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Hmmm,,,I went and opted out..but there it is..

16 years ago

I just opened the Angel Food Cake and there was those darn linky lines..

I opted out last week...

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foodonastump
16 years ago
beanthere_dunthat's instructions in the linked thread work. At least they did for me. Had them, now gone.

Here is a link that might be useful: to get rid of them
caliloo
16 years ago
Yep BTDT's instructions worked for me too.....

Alexa
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caliloo
16 years ago
Just so it is easier to find... here are the instructions:
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Apparently, Bing is part of Vibrant in-text somehow. There look to be three or four companies offering this "service".
I can't imagine anyone actually likes or uses it, but I guess someone must or it wouldn't be worth their while to offer it.
I think I've figured out how to get rid of Bing/Vibrant on any website -- at least in IE.

In the browser menu, go to Tools
Select Internet Options
Select the Security Tab
Select Restricted Sites
Click on "Sites" button
Enter everything after this colon: *.us.intellitxt.com

I haven't seen any since I did it, so I have my fingers crossed.
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
16 years ago
Well I use Opera..so I have to go looking for those instructions. Thanks everyone..
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
16 years ago
For anyone using Opera..

Tools --> Advanced --> Blocked Content from the top menu bar. To block ads from Vibrant (the video ads that pop up when you mouse over a double-underlined word), add http://*.*.intellitxt.com/* to the Blocked Content editing box.
traceys
16 years ago
Thanks Teri, Worked like a charm.

Tracey
User
16 years ago
I just came from that thread and I didn't see any ads. And I haven't opted out.

Ann
dedtired
16 years ago
Okay, I cleared out my cookies, which also signed me out of GW. I immediately saw the hot links. They were on random words like Food, Save and Mother. When I hovered over them I saw an ad for baby diapers, which is a big waste for someone my age -- maybe D-epends, but not baby diapers.

Then when I signed in here, the links disappeared.
goldgirl
16 years ago
I opted out and it didn't work. Anyone have instructions for Firefox? I'm not having any luck finding the right spot.
triciae
16 years ago
I didn't have any trouble on the Angel Food Cake thread but when I came here there was one of the dreaded links on Terri's word "Cake". I followed BTDT's instructions & the link has disappeared.

/tricia
goldgirl
16 years ago
Figured it out on Firefox - download AdBlock+ extension.
dedtired
16 years ago
Okay, they appeared and then I followed the instrutions above and they are gone. Sue, I'll use your instructions on my home computer where I have Firefox.
User
16 years ago
I have Firefox and I "opted out" and I'm seeing them too. Not on every thread, but some really strange words - like "oven" and "mother" are double underlined. Go figure.
User
16 years ago
Momj47, as mentioned above, download the adblock add-on for Firefox.
jessyf
16 years ago
None of my computers, and I use the evil Internet Explorer, show me the dreaded ads.

DS#2 thinks it might be related to GW 'Seniority'. I've been around since 1999, I think.
beanthere_dunthat
16 years ago
They know not to mess with you, Jessy! :D
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
16 years ago
I've been around that long too Jessy, and it got me..you might just happen to have something already running on your computer that helps.
shaun
16 years ago
I opted out and it's still there. Using Firefox. Downloaded the adblock and it still shows up.

Opted out on IE and dont see it. So I'll be using the IE instead of firefox.

This kind of stuff annoys me. Here we just got thru the posts disappearing and then not being able to do a search and now they do this.
beanthere_dunthat
16 years ago
Have any of you ever clocked on a popup ad or this sort of thing? There has to be a reason they think it generates ad income, but I don't know anyone who's ever said, "OH, that looks interesting, I want to look at that link!"
dgkritch
16 years ago
Hmmm..........I'm on aol with dial up (here at home), no linky's!!

Finally! A benefit to dial-up! LOL

I saw them at work, opted out and haven't had them return.
I did notice that if you delete cookies on your computer, they will come back. You may want to check to see how often your cookies are deleted.

Personally, I try to delete mine while they're still warm from the oven but...................unrelated to intellitext!!!

Deanna
readinglady
16 years ago
I had it blocked using the link GardenWeb provided at the top of the page but when I ran my usual security scan and restarted my computer, I started seeing those darned intellitext highlights again.

I have a feeling some security programs/anti-virus delete the cookie. I went into tools and added intellitext.com as a blocked site. If that doesn't work I'll go into my Norton program and Ad-Aware, whatever else might apply, and block from there.

Carol

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