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** GOTD: after the Stickr saga, now it's Web Informer. . . **
May 28, 2010
2:59 AM
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MikeR
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I do wonder if those running GOTD have a clue about user experience.
First it was the daft stickr situation that has had to be resolved by amending the Hosts file on the computer of every GOTD visitor who never asked for and can't stand the intrusive yellow splashes.
Now it's a newly-launched bottom-of-screen Web Informer 'bookmark & share' intrusion.
If anyone here knows of a quick-fix kill for this stupid "enhancement", that'd be appreciated.
The way GOTD is going with its screen cluttering obstructiveness is downright bizarre: does it want users to visit its site or not?
May 28, 2010
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@MikeR
The easiest way to rid yourself of Stickr or Web Informer when visiting GOTD site is to disable javascript for that site. In Opera, you can set this by right clicking on the page and editting site preferences then disabling scripting. I have little clue as to how to do it in Firefox but i think there's a per site preference as well for that browser or you can use NoScript.
The bad side to this is that you cannot post comments if you want to since it is javascript dependent. Otherwise, if you just browse through it and don't post, disabled js is the simplest way to go.
May 28, 2010
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MikeR
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Many thanks, o(o.o)o: much appreciated!
For some weird reason, the Web Informer thingie has vanished from my screen now. Perhaps GOTD has already scrapped it. . .
May 28, 2010
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MikeR said:
For some weird reason, the Web Informer thingie has vanished from my screen now. Perhaps GOTD has already scrapped it. . .
It's still there it seems
May 28, 2010
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@MikeR: NoScript works very well for FF. And you can enable/disable it on a per site basis.
May 28, 2010
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BTW, they already toke off the stupid bar on the bottom of the screen. It's just Stickr… I find it annoying too. But atleast they made it less annoying now!
~Joji~
May 28, 2010
5:58 PM
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Use Adblock Plus http://adblockplus.org/
Add filter: |http://stickr.com/*
Ignorance is bliss. The less you know, the happier you are.
May 28, 2010
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Will |http://stickr.com/* keep you from posting?
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May 28, 2010
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ebony said:
Will |http://stickr.com/* keep you from posting?
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Nope, but it will stop Stickr on all sites that have it.
Oh, the site that was :(
May 28, 2010
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Thank you. 
I am going to give it a try.
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May 28, 2010
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Locutus said:
Nope, but it will stop Stickr on all sites that have it.
You are right!!!!
That is so cool.
No more Stickr
^5s
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May 29, 2010
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MikeR
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Thanks for the input, gang. It does seem as though the Web Informer bar has gone, but perhaps I'm being premature. Incidentally, I'm using IE, so amending the PC's Hosts File to be rid of Stickr from the get-go was less than a minute's work. To judge from continuing complaints on GOTD comments threads though, many GOTD visitors seem unaware of how easy it is to defeat Stickr. I do wish GOTD would stop scoring own goals like this.
May 29, 2010
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MikeR said:
Thanks for the input, gang. It does seem as though the Web Informer bar has gone, but perhaps I'm being premature. Incidentally, I'm using IE, so amending the PC's Hosts File to be rid of Stickr from the get-go was less than a minute's work. To judge from continuing complaints on GOTD comments threads though, many GOTD visitors seem unaware of how easy it is to defeat Stickr. I do wish GOTD would stop scoring own goals like this.
Hosts files are at a system, not browser, level. So it'll work in Firefox and in Chrome and IE.
Oh, the site that was :(
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