How can I stop this cat thing from appearing?
Thread poster: Tom in London
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Aug 26, 2023

Every time I open up these forums I get this really annoying cat thing. How can I stop it from appearing?

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Metin Demirel
Anette Hilgendag
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
Get a dog. Aug 26, 2023

Woof! 🐶

Christel Zipfel
Susanna Martoni
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Thomas T. Frost
Thomas T. Frost  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 18:57
Danish to English
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Veto? Aug 26, 2023

Mr. Satan wrote:

Get a dog.
Woof! 🐶


Maybe Tom's cat would veto that.

But Tom could get a woofer. Doesn't need to be walked.


Mr. Satan (X)
 
Metin Demirel
Metin Demirel  Identity Verified
Türkiye
Local time: 20:57
Member (2018)
Italian to Turkish
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Online app Aug 26, 2023

I decided to download the ProZ.com app so that I could get rid of the cat, but the App Store says it’s not available in my country.

 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:57
English to Russian
I have never seen that cat Aug 26, 2023

Install uBlock Origin 1.51.0. Most probably I have never seen the cat because of this extension.

Philip Lees
Christel Zipfel
Barbara Carrara
expressisverbis
Sebastian Witte
 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 20:57
Greek to English
Adblock Aug 27, 2023

I have Adblock, and I've never seen the cat (until this thread).

I don't know if those two things are connected.


Christel Zipfel
writeaway
Barbara Carrara
expressisverbis
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
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Targeted? Aug 27, 2023

I have no ad blockers and have never seen the cat. Maybe it depends on your languages.

 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
Member (2008)
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER
uBlock Aug 27, 2023

Stepan Konev wrote:

Install uBlock Origin 1.51.0. Most probably I have never seen the cat because of this extension.


Yes- I have uBlock but I hadn't selected the option to block popups. Done it now


 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Portals Aug 27, 2023

Tom in London wrote:

Stepan Konev wrote:

Install uBlock Origin 1.51.0. Most probably I have never seen the cat because of this extension.


Yes- I have uBlock but I hadn't selected the option to block popups. Done it now


Just a warning: some translation job portals use pop ups ...


 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:57
English to Russian
Example? Aug 27, 2023

Hans Lenting wrote:
Just a warning: some translation job portals use pop ups ...
Err... I don't get your idea... Do you mean that my adblock app can hide some valuable information? Can you please give an example (a portal that uses popups) for me to reproduce that behavior?


 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Plunet Aug 27, 2023

Stepan Konev wrote:

Hans Lenting wrote:
Just a warning: some translation job portals use pop ups ...
Err... I don't get your idea... Do you mean that my adblock app can hide some valuable information? Can you please give an example (a portal that uses popups) for me to reproduce that behavior?


Plunet pops up a window to upload your translation.


 
Denis Fesik
Denis Fesik
Local time: 20:57
English to Russian
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Cat thoughts Aug 27, 2023

1. Someone's cat may get jealous when seeing that cat on the screen.
2. Someone's dog may get mad when seeing that cat on the screen.
3. Someone's religious views or idiosyncrasies may dictate a grudge against cats, dogs, or both (I even know of a religious/philosophical opinion leader who taught that if you keep a companion animal, you'll have to stoop down to their level and stop being the "image and likeness", meh).
4. I choose not to be judgmental about those views and idio
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1. Someone's cat may get jealous when seeing that cat on the screen.
2. Someone's dog may get mad when seeing that cat on the screen.
3. Someone's religious views or idiosyncrasies may dictate a grudge against cats, dogs, or both (I even know of a religious/philosophical opinion leader who taught that if you keep a companion animal, you'll have to stoop down to their level and stop being the "image and likeness", meh).
4. I choose not to be judgmental about those views and idiosyncrasies as long as they're not hypocritical; I had two cats and two dogs and loved them.
5. None of the above is suggesting that Tom in London rejects the cat for any particular reason.
6. I only saw the cat once and didn't mind it.
7. That cat is something I can't explain (this comes from a song just in case: I like seven better than six)
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Thomas T. Frost
expressisverbis
 
Metin Demirel
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Türkiye
Local time: 20:57
Member (2018)
Italian to Turkish
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Address bar Aug 27, 2023

Stepan Konev wrote:

Hans Lenting wrote:
Just a warning: some translation job portals use pop ups ...
Err... I don't get your idea... Do you mean that my adblock app can hide some valuable information? Can you please give an example (a portal that uses popups) for me to reproduce that behavior?


Even if a pop-up is blocked, most browsers show a lock or stop icon in the address bar for the blocked link so that the users can open it at their own discretion.


Stepan Konev
 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:57
English to Russian
Popups Aug 27, 2023

Metin Demirel wrote:
Even if a pop-up is blocked, most browsers show a lock or stop icon in the address bar for the blocked link so that the users can open it at their own discretion.
Actually, browsers (Chrome as a minimum) block popups by default, and I can't remember that I suffered because of that behavior. Even if you need popups for a specific site, you can enable them individually for that site.


expressisverbis
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 18:57
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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It's okay Aug 28, 2023

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