EPTDo you adblock TeamLiquid? - Page 28
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MonkSEA
Australia1227 Posts
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TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
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ene13
50 Posts
But I still like to watch the streams. So no, I dont turn it off. | ||
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mmp
United States2130 Posts
On November 04 2011 10:04 red4ce wrote: Pretty disappointing to see that 1/3 of the people who visit this site would adblock it even after TL asking you not to. I mean it doesn't actually cost you anything to unblock TL, besides 15 seconds of your time. It's not like seeing an ad is going to turn you blind. It can cost you your privacy & security. I don't mind TL earning revenue from the entertainment that they provide, but they (and all sites) should do so in a manner that respects the user's rights. This means: (1) No flash advertisements. There are suitable alternatives for interactive video content that do not compromise your security and tech-savvy advertisers know how to use these alternatives. (2) Advertisements are not allowed to run client code that hasn't been approved by the webmaster. Many ad agreements have the host include a blob of obfuscated JS into the page, which itself loads other scripts at runtime that the webmaster hasn't had the opportunity to review. These ads use cookies and other storage mechanisms in the browser to keep records of what you've been up to. They can also read your cookies from other sites (unless you configure your browser to disallow this). | ||
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caedmon-
Australia64 Posts
i've yet to encounter an ad that's actually irritating/obtrusive on the sites i regularly visit, especially not on tl besides, most of the free stuff we get on the internet wouldn't be that way if everyone had an adblocker | ||
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Steel
Japan2283 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States9104 Posts
On November 04 2011 02:37 Sufficiency wrote: The "Don't hurt Esports" thing is so absurd that it's hard to not block it. TL is a community site for some esports, but it does not directly invest its assets to esports. This post makes zero sense and you are 100% wrong. First, if you had ad-block disabled in the first thing you'd never even see that elephant in the first place. More importantly, THE ONLY THING TL DOES WITH IT'S PROCEEDS IS INVEST IN E-SPORTS! So... yeah, not sure how it doesn't "directly invest its assets to esports." I am also quite sad that TL has changed what the little banner says. It is 100% valid for it to say that by add-blocking TL you are hurting E-SPORTS. Not pumping revenue into E-SPORTS, hurts E-SPORTS, and TL directly puts their money into supporting things like TL Open, the TSLs, the team Team Liquid, and running/improving this site (aka esports). | ||
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stork4ever
United States1036 Posts
Internet has gotten out of control, sorry TL and my other favorite sites. | ||
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Half
United States2554 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States9104 Posts
On November 04 2011 10:26 stork4ever wrote: I visit too many "interesting" sites to not have adblock. Internet has gotten out of control, sorry TL and my other favorite sites. Actually, you can just except certain sites of from your adblock like TL and your other favorite sites. It is hard though, takes like 3 clicks. | ||
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Souljah
United States423 Posts
lol. photoshop that elephant on shaqs head and u got pure gold. | ||
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Talih
Australia52 Posts
Seriously just get over yourself, your time isn't so precious that you can't put up with a little bit of time spent watching an add, hell get a drink or walk around for that 30 seconds if it hurts so much. Same with adds on TL itself, two tiny banners that help support the site the majority of us spend most of our day on? Come on, it's free entertainment and not like you have to do anything with the adds, just ignore them. | ||
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LennyLeonard
United States48 Posts
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Hokay
United States738 Posts
Edit: I'm disabling adblock now though, starting today. TL ads aren't intrusive or annoying like some sites. | ||
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teddyoojo
Germany22369 Posts
got used to them so it doesnt matter | ||
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imr.e
112 Posts
On November 04 2011 10:34 Talih wrote: Seriously people who complain about 30 second adds on streams or two tiny banners on a website are just pathetic. Do you ever watch a stream for more than an hour and a half? That's like 5-6 adds you'd see so 2.5-3minutes of adds, I'd much rather sit through that than pay $14 for a movie ticket. Seriously just get over yourself, your time isn't so precious that you can't put up with a little bit of time spent watching an add, hell get a drink or walk around for that 30 seconds if it hurts so much. Same with adds on TL itself, two tiny banners that help support the site the majority of us spend most of our day on? Come on, it's free entertainment and not like you have to do anything with the adds, just ignore them. Give your info to corporation if you love Orwell, don't force other to do it Mr. Morale | ||
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Wafflelisk
Canada1061 Posts
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mmp
United States2130 Posts
On November 04 2011 10:26 Jonoman92 wrote: Ok, this thread has pissed me off more than anything I've seen on TL in a long while. Way way too many idiots. This post makes zero sense and you are 100% wrong. First, if you had ad-block disabled in the first thing you'd never even see that elephant in the first place. More importantly, THE ONLY THING TL DOES WITH IT'S PROCEEDS IS INVEST IN E-SPORTS! So... yeah, not sure how it doesn't "directly invest its assets to esports." I am also quite sad that TL has changed what the little banner says. It is 100% valid for it to say that by add-blocking TL you are hurting E-SPORTS. Not pumping revenue into E-SPORTS, hurts E-SPORTS, and TL directly puts their money into supporting things like TL Open, the TSLs, the team Team Liquid, and running/improving this site (aka esports). TL is a for-profit, but they're not E-sports. E-sports is Blizzard, Google, Twitch.tv, and the VCs that fund Twitch. It's a handful of big entertainment companies pulling strings in a fabricated market to attract viewership to the games and video services they offer. E-sports is an artificial culture forced upon us. It's not a competitive market, as evidenced by the fact that the players barely make enough money to get by (most do not make a living salary). The primary career "opportunities" are much like high-stakes poker -- a handful of the best will make it big, but the rest are suckers. Blizzard cannot afford to pay out fair salaries to all of the GSL participants, so they use a lottery reward system to play off players' hopes and dreams of stardom. The banner should say, don't hurt Team Liquid -- which is the only party you are hurting. Your attention to TL advertisement has zero effect on "E-sports" as a whole. E-sports will remain "strong" as long as Blizzard and the others keep pumping money into it. | ||
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MasterBlasterCaster
United States568 Posts
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Praetorial
United States4241 Posts
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