Do you use an Ad Blocker? | Polls | Crossfire

no

At Firefox and Chrome, i even install this plugin at every pc i format, and i kinda format alot of pcs ;)

you're hardcore!

Parent

:( i know, but ads make internet boring and slower..specially ads like own3d or youtube videos. But usually i remove all kind of ads if possible (ex: Msn Messenger is ads free using apatch)

Parent

Interesting, why? I don't care for CF, when you have a hardcore PC userbase you have to expect that you'll have a large percent of users with Ad Blocker. But lets say you visit a charity site, or a site of a good cause - do you not want to support them? I understand for oldschool popups and those annoying ads that make noises, but the rest I am somewhat immune to.

Parent

Well TosspoT i understand the reasons of <what are ads meant for>, but as i said, they are pretty much annoying, some people have 3G stickies or internet with data limit so we need to save data!

Either way, i know that it is wrong for most websites, and there is different kind of ads, but in your example i would blame the website. Why? Well i don't mind to see some smart ads in a lower spot of the website or without so much focus. Of course this wouldn't work for "buy this blabla" ads because they are meant to show some product to the website visitor.
But as i said, i don't know how much a website can get from their ads and/or how much they pay according to ads position, but if the position is somehow irrelevant, i wouldn't mind opening website with few ads down at the website.

Sorry for my engrish

Parent

Well, if You visit some charity site, You can always turn off AdBlocker on this site.

Parent

Give me a way to stop those advertising video's at own3d.tv please!

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Adblock! :D subscrive to easyList after installing, i never had more ads after that!

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still ads on chrome :(

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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=pt-BR

using this one? no idea then, i hardly use chrome.. Firefox <3

Parent

Firefox going slower and slower so ive heard, and I like to google alot:D

Parent

Fake, it getting better and better tbh.. FF 7 coming later, and current version is definitely better than the previews ones (3.. 4..)

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unfortunately i have to pay for data so ad-blocker definitely on

10GB = 150 dollars

woah, wtf?

Parent

welcome to OZ.
there are ofc cheaper packets, but for backpacker not rly

Parent

A backpacker as in traveler? :D

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what else?

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no, as in someone who buys and sells backpacks

Parent

LOLING @ u

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Nope

Thanks for reminding me to install it

yes, even switched to firefox cuz they stopped supporting the addblocker at chrome

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=pt-BR

not being supported? :|

Parent

nope, guy stopped working on it, so some commercials start popping up agian, i watch sc2 stream, which get alot of adds and the chrome one cant block it anymore

Parent

shit :f I hardly use chrome, but usually i install firefox and chrome with adblock at both at some "costumers" pc

Parent

I die a little bit from inside everytime I use someone elses machine and there isn't any adblocker.

Parent

This.

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The Greatest Internets Ever Sold

yep, even installed it on some of my friends pc's.
most of them didnt even know it existed and still watched youtube ads...

Ofc I have it. Cant even read news sites when I have no ad-block. You always click on something when you wanna scroll.

What the fuck?

Stop acting as if it is impossible to navigate a website when it has a few banners. I don't have an adblocker since ads don't really annoy me. It's just a box with a commercial in it. You need to work on your clicking accuracy :P

When it comes to commercials in videos, well they can be annoying. However, I don't mind having to sit through a 20-second commercial everyone now and then. I can just check another website for a while, put on the tea water or whatever.

I understand why you'd want to have an adblocker, but not having one isn't gonna destroy your internets.

Parent

Most news sites have some ad surrounding the whole area. like here www.postimees.ee

And when the ads are on, the scrolling is way slower and "jumpy".

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read a proper newspaper instead of that crap.

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:D:D:D Fuck off bald middle age man.

Parent

almost. aged :P

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sometimes

Definitely using one, too bad many websites are still alive because of the ads. Fuck them

FUCK AiDS

I would use one but I just can't be fucked to get it!

plus fucking one, lazy bastards unite! :d

Parent

You see Samoa play? They looked fucking good :S

Parent

anyone mind showing me for adblocker at opera? =D i used to have it at past but forgot how to do now :(

https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/details/opera-adblock/

Parent

I use one, but only for annoying ads on some website, not the ones here

Use it but doesnt block half the ads anyway xD

Here's the reason I use an adblocker (green outline = actual content) image: DVwcM

exactly

Parent

content is a strong word for a sports website

Parent

It's a Finnish tabloid's website... But you're still correct, it has little to none good content :P

Parent

what else did you expect from a tabloit site?

