Pop up rant

[Paul Drawmer]

I've just found out that a couple of my websites are generating advertising pop ups.

I'll let you see the effect for a couple of days before I remove the problem.

If you look at either of:
www.drawmer.net/libra/librabuild.h
or:
www.bmwz1.co.uk
You will get a pop up attempt (normal ie blockers will prevent it ok)
These are served from the webtstats counter I have on each page.
Webstats4u have taken over from Nedstat, and the new company is using the code on users sites the generate pop ups.
I'm very pi55ed off about it, but I'm leaving it as it is to act as demo and let others know who are using webstats4u (nedstat by another name) that theri sites are causing aggro for their audience.

[JamieBeeston]

alas they're providing you with a (assumedly) free service.. they have to make their money one way or another.. and this seems to be how..

the other option is they charge you for the service (you'd likely leave) or they go bust (noone wins!)

People seem to have this expecation of everything being free on the internet, and for the most part, it was... but the money men had to get involved at some point.. and here we are..

J