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boomer
09-07-2005, 04:45 PM
Each time I enter the forum, I get a cookie planted in IE. That's 'cause I can't enter a forum without cookies being enabled.

Why in heaven's name (a southern expression ONLY) does somd.com need cookies planted on every Jane & Joe who comes to take a peek?

If there's a reasonable explanation, I'd love to hear it.

da boom, again

Kizzy
09-07-2005, 04:46 PM
Are they peanut butter? :confused:

I guess you would have rather had a choc chip one. :ohwell:

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 04:47 PM
Each time I enter the forum, I get a cookie planted in IE. That's 'cause I can't enter a forum without cookies being enabled.

Why in heaven's name (a southern expression ONLY) does somd.com need cookies planted on every Jane & Joe who comes to take a peek?

If there's a reasonable explanation, I'd love to hear it.

da boom, again
Do you log in everytime?

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 04:47 PM
Are they peanut butter? :confused:

I guess you would have rather had a choc chip one. :ohwell:
What a let down :ohwell:

boomer
09-07-2005, 04:52 PM
Do you log in everytime?


Only if I'm going to write a msg--for lurking, no.

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 04:53 PM
Only if I'm going to write a msg--for lurking, no.
Cookies are there to help you....

Kizzy
09-07-2005, 05:02 PM
What a let down :ohwell:


I know :ohwell: :lol:

Tonio
09-07-2005, 05:06 PM
Here's some information about cookies...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071600111.html

vraiblonde
09-07-2005, 05:07 PM
Each time I enter the forum, I get a cookie planted in IE. That's 'cause I can't enter a forum without cookies being enabled.
Cookies are planted to facilitate your browsing experience. If you don't want our cookies (:humpf:) just go into your browser's privacy settings and put us on the blacklist.

Goofing_Off
09-07-2005, 05:11 PM
Cookies are planted to facilitate your browsing experience. If you don't want our cookies (:humpf:) just go into your browser's privacy settings and put us on the blacklist.
If cookies are "planted," wouldn't they better be called "seeds?"

boomer
09-07-2005, 05:53 PM
Cookies are planted to facilitate your browsing experience. If you don't want our cookies (:humpf:) just go into your browser's privacy settings and put us on the blacklist.


Do NOT need my browsing experience facilitated, enhanced, nor any other feel-good thing that's being done 'for me.' I know what cookies are, I wanna know why THEY need to track me.

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 05:55 PM
Do NOT need my browsing experience facilitated, enhanced, nor any other feel-good thing that's being done 'for me.' I know what cookies are, I wanna know why THEY need to track me.
THEY dont tardass. Ya know you can delete them right?

vraiblonde
09-07-2005, 06:15 PM
Do NOT need my browsing experience facilitated, enhanced, nor any other feel-good thing that's being done 'for me.'
Well you do, my dear, if you are going to browse the forums.

Just put us on your blocked list - what's the big deal?

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 06:18 PM
Well you do, my dear, if you are going to browse the forums.

Just put us on your blocked list - what's the big deal?
Cookies are part of a huge government conspiracy to track where you go on the internet....
Thats why you can delete them all too.

vraiblonde
09-07-2005, 06:22 PM
Cookies are part of a huge government conspiracy to track where you go on the internet....
Well, ours only track where you go on here so when you click the "New Posts" it knows what to show you - dinky stuff like that.

The only benefit to us is that it also tracks your IP so if you cause an insane amount of trouble I can complain to your ISP. We've only had to do that once in nine years that I remember.

Fishn Guy
09-07-2005, 06:24 PM
Well, ours only track where you go on here so when you click the "New Posts" it knows what to show you - dinky stuff like that.

The only benefit to us is that it also tracks your IP so if you cause an insane amount of trouble I can complain to your ISP. We've only had to do that once in nine years that I remember.
Well, The only true benefit to anyone else is that your login will be remembered also.

Bogart
09-07-2005, 06:34 PM
Each time I enter the forum, I get a cookie planted in IE. That's 'cause I can't enter a forum without cookies being enabled.

Why in heaven's name (a southern expression ONLY) does somd.com need cookies planted on every Jane & Joe who comes to take a peek?

If there's a reasonable explanation, I'd love to hear it.

da boom, again
freedom isn't free

otter
09-07-2005, 07:32 PM
Do NOT need my browsing experience facilitated, enhanced, nor any other feel-good thing that's being done 'for me.' I know what cookies are, I wanna know why THEY need to track me.

Paranoia is a terrible thing.

donbarzini
09-08-2005, 07:50 AM
Paranoia is a terrible thing.


Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.

:cheers:

Tonio
09-08-2005, 10:02 AM
Paranoia is a terrible thing.
:lol: Vrai and Larry are using the cookies to harvest our credit card information even as I type this. I saw Larry driving around Thurmont in a brand-new Escalade.

bresamil
09-08-2005, 10:03 AM
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.

:cheers:
That's what it says on my t-shirt.


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