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dacthehork
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2000 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-26 01:09:53
February 26 2012 01:09 GMT
#1
Hey guys I love adblocker especially on crazy intrusive or money hungry sites. I still disable it for streams and teamliquid.

Does anyone else love adblocker?

kind of a weird blog, but it seems rather topical considering the hate it gets for cutting into ad revenue. Is it a good thing or bad thing?
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DisaFear
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia4074 Posts
February 26 2012 01:19 GMT
#2
I love AdBlock too <3
I used to disable it for TL, but then all I got was dating ads. So it's back on
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canucks12
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada812 Posts
February 26 2012 01:20 GMT
#3
I have the experimental build. It gets rid of youtube ads :D
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
February 26 2012 01:21 GMT
#4
I have it disabled for tl.net and some other sites I frequent .On some I only have certain classes of ads blocked (ie text is OK but video and sound ads nono)

It really is amazing software, because it DOES deny ad revenue from sites. However, it only does good when used ethically, and it used when ads truly interfere with content.
Gheed
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States972 Posts
February 26 2012 01:22 GMT
#5
I never knew youtube had ads until people started posting stupid comments like "thumbs up if you hate ads." Basically, there are enough stupid people who don't know how to use adblock to keep advertising going.

The problem is that in a more technical community like TL, pretty much everyone knows how to block ads. I tried turning it off for TL, but to load the ads I would have had to whitelist every ad service in noscript, so I just gave up.
mrGRAPE
Profile Joined November 2011
Singapore293 Posts
February 26 2012 01:28 GMT
#6
On February 26 2012 10:22 Gheed wrote:
I never knew youtube had ads until people started posting stupid comments like "thumbs up if you hate ads." Basically, there are enough stupid people who don't know how to use adblock to keep advertising going.

The problem is that in a more technical community like TL, pretty much everyone knows how to block ads. I tried turning it off for TL, but to load the ads I would have had to whitelist every ad service in noscript, so I just gave up.



Same here. What are these 'ads' people are talking about? lol
Starcraft 2 and eSports enthusiast. https://twitter.com/#!/mrGRAPETV | http://mrgrapetv.wordpress.com/
NoobStyles
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Australia257 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-26 01:33:58
February 26 2012 01:33 GMT
#7
Adblock plus/Hosts file and no script. I disable it for sites that I deem useful/good. So TL/streamers and a few other sites get their add revenue from me.
stork4ever
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1036 Posts
February 26 2012 01:45 GMT
#8
Blocking youtube ads is the greatest thing ever, I don't know why everyone is not using it. Those ads are annoying as hell,
Chocolate
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2350 Posts
February 26 2012 01:47 GMT
#9
On February 26 2012 10:19 DisaFear wrote:
I love AdBlock too <3
I used to disable it for TL, but then all I got was dating ads. So it's back on

I sadly had to do the same. It's just weird when you're parents look at what you're doing on the computer and you have koreancupid, asiandating, and some Russian service all on the same page. And I don't even do anything NSFW on this computer, I think the Korean references are the only causes.
Redmark
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada2129 Posts
February 26 2012 01:50 GMT
#10
Isn't it pretty much the same argument as pirating? You're not stealing or destroying anything, but you're depriving revenue from a site that is probably providing you content. Whether or not that's a big deal is an argument that's been done many times.
Gheed
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States972 Posts
February 26 2012 01:59 GMT
#11
On February 26 2012 10:50 Redmark wrote:
Isn't it pretty much the same argument as pirating? You're not stealing or destroying anything, but you're depriving revenue from a site that is probably providing you content. Whether or not that's a big deal is an argument that's been done many times.


I believe Ted Turner once argued that not watching television ads was effectively stealing. You can't force someone to watch an ad or accept data into their computer, though.
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
February 26 2012 02:00 GMT
#12
You can modify your ad preferences to not have dating ads.
Jaedong :3
Dranak
Profile Joined July 2011
United States464 Posts
February 26 2012 02:11 GMT
#13
On February 26 2012 10:50 Redmark wrote:
Isn't it pretty much the same argument as pirating? You're not stealing or destroying anything, but you're depriving revenue from a site that is probably providing you content. Whether or not that's a big deal is an argument that's been done many times.


If you're not stealing... then it's not the same as pirating. Not looking at ads online is more comparable to changing the channel or fast fowarding through commercials on TV.
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-26 02:14:36
February 26 2012 02:14 GMT
#14
It boggles my mind how public computers (at least ones I am using) could miss such an essential add-on. I generally do not mind ads that much but not when google is spamming date ads on my face for no reason O.o
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
IMoperator
Profile Joined October 2011
4476 Posts
February 26 2012 02:25 GMT
#15
gotta love it for porn sites lol
Silidons
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2813 Posts
February 26 2012 02:25 GMT
#16
I only turn it off when I watch streams of people who I think deserve the money (people like ForGG, Bomber, Sage, etc)
"God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon Bonaparte
foxSC
Profile Joined November 2011
United States60 Posts
February 26 2012 02:34 GMT
#17
I love it too, so much that i never turn it off for anything. enough other people do that i dont have to.
Candadar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
2049 Posts
February 26 2012 02:55 GMT
#18
I got ABP for Chrome, and it's so bipolar man. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just doesn't.

I'd go back to Firefox, but basically every other addon doesn't work other than Adblock on there that I use =/
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
February 26 2012 03:14 GMT
#19
KoreanCupid
Match.com
Thailovelinks
Chinalovematch

I even saw one for Albanians. I love teamliquid, need no other dating site.
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Ciryandor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3735 Posts
February 26 2012 03:20 GMT
#20
I use a browser without AdBlock for trusted sites. For all others, sorry.
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Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
February 26 2012 03:25 GMT
#21
I use adblock on every site but TL. I also change the channel during commercials. I guess I am just a terrible human being
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
February 26 2012 03:29 GMT
#22
Stop making threads dac.
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