The pop-ups help cover the cost of running the site. Many sites run them. Most people just ignore or block them. Here's a link to the software I use - it seems to work fine on this site.

If there is one that you find particularly offensive let me know and I will look into blocking it.

Joe at TravelPage.com

[ 06-17-2004: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

As mentioned, it only seems to be the first time you connect to CT, not with each page you view.

I wonder if it is because there are several pop-up ads when you initially connect to CT, and the pop-up blockers can't keep up?

That is the only reason I can think of.

If you are getting more than that, you might want to do what Globaliser said and make sure that you don't have spyware keying off the content of the site. Feel free to e-mail me if you seem to be having real difficulty and I will try to identify the source.

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Originally posted by eroller:
I wonder if it is because there are several pop-up ads when you initially connect to CT, and the pop-up blockers can't keep up?

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
It plants little spyware cookies on my computer that I must run a program periodically to detect and delete...which again is time consuming and irritating.

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
Media 3 is what pops up with ads. It's anoying to have to click it off every time, and it only started recently a couple of months ago. It plants little spyware cookies on my computer that I must run a program periodically to detect and delete...which again is time consuming and irritating.

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I do not see Media 3 listed as an advertiser on this site. Can you tell what product they are trying to sell. Maybe it's listed differently.

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
It's anoying to have to click it off every time

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[ 06-19-2004: Message edited by: Globaliser ]

Of course there are sites that only work properly with Internet Explorer. On those sites I simply put up with the popups. Fortunately Cruise Talk works fine with Netscape.

Brian

[ 06-19-2004: Message edited by: Brian_O ]

On off the tools is a powefull blocking of popups. It realy works no singel popup apears.

Fore coockies and other spyprograms i ussed Easy computing PC cleaner. Whene ussing on my old computer fore the first time it take more thane 2 hrs to clean up that computer. It runs fore almost 3 years and it begin to slow down. After the program was finnisched and i restart the computer, the machine was appearently faster than before. Now on my new computer i run it 2 a 3 times a week you must see what fore spywear and coockies has find a home in the computer.

[ 06-20-2004: Message edited by: Maasdam ]

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
I'm just plain tired of the pop-ups...they are irritating. As often as I visit Cruise Talk the last thing I want is to be constantly deleting or closing windows that I didn't care to open. It's intrusive. I don't mind the banner ads, but PLEASE STOP THE POP-UP ADS!!!!

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Compared to those marketing tricks Cruise Talks ads are mild and acceptable.

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Originally posted by Onno:
You could always make a generous donation to Joe, I’m sure he could then delete all ads. Until then I’m not bothered by the pop ups, there are much worse pup ups that immediately start installing programs and install scripts that turns your opening page in one big loan ad, or drop a bunch of advertisement links in you favourites folder.

Compared to those marketing tricks Cruise Talks ads are mild and acceptable.

Onno

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Onno to provide that i ussed Northon internet security. To remove all coockies spy weare and that sort stuff i ussed Eassy computing PC Cleaner it really work.

[ 06-22-2004: Message edited by: Maasdam ]