topic Re: how to stop pop up in Q Talk

how to stop pop up

fancy pantsy — Wed, 18 May 2016 11:43:46 GMT

how can i stop that totally annoying Q CARD pop up that appears time after time when i am on this site.

thanks in advance to anyone who can help . . .

Re: how to stop pop up

gardensla — Wed, 18 May 2016 11:46:30 GMT

Have you tried installing a free pop-up blocker such as Ad Blocker Plus?

I have this and nothing gets thru!

Google it. It's free.

Re: how to stop pop up

fthunt — Wed, 18 May 2016 12:41:18 GMT

If I could send that Q card pop up to the trash bin - - I would! Don't want their darn card - and I resent it always being splashed in my face.

Re: how to stop pop up

Zita — Wed, 18 May 2016 12:52:15 GMT

@gardensla I have Ad blocker and after reading your post I checked it: the icon was grayed out and when I went into options, it had been disabled on the community page. Not by me, that's for sure. I reinstated it and hope this will block those annoying Q pop-ups.

Thanks!

Re: how to stop pop up

Meowingkitty — Wed, 18 May 2016 13:13:35 GMT

I just installed AdBlcker and it seems to work. At least I didn't get the ad for the qcard this time. It's free.

Re: how to stop pop up

Silver Fox1 — Wed, 18 May 2016 13:23:02 GMT

@gardensla wrote:
Have you tried installing a free pop-up blocker such as Ad Blocker Plus?

I have this and nothing gets thru!

Google it. It's free.

Thank you !!!! This Q-card pop up is driving me crazy, it is so annoying !!!!! Oh and just a word to te powers that be, if they read this, I don't have a Q card and because of this "in your face" irritating pop up, I will never apply of one.

Re: how to stop pop up

Mustang Shar — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:35:05 GMT

Wow, I have never gotten them...maybe because I'm on iPad with Safari browser?

Re: how to stop pop up

tucsongal — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:54:47 GMT

@Mustang Shar wrote:
Wow, I have never gotten them...maybe because I'm on iPad with Safari browser?

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Nope, it's not that's because I've started getting them all the time too.

Re: how to stop pop up

fancy pantsy — Wed, 18 May 2016 20:36:44 GMT

thank you, @gardensla !!!

Re: how to stop pop up

chickenbutt — Wed, 18 May 2016 21:19:11 GMT

Be careful you install the correct program. It is called Adblock Plus.

There are no weird characters in the middle of the word 'Adblock'.

I say this because one time I had to re-install a browser and in my search for Adblock Plus I accidentally chose the wrong thing. I don't know what the heck that was but hopefully it didn't do any damage. I uninstalled it immediately and ran scans. *whew*

Re: how to stop pop up

ECBG — Sat, 21 May 2016 23:24:19 GMT

The more you add to your computer, the slower it goes.

Re: how to stop pop up

dooBdoo — Sat, 21 May 2016 23:53:53 GMT

chickenbutt wrote:
Be careful you install the correct program. It is called Adblock Plus.

There are no weird characters in the middle of the word 'Adblock'.

I say this because one time I had to re-install a browser and in my search for Adblock Plus I accidentally chose the wrong thing. I don't know what the heck that was but hopefully it didn't do any damage. I uninstalled it immediately and ran scans. *whew*

Hi, Chickie! I agree, it's good to double-check to be sure which addons/extensions are used. I think the best thing to do is go directly to the browser's official addon/extension page as opposed to an internet search, then look at the various offerings in the category, read the reviews, and then decide whether or not to use it.

Re: how to stop pop up

dooBdoo — Sat, 21 May 2016 23:58:02 GMT

ECBG wrote:
The more you add to your computer, the slower it goes.

@ECBG, While sometimes that can be the case, it's not always true. Many of the addons/extensions work very efficiently and won't noticeably impact the browser's response time. Even so, your comment is a good reminder that troubleshooting a slow browser includes taking a look at the addons/extensions.