Removing The top ad bar from neopets

Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:14 am

ok, so with adblock on firefox and some code in my userContent file in the chrome file, the ads are removed. but now a blank bar is at the top of the screen. this hasn't happened before, so i'm guessing it has something to do with my new firefox version.

here's the code that i used:

Code:: div.ban,div#ban, #ban, .ban, #ban_spacer {display: none !important;}

I installed the code according to this site's information:
http://www.thedailyneopets.com/articles/remove-neopets-ads/

And here's a screenie of what my page looks like:

What can i do to fix this?

Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:28 am

I hope someone answers this question soon. I'm vexed with the same problem...

Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:35 am

I don't know if its the best way to do it, but I just added this filter to my Adblock Plus

#div(ban_spacer)

Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:53 am

the_dog_god wrote:I don't know if its the best way to do it, but I just added this filter to my Adblock Plus

#div(ban_spacer)

Doesn't work perfectly. Sometimes this will also get rid of the normal top bar, the one with NP, username, etc. on it.

However, this only lasts one page, so it's probably alright. I can ignore it.

Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:06 am

http://neocolours.me.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5283

zebru's instructions worked for me. Peoples' chrome folders can be in different places, so read through the whole thread and find the directions that work for you.

Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:42 am

theonlysaneone wrote:
the_dog_god wrote:I don't know if its the best way to do it, but I just added this filter to my Adblock Plus

#div(ban_spacer)

Doesn't work perfectly. Sometimes this will also get rid of the normal top bar, the one with NP, username, etc. on it.

However, this only lasts one page, so it's probably alright. I can ignore it.

Really? Never does that to me. Weird

Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:07 am

In Firefox, I use Adblock Plus -
http://images.neopets.com/loading_*.gif
and
#div(ban_spacer)

This topic was brought up in General Chat not too long ago:

http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 74&start=0

Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:05 pm

by apparently no work of my own, it seems to be fixed. maybe restarting the computer made it work, maybe it's a special day, i'm not really sure.

anyway, thanks for the help guys

Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:11 pm

Is this even allowed? I swear it was against Neopian rules to remove any advertisements.

Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:56 pm

It has never been against the rules to block ads. Adam even said so here when they first made the ad banner huge. It is only against the rules to use adblock to gain an in-game advantage -- say, by blocking the images of all unprofitable items in a shop so you can more quickly grab the good items while restocking.

Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:55 am

Cranberry wrote:It has never been against the rules to block ads. Adam even said so here when they first made the ad banner huge. It is only against the rules to use adblock to gain an in-game advantage -- say, by blocking the images of all unprofitable items in a shop so you can more quickly grab the good items while restocking.

Oh; I must have misread it then. o.O