Every so often- once, in a great while actually- an event will happen that will bring everyone together. Groups of people who, under normal circumstances, would be insulting and flaming each other into oblivion, will band together against a common annoyance. We have seen it in the past- the RIAA, Paris Hilton, the MPAA, and that damn mosquito; the myriad members of Shoutwire have shown that even with the most intense of hatreds (Isreali vs Palestinian, USA vs everyone else on the planet, Liberal tree huggers vs Bush fapping Conservatives), they can, and will, join forces and lambaste their common enemy and- for a brief, refreshing moment- show that even through adversity; polar opposites can get along when it is necessary.
This, is another one of those times. We members of Shoutwire are now being assaulted by the most vile form of internet marketing man have concieved- The Pop-Up Ad. They contribute nothing to the general good of the internet, are a tool for the installation of spyware, can hijack browsers before the computer user can say "WTF?", and degrade the web using experience to nothing more than "OMFG!!! THESE DAMN POPUPS ARE SO ANNOYING!!! GOD I HATE THEM I'M NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN! WRAAAGGGHHH!!!".
We, the users of Shoutwire, wish for an end to the onslaught of force-fed advertising. Shoutwire has been online for over a year, and has grown to the dysfunctional community that it is today, without the need for pop-ups. Pop-ups are unnecessary, un-productive, and un-wanted.
We, the people of Shoutwire, do hereby plead to our Webmasters. Please, end this madness. Get rid of the pop-ups. Our Web Browsers will thank you.