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AdBlock Plus To Not Block All Ads
mrainey:
that would have been a nice "thank you.
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Agreed. If everybody chipped in a little, maybe they could turn the ads off. They're a pretty recent thing.
Carol Haynes:
If anyone wants to filter those notices the custom adblock filter is:
wikipedia.org##div#siteNotice
(at least today)
Actually they have been appearing on and off for years.
CWuestefeld:
I don't see what the hubbub is about.
First, there's no point in blocking the update, because you can still opt out of the change.
Second, I think their goal really does make sense: encourage less annoying advertising by continuing to block anything that goes over the line.
The fact is that many, many sites *need* that ad revenue to stay alive, and I really want to have all that stuff still on the Internet. If we're still in the driver's seat, with software that blocks the stuff that crosses the line, I think everyone wins.
EDIT: fix spelling error.
Josh:
I am with CWuestefeld. I already allow sites that are not abnoxious with their ads. Betanews is an example of a site which takes advertising overboard with their constant flash based ads which take over the page until you close them. I have no issues with google ads or basic static images. But anything animated that detracts my attention from the page content is over the line.
I support ABP in this initiative. I want the internet to remain free and prevent a world where you have to subscribe to multiple websites to get INFORMATION.
Eóin:
Personally I don't mind, static ads are all but invisible to my brain. In the past I've happily browsed the web without ads blocked, rather I just use flash block so I can enable only the flash boxes I want.
So I guess I'm with CWuestefeld and Josh on this.
Also, here's some food for thought - If you block ads, then aren't you being immensely selfish? After-all it means you are leeching a service while happily off loading the cost of your usage onto your fellow netizens who don't block the ads. You are using them to subsidise your own gains.
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