> I have never seen that behavior on Photo.net. ? I find it very easy to > use, and with Chrome, it loads quite rapidly compared to picasa and > other sites. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >
In that case it's apparent that the people at photo.net must maintain some personal level of animous towards our friend P.J.. Tom C. > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:51 PM, P. J. Alling > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's not the popup adverts I object to. ?I don't like them but it's just a >> moments effort to dismiss them. ?No, when Photo.net loads, at least on my >> machine, I see the page, then a popup advert, then after the visible page >> loads, it continues to try to load data which blanks the browser window. >> ?This happens weather I dismiss the popup ad or not. ?The only way I can see >> the page is hit to back button on my browser,. then immediately hit the X to >> stop photo.net from trying to load whatever it is that blanks the page. ?Now >> admittedly I'm not using the latest version of Firefox, I looked at the new >> version and decided to pass. ?I can't believe that I'm the only one who >> decided not to move to the latest and greatest so I expect others will have >> problems with Photo.net in the future. ?It's probably not deliberate, it's >> just sloppy work and I find it appalling. >> >> >> On 3/26/2012 1:13 PM, Tom C wrote: >>>> >>>> Sheesh, guys. >>>> >>>> 1. Quite a few of us post on photo.net, so if you adopt a "no photo.net" >>>> policy you'll miss a lot of pix. >>>> >>>> 2. You'll see the pop-up ad once per day.? After that, no ad. >>>> >>>> 3. You can spend 1 minute getting a free membership, and then you won't >>>> see pop-up ads (or any others) at all. >>>> >>>> 4. For all its warts, photo.net presents pix well, and is easy to navigate >>>> (unlike, say, Flickr). >>>> >>>> Someday I'll move my on-line gallery elsewhere, but there are other things >>>> to do. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> >>> I'm with Rick on this. I've used photo.net for years and have been a >>> paying member for years. Is it perfect? No. Neither is Flicker, >>> Smugmug, or Picasa, all of which I dislike more than photo.net. >>> >>> What's strange is that as a paying member I still see the occasional >>> popup ad. It may be that I'm not logged in at the time. >>> >>>> From: Tim Bray<[email protected]> >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>>> Cc: >>>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 2:44 PM >>>> Subject: Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior >>>> >>>> I also practice such a policy, mostly.? And for PESOs here, I?m way >>>> less likely to click on them if the URL includes photo.net. >>>> -T >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Bob W<[email protected]> ?wrote: >>>>> >>>>> No, I'm endorsing a stop-shoving-ads-in-my-face-or-I'll-stop-visiting-your >>>>> site policy. >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Bob Sullivan >>>>>> >>>>>> So Bob W, you are actively endorsing a no win policy? ?Regards, ?Bob S. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Bob W<[email protected]> ?wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, they are offering a "free" service. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nothing is free. ?You have to pay for it somehow. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> they're not offering me a service at all. The people who use it are >>>>>>> getting the so-called service, but if nobody looks at their pictures >>>>>>> because the so-called service provider is pissing people off then >>>>>> >>>>>> nobody wins. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> B >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>>>>>> Of George Sinos >>>>>>>> Sent: 25 March 2012 18:42 >>>>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, they are offering a "free" service. ?And they do have to pay >>>>>>>> the bills. They aren't doing anything many other sites are doing. I >>>>>>>> agree that the interstitial ads are more annoying, but they are >>>>>>>> easily dismissed with a single click. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The most annoying ads, for me, are the flash animated ads you see on >>>>>>>> many sites. ?That's a sure way to drive me away. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I did sign up several years ago, but other than looking at the links >>>>>>>> people post here, I haven't been there for years, not because of >>>>>> >>>>>> ads, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> it just didn't fit my needs. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One of the reasons I use Smugmug is the lack of ads, and their >>>>>> >>>>>> policy >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> of not constantly bugging your customers with follow up emails. >>>>>> >>>>>> ?But, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> they have to pay the bills, too. ?And for that, you pay between $50 >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> $150 per year. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nothing is free. ?You have to pay for it somehow. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> gs >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> George Sinos >>>>>>>> -------------------- >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> www.georgesphotos.net >>>>>>>> plus.georgesinos.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Bob W<[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of George Sinos >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This sounds right. ?Every time I go to photo.net I get an >>>>>>>>>> advertisement that is a full screen overlay. ?There is an "x" in >>>>>>>>>> the upper right hand corner to dismiss it. ?They started doing >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> several weeks ago. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sounds like the problem is a side effect of this. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Like all advertisements, it's annoying, but they have to support >>>>>>>>>> themselves somehow. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> they've been doing similarly annoying things with their ads for >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> years. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Whether or when you see them seems to be random, but it seems to >>>>>> >>>>>> go >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> in runs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> When you get them they are extremely intrusive, and they can't be >>>>>>>>> excused by 'they have to support themselves somehow' because >>>>>>>>> driving people away from the site can't possibly be a good >>>>>> >>>>>> business model. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Since they started doing this I never knowingly follow a photo.net >>>>>>>>> link, just as I don't give time of day to chuggers, doorstep >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> salesmen, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jehovah's Witnesses, spammers or cold-callers. A plague on all >>>>>>>>> their >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> houses! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> B >>> >>> And all exercising lawful rights and freedom of expression (except >>> possibly spammers). >>> >>> Sorry Bob, the world doesn't run by your rules alone. >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Don't lose heart! ?They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid >> a lengthily search. >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > End of PDML Digest, Vol 71, Issue 231 > ************************************* -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
