WoW hi-jacking Guru web page

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Has anyone else experienced this problem. There are times (not all the time but occasionally) when I logon to this website a World of Warcraft page will take over and I have to hit my back button to get back to gwguru

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

Spydergst1, it's only an ad. You saw it because you were logged out. Registered Users won't see the ad.

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

Ads for WoW on a GW fan site? That makes me go hmmmmm.

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander Ryker
Ads for WoW on a GW fan site? That makes me go hmmmmm. Guild Wars Guru is a part of a larger MMOGuru network, encompassing multiple other games, and I >think< the ad server is universal. I wouldn't quote me on this, though.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

who cares t_t

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Whats wrong with advertising WoW..? it's only a game.

Lag Hell

Lag Hell

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander Ryker
Ads for WoW on a GW fan site? That makes me go hmmmmm. Note that if u scroll down, on the left side of the main gwg page, there is a selection of guru pages for other mmos, including WoW

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

I see all your comments.
who cares, its only an add. blah, blah, blah.


Thats not the point. I don't mind adds. I don't mind WoW.
My problem is, it is not just as add it hi-jacks the entire page. Not a small add in the corner. The ENTIRE WEB page is take over. If I hit the back button it dosn't take me back to my previous page it takes me back to the Forum home page. I don't even have to click trying to get to the next page I wish to see. I can be idle for a few minutes and the WoW page will just appear and take over much like a popup.

Please don't tell me its only an add. I work in the IT field and I know what an add is and what a web page hi-jack is.

Besides you are not answering my question.
I asked if anyone else experienced this. I didn't ask what your opinion is. I am trying to determine if perhaps I have a cookie, cache, registry setting or something I need to find and delete to prevent this. If no one else has this problem then that helps me determine it is a problem on my side. If others have this problem it could be a problem on the guru server.

Omega X

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spydergst1
I see all your comments.
who cares, its only an add. blah, blah, blah.


Thats not the point. I don't mind adds. I don't mind WoW.
My problem is, it is not just as add it hi-jacks the entire page. Not a small add in the corner. The ENTIRE WEB page is take over. If I hit the back button it dosn't take me back to my previous page it takes me back to the Forum home page. I don't even have to click trying to get to the next page I wish to see. I can be idle for a few minutes and the WoW page will just appear and take over much like a popup.

Please don't tell me its only an add. I work in the IT field and I know what an add is and what a web page hi-jack is.

Besides you are not answering my question.
I asked if anyone else experienced this. I didn't ask what your opinion is. I am trying to determine if perhaps I have a cookie, cache, registry setting or something I need to find and delete to prevent this. If no one else has this problem then that helps me determine it is a problem on my side. If others have this problem it could be a problem on the guru server. Don't have a cow.

I'm pretty sure that problem is on your end.

Maybe you clicked the ad by mistake or you have spyware running around on your computer.

Wrath Of Dragons

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

Take a screenshot of it, and also the link it goes to. If it is on the MMOGuru network, and that intrusive, Inde does something about it, ar can atleast check if it really is our end, or yours.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

Spyder, I know exactly what you are talking about. As I stated before, it's an ad. It puts the Warcry WoW forum page as a frame in your browser. Again, it's because you are not logged in when that happens and it's considered an ad as it's an interstitial. In the top right corner you'll see an option to "Skip this Ad" in a yellow box. Or just Log in to the forums and you won't see it anymore.

A picture below:

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

Wow, Inde. That's a boatload of stuff you got running. I get paranoid something horrible will happen if I have more than 3 things going at any one time.

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Inde
Spyder, I know exactly what you are talking about. As I stated before, it's an ad. It puts the Warcry WoW forum page as a frame in your browser. Again, it's because you are not logged in when that happens and it's considered an ad as it's an interstitial. In the top right corner you'll see an option to "Skip this Ad" in a yellow box. Or just Log in to the forums and you won't see it anymore.

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Now thats the kind of info I needed. Thanks mucho my friend.
I never saw an fill up my whole screen before.

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega X
Don't have a cow.

I'm pretty sure that problem is on your end.

Maybe you clicked the ad by mistake or you have spyware running around on your computer. didn't mean to have a cow. Just frustrated. I hate popups.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

Feminist, ummm, I had just restarted my computer actually. That's... well, that's nothing :P

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spydergst1
Now thats the kind of info I needed. Thanks mucho my friend.
I never saw an fill up my whole screen before. Kind of surprised. They're getting rather popular at many sites.
The entire cnet entertainment network sites use them, GameFAQs, mp3.com, GameSpot, Metacritic, and then I'm pretty sure IGN, GameSpy, and FilePlanet do as well.

Definitely surprising and annoying to encounter for the first time though.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

never seen that before o.O

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

I've never seen ads like that either, although I rarely go to the sites mentioned.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

top right hand corner.. skip this add