What in the sam hell is with the PHPBuilder tooltip ADS *in* forum messages!

[s_shrum]

This is new...it's a bit annoying in that things that I write have this double-green underlining tooltip popup thing on certain keywords:

the word "server" (probably doing it now) brings up a gateway server tooltip.

I'm all for you guys making some money but this is annoying...I do/did not endorse these products and it makes it seem like 'I' am the one making the product suggestion.

LOSE IT!

[superwormy]

AMEN TO THAT BROTHA!

The advertisements in the middle of our posts BLOW!!!

Can this be moved to the Echo Lounge and sticked for everyone to see!?!

[stolzyboy]

there is already a thread about this, in the Feedback Forum about this, jstarkey(our wonderful admin) has already explained that this is a new ad campaign, and he has NO control over it, he merely put it on here as ordered by his boss

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10248827

[superwormy]

Thnx, found it now, feel free to delete post or move or lock...

[dalecosp]

Î thínk mäybë nöt, thë mörë pëöplë cömpläín, y'knöw?

Ör, mäybë thëy dön't gívë ä flyín' flíp....

Äny ídëä höw müch BW thís sítë täkës ... önë öf üs cöüld stíck üp ä förüm sömëwhërë....

[HalfaBee]

Just don't use words like 'd ata' 'serv er' '.n et'

HalfaBee

[feldon23]

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200 simultaneous users is the max my web server could handle, and I pay $80 a month.

[dalecosp]

Originally posted by HalfaBee
Just don't use words like 'd ata' 'serv er' '.n et'

HalfaBee Înspírätíönäl!!! Sëë my nëw thrëäd ín thë ËL... :)

[HalfaBee]

Never refer to www.site.net use www.site.net/

I don't think it worked out.

Halfabee

[BuzzLY]

I think this is outrageous, and borders on an invasion on personal space. I don't like it when a mod or admin edits my post if it's unwarranted -- they are my words. This is even worse. True, once a post is submitted it is public, but still feels like a violation.

From this point forward, if I discover my posts have been turned into an advertisement, I will edit and alter it. I will also boycott ALL ads on this site, and never click one. I'm sorry, but this is my way of protesting what I think is crossing the line. If it goes much beyond this, I may be forced to quit posting here. I love this community, and I am saddened to see it going this direction.

Imagine if you lived in a beautiful neighborhood, and the city started allowing advertisers to place ads on every public surface in your neighborhood? You would protest, and eventually, no matter how much you liked the people around you, you would move.

I sincerely hope Jupiter Media rethinks this decision. Ads are supposed to increase revenue. If you end up alienating your users, you will eventually have nobody to advertise to, and you will lose in the long run. Please stop the madness before it gets out of hand.

[jstarkey]

Originally posted by BuzzLY

From this point forward, if I discover my posts have been turned into an advertisement, I will edit and alter it.

Buzz, the keywords will change over time, so there's no real way to prevent it ever happening to your post.

[Jedi Legend]

At first, I thought it was an Internet Explorer feature that I forgot to turn off.

[planetsim]

I second Buzzly....

Im ok with the banner ads and such.. But when your utilizing your own users comments for money.. It feels like they dont care.. jstarkey no one is aiming at you as its out of your control.. But to keep people here there must be an alternative.... Im not sure why they didnt use Google Adsense.. ive looked at that and have heard some really good talk about it.

[dalecosp]

Î süppösë ít's pössíblë thät, äs thëy öwn öthër förüms, thëy wäntëd tö üsë thís önë (ísn't ít smällër thän thëír öthërs?) äs ä tëstíng gröünd...

Î hävë nö ínförmätíön tö thís ëffëct, öf cöürsë; spëcülätíön. Wë'rë stíll ällöwëd tö dö thät, ëh? Änd, íf wë üsë "Börk++", wë wön't gët 'täggëd' :D

[BuzzLY]

Î'm äll før tëstíng bëførë püttíng ít øüt. Îf thät ís índëëd whät thëy ärë døíng, thën Î cän hønëstly säy:

STÖP THË MÄDNËSS!

Äctüälly, gø ähëäd änd dø ít. Î'm kíndä díggín' thís nëw Børkífícätíøn...

Thërë ís änøthër prøblëm thät Î døn't thínk JM ís äwärë øf... pägës ärë täkíng FÖRËVËR tø løäd nøw, bëcäüsë ít sëëms thë gräphícs ärë cønstäntly rëløädíng. Î thínk ít's ä fünctíøn øf thë Întëllítëxt cødë gøíng thrøügh thë whølë pägë änd mødífyíng wørds. Thís rëälly ísn't ä gøød ídëä -- sømë øf thë mørë pøpülär thrëäd wíll täkë førëvër tø løäd, änd ít wíll ännøy thë píss øüt øf üsërs, rëgärdlëss øf høw thëy fëël äbøüt Întëllítëxt.

Børk øn, brøthäs!

[dalecosp]

http://www.feldoncentral.com/forumpics/borken.jpg
Tötälly Äwësömë, Fëldön! Wëlcömë tö thë Börkënhööd...!!!

[BuzzLY]

Hãhã, Ï clíckéd øn thãt línk éãrlíér, ãnd hé hãdn't fíníshéd ít yét. Ï díd pérúsé hís øthér ímãgés ín thãt føldér, thøúgh. Sééms Féldøn hãs ãn ãlmøst únnãtúrãl ãffíníty før ãqúãríúm físh... ;)

[dalecosp]

Wëll, Î wöndërëd äböüt äskíng íf hë cöüld Ümläüt thë Ë ... büt Î fígürë thërë wäs qüítë ä bít öf wörk ín thät älönë...

[BuzzLY]

Ï thînk án áccënt îs nøt áskîng tøø mùch, thøùgh...

[feldon23]

Thërë yöü gö.



Îf ít äín't borken, fíx ít tíl ít ís!

Î lövë thë Börkínätör, büt Î häd tö tönë döwn thë dëcörätíöns ä bít.

[s_shrum]

:p

Ì LÜV thê børkínãtør!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Great one!

[Elizabeth]

Seems the borkinator has annihilated the intellitext- at least for the time being :)

-Elizabeth

[BuzzLY]

Thanks.

Of course, jstarkey has disabled Intellitext for the time being, so the Børkínätør® (http://www.ultimatespin.com/projects/bork.php) is moot. However, it will stay online just in case we need it again :)

[dalecosp]

Let's make this clear: "jstarkey, under the direction of his superior[s], has disabled Intellitext for the time being ... "

As far as we all know, and I'm sure John will concur, it wasn't his decision to add this "feature"; and its removal wasn't arbitrary, either ...

[BuzzLY]

Yes, sir, I understand that. I simply meant that he was the one that physically made the change to the site.