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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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Ads on EvoM -- Vibrant Media | [MERGED]

Are you guys that desperate for money?
oil
oil filter

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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Whats happening?

first time i have seen sponsored links in posts
its like a constant search feature for advertisements


what do you evo general guys think of it?


i have an intake and blow off valve , but wanted a bumper : front bumper that is to go along with my new wheels that had a strange affect on my brake lines / brake fluid .

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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NASIOC started doing this recently. It's a minor disturbance to me.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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wth.....whats with the green underlined things

http://www.vibrantmedia.com/whatisIn...intellitxt.com
i got that when i clicked what's this
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Christ I hate this stuff, I need to find a firefox plugin for this ASAP.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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Ads on EvoM -- Vibrant Media

FYI, more advertising on evoM is not going to make me want to stay.

This new IntelleTXT thing is really lame. Suspension brings up an ad for trailer suspension. I am sure that the vendors and other paying advertisers could not be too happy about this.

I hope you change your policy on this very quickly.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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ewwww, I don't like this garbage. BTW, another thread was just started about this topic
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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REPOST!!!! i just posted a thread about this and yes i think they should get rid of this damd spyware
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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oops the sponsored links are also about this so i guess its repost x2
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Its really, really annoying. Can I disable viewing it somehow in a preference tab?
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Doogie Howser
Its really, really annoying. Can I disable viewing it somehow in a preference tab?
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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+elevendybabillion
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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HOWTO: Getting rid of "sponsored links"

By now most of you have noticed the new "feature" on the forums. While I understand this is used to generate revenue, this also puts a major hinderance on the users experience and honestly I would rather not have scripts running that I don't allow. Also these links are by IntelliTXT, who is basically a spam/ad company. Not exactly happy about that. It would be nice of the board Admins to let users have the option of having these on or off.

Easy Way (Windows/MAC/Linux):

1) Download Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

2) Install Mozilla Firefox (Duh)

3) Download the AdBlock Extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...cation=firefox

4) When you restart Firefox, you will notice a button that says "Adblock" click on this button. Under the "new filter" command line type in:

http://gtrforums.us.intellitxt.com/*

5) Hit OK, annoying links gone!


Harder Way (Windows Users, MAC users don't have this issue with Safari and I will assume Linux users know what they are doing)

1) Navigate to your HOSTS file, which is located at:

Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Win 98/ME = C:\WINDOWS

2) Open the HOSTS file with your favorite text editor, add the following lines:

127.0.0.1 http://gtrforums.us.intellitxt.com

3) Save the file.

This way you can retain IE.

Hope this helps. Shame on you guys for adding these stupid scripts.

EDIT: Updated urls, the original ones were blocking legitimate sponsors.

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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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This should be stickied immediately.
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