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Kurdaj
Profile Joined May 2010
United States57 Posts
January 08 2011 02:50 GMT
#1
I hate to be the first to say it, but I blocked the image of that appeal.

I'm already paying Verizon to use the internet. I have no tolerance for ads or solicitations. If I could do something to remove annoying billboards on the road, I'd cut those too.

User was banned for this post.
If there was no Devil, it would be necessary to invent him.
NathanSC
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States620 Posts
January 08 2011 02:52 GMT
#2
Your opening post has absolutely no content, and it basically belittles TeamLiquid for running all of one ad. I don't understand how this warrants a thread.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36389 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-08 02:57:10
January 08 2011 02:52 GMT
#3
Moved to TL Community.

edit: for those not understanding what's going on, we added an image banner for those using adblock.

here is the banner in question:

[image loading]

yes, it's meant to emulate the jimmy wales wikipedia banners lol
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Belgo
Profile Joined September 2009
United States721 Posts
January 08 2011 03:11 GMT
#4
So, one little ad on the top of the site is completely egregious and off putting? It's not like the entirety of the page is plastered with them and the background is change to a giant car add too.

Seeing how ads is one of the better ways a site can actually make money, since they do not charge for anything.
12 gateways being thrown down, which is standard transition after the two observatory opening
SgtCoDFish
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United Kingdom1520 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-08 03:13:51
January 08 2011 03:13 GMT
#5
I actually set an exception on tl.net 'cause of this banner. I was kind of aware that there were ads on TL but never gave much thought to it 'cause... well, because I never saw them.

Sure it's a little annoying having a flashy Razer ad for products I'll never buy being beamed at me, but it's a fair price to pay for a site I visit multiple times a day IMO.

+ Show Spoiler +
Plus, who can resist when the horse asks?
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
January 08 2011 03:13 GMT
#6
Can you explain why you hate ads so much?
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
January 08 2011 03:17 GMT
#7
Not sure what the purpose of this thread is but thanks for letting us know about the hardships you endure.
Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
January 08 2011 03:19 GMT
#8
On January 08 2011 12:17 Durak wrote:
Not sure what the purpose of this thread is but thanks for letting us know about the hardships you endure.

Haha, this is a good response.
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
January 08 2011 03:19 GMT
#9
These banners are a good idea, I don't mind unblocking the adds on sites that I support.
Doomblaze
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1292 Posts
January 08 2011 03:27 GMT
#10
Would you prefer that there was no team liquid? if everybody did the same as you, there may not be one, and it certainly wouldnt look as nice as it does right now.

Ads help website generate revenue, and by blocking them, you prevent that from happening.
plus those plush horseys are cute =D
In Mushi we trust
emc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3088 Posts
January 08 2011 03:31 GMT
#11
adblocking is stupid, especially to sites you visit frequently because it's the hits on the site that generate revenue from those ads. Ads make the world go round in every case (radio, tv, internet), without them all these free things you take for granted would be no more (the internet isn't free but many of the services on the internet are).
Noev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1105 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-08 03:41:00
January 08 2011 03:37 GMT
#12
i love the site and have had adblock turned off for TL for a while now, does it only show up if adds are being blocked or if you just have adblock installed i keep seeing it and thinking i need to turn adblock off but whenever i check it is off for TL i just need a quick clarification.

Edit: Thanks fixed it had two versions of adblock installed for some reason and only one was set to allow TL through.
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
January 08 2011 03:38 GMT
#13
The ads are sometimes fun in the blogs section though.

Like the girl threads always have like some online dating service ad on the top, or cat threads have cat-related ads.

I'm already paying Verizon to use the internet.


So am I...so are lots of people. The people who aren't are likely paying other providers for their internet. You're not paying TL to visit the site. You're not paying Verizon MORE to have or not have ads. It's a little tiny bar at the top of the site...you don't even see it 99% of the time cause you're reading a thread or posting and it's scrolled to the top of the page.

It's not even an annoying ad, like the ones on Livestream that totally block your content or anything. Just a tiny little bar that you could un-block to support Team Liquid. I guess you can't "tolerate" doing just a little bit to help TL.
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
January 08 2011 03:39 GMT
#14
On January 08 2011 12:37 Noev wrote:
i love the site and have had adblock turned off for TL for a while now, does it only show up if adds are being blocked or if you just have adblock installed i keep seeing it and thinking i need to turn adblock off but whenever i check it is off for TL i just need a quick clarification.


If you go to the adblock dropdown you can just click "disable on Teamliquid.net" and it'll un-block on any TLnet page (so far that I've seen anyways)
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9105 Posts
January 08 2011 03:47 GMT
#15
Hot_Bid's self-control is admirable. If I had mod-powers I'd just IP ban you and (if possible) make it so you couldn't even view the site.
rebdomine
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
6040 Posts
January 08 2011 03:47 GMT
#16
Is there a way to still see the horse mascot banner up there despite disabling adblock?

I still wanna see him up there despite my removal of adblock.
"Just because you are correct doesn't mean you are right!"
Molybdenum
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States358 Posts
January 08 2011 03:49 GMT
#17
Well, due to my love for TL, and the fact that there's only one add, I disabled my ad-block on TL.net.

And then I got this ad:

[image loading]
vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
January 08 2011 04:05 GMT
#18
Wait... There are advertisements on teamliquid?

Oh hey, how about that. Didn't notice those.
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bITt.mAN
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Switzerland3693 Posts
January 08 2011 04:07 GMT
#19
On January 08 2011 12:47 Jonoman92 wrote:
Hot_Bid's self-control is admirable. If I had mod-powers I'd just IP ban you and (if possible) make it so you couldn't even view the site.


It's because of how cute that Horse is, really. Anyone who's created a banner that loveable has got to have some shred of humanity.
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Freeheals
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States488 Posts
January 08 2011 04:07 GMT
#20
I loved the horse pic i turned my adblock off immediately =DD
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