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Coyotegirl ([info]coyotegirl) wrote in [info]fandom_lounge,
@ 2007-10-27 12:05:00
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PSA: LJ, you lose.
How to get rid of that annoying snap.com crap: Go into one of the popups, mouse over the gear symbol, hit "disable," and clicky the box. That should kill it. Simple enough, but I had to look around a while to find how to do it, so I figured some of you might appreciate the heads-up.

[edit] [info]melannen provides this link for killing it deader!

And [info]papervolcano provides link for specific Adblock instructions. Thank you folks. ♥

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[info]sheep
2007-10-27 07:10 pm UTC (link)
<3

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[info]sashenka
2007-10-27 07:29 pm UTC (link)
I have no idea what you're talking about, so I assume using Firefox with Adblock Plus is another way of killing whatever it is I haven't seen.

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-27 07:37 pm UTC (link)
I'm using that also, but I still got it - links on LJ will give you a little snap.com popup. It's possible you've got more adblock on that I do, though.

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[info]sashenka
2007-10-27 07:38 pm UTC (link)
Hmm. I've not noticed it yet, but if I get a pop-up, I'm sure China will hear my witty response.

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[info]barankhy
2007-10-27 08:39 pm UTC (link)
*goes to look what that is*
Ah, I guess that NoScript's doing me another favor there :D

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[info]wolfsamurai
2007-10-28 12:11 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I think that between ABP and NoScript, I'm not seeing it either. Because I've been seeing this complaining about snap.com and had ~no~ clue WTF people were talking about.

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[info]laerwen
2007-10-29 03:56 am UTC (link)
I also don't see it with AdBlock on Firefox. I only see it on Safari.

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[info]melannen
2007-10-27 07:49 pm UTC (link)
That also, however, puts a snaps.com tracking cookie on your computer, so they come back if you clean out your cookies or if you turn up your cookie security settings.

If you want to kill it completely dead forever, this trick basically keeps your computer from being able to access Snap at all. (I am currently using it; it works. It also presumably works for other annoying sites.)

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-27 08:07 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! Added your instruction link. Have a cookie.

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[info]melannen
2007-10-27 08:17 pm UTC (link)
Is is a *secure* cookie? Otherwise it might not get through my javascript settings :D

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-27 09:47 pm UTC (link)
It's chocolate chip. I think it's secure. Might get crumbs on your inbox, though.

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[info]papervolcano
2007-10-27 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Also helpful snap.com specific adblock instructions

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[info]limyaael
2007-10-27 08:02 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for that! I had no idea how to block them specifically.

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-27 08:07 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! Added your instruction link. Have a cookie.

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[info]electricwitch
2007-10-27 08:18 pm UTC (link)
Oh thank God. It´s annoying me so much.

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[info]sanguinary
2007-10-27 08:27 pm UTC (link)
That's... a lot of steps. I just went into Options and selected the "Never show me this shit ever again no matter what webpage I am on" and bam, it went away! No more icons, no more links, nothing.

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-27 09:49 pm UTC (link)
I did what you did, but the other two links are for other ways around it. :)

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[info]sanguinary
2007-10-27 10:23 pm UTC (link)
No, I mean when you get this screen:



Instead of choosing Disable, go to Options and select ALL Sites



Unless that is what you did and I'm misreading you (in which case, whoops and sorry for being so anal).

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-28 12:46 am UTC (link)
Yes, that is what I did. The other parts of the post were other solutions other commenters provided, for more permanent disablement of the popups.

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[info]dejana
2007-10-28 05:37 am UTC (link)
That works by putting a cookie on your machine. If you ever have to clear your cookies, the previews will come back. Hence the alternate, more permanent, methods.

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[info]twocorpses
2007-10-27 10:45 pm UTC (link)
Thank you. I hate that shit.

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[info]gunshou
2007-10-27 10:48 pm UTC (link)
♥

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[info]herongale
2007-10-27 11:20 pm UTC (link)
You are my new favourite person. I needed this sooooo bad. Thank you. ;__;

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[info]lil_miss_stfu
2007-10-27 11:30 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much! I don't have a kicking f-list, but there were enough external links that it was driving me insane.

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[info]bemysty
2007-10-28 12:27 am UTC (link)
I love how I didn't notice anything about this snap.com crap because my browser resembles a fortress.

