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oh. popups are absolutely 'orrible.
I remember surfing (illegal) mp3 download sites years ago when I was an impressionable youngster and trying to close all the porn popups before the parents walked in =_=

But now that I use Opera I haven't encountered any popup ads at all!

I love my Opera <3

posted by EVANEMay 29, 2007 at 9:20

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Yes, I hate them - especially the pop behind adverts as you feel like you have been tricked or lost control of your machine. I never asked for it to be there and it could have been open for a long time. They should be banned. Popups aren't as bad, but still annoying and thankfully I haven't come across a site that uses them extensively recently or keeps opening them when you close one.

posted by uk_designer_mattMay 29, 2007 at 13:33

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Yes I hate them. I really hate them so much : banners, pop ups,unders...whatever is a waste of time.

posted by HorazioJune 5, 2007 at 16:21

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I dislike pop-ups in general, but it depends on the use.  Pop unders are tolerable. Pop UPS that happen only ONCE when you enter a site and then don't show up again for 24hrs are tolerable.

Popups on EVERY refresh of a page, or multiple popups, is really bad (thankfully I have Firefox popupblocker stopping those).

But the absolute most annoying and angrifying (yes that's a word ) are the animated "takeover" ads that appear on top of an article and require you to find close button. Those just piss me off.

posted by anonnymussedJune 8, 2007 at 11:17