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gikos 06/14/19 7:53:44 AM #52:	yeah no i don't give a damn about their feels i like not having a freaking virus or a pop up Trojan in my pc every since i started to use adblock i didn't encounter those in years so why should i put my self in harms way just so someone can make a few bucks --- "You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry (1885-1957) <cite>gikos posted [p:923295919] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>yeah no i don't give a damn about their feels i like not having a freaking virus or a pop up Trojan in my pc every since i started to use adblock i didn't encounter those in years so why should i put my self in harms way just so someone can make a few bucks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SableWolfAngel 06/14/19 7:57:36 AM #53:	I think you're forgetting the part where some of those sites sell your personal information to those ad sites in order to target ads to you. They get paid either way. And intrusive ads shouldn't be the only way free sites make money. If anything we're pushing for a better way to make money by not assaulting people with obnoxious ads. --- http://www.backloggery.com/SableWolfAngel https://imgur.com/At3Hcq5 \| https://imgur.com/F1pWSAm <cite>SableWolfAngel posted [p:923296009] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>I think you're forgetting the part where some of those sites sell your personal information to those ad sites in order to target ads to you. They get paid either way. And intrusive ads shouldn't be the only way free sites make money. If anything we're pushing for a better way to make money by not assaulting people with obnoxious ads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 06/14/19 7:59:35 AM #54:	That's not how theft work. Like the pirating is stealing analogy at least the "thief" obtains the product. I dont get advertising money for skipping ads. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:923296066] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>That's not how theft work. Like the pirating is stealing analogy at least the "thief" obtains the product. I dont get advertising money for skipping ads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bover_87 06/14/19 8:01:34 AM #55:	DeadBankerDream posted... That's not how theft work. Like the pirating is stealing analogy at least the "thief" obtains the product. I dont get advertising money for skipping ads. Even "pirating = theft" is weak as shit, because the "owner" of the pirated content still has their copy and the ability to sell it. It's just industries looking out for their own because they can. --- I...I shall consume. Consume...consume everything. ~ [FFRK] rcr6 - Arbiter's Tome/Forbidden Power/Divine Veil Grimoire <cite>bover_87 posted [p:923296116] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>DeadBankerDream posted...</cite> <quote>That's not how theft work. Like the pirating is stealing analogy at least the "thief" obtains the product. I dont get advertising money for skipping ads.</quote> Even "pirating = theft" is weak as shit, because the "owner" of the pirated content still has their copy and the ability to sell it. It's just industries looking out for their own because they can.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
looked 06/14/19 8:05:18 AM #56:	ZeroKelvin posted... That may sound a little extreme at first, but think about it. All the feeless online services you love such as YouTube, Google and even GameFAQs depend on ad revenue to make ends meet. These companies are worth hundreds of billions of dollars, Im not going to compromise my experience to throw a few pennies their way. If I were on a small forum run by 1 person then sure. Otherwise their ability to make money is their own problem. <cite>looked posted [p:923296201] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeroKelvin posted...</cite> <quote>That may sound a little extreme at first, but think about it. All the feeless online services you love such as YouTube, Google and even GameFAQs depend on ad revenue to make ends meet.</quote> These companies are worth hundreds of billions of dollars, Im not going to compromise my experience to throw a few pennies their way. If I were on a small forum run by 1 person then sure. Otherwise their ability to make money is their own problem.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alpha218 06/14/19 9:00:13 AM #57:	YOU WOULDNT STEAL A CAR (caps) --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. https://discord.gg/s6gDduM - Dead by Daylight discord <cite>Alpha218 posted [p:923297558] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>YOU WOULDNT STEAL A CAR (caps)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gikos 06/14/19 9:07:01 AM #59:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg" data-time=" --- "You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry (1885-1957) <cite>gikos posted [p:923297759] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CheekSqueak 06/14/19 9:08:22 AM #60:	@TT who cares. --- Let's be--toot ... Oh, sorry about that. <cite>CheekSqueak posted [p:923297797] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>@TT who cares.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Key 06/14/19 9:29:29 AM #61:	Iwantedzero posted... Wikipedia doesn't have ads and it survives. By begging for donations --- <:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;}]\\\\\\O=('-'Q) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^( '-' )^ v( '-' )v <('-'<) ^(_ _)^ (>'-')> ^(^-^) <cite>Key posted [p:923298393] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Iwantedzero posted...