Parent

Looking forward to see the results once more votes are in. Already surprising though to see how many people don't use one.

I suppose I should use one. Wtf Crossfire?

image: 77e87ead668eef70b240fcc4975dd62

gratz

Parent

always, add a lot of filters by myself too

Flash block, Ad block ftw.

I don't care about this. The websites exists thanks to the adds. You wouldn't see your favourite tv program stopped because there wasn't enough money on adds!

doh

I block flash (which obviously knocks out a bunch of ads — but really, if you're using flash I want to spite you). Some browsers I use an ad blocker on, some not. However, I try to be conscious about my usage of sites, if it's a site I visit often and want to continue on (like Crossfire!) then I'll white-list ads on that site.

Then again, when I see a bouncing gif annoying me like this one I just saw at the top of this page[/b]] image: XjK0H

, it makes me want to block ads.

I like supporting sites, but I don't want my eyes to be burned in acid and dragged for a mile under a truck dumping gravel.

atleast you won an ipad 2 :s

Parent

I use one, but I unblock it on known sites I visit (Crossfire/Engandget/reddit etc). As somebody who owns several websites, advertising is what keeps me motivated. Without adverts the internet simply would not exist. Unfortunately there are a lot of dodgy infected flash ads, which is the only reason my ad blocker is always on by default. Other than that I don't have a problem with ads at all.

just block popups on all sites and flash unless I allow the site - so I see the crossfire ads and they arent much of a problem for me.

Yes. I don't think I've bought anything ever directly due to a click through ad. This generation (not the one behind us locked into Apple shite) are that bit more savvy and don't really go for that. Don't mind the classier big money ads on the likes of 4oD.

I have bought shit loads due to other users recommendations on books, TV, gig & film threads however.

companies pay money to place their ads. why would i disable it? a bit like being too poor to play a proper game and hence sticking to f2p noobstuff.

bad analogy, companies produce game content and yes deserve income for it however it is users that produce the content on this website

Parent

you dont block the user created content but the ads companies have actually paied for and that help keep this site running.

Parent

i'm not sure what you're saying, of course i don't block the content, i block the stuff i don't care about like ads

even if every registered user on this website used ad block crossfire would still survive, and hell if it couldn't support itself then some user would probably stand up to the plate and host it

even i have the resources to run this website (and i could do it more efficiently*) so i imagine many others do too

* why i said this: suggestions to improve efficiency (small example: having the "X replied to your message" link take you directly to the message instead of a useless "Click here to view it" page) have been rejected on the basis that they would reduce ad impressions

Parent

You got the greasemonkey script / link to it which fixes the inbox stuff? I've seen it posted here before but don't have it anymore. :&

Parent

wasn't aware one existed but am interested, i've posted pictures of how cf should function before but i don't know enough js to actually do it

Parent

Found it on my desktop.

http://pastebin.com/N8UdsTYq

Parent

much thank

Parent

Could you tell me how to have this actually working ? I've no idea how to use that Java thing :F

Parent

Well, install greasemonkey and then the script. Uploaded it to userscripts so you only have to click install for the script. http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/113414

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Working ! Thx :)

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:)

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Everywhere, all of the time, because I can.

It makes me laugh when people who pirate music and games will try and take the moral high ground on supporting websites with ad revenue.

Fuck off Meez.

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you're a tree

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+1

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+1

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I turn it off for events and entertainment I support.

I don't even know how to turn it off, think there was an icon on right top, but there's greasemonkey and some other thing now

I use Opera integrated blocker and even then - not always. If the commercials are heavy flash banners which tend to slow down scrolling the page, they get blocked.

I'm already used to ignore commercials in my mind anyway ..

i just configured my "adblock" once

in my router i just put the key word "*ads*.*" "*pub*.*" and whatever site has those words just is not open

only a cunt wouldn't use one, or someone in possession of a cunt attached to their person, possibly on their ear or shoulder

I use an Ad Blocker	51.4 % (541 votes)
I don't use an Ad Blocker	41.0 % (432 votes)
I use on some machines, not all.	7.6 % (80 votes)

Thompson	35.8 % (19 votes)
MP40	64.2 % (34 votes)


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