Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

WaPoo! now want's your e-mail and subscription to get access. They have

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU
 
KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:09 PM
Original message
WaPoo! now want's your e-mail and subscription to get access. They have
Edited on Tue Feb-10-04 06:13 PM by KoKo01
annoyed me with "pop ups" and stuff when I try to read an article there, which used to crash my Netscape 4.7. I upgraded to Netscape 7.1 and still their annoying graphics and seize ads caused me problems. (SORRY ON EDIT! "Washingon Post" for those who don't know our weird DU Acronym for them. Mods please understand, I think they are POO...except for some few Columnists they have which support Dem position.)

NOW....they want me to give them my e-mail address so they can attack my adware and virus program?

They are disgusting. For the two or three folks I read as Columnists on their site, is it worth it for the frustration?

I think there's something sleazy about their "online site." I didn't mind giving "LA Times" and "NY TIMES" my e-mail addy...but I'm really angry about "Wa Poo!"


I think it's because I expected better from them, but I should have known when Howie Kurtz was their star that they were just the biggest whores on the block but wearing "acceptable" clothes.

A rant...just had to get that off my chest......What happened to them...that they are such TOADIES!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:11 PM
Response to Original message
1. Here's the email addy I gave them
fuckyou@eatshit.com

try it. you'll like it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:14 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. ROFLMAO! Did they accept it, though....Can you get on! Whatever.....
your post is hysterical. I should do that. If we all did it it would be great! :D
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 07:55 PM
Response to Reply #3
10. Yeah. It works just fine
:-)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 07:49 PM
Response to Reply #1
8. Should use their main email address
and if enough people do that it would get overloaded.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
mike1963 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:14 PM
Response to Original message
2. Hm. I use NS 7.1 too and have never seen a popup or been asked for
an email there...
?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:19 PM
Response to Original message
4. I've been going there for years....
..and I think I registered. No problem, as far as I'm concerned.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:30 PM
Response to Reply #4
6. But, Grasswire, I've been going there for years, also. Tonight's the firs
time I've been asked to give them my "e-mail addy" and register. About a year ago every time I logged on they asked my age and zip code. I always "fudged that one." But, I can't fudge my e-mail address, unless I try Jacobin's post. :D
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:25 PM
Response to Original message
5. Aren't they the site that asks
for gender, dob and zipcode?

i've been every possible combination i can come up with over the last year, depending on how i feel that day...but i always get the story with whatever i give them...well, the wapoo story anyway. I guess it's an even trade. I'm lying, they are just espousing their pov.

If it's asking for my email, fergit it.

dp
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 06:36 PM
Response to Reply #5
7. Yes.....before today....when they "upped the ante." n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
AZCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 07:53 PM
Response to Reply #5
9. I always use the info they give as an example
I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Trippy story tho- I didn't want to give Hotmail my correct info, so I put in 1/1/2000 as my bday, and they LOCKED my email account because I was "technically" a minor! I managed to fix it (by emailing them) but it was still freaky. I backed everything up on local-hd after that...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Fri Apr 26th 2024, 03:14 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC