Guild Wars Guru

Ugh!! Remove Intellitxt!!!

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lightblade
lightblade
Forge Runner
• #1
Today I just noticed GWguru have installed a new ad-ware to their website! It's intellitxt and it's very annoying thing!

As you see here, intellitxt is an ad-ware that doesn't run on your own computer but rather on the server (i.e. GWGuru) So there's no way that you, the user, can remove it!

I hate ad-ware and I hate it and hated it...
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Inde
Site Contributor
• #2
And yet, I still see daily complaints on the performance of this site... on the auctions. People want search enabled, the site to run faster, but we can't afford another server because people use adblockers and won't enable ads. They want us to "purchase more bandwidth", to "fix the site problems", to "get more servers"... all while pulling hundreds of dollars out of our own pockets because apparently an ad, or a little green link is just offensive to their internet sensabilities.
Feminist Terrorist
Feminist Terrorist
Desert Nomad
• #3
So that's where that came from! Here I was, wracking my brain and scrambling my computer to find that thing and delete it when it wasn't my computer at all!

Now that I know it's not me, I don't have a problem with it.
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Malice Black
Site Legend
• #4
bring on the ads if it means search is enabled and the site is faster..if some ppl dont like that then they can leave

majority>minority
The Dirrtiest
The Dirrtiest
DA Bears 15-3->Super Bowl
• #5
Search is down...?

I'm all for the ads, like MB said, bring em on.
I pwnd U
I pwnd U
God of Spammers
• #6
Yes please, if thats what it takes to make the sight run faster and get our beloved search back up by all means DO IT!
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superj76
Ascalonian Squire
• #7
But Yet it isnt any faster...auctions unuseable... what can be done... i dont guess arenanet could help ....could they?
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Inde
Site Contributor
• #8
It takes time... please remember that we have jobs, families, and play the game too Which means that things take longer as we aren't at this 8 hours a day.
lyra_song
lyra_song
Hell's Protector
• #9
.-. how many clicks a day do you need Inde?
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Inde
Site Contributor
• #10
LOL, CLICK CAMPAIGN! No really, I don't need anyone to go out of their way to click on anything. Just click on anything that interests you of course (rare for a gamer I understand )
Mercury Angel
Mercury Angel
Avatar of Gwen
• #11
I don't see any o_O

I've tried looking at it in IE and FF, but both browsers yield nothing.
Bane of Worlds
Bane of Worlds
Wilds Pathfinder
• #12
I fully support of clicking on ads to support your favorite site
click away!!!

ads help sites generate cash so support GWG!
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Argen
Frost Gate Guardian
• #13
I normally at least take the time to visit the sponsors that interest me. Some of the other ones, I just don't find appealing. I'm sure this has been discussed ad infinitum by the staff, but is it possible to put a paypal donation link so that the money is given to maintaining, upgrading, and such for the site?
madman420
madman420
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #14
Unfortunately, some of the links in the new "Intellitext" ads are to gold selling sites. It seems to me that an Elite Fansite shouldn't be taking money from companies that violate the EULA.

Edit: The gold selling links are gone now, but I will keep my eye out for any new ones.
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Fallen_62
Pre-Searing Cadet
• #15
Quote: Originally Posted by madman420
Unfortunately, some of the links in the new "Intellitext" ads are to gold selling sites. It seems to me that an Elite Fansite shouldn't be taking money from companies that violate the EULA. Yea, we had a problem with those on GWO when we had Intellitext, and we got rid of it because it also interfered with the forum login. I havent seen any on the forums here (unless Im blind), so GWG shouldnt have that problem.

But Inde is right, people ask for so many things, but then block the ads, the primary money makers for sites, which makes it hard to make money to provide those things. Some people make it a point to click at least 1 or 2 ads a day on GWO (all on their own), and I dont think thats a bad thing to do Support GWG and click the ads to keep it running
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Inde
Site Contributor
• #16
Quote: Unfortunately, some of the links in the new "Intellitext" ads are to gold selling sites. It seems to me that an Elite Fansite shouldn't be taking money from companies that violate the EULA. Just like on the ads, you need to let us know I haven't seen any go to a gold-seller site yet so please just PM or email me the link at [email protected] and we'll take care of it.
Cracko
Cracko
Wilds Pathfinder
• #17
Where is it? lol
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Samuel Dravis
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #18
Quote: Originally Posted by Inde
And yet, I still see daily complaints on the performance of this site... on the auctions. People want search enabled, the site to run faster, but we can't afford another server because people use adblockers and won't enable ads. They want us to "purchase more bandwidth", to "fix the site problems", to "get more servers"... all while pulling hundreds of dollars out of our own pockets because apparently an ad, or a little green link is just offensive to their internet sensabilities. Previously I had all ads blocked because I absolutely cannot stand the flash and blinking, but I've since switched guru to the whitelist. I like guru and want it to continue... best site for GW on the entire internets.
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Nickelocene
Frost Gate Guardian
• #19
I have absolutely no problem with ad and intellitxt on guru webpage because I understand they are needed for the site to go on.
But today, I saw an intellitxt on the homepage about selling in game gold for real money, cheap from a website (I'm not going to mention the address). Isn't that against EULA. Is this a good thing for Guru to ad it? I don't know if guru can choose which to ad.

Edit: just noticed madman420 already mentioned the problem a few days ago. But the problem came back again.
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Inde
Site Contributor
• #20
Yep, we'll remove it. Thanks for the heads up Nickelocene.