Now I don't see anyone's flash ads. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

07-09-2004, 08:45 AM	#14
Tom_PMs Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,049	I simply remember sponsors who annoy me and ignore complaints and tend to not use them. I'm weird that way Nothing against them, just know my own mind. I'm fickle. __________________ You've read it, you can't unread it.

07-09-2004, 08:53 AM	#17
Tom_PMs Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,049	Yeah I still think those banners must be aimed at surfers. Doesnt make sense to try to get affiliates by saying "I'm cumming" and "fuck that pussy" I dont think. Could be wrong, lol. __________________ You've read it, you can't unread it.

07-09-2004, 08:11 AM	#6
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Problem is that doing this because of one site affects all of them, right? I hate the talking shit as much as anyone else, but I don't want to have to remember to turn flash back off after I temporarily enable it to view something elsewhere... It's probably worth the board guys considering that if enough people start voting with their feet like this then other GFY advertisers using flash are going to suffer.

07-09-2004, 08:14 AM	#8
More Booze Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,116	Avantbrowser is better then MyIE2

07-09-2004, 08:55 AM	#19
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	What pisses me even more is the response to the complaints, well... or the lack thereof. Pathetic.

07-09-2004, 08:55 AM	#20
Fletch XXX GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: that 504 Posts: 60,840	HAHAHA I JUST INSTALLED IT TOO NO MORE FLASH!!!! nice. ive been meaning to do this glad you reminded me. __________________ Want an Android App for your tube, membership, or free site? Need banners or promo material? Hit us up (ICQ Fletch: 148841377) or email me fletchxxx at gmail.com - recent work - About me

07-09-2004, 09:11 AM	#23
Preacher Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,970	I will disable flash as well now.... this screaming banner has annoyed me one too many times now.

07-09-2004, 09:17 AM	#24
ldinternet Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 8,245	I've never liked Flash. Fucking annoying shit... if you can't say it with html, jpeg and gif, it doesn't need to be said.

07-09-2004, 09:23 AM	#26
EviLGuY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: malta Posts: 12,745	Yeah I blocked flash too. Seems to have sped things up nicely.

07-09-2004, 09:26 AM	#27
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	I found a nifty program for ie that can disable/enable flash, animations, and back ground soundss. Now I can listen to music! __________________ [email protected]

07-09-2004, 09:32 AM	#30
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	Sponsors using flash are sure to get their money's worth now __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

07-09-2004, 10:00 AM	#32
bluff Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bluffville Posts: 6,253	Thanks, this Allie thing is getting disastrous to my nerves

07-09-2004, 10:28 AM	#33
Holly Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jesusland Posts: 10,017	I've never seen the NB banner and never will. I haven't had flash on in months. I love it. I don't even surf the web with it on anymore. Since the majority of it out on the net is ads or some stupid graphic or slow-ass intro, I never miss it. If I run up on a site or menu that I need to see it on, I just enable it and then turn it back off. I rarely have to do that, though. Here's another tip- go down to your filters (little trash can on bottom) and enable all 3 of the filters (content, popup, and auto popup). You won't see ads anywhere. Turn sigs off and you're ready to go. Sooo much more enjoyable. __________________ War National Damn Champions Eagle

07-09-2004, 10:31 AM	#34
bluff Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bluffville Posts: 6,253	Anyone have a good suggestion for IE?

07-09-2004, 10:45 AM	#39
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	I just added this line to my hosts file: 127.0.0.1 www1.gofuckyourself.com

07-09-2004, 11:00 AM	#46
Sagitta Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 578	I'm using Mute. __________________ "The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

07-09-2004, 11:00 AM	#47
Quatermain Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 328	The banner is embarrassing. Why should people have to kill flash? Naughty Bank should repair the banner? lower the embedded sounds volume, and fix the mouse out. I think sound is ok in banners? but that doesn?t mean the audio needs to be annoying. Why ?Fuck me blah hard blah?? etc. A SFX of a bank vault opening or something witty would go over a lot better. ______________