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia doesn't have ads and it survives.</quote> By begging for donations</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheBiggerWiggle 06/14/19 9:30:12 AM #62:	Ads are a theft of my data. The notion that a content creator is owed ad revenue because reasons reeks of entitlement and is utterly ridiculous. --- I have trouble concentrating because I have 80HD. <cite>TheBiggerWiggle posted [p:923298413] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Ads are a theft of my data. The notion that a content creator is owed ad revenue because reasons reeks of entitlement and is utterly ridiculous.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
D E E G S 06/14/19 9:54:52 AM #63:	As soon as they start caring about the crap that ads open my computer up to (Viruses, etc...) I have no desire to care about their revenue. --- The only people that can say what matters to gaming are those that buy and play them.-Ollie Barder, Forbes Contributor <cite>D E E G S posted [p:923299251] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>As soon as they start caring about the crap that ads open my computer up to (Viruses, etc...) I have no desire to care about their revenue.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hyperpsycho 06/14/19 9:59:36 AM #64:	Who's alt is this? --- https://imgur.com/ZrnUI3A ~United_World. https://imgtc.com/i/3fBg5r1.jpg ~Proofpyros. https://i.imgtc.com/1rnJA1h.jpg ~Ryetoast <cite>hyperpsycho posted [p:923299431] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Who's alt is this?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 06/14/19 10:08:01 AM #65:	It's actually pretty reckless for anyone to be using a browser without an adblocker in 2019, as that's basically a form of ant-virus software if this point. If you like and want to support a site, by all means, whitelist them after you know they're trustworthy. But browsing the Internet without protection from potential malware due to terrible ads is just a bad idea. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:923299725] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>It's actually pretty reckless for anyone to be using a browser without an adblocker in 2019, as that's basically a form of ant-virus software if this point. If you like and want to support a site, by all means, whitelist them after you know they're trustworthy. But browsing the Internet without protection from potential malware due to terrible ads is just a bad idea.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nemu 06/14/19 10:30:58 AM #66:	The real life equivalent would be random people running up to you at Walmart to look inside your wallet, randomly rip your clothes just because they can, follow you home to look inside your windows, and set up small cameras everywhere. So no, it's protection. <cite>nemu posted [p:923300580] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>The real life equivalent would be random people running up to you at Walmart to look inside your wallet, randomly rip your clothes just because they can, follow you home to look inside your windows, and set up small cameras everywhere. So no, it's protection.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 06/14/19 10:47:40 AM #67:	If ads were actually just ads, as in literal pictures that are just pictures and that's that, then a lot more people would be okay with ads Internet ads are not that, though. They are so much more than ads. To refer to them as ads at this point is kinda insulting honestly. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:923301188] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>If ads were actually just ads, as in literal pictures that are just pictures and that's that, then a lot more people would be okay with ads Internet ads are not that, though. They are so much more than ads. To refer to them as ads at this point is kinda insulting honestly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hop103 06/14/19 11:00:51 AM #68:	Only to corporations who rely on ads and venture capital exclusively. --- "In the name of the future moon I shall punish you"-Chibi Moon <cite>Hop103 posted [p:923301753] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Only to corporations who rely on ads and venture capital exclusively.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThrillKillFan 06/14/19 11:26:25 AM #69:	SauI_Goodman posted... you're right. i value my time. and ads steal my time from me. yay adblock! THIS. --- I'm not loyal to any company or brand, especially the Cult Of Houser(GTA games) or Sony(PS3/PS4/etc). Defending corporations is absurd. <cite>ThrillKillFan posted [p:923302774] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>SauI_Goodman posted...</cite> <quote>you're right. i value my time. and ads steal my time from me. yay adblock!</quote> THIS.