that's it. enough. the reign of the unwanted pop-up, and the almost worse pop-under, has got to end.

the proliferation of these aggressive, annoying, and generally experience hampering advertisement media is out of control. i spend nearly half my time at a site clicking away these encumberances. gone are the days of the simple informational pop-up. now these beasts are worse than spam.

ADVERTISERS BEWARE. this is a warning, heed it well. i will not buy any product that is advertised in a pop-up, no matter how much i want it. i will buy your competitor's product or service or i won't buy anything at all. i'm not kidding. my computer is not your billboard.

this goes for you, too, CNet. i love your services but the "informational" pop-ups you display when i return to a previously hidden window are not cool. you may think you were tricky with your JavaScript method but most of us think you suck. stop it. quit invading my virtual space or i'll quit visiting yours.

and because i now realize how grating unrequested pop-ups can be, i've removed them from my site. no more annoying "news" window when you first visit the site. i'm sorry i pestered you with this.