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Paul
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Re: Spam

March 2nd, 2021, 8:54 pm

Imagine the ads when you go to Managing liquidity in times of stress. I do hope those aren't personalized!
 
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tags
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Joined: February 21st, 2010, 12:58 pm

Re: Spam

March 3rd, 2021, 8:13 am

Good morning everyone. I deleted the cookies in my browser, and those personalized ads are gone. Have a fantastic day!
 
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Cuchulainn
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Re: Spam

March 3rd, 2021, 8:06 pm

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tags
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Re: Spam

March 11th, 2021, 10:35 am

Ach so! The ad popup came back!
No great 2% offer this timem though...


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Cuchulainn
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Re: Spam

March 25th, 2021, 2:27 pm

pop ups popping up again\
 
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tags
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Re: Spam

April 1st, 2021, 7:21 am

pop ups popping up again\

Same here!
 
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tags
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Re: Spam

April 4th, 2021, 7:32 pm

pop ups popping up again\

Same here!
it is all the time now!
deleting all my browsing data doesn't help any more.
i'm not having issues with any other website!
 
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Paul
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Re: Spam

April 5th, 2021, 4:10 am

Which browser? PC or phone?

If tags has a problem it's serious! 
 
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tags
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Re: Spam

April 5th, 2021, 12:16 pm

Which browser? PC or phone?

If tags has a problem it's serious! 
on the iphone there is no issue other than it is the iphone.
the issue is on the website from PC Windows10, using chrome.
when i come back to the W website after a little time in a new chrome tab (i get logged in automatically to W.com), i have one of those popups (like the ones I posted some days ago) appearing on my first attempt to enter a conversation/thread. i can then go backward with CTRL+Left Arrow or the Back button in chrome. Then entering the same conversation/thread doesn't make the popup appearing.
 
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tags
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Re: Spam

April 14th, 2021, 9:32 am

so my spam issue was annoying me any time i was erring in W forums but i think i finally solved this  issue.
FWIW/FYI it looks like it was linked to yahoo mail website that shows a subframe with ads (one can see that using chrome built-in task manager).
i deleted all my browsing data again and, in google chrome settings, I turned on "Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic" and --at least for now-- it seems to do the trick.
Thank you!
 
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tags
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Re: Spam

May 23rd, 2021, 10:08 am

OH damn. I'm now getting spammed on the Iphone before I actually land in a thread.
This ad is so Geneva!


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Paul
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Re: Spam

May 24th, 2021, 3:15 am

OH damn. I'm now getting spammed on the Iphone before I actually land in a thread.
This ad is so Geneva!


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If you've got it, fount it. 

My god, I'm good.
 
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Alan
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Re: Spam

May 28th, 2021, 1:13 pm

According to Google, the popups occur because "the site has partnered with Google" to show them. 
So, they're a feature, not a bug :D. Whether or not they're spam, in the dictionary sense, I guess is arguable.
They are pretty irritating.
 
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Alan
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Re: Spam

May 28th, 2021, 1:31 pm

I was going to edit that to a kinder "mildly irritating", but my time expired.   :D
 
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katastrofa
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Re: Spam

June 1st, 2021, 9:36 pm

This forum is slowly going to the darknet...
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