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReignFury 06/14/19 11:47:48 AM #70:	do I feel guilty for using adblockers? no --- https://tinyurl.com/y52lxcv2 https://imgur.com/ckMyHXv <cite>ReignFury posted [p:923303740] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>do I feel guilty for using adblockers? no</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El Mexicano Texano 06/14/19 11:59:20 AM #71:	Paragon21XX posted... El Mexicano Texano posted... I don't know what shady sites you visit but I don't have problems with advertisements at all I think people over exaggerate on how bad it is. Go ahead: browse GameFAQs from your phone without any kind of adblocker. I estimate that within a week you'll start singing a different tune. All I use is my phone I get adds on the front page and every other topic I enter has an ad between posts. PHub only gets me an add before certain videos and I can skip them after 5 seconds. If anything sites that provide news are the ones with terrible ads they're usually 30+ seconds and can't skip them. --- http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/5EMTwE/GFaqs/Houston.jpg <cite>El Mexicano Texano posted [p:923304235] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Paragon21XX posted...</cite> <quote><cite>El Mexicano Texano posted...</cite> <quote>I don't know what shady sites you visit but I don't have problems with advertisements at all I think people over exaggerate on how bad it is.</quote> Go ahead: browse GameFAQs from your phone without any kind of adblocker. I estimate that within a week you'll start singing a different tune.</quote> All I use is my phone I get adds on the front page and every other topic I enter has an ad between posts. PHub only gets me an add before certain videos and I can skip them after 5 seconds. If anything sites that provide news are the ones with terrible ads they're usually 30+ seconds and can't skip them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Iwantedzero 06/14/19 2:13:41 PM #72:	Key posted... Iwantedzero posted... Wikipedia doesn't have ads and it survives. By begging for donations And not running ads, yes. People pay for it to support it, because they like what it does. --- Please, fill out this form. http://www.gamefaqs.com/feedback?type=38 <cite>Iwantedzero posted [p:923310112] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Key posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Iwantedzero posted...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia doesn't have ads and it survives.</quote> By begging for donations</quote> And not running ads, yes. People pay for it to support it, because they like what it does.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HunkDude 06/14/19 2:17:43 PM #73:	El Mexicano Texano posted... Paragon21XX posted... El Mexicano Texano posted... I don't know what shady sites you visit but I don't have problems with advertisements at all I think people over exaggerate on how bad it is. Go ahead: browse GameFAQs from your phone without any kind of adblocker. I estimate that within a week you'll start singing a different tune. All I use is my phone I get adds on the front page and every other topic I enter has an ad between posts. PHub only gets me an add before certain videos and I can skip them after 5 seconds. If anything sites that provide news are the ones with terrible ads they're usually 30+ seconds and can't skip them. yeah the ads on gamefaqs is fine it's just those websites that have annoying adwares <cite>HunkDude posted [p:923310303] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>El Mexicano Texano posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Paragon21XX posted...</cite> <quote><cite>El Mexicano Texano posted...</cite> <quote>I don't know what shady sites you visit but I don't have problems with advertisements at all I think people over exaggerate on how bad it is.</quote> Go ahead: browse GameFAQs from your phone without any kind of adblocker. I estimate that within a week you'll start singing a different tune.</quote> All I use is my phone I get adds on the front page and every other topic I enter has an ad between posts. PHub only gets me an add before certain videos and I can skip them after 5 seconds. If anything sites that provide news are the ones with terrible ads they're usually 30+ seconds and can't skip them.</quote> yeah the ads on gamefaqs is fine it's just those websites that have annoying adwares</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 06/14/19 2:57:23 PM #74:	Crono99 posted... Considering the fact that many businesses put malware in their ads, how can anyone be blamed for using an adblocker? This. Once they started doing this, adblockers became a must. --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:923312282] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Crono99 posted...</cite> <quote>Considering the fact that many businesses put malware in their ads, how can anyone be blamed for using an adblocker?</quote> This. Once they started doing this, adblockers became a must.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrPeppers 06/14/19 2:58:35 PM #75:	Ads eat the fuck out of my data when in my phone so no single iota of guilt here --- https://imgur.com/SGkkbF0 <cite>MrPeppers posted [p:923312339] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Ads eat the fuck out of my data when in my phone so no single iota of guilt here</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
