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Holy crap, have you tried browsing the Internet without Adblock Plus?
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ATOMICJORGE
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I don't use it and I don't recommend it because I work as a content creator on Youtube and Adblock stops the revenue of my work in other words if one viewer has Adblock I generate 0$
When I first load into the site. Not saying there's anything wrong with the ads, just that the front page site tends to have these massive scrolling ads in the background and I was replying to riotous about what the home page tends to look like. Also, while adding it to my favorites bar or puling up history would avoid that front page, I tend to also be lazy.
I don't really get the point of them. Google/Website owner give me a bunch of free shit and I allow other people to pay them for it. As long as you don't try to give me viruses or take over my computer, we're straight.
If a 30 second YouTube ad really fucks with your life that much, get YouTube Red. GAF and other websites probably should offer premium options but don't be a douche if they don't.
If a 30 second YouTube ad really fucks with your life that much, get YouTube Red. GAF and other websites probably should offer premium options but don't be a douche if they don't.
brokenbeans
Banned
*googles ad block plus*
InsanerBrainer
Member
And then one of the mines went off and the smoke cleared but he's still walking.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
You know YouTube has a service for that now right?
Sunset Samurai
Member
Half of the time the Gaf ads appeals. I don't have a problem with them
I waste so much time browsing Youtube on mobile because of ads.
ipukespiders
Member
And the other half of the time?
ilikesleepingmore
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Meus Renaissance
Member
Our work computers are relatively underpowered and Adblock makes an unbelievable difference to the actual user experience in terms of how much quicker and smoother the pages render. YouTube comes to mind but the NYTimes is particularly bad, despite being a predominantly text-based website.
GAF is an exception as it actually keeps it to a minimum but some websites take the liberties.
GAF is an exception as it actually keeps it to a minimum but some websites take the liberties.
Gosh, if only NeoGAF could manage to have objective moderation.
lol, you know what I mean.
Someone clearly breaks a rule that's objective; like if I post porn, or an explict ad hominem attack. Lots of other moderation here is much more subjective and not based on a clearly broken rule.
I think NeoGAF is well moderated; I'm just saying you start charging people and them getting banned from a service they pay for becomes a bigger deal. And on the flip side; as a site owner banning a paying member is going to be a more difficult decision. At least that's how I'd see it.
ramoisdead
Member
I use Adblock but I have GAF on whitelist and never gotten any intrusive and annoying ads when I browse. If one does come across some, they usually report it to a moderator or EviLore.
Yeah, that could completely change bans on the site. Can you actually ban someone paying for a monthly service? I'd assume ToS would need to be updated to account for that, with verbage similar to that of an MMO with a monthly sub and you couldn't perm someone if they kept their sub going. I'd totally pay for access to the site, but it being maintained on an ad based system seems to be better for the community.
Mr_Appleby
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Ad fishing thread? Ad fishing thread.
You certainly CAN; happens all the time on services like Xbox Live.
But they also have a much more extensive TOS, a fleet of paid employees monitoring and responding to reported issues (and extensive abuse reporting systems) and all kinds of ways for a customer to contact them to complain or get their account re-instated. Outside of cheating it's unlikely you'll lose permenant access to Live.
It complicates things though; expectations change all around and it beceoms a different decision for the admins for sure.
Sunset Samurai
Member
I just click off to the next page
HUELEN10
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I whitelist sites some sites on desktop with Safari Adblock, I am proud to say that among those whitelisted are Digg, NeoGAF, and of course 4chan.
But mobile is getting increasingly hostile and annoying, and though I have a whitelist, it is diminutive compared to the desktop one. Might have to go full blockage on mobile should it ever get bad enough. Redirects, app openings, and tracking need to stop.
But mobile is getting increasingly hostile and annoying, and though I have a whitelist, it is diminutive compared to the desktop one. Might have to go full blockage on mobile should it ever get bad enough. Redirects, app openings, and tracking need to stop.
Krappadizzle
Member
Aren't' ads based off your search history?
Though, I'm not sure how much truth there is to that as I have Battleborn and T-Mobile ads all the time on the splash-page and I've never looked at or used/played any of those things.
Mobile ads are pretty terrible on GAF though, I get constant redirects to the app store without having clicked on any portion of the ad.
