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lassiter · 2004-03-30, 01:32 PM

Hi -

I don't know if the Hun checks in here or not, but either way, I'd like to know y'all's thoughts.

The Hun has a prohibition against sponsors that use pop-up consoles (which would be 90% of all sponsors, IME). Well, no problem there, really, 'cause a.) it's his site (duh), and b.) I'm starting to use the "no-pop up" option whenever possible myself. Some of it is really out of control.

My frustration is that the Hun's script is set to decline galleries, even if the "no-popup" option is set on the links. And yet, on the decline message, it clearly states "Your gallery is declined. Check your sponsors and remove the one(s) that pop consoles or entrap people. Or look on their site to check if they offer a console-less version of their program."

Well, the sponsor in question does indeed offer a console-free option, and I make absolutely sure to use it when submitting. So telling me to do something that gets my galleries declined anyway is sort of irrelevant. It would be better, IMO, (and not create false hopes in the submitters) to simply state "here are the sponsors I do not accept, regardless of whether you have the no-console option on your links or not."

But really, that's a relatively minor quibble compared to the ever-growing number of TGPs whose submit scripts are totally broken anyway.

That's a topic for another thread, though.

2004-03-30, 01:32 PM	#1
lassiter I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 473	The Hun and pop-ups Hi - I don't know if the Hun checks in here or not, but either way, I'd like to know y'all's thoughts. The Hun has a prohibition against sponsors that use pop-up consoles (which would be 90% of all sponsors, IME). Well, no problem there, really, 'cause a.) it's his site (duh), and b.) I'm starting to use the "no-pop up" option whenever possible myself. Some of it is really out of control. My frustration is that the Hun's script is set to decline galleries, even if the "no-popup" option is set on the links. And yet, on the decline message, it clearly states "Your gallery is declined. Check your sponsors and remove the one(s) that pop consoles or entrap people. Or look on their site to check if they offer a console-less version of their program." Well, the sponsor in question does indeed offer a console-free option, and I make absolutely sure to use it when submitting. So telling me to do something that gets my galleries declined anyway is sort of irrelevant. It would be better, IMO, (and not create false hopes in the submitters) to simply state "here are the sponsors I do not accept, regardless of whether you have the no-console option on your links or not." But really, that's a relatively minor quibble compared to the ever-growing number of TGPs whose submit scripts are totally broken anyway. That's a topic for another thread, though.