squarion 06/14/19 3:00:55 PM #76:	And ads are an abonination. --- Favorite Game of All Time: Donkey Kong Country 2 <cite>squarion posted [p:923312437] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>And ads are an abonination.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 06/14/19 3:02:53 PM #77:	ZeroKelvin posted... Google ZeroKelvin posted... these sites would have no way to survive what's the downside --- https://i.imgtc.ws/uBYqPMK.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/UAGNJFv.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/cBTnWgf.png https://i.imgtc.ws/wdjM3F8.png <cite>FL81 posted [p:923312520] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeroKelvin posted...</cite> <quote>Google</quote> <cite>ZeroKelvin posted...</cite> <quote>these sites would have no way to survive</quote> what's the downside</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 06/14/19 3:27:55 PM #78:	Hornezz posted... I'll gladly stop blocking ads when ads stop: - Tracking the user's internet behavior. - Hoarding the user's private information. - Getting in the way of content. - Autoplaying audio or video. - Coin mining or other malicious scripts. - Outright lying: click to claim your prize! Your pc might have malware so download our toolbar! - Misdirecting: fake 'Download Here' buttons or 'Press X to close'. Worst offender I've seen was a mobile ad that had a fake smudge on your screen, tricking you into tapping it. - Showing NSFW ads on an otherwise SFW page. - Hogging way more bandwidth (and loading time) than the actual content. Advertisers have ruined it for themselves with their crappy behavior. If ad blocking means the end for a lot of websites, so be it. I much rather pay a subscription fee than have to deal with all of the above. Also, this. --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:923313677] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hornezz posted...</cite> <quote>I'll gladly stop blocking ads when ads stop: - Tracking the user's internet behavior. - Hoarding the user's private information. - Getting in the way of content. - Autoplaying audio or video. - Coin mining or other malicious scripts. - Outright lying: click to claim your prize! Your pc might have malware so download our toolbar! - Misdirecting: fake 'Download Here' buttons or 'Press X to close'. Worst offender I've seen was a mobile ad that had a fake smudge on your screen, tricking you into tapping it. - Showing NSFW ads on an otherwise SFW page. - Hogging way more bandwidth (and loading time) than the actual content. Advertisers have ruined it for themselves with their crappy behavior. If ad blocking means the end for a lot of websites, so be it. I much rather pay a subscription fee than have to deal with all of the above.</quote> Also, this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigTee66 06/14/19 3:52:29 PM #79:	Im still using it --- MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 \| i5 6500 \| ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 \| 8GB DDR4 x 2 \| EVGA 650W \| Inwin 703 Black \| Some starter build Steam: teeman92 <cite>BigTee66 posted [p:923314818] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Im still using it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 06/14/19 3:54:33 PM #80:	Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing --- "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." George Washington <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:923314912] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rikiaz 06/14/19 11:17:41 PM #81:	HypnoCoosh posted... Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing No its fucking not. --- From the depths, the thing they called Worm King did rise. Nirn itself did scream in the Mages' and Necromancers' war. <cite>Rikiaz posted [p:923332694] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote>Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing</quote> No its fucking not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bover_87 06/15/19 7:25:08 AM #82:	Rikiaz posted... HypnoCoosh posted... Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing No its fucking not. look at the poster --- I...I shall consume. Consume...consume everything. ~ [FFRK] rcr6 - Arbiter's Tome/Forbidden Power/Divine Veil Grimoire <cite>bover_87 posted [p:923342261] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Rikiaz posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HypnoCoosh posted...</cite> <quote>Tax is theft If there was an app for tax block it would be amazing</quote> No its fucking not.</quote> look at the poster</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 06/15/19 7:29:47 AM #83:	i love to adblock, pirate, use emulators and share content from behind patreon paywalls --- butts <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:923342343] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>i love to adblock, pirate, use emulators and share content from behind patreon paywalls</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tripleh213 06/15/19 7:47:05 AM #84:	What are ads? --- Green Bay Packers: Summer Sim 5-3 PS4 looks great <cite>tripleh213 posted [p:923342606] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>What are ads?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HairyThotter 06/15/19 7:48:05 AM #85:	SauI_Goodman posted... you're right. i value my time. and ads steal my time from me. yay adblock! --- "With cheese in either hand, anything is possible" <cite>HairyThotter posted [p:923342624] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>SauI_Goodman posted...</cite> <quote>you're right. i value my time. and ads steal my time from me. yay adblock!</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stalolin 06/15/19 7:53:17 AM #86:	Pressing mute on the tv between shows is theft. --- "I spend a lot of time with the real me and believe me, nobody's gonna love that guy." - Bojack Horseman <cite>Stalolin posted [p:923342683] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Pressing mute on the tv between shows is theft.