[Wikia-l] Ads intruding on sidebar

[Christian Williams]

Can you please take a screenshot of what you're seeing? I think you  
can use the Print Screen key and paste into an email.

-Christian


On Nov 25, 2008, at 5:48 PM, Robin-P wrote:

> Two in quick succession in the last hour or so. First was from those  
> JB HI-FI people  who did the first one I reported. Second today is  
> still there just under the main menu on http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Image:ScotlandCountiesNumbered.png#Beskrivning
> It's a superficially anonymous invitation to do a survey "so we can  
> help you find ... the road less traveled". Clearly not originating  
> from New Zealand. The link is tohttp://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3784/0/0/ 
> ... (filling the bar and probably going beyond). Below the bottom of  
> the proper sidebar items is a blank white panel that looks as if the  
> ad was planning to go there too.
> There's a banner ad (from the JB HI-FI people) in the usual place.
>
> Today's first one is still visible too, on http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Image:ScotlandTradNumbered.png
> The now familiar JB HI-FI, also looking as if it wants to repeat in  
> a white pane further down.
> With a normal banner ad from some anonymous hate-letter collector in  
> the usual position.
>
> [Mr] Robin Forlonge Patterson,
> 88 Motuhara Road, Plimmerton, Porirua City 5026, New Zealand
> Member of NZ Society of Genealogists since 1974
> http://wc.rootsweb.com/~robinp
> And see http://genealogy.wikia.com/ a free cooperative MediaWiki site
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Pribul
> To: Central Wikia Mailing List
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Wikia-l] Ads intruding on sidebar
>
> Good morning,
>
> Odd - were you logged in at the time you saw it, did it show more  
> than once, and on any specific pages?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -------------------------------------
> George Pribul (Kirkburn)
> Associate Product Manager,
> Wikia Inc.
>
>
> 2008/11/22 Robin-P <Robin-P at slingshot.co.nz>
> Today a rather long ad for
> http://www.jbhifi.co.nz/dvd-movies-tv-shows/sale/?gclid=CNChh534h5cCFQRkswodjXUC9w
> has appeared on my sidebar straight under the main
> menu; on one view it appeared also below the other
> panels. I was unable to drag any panels above it.
> I know that New Zealanders are among the world's
> best in the field of new technology, but this is
> BAD.
>
> [Mr] Robin Forlonge Patterson,
> 88 Motuhara Road, Plimmerton, Porirua City 5026,
> New Zealand
>
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