Apparently I turned off the feature when it was first mentioned, but I don't even remember doing so... LJ is apparently pulling so much crap it doesn't even register with me anymore when I opt out of something.

Is it just me or is that not a very good place to end up at, as a business?

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[info]vergilsparda
2007-10-28 03:45 am UTC (link)
You had to opt in to get the feature, so it was never on for you in the first place.

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[info]crysiana
2007-10-28 04:53 am UTC (link)
I don't recall opting in but I do have it, though I'll allow that they may have pulled a "by signing in on the front page you are opting in" thing. If it weren't tracking me (which I assume it does) I wouldn't even mind it so much.

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[info]harrylovesron
2007-10-28 07:03 am UTC (link)
Really? Because I never opted in and I still got it on both my accounts. Or was it "opt in" as in "we'll assume you want it unless you specifically tell us no"?

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[info]jar
2007-10-28 07:31 am UTC (link)
I got the impression it was "opt in" for payed accounts and everyone else got it automatically.

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[info]bemysty
2007-10-28 08:17 am UTC (link)
That can't be it either, since a lot of paid users complained on the news post... and I DO have a vague recollection of turning something off, and my account is paid.

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[info]coyotegirl
2007-10-28 04:33 pm UTC (link)
I didn't opt in, but it was on for me.

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[info]quartz
2007-10-28 11:42 pm UTC (link)
When it came out last month I actually opted out via the control panel in LJ. This time 'round I read that it was being automatically implemented for all Basic and Plus accounts, regardless of opt status. If I can remember where that was at (it was on LJ somewhere in the manage settings or FAQ) I'll post a link and the exact text.

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[info]angelhunter
2007-10-28 02:38 am UTC (link)
snap? What the hell are you all talking about? o.O

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[info]rekall
2007-10-28 04:50 am UTC (link)
I don't know either but it sounds like something annoying and I'm glad it's not happening to me.

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[info]pastri_archy
2007-10-28 05:15 am UTC (link)
Sometimes when you hover over links, it'll show you a thumbnail of it in a Snap.com browser window.

It actually doesn't bother me that much, but I'm sure if you have a crapton of links on your Flist it's preview overkill.

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(Anonymous)
2007-10-30 11:33 pm UTC (link)
Oh, that. Now that you've explained that I realised that I've seen those. I thought everyone was talking about a regular pop up ad.

- A Good Name

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[info]gabsy
2007-10-28 05:03 am UTC (link)
YAY! Thanks!

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[info]tangentialone
2007-10-28 06:28 am UTC (link)
GodDAMN I hate that snap.com shit so much.

Thank yoooooouuuuuuuu.

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2007-10-28 09:09 am UTC (link)
Apparently, at least one person got unexpectedly goatse'd by a popup preview...

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[info]shinga
2007-10-28 01:16 pm UTC (link)
Am I the only one not really bothered by it?

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[info]threegoldfish
2007-10-28 01:32 pm UTC (link)
Yes.

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[info]pastri_archy
2007-10-28 03:45 pm UTC (link)
No. But I do a lot of Flist reading in class and it's convenient to know what I'll be clicking on before I do. :D Suddenly laughing like a maniac at random Grindeldore crackart during a discussion about the death penalty earns you some strange looks.

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[info]deliciouschaos
2007-10-28 10:27 pm UTC (link)
You can actually turn it off via LJ itself: go into the Viewing Options page and uncheck the "Graphic previews" box.

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[info]deliciouschaos
2007-10-28 10:33 pm UTC (link)
Mmm, scratch that, that doesn't work. Curse my lack of scientific testing.

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[info]chibikaijuu
2007-10-28 10:46 pm UTC (link)
All that does is turn it off for your own journal - meaning they don't show up for anyone, but *only* on your journal. There's no way within LJ to turn it off for all pages.

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[info]beccafran
2007-10-29 02:06 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for the instructions! I'm totally confused about those previews, but I think that it's not *only* lj-account based, whether they show up or not also has to do with your browser. IE6 at work doesn't show the previews, but Safari at home does... this is while signed in to the same account.

Anyway, I will shortly be turning them off everywhere, yay! :)

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[info]wrongly_amused
2007-10-30 02:42 am UTC (link)
Block it?! NEVAR! This is one step closer to my ultimate goal of never being goatsed once in my Internet career!

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