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 06/15/19 7:55:03 AM #87:	I hate ads that make it impossible to go back out of it and also malicious ads or "You win a free item!". --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:923342723] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>I hate ads that make it impossible to go back out of it and also malicious ads or "You win a free item!".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion 06/15/19 7:55:59 AM #88:	If they had just stuck to still pictures, or at most, animated gifs at the top or the side, like in 1992, I wouldn't use adblocking. But they had to go for videos with sound, and fancy Flash stuff that consumes resources. Go back to 1992 and I will stop blocking your ads. --- There is no "would of", "should of" or "could of". There is "would've", "should've" and "could've". <cite>Laserion posted [p:923342736] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>If they had just stuck to still pictures, or at most, animated gifs at the top or the side, like in 1992, I wouldn't use adblocking. But they had to go for videos with sound, and fancy Flash stuff that consumes resources. Go back to 1992 and I will stop blocking your ads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bluezero 06/15/19 8:02:48 AM #89:	Speeding is criminal, and I also do that every day. --- https://imgur.com/VleHYd3 http://steamsignature.com/card/0/76561197977989731.png <cite>bluezero posted [p:923342836] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Speeding is criminal, and I also do that every day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroKelvin 06/17/19 1:55:16 AM #90:	Laserion posted... If they had just stuck to still pictures, or at most, animated gifs at the top or the side, like in 1992, I wouldn't use adblocking. But they had to go for videos with sound, and fancy Flash stuff that consumes resources. Go back to 1992 and I will stop blocking your ads. Again, theyve had to go to more intrusive ads like the ones you mentioned because so many people block ads now. The flashier video ads yield more per view than banner ads, and that extra revenue is necessary to stay afloat because so many people block ads now. If it was like it used to be 10 or 15 years ago or so when ad blocking was in its infancy and hardly anyone did it, they could still make ends meet with inoffensive banner ads. <cite>ZeroKelvin posted [p:923423757] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>Laserion posted...</cite> <quote>If they had just stuck to still pictures, or at most, animated gifs at the top or the side, like in 1992, I wouldn't use adblocking. But they had to go for videos with sound, and fancy Flash stuff that consumes resources. Go back to 1992 and I will stop blocking your ads.</quote> Again, theyve had to go to more intrusive ads like the ones you mentioned because so many people block ads now. The flashier video ads yield more per view than banner ads, and that extra revenue is necessary to stay afloat because so many people block ads now. If it was like it used to be 10 or 15 years ago or so when ad blocking was in its infancy and hardly anyone did it, they could still make ends meet with inoffensive banner ads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lonestar2000 06/17/19 1:59:17 AM #91:	Board User Level 30: Regular User Account Created Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:31 PM --- Rumble Roses. Someone enters the room. Them: O_O Me: What?! I always play games without my pants on!- Inmate 922335 #ImpeachToadDickTrump <cite>Lonestar2000 posted [p:923423860] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Board User Level 30: Regular User Account Created Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:31 PM</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroKelvin 06/17/19 1:59:45 AM #92:	This mentality of Im just one person, what difference does it make? is a dangerous one. Like-minded people add up quickly. Its how its just one empty soda can, whats the big deal? leads to a completely trashed area, and Its just my child thats not getting vaccinated, who cares? results in massive outbreaks of diseases that were previously under control. At the very least you should unblock ads for sites you genuinely care about and want to support. Otherwise were gonna see more and more great sites go to a premium subscription model or eventually die off from an inability to generate enough ad revenue. <cite>ZeroKelvin posted [p:923423872] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>This mentality of Im just one person, what difference does it make? is a dangerous one. Like-minded people add up quickly. Its how its just one empty soda can, whats the big deal? leads to a completely trashed area, and Its just my child thats not getting vaccinated, who cares? results in massive outbreaks of diseases that were previously under control. At the very least you should unblock ads for sites you genuinely care about and want to support. Otherwise were gonna see more and more great sites go to a premium subscription model or eventually die off from an inability to generate enough ad revenue.