Weird shit on the screen?

**MaestroDelWeb** · #1 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:45 AM

Am I the only one? It looks like avatars are attacking my screen when I look at all the forums. I know it sounds crazy since I've never seen this happen in any forum, but it's happening to me.

I just looked a little closer and it looks like ads are overtaking the forum in thumbnail form. I see an "In a Nutshell" and a "For Dummies" ad and some other stuff I can't recognize.

Ok just figured it out it looks like Amazon ads are eating the forum. I see "Womanizer".

**rabid** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vze2yqtm

Am I the only one? It looks like avatars are attacking my screen when I look at all the forums. I know it sounds crazy since I've never seen this happen in any forum, but it's happening to me.

I just looked a little closer and it looks like ads are overtaking the forum in thumbnail form. I see an "In a Nutshell" and a "For Dummies" ad and some other stuff I can't recognize.

Ok just figured it out it looks like Amazon ads are eating the forum. I see "Womanizer".

Yeah, so do I.
Amazon link page appears on the left of the screen in every thread.

**belexandor** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:49 AM

I've been watching the forum all day and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary. Anybody else?

**mwari23** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:54 AM

im seeing the amazon ads as well. could this be somebody hacking the forum and cookie stuffing it?

**WhiskerBiscuit** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:57 AM

We are on it guys, thanks for the heads up.

**belexandor** · #6 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:58 AM

Yeah, I see them too now. Hell.. maybe Dave's trying out new ways to monetize the forum. LOL

**belexandor** · #7 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:59 AM

NO WAY! Whisker, did that shit come from outside? Who the fuck?

**trophaeum** · #8 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:00 AM

ff3 shows it here, shot some emails to dave, wait and see

**CapMorgan** · #9 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:01 AM

I think it just started happening because right when I saw it I noticed this thread

**MaestroDelWeb** · #10 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:08 AM

I saw Dave was signed in a little bit before this happened, so I'm sure this is a case of throwing up ads and testing where they show up. It's happened to me before.

**YoungGuns** · #11 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:14 AM

Yeah, same thing happening here.
Also, the home page hasn't been showing any threads or categories all day today.

**popcrdom29** · #12 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:14 AM

I get the same thing. I think we're being attacked by replicators. lol

**CapMorgan** · #13 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:18 AM

It is an affiliated amazon widget, and does seem to be part of the site itself.
Maybe a new way to generate income for the forum?

**nudebrain** · #14 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:19 AM

uuuuaaaahhh, its the AMAZON worm they have told us about already in 1997, finally coming to a forum near you :-)