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| Friday, July 25, 2003 - 9:13 am 
What's with these ads? There is only advertising on the static pages, like the Links page and contact page and the main Index page. Right now there is no advertising within the discussion board, but this could change.
These ads were originally just a banner at the top, but I've since added what is called an "In-vue" ad to the main index.html page only. It is kind of like a pop-up, but only appears when you first arrive at that page, and it only appears once every 12 hours. So if you come to the TVCH via the main index page 25 times in 12 hour period, that invue ad will appear once.
Why do I get pop-up ads (and links to porno sites) when I visit the TVCH? The TV Clubhouse does not subject anyone to popups or porno advertising.
One of the latest internet annoyances is software that puts a cookie onto your computer without you knowing it, or even a small snippet of programming code, which everyone calls Spyware. I don't know everything about how it all works, but sometimes this spyware will read your history files and determine what sites you visit frequently, then when you visit those sites, will display advertising or popups for other sites...giving the appearance that your popular site was behind it all! We have nothing to do with these ads or porno sites.
If you wish to be rid of this Spyware, get Ad-Aware available from Lavasoft USA...it's free and it really works!
Why does the TVCH need advertising? Because it generates a bit of income to help things go. Yes, the odd person contributes $5 here and there, but until the day comes (and I don't believe the day will ever come) that I either win the lottery or everyone sends $5, the ads are needed.
What are the TVCH expenses you ask? Domain name registration, email and domain hosting, software registration, hardware and other similar things.
Do I need to send in $5? No, unless you want to. There are no dues or fees to be a member of the TVCH. It's a free site! I hope we can keep it this way forever!
Thanks for dropping by...love ya all!
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