Am I the only one who has adblocked the shoutbox?

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Am I the only one who has adblocked the shoutbox?

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Post by Marilink » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:14 am

I highly recommend it.
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Post by The Missing Link » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:24 am

[QUOTE=Walkie-Talkie Man]I highly recommend it.[/QUOTE]
I don't have it Adblocked. I have it NoScripted.
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Post by Marilink » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:37 pm

Just as good, if not better.
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#4

Post by Rainbow Dash » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:42 pm

Bleh, I don't pay much attention to it.

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Post by ashemas » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:45 pm

I don't pay much attention to it either...I don't see why it's such a huge deal.

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#6

Post by Ace Mercury » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:49 pm

^^^^^^ That's actually quite a good idea.

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Post by Mushi » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:58 am

^^ you chat in it all the time. I use it every now and then, but I no script it when the little red idiot flag goes off.
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Post by Mikhail Gorbachev » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:17 pm

...browsers cause viruses? ...Even Opera, which is less vulnerable than both of the others you mentioned, causes viruses?

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Post by March » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:51 pm

Meh, I've used all three, I prefer Firfox.
When I go on VGF with Opera I always have to refresh, it gets annoying.
ANd IE just plain sucks.
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Post by Ace Mercury » Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:09 pm

VGF Forums: we cause viruses.

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Post by Marilink » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:10 pm

Only time I've used Opera is on the Wii, and that's not really using it per se.
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Post by The Missing Link » Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:32 pm

Browsers don't cause viruses; people do.
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Post by Deepfake » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:39 am

Guns don't kill people; browsers do.
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Post by CaptHayfever » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:40 am

Let's get one thing straight: Guns don't kill people...I do.

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Post by Marilink » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:44 am

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[QUOTE=CaptHayfever]Let's get one thing straight: Guns don't kill people...I do.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"[/QUOTE]
I was just thinking that.
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Post by Slife » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:15 pm

Shows up fine on my version firefox. I'm going to fix that in a second. Thanks for the tip.
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#17

Post by Shane » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:38 pm

Firefox is for suckers.
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