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		chime on June 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Citibank confirms hacking attack I apologize for not talking about the main topic here but I have to say what an obnoxious website! I can't read the article because it says: `Premium Content Area Please complete a survey to unlock this page. Download F1 Racing Challenege Today! How Would You Look As A Redneck? How Would You Look As A Zombie? Download 1600 Games! Full Versions! Want To See Yourself As An Elf? How Would You Look As A Vampire?` When I try to close the tab, it asks me "Help keep this content free. Please take one minute to complete a SPAM-free market research survey to gain access to this special content. Are you sure you want to leave?" YES. Especially when I can read it easily on http://techland.time.com/2011/06/09/now-citibank-hacked-thou... If annoying your visitors and harassing them into taking ridiculous surveys is the only way to keep your site running, your business plan is seriously flawed.

pg on June 9, 2011 | [–]

BTW this comment refers to the bogus site this originally linked to.

swores on June 9, 2011 | | [–]

I thought I was going mad for a second until I moved on to your comment.

sectek on June 9, 2011 | [–]

Your post reminded me to turn off ad-block and no-script on HN. Thanks! I didn't see any of that stuff on that site with these on by default.

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