Worst Pop-up Add Ever

Mamoosh said:
Is it also on that porn site you visit, chris? ;)

Which one?

And another pop-up blocker makes the site less money...

Seriously. Pay the $20, or view the ads. Don't steal revenue.

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Missing the Fallen:
King Cobra 1984-2001
The Bat 1981-1983

Earthlink pop-up blocker works well, I hear Google's free blocker works good, too.

I don't think that pop up blockers will in any way result in declined revenue, since the people who put them out have no way of knowing that their ad was blocked. However, fewer people will be clicking those ads (if any did already), and that will get noticed. Or then again, maybe not. It seems like blockers do little to decrease revenues for the site.

Or, I could be totally wrong.

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Is that a Q-bot in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

What ad is that? ;)

Rob-who can't believe those that use this site so damn much couldn't possibly NOT be a member.
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Join MY coaster club! - It's absolutely FREE!

Yeah, just get the google toolbar 2.0 beta, it has got rid of 98% of all pop ups. Some still remain, (ie, the ones that are within the webpage that use java) But the majority are GONE! and its free :) It would not decrease revenue, as far as the ad company knows, we still see em, the blockers exit out of them before we can, its not like we would click on most of them anyway. We still see the banner ads, its not deleting all the ads, good thing i dont mind the banner ads, sites need SOME revenue, that is how tv stations stay on-air, just some ad companies take it too far, and i dont care if they lose money since i am having a more enjoyable time.

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"Park in Arizona? It will happen!"
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Nasai: I'm already paying $50 to ACE and Coasterbuzz doesn't have West Coast events. So, while I do enjoy the 'buzz, there's not $20 worth of enjoyment in it for me. That being said, I have no problem with the premium services option and probably would be a member if I lived in Ohio (shudder the thought, LOL!).

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Mike Miller - Cheap, unless we're talking vodka. Care to try a refreshing STOLI ORANJ?

Well there's a chicken-and-egg situation. If we had more interest on the Pacific coast we'd likely have an event out there. Heck, you never know where CoasterBuzzCon III will end up...

Besides, last I checked, you don't have to be an ACE member to attend ACE events (been to a few myself, the non-member surcharges for which never approached $50), and you don't need to be a CoasterBuzz Club member to attend CB events.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Luau II Cam 7/19
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I don't get the Pop-ups on my computer. I use Safari, which is one of the greatest web-browsers I have ever used. It blocks the pop-ups automatically, but still lets me see the in-page ads, which I don't mind.

But I do have a question for Jeff:

When my web browser blocks those pop-ups, does it cost you ad revenue?

-Sam (Who needs to join the club one of these days)
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Magnum XL-200 - The BEST Roller Coaster!

Jeff said:
Well there's a chicken-and-egg situation. If we had more interest on the Pacific coast we'd likely have an event out there.

I don't think that will happen anytime soon. It seems to me that most 'Buzzers are eastern or mid-western, not west coast.

Heck, you never know where CoasterBuzzCon III will end up...

Hey, maybe you can get us into Disneyland/DCA, since they hate ACE! LOL!

Besides, last I checked, you don't have to be an ACE member to attend ACE events (been to a few myself, the non-member surcharges for which never approached $50), and you don't need to be a CoasterBuzz Club member to attend CB events.

I pay my $50 for the oh-so-timely magazines and newsletters. I hear they have a piece on this new ride called the Matterhorn in the next issue.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Luau II Cam 7/19
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Mike Miller - Con-Quest 2003 pictures now available at http://photos.yahoo.com/bassistist

Actually, since I have the data, I'd consider about 35% of members as being from the Midwest states. 5.5% live on the west coast.

Regarding CBC for next year, chances are already pretty good it'll be out there. We'll see how things go...

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Luau II Cam 7/19
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Well, bring it on! :):):)

BTW, since when did the CPG start this whole DIET COKE thing? Nobody plays with me anymore. :(

Rob-who still says Mike is a cheap bastrad. ;)
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How much more black can this be? - and the answer is none... none... more black.

Eat a flapjack Jack! ;)

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"SOME people have NO class!" - Mom from the Whizzer queue

Nasai - what Diet Coke thing?

mOOSH - apparently not played with either...

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A random Mooshter's Dawntionary listing: Frisbeetarianism [n.] the belief that when you die your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there.

Since this thread is going nowhere, let's just post random information. I got my braces today! My Butthead impression is complete.

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Well, I used to be able to see TTD from my house, then I moved.
Life's not fair.

This thread already went somewhere. The answer is there. Now, we've taken over, and that's all that matters.

Moosh... I was referring to Chris' TRs. There is some strangeness afoot at the Circle C. ;)
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How much more black can this be? - and the answer is none... none... more black.

What disaster awaits us, now that Mamoosh' henchmen have taken over?!?!? It is probably a very humorous chapter in the roller coaster novel we call CoasterBuzz. DUM DUM DUUUUUUUUMMMMMM...

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Well, I used to be able to see TTD from my house, then I moved.
Life's not fair.

They're goons, not "henchmen"... haven't you been paying ANY attention at all? ;)

Nasai, where is "there" exactly?

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CoasterBuzz Clasik(tm): "Taer it down!" (actually originated on GTTP)
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To make this even more pointless: µ ¿ §

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Flour nil mice men
Rearrange that and you get...
Millenium Force!
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Hmmm... I don't see any ads.

Best nickel I've spent today was joining the club.

A small price to pay to avoid the most of the crap that every other site is full of if you ask me.

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Without the chaindog, you'd never get up the lifthill...

^^ Id rather deal with ads.. Im sorry, and no offense to Jeff, I wont help out a site with someone running it I dont know. But thats me.

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