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Freddie_Mercury 06/17/19 2:07:54 AM #93:	they should stop leading me to malware and pausing my music then --- https://i.imgtc.com/eMQvkRJ.png https://i.imgtc.com/6LCJjII.png <cite>Freddie_Mercury posted [p:923424055] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>they should stop leading me to malware and pausing my music then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/17/19 4:00:49 AM #94:	ZeroKelvin posted... At the very least you should unblock ads for sites you genuinely care about and want to support. A site that hosts the ad images itself, links directly to the advertiser, and uses `?ref=` or similar as the only tracking, is not going to be blocked by adblockers anyway. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:923426098] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeroKelvin posted...</cite> <quote>At the very least you should unblock ads for sites you genuinely care about and want to support. </quote> A site that hosts the ad images itself, links directly to the advertiser, and uses ?ref= or similar as the only tracking, is not going to be blocked by adblockers anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 06/17/19 4:01:16 AM #95:	I sometimes wish the money from the ads would go to me when i used adblock. --- "I'm an atheist too but still believe in hell. That's where you're headed pal." - Mr_Karate_II <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:923426105] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>I sometimes wish the money from the ads would go to me when i used adblock.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IngSlayer 06/17/19 4:23:35 PM #96:	@ZeroKelvin I don't think you even know what theft is. <cite>IngSlayer posted [p:923449438] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>@ZeroKelvin I don't think you even know what theft is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkphoenix181 06/17/19 4:24:57 PM #97:	Ads are harassment and violation of property rights --- "Even if that's not the case, I would prefer this bill fail, since I'd rather see a Democrat get this win instead" - Doom_Art <cite>darkphoenix181 posted [p:923449498] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Ads are harassment and violation of property rights</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 06/17/19 5:03:53 PM #98:	its funny how salty these people get over piracy but the same people always try to justify their ad revenue theft as if they had to use the site. dont like dont use the fucking site. ad blocking is theft. --- https://i.imgtc.com/PruZV73.png https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:923451155] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>its funny how salty these people get over piracy but the same people always try to justify their ad revenue theft as if they had to use the site. dont like dont use the fucking site. ad blocking is theft.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkphoenix181 06/17/19 5:10:40 PM #99:	ModLogic posted... its funny how salty these people get over piracy but the same people always try to justify their ad revenue theft as if they had to use the site. dont like dont use the fucking site. ad blocking is theft. If the site don't like ad blocking, they can make you have to pay to sign in. Ad blocking goes hand in hand with having a freely viewed site. To say otherwise is to claim entitlement to something you are not entitled to. They have 0 rights to what program your device uses. --- "Even if that's not the case, I would prefer this bill fail, since I'd rather see a Democrat get this win instead" - Doom_Art <cite>darkphoenix181 posted [p:923451445] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>ModLogic posted...</cite> <quote>its funny how salty these people get over piracy but the same people always try to justify their ad revenue theft as if they had to use the site. dont like dont use the fucking site. ad blocking is theft.</quote> If the site don't like ad blocking, they can make you have to pay to sign in. Ad blocking goes hand in hand with having a freely viewed site. To say otherwise is to claim entitlement to something you are not entitled to. They have 0 rights to what program your device uses.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroKelvin 06/20/19 12:21:17 AM #100:	IngSlayer posted... @ZeroKelvin I don't think you even know what theft is. If you say so bud. It may not fit the precise legal definition of theft, but youre using a service without compensating them in the form of ad revenue. Youre draining the labor and resources necessary to maintain a website and giving zero back. Even if its not illegal, its absolutely unethical and a form of theft imo. <cite>ZeroKelvin posted [p:923573650] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote><cite>IngSlayer posted...</cite> <quote>@ZeroKelvin I don't think you even know what theft is.</quote> If you say so bud. It may not fit the precise legal definition of theft, but youre using a service without compensating them in the form of ad revenue. Youre draining the labor and resources necessary to maintain a website and giving zero back. Even if its not illegal, its absolutely unethical and a form of theft imo.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apocalyptic_4 06/20/19 12:32:18 AM #101:	Gamefaqs.gamespot.com is the reason why I downloaded adblock. Gamefaqs.gamespot.com is the only site I have adblock on for. --- XBL: Mrpicardbottoms <cite>apocalyptic_4 posted [p:923574128] in Ad blockin... [t:77789021]...</cite> <quote>Gamefaqs.gamespot.com is the reason why I downloaded adblock. Gamefaqs.gamespot.com is the only site I have adblock on for.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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