In some countries. They won't sell Youtube Red to me even though I'd gladly pay for it. I don't like skipping ads because I want the guys who make the content to make some cash off my views, but with more and more 2 minute+ ads I'm more and more likely to press that button. If all ads were a minute or less I'd never skip them, but it seems like pushing the limits as to what viewers will put up with is the thing to do these days.
Aren't' ads based off your search history?
Though, I'm not sure how much truth there is to that as I have Battleborn and T-Mobile ads all the time on the splash-page and I've never looked at or used/played any of those things.
Mobile ads are pretty terrible on GAF though, I get constant redirects to the app store without having clicked on any portion of the ad.
Can confirm they're based off search history. I was searching for a new monitor, the next 3 days the adds were all for that brand of monitor lol.
Right now I've got a giant htc Vive add at the bottom of my phone since I have their store page open in another tab.
Weird cause I only use gaf on this phone and got 50% of the page ads for tacos. ..
I want a taco now ; (
yanipheonu
Member
I'm going to be honest, I've never been bothered by ads enough to want to block them. I dunno I like supporting sites I like without having to pay anything. Seems like a no brainer to me.
80s Bad Guy
Banned
Yeah, they're double wide vertically on mobile now. Only until you close it.
Shouldn't be. It's a company phone and besides GAF I've maybe opened CNN a time or two before instantly closing it.Perhaps logged into a google account or something?
Als I do too man
Well I also clicked a spoilers link to a porn site (thanks GAF >.>) which posted corn stuff on the first of April.
Maybe that's why.
Corn porn = tacos
I wish there was a better way to monetize internet content than ads. Ads are just the worst. And it's a horrible cycle:
Ads are annoying -> People use Adblock -> Ads get more annoying because fewer people are seeing them now so they need to resort to more extreme measures to get people to click on them -> More people use Adblock -> Ads get REALLY annoying -> Even MORE people use Adblock
And so on and so on.
I wouldn't mind ads if it weren't for things like:
- Ads with sound that automatically start playing when the page loads
- Ads that slow my browser down or even crash it
- Ads that deliver malware
- Ads that are unnecessarily flashy and distracting
- Ads on Youtube that are like 3 minutes long and unskippable
But these things do exist, so I feel like Adblock is pretty much necessary to browse the internet.
I whitelist GAF, but not a whole lot else.
Question, though: If I never click on the ads, does GAF still get paid?
Ads are annoying -> People use Adblock -> Ads get more annoying because fewer people are seeing them now so they need to resort to more extreme measures to get people to click on them -> More people use Adblock -> Ads get REALLY annoying -> Even MORE people use Adblock
And so on and so on.
I wouldn't mind ads if it weren't for things like:
- Ads with sound that automatically start playing when the page loads
- Ads that slow my browser down or even crash it
- Ads that deliver malware
- Ads that are unnecessarily flashy and distracting
- Ads on Youtube that are like 3 minutes long and unskippable
But these things do exist, so I feel like Adblock is pretty much necessary to browse the internet.
I whitelist GAF, but not a whole lot else.
Question, though: If I never click on the ads, does GAF still get paid?
I honestly do not see the need to use adblockers. Leaving aside the fact that blocking ads undermines almost the entire economy of the Internet (and the vast majority of people also does not want to pay anything for content), most websites that I use have reasonable ads. The websites that go overboard with intrusive ads are usually websites with low or declining popularity, probably because of the ads.
On Mac and iOS I have had not a single bad experience with malware. And avoiding download-me-an-click-on-winner.exe malware is really not a big deal.
On Mac and iOS I have had not a single bad experience with malware. And avoiding download-me-an-click-on-winner.exe malware is really not a big deal.
AnathemicOne
Banned
This thread is so weird and confusing
Killer Queen
Banned
I was wondering about this too.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Its cause the only ad companies willing to advertise on porn sites are the shady ones.
mocolostrocolos
Member
I remember a few years ago a Christmas ad that went running into July.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Isnt this a self defeating cycle? Make the Ads bigger, more people will use adblock?
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The ads have become ridiculously big on the mobile version. It ain't nice.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I'll be one of those people and say I don't mind the big mobile ads, or the skins that the site sometimes gets on my desktop. I came from GameFAQs, that shit was an every day thing for me.
Keep doing you Evilore.
Keep doing you Evilore.
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