Anyone else getting a Galactic Civilization pop-up from wincustomize.com?

February 14, 2003 4:56 PM from

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Subject says it all. Hope this isn't a trend.

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Reply #1 February 14, 2003 5:04 PM from

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nope, not here

Reply #2 February 14, 2003 5:12 PM from

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well it happened to me in the Wincustomize Browzer and IE (no pop up blocking for either. It didn't happen with Crazy Browser (pop up blocking enabled). I search my entire registry for gamespot.com and it wasn't there. So I don't know where it came from, but

Reply #3 February 14, 2003 5:13 PM from

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Using the Wincusto Browser, click on the 'home' button. Doesn't happen?

Reply #4 February 14, 2003 5:21 PM from

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mm, nope, can't recreate

Reply #5 February 14, 2003 5:45 PM from

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I got the popup, in both the Browser and IE. I think it was cuz I cleaned out the cookies.

Reply #6 February 14, 2003 5:59 PM from

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oh, didn't try that. brb

Reply #7 February 14, 2003 6:01 PM from

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nope, no popup... mmmm

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Reply #8 February 14, 2003 6:15 PM from

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We're experimenting with in-house pop-up promotion that comes up randomly for users who are not logged in.

If you logon, it'll go away.

Reply #9 February 14, 2003 6:22 PM from

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You mean you can LOG OUT of here?....

Reply #10 February 14, 2003 6:28 PM from

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Was I loged out?

Reply #11 February 14, 2003 6:39 PM from

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No prob here but I haven't been on.. Sleeping and actually doing something other then the computer and sleeping

Frogboy, that is actually a good idea that your testing out.

Reply #12 February 14, 2003 6:53 PM from

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I'd do it, what better place? and it is a very good use of avail-resources for promotion

Reply #13 February 14, 2003 7:28 PM from

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Nope, not here.

Reply #14 February 15, 2003 12:07 PM from

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Okay it happened to me this morning when I came to the homepage. This is the first time it's happened. I wasn't logged in yet, but I don't know if that would have anything to do with it.

I have never experienced this before on this site, what's happening?

Reply #15 February 15, 2003 12:24 PM from

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As Frogboy said in post #8, they're experimenting with an in-house pop-up promotion that comes up randomly for users who are not logged in. Nothing to worry about.

Reply #16 February 15, 2003 1:55 PM from

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Oh okay thanks Mike. Sorry I guess I missed that one.

Reply #17 February 16, 2003 8:54 AM from

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I get popup when I log off

Reply #18 February 16, 2003 9:13 AM from

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Not on Netscape...

Reply #19 February 16, 2003 10:39 AM from

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OK, that's cool. Thanks you guys for the explanation.

btw...I was logged on.

Reply #20 February 16, 2003 10:44 AM from

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One fix is not to log off. I never do.

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