OK, I'm trying to block IntelliTXT according to what I've found with google. Using PithHelmet in Safari I blocked *intellitxt.com* http://text.burstnet.com/*.js Unfortunately tha…

I'm not seeing this green text, but it looks like the linked script is at http://macnn.us.intellitxt.com/intel....asp?ipid=3078, so there is no *.js.

Telling PithHelmet to block *intellitxt* doesn't do the trick either.

they're in the options for users too!!!

This is way too annoying. This is no good at all.

Worst. Advertising scheme. Ever. I'm so sad to see this ******** come to the MacNN forums. At least before I only saw it on sites that I didn't really care about. I downloaded Saf…

I've reported this SPAM.

I hope this was a mistake...

Somebody email me when it's gone. MacNN was my top bookmark since '99. No macnn bookmark anymore. Needed an excuse to break this habit anyway.

Yeah Harmony Central was doing this, till people started manually changing said links, or added their own perverse ones. If they don't switch it back, this could be fun.

Hate it, and it really makes posting/reading a pain. If the owners of Macnn are not careful they will start losing people here. This marketing scheme has that ability to drive p…

Quote: Originally Posted by iLikebeer Somebody email me when it's gone. MacNN was my top bookmark since '99. No macnn bookmark anymore. Needed an excuse to break this habit anyw…

Im reporting every single one I see as spam and I think every user should do the same.

Hate it. Have you guys at macnn completely lost it? The benefit of a forum is that you receive trusted information from your peers. Adding spam links into posts is a moronic thing…

Heh:

from now on every post I make anything that gets spam in it im changing with a dot. Example ipod to i.pod, apple to a.pple. I am also going to send nasty emails to every advertise…

macnn.us.intellitxt.com That's the source of the BS. If you block that URL (wildcards don't seem to work) then you're good to go. IE users can simply add it to the 'hosts' file…

Rest assured that we forum admins*/mods had no say in this, and consider it at least as offensive as you do. I will fight this tooth and nail. Inline advertising is something only …

Quote: Originally Posted by brapper YA THIS IS GAY. Seriously, do it in the blogs if you want. But the individuals whose words are being "sponsored" are not intending to have t…

Hey, I for one LOVE this. I have seen the future, and it is intellitxt. LOL buy a dell

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki Do not use "gay" as an all-purpose negative. It is offensive and will get you banned if done again. Do not use inline advertisement at all…

Quote: Originally Posted by Kerrigan Hey, I for one LOVE this. I have seen the future, and it is intellitxt. LOL buy a dell But it needs a double underline! But this is de…

Tell us how you really feel, Simon. Don't hold back this time.

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki Rest assured that we forum admins*/mods had no say in this, and consider it at least as offensive as you do. I will fight this tooth and nail. …

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Do not use inline advertisement at all. It is offensive and will get your forum boycotted if continued. Tooki, you guys are in no position to …