Ad Blockers

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2008, 02:22 PM

If you use an Ad Blocker, or Pop-Up Blocker, are you cheating the webmaster of the site you're viewing?
Is viewing the site content, without watching the ads that support/reward the owner, the same as sneaking into the movies?

Undertoad · 04-13-2008, 03:06 PM

With Flash Block I block only the worst ads, and the ones that try to hijack the text part while I'm reading it.

I still get the "dancing silhouettes for car insurance" ads.

I'm doing the site owner a favor by preventing them from wasting bandwidth.

Elspode · 04-13-2008, 10:48 PM

I'm using Adblock Plus plugin for Firefox. I figure the amount of Spam I get makes up for the web ads I miss.

BigV · 04-14-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If you use an Ad Blocker, or Pop-Up Blocker, are you cheating the webmaster of the site you're viewing?
Is viewing the site content, without watching the ads that support/reward the owner, the same as sneaking into the movies?

To the same extent that I "cheat" the broadcasters by leaving the room during commercials on the television.

No. I don't think it is equivalent to sneaking into the movies. Closer match: not bothering to be seated while the previews are on.

Pie · 04-14-2008, 10:47 AM

Between AdBlock Plus, my MythTV and NPR, I manage to miss most advertising that comes my way. It has actually become a little painful to visit family or friends and have to go back to the stone age of Madison Ave. grasping for mindshare...

And no, I don't think it's cheating. It's a broken business model; it needs to be fixed. Not my problem.

smoothmoniker · 04-14-2008, 11:03 AM

OMG, you're STEALING THE INTERNET! Just like TIVO!

Once the content leaves their server, I'm free to manipulate it in any way I choose, from RSS readers to ad-blockers, filters for my mobile phone, hired pageboy to shout the content to me while we ride the metro together ...

Cicero · 04-16-2008, 03:36 PM

No. The answer is no.

I actually believe the exact opposite of all the questions listed above. Let's play the opposite game:

Are you being solicited to everywhere you go, and are you tired of ads popping up every time you are trying to reach the actual content you were expecting, requesting, and/or paid for? Including, but not limited to, the internet? When you click on an item, and you are re-directed elsewhere for marketing purposes, don't you feel a little cheated?

When I drive to town to see a movie that I pay for, why am I a marketing target about 250 times by the time I get to see the opening credits?

The agreement lies inbetween the webmaster and advertiser. Not the target. lol! They are sneaking into your movie xo, cheating you. Baiting with content then the old switcheroo!

04-13-2008, 02:22 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ad Blockers If you use an Ad Blocker, or Pop-Up Blocker, are you cheating the webmaster of the site you're viewing? Is viewing the site content, without watching the ads that support/reward the owner, the same as sneaking into the movies? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-13-2008, 10:48 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm using Adblock Plus plugin for Firefox. I figure the amount of Spam I get makes up for the web ads I miss. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-14-2008, 10:47 AM	#5
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Between AdBlock Plus, my MythTV and NPR, I manage to miss most advertising that comes my way. It has actually become a little painful to visit family or friends and have to go back to the stone age of Madison Ave. grasping for mindshare... And no, I don't think it's cheating. It's a broken business model; it needs to be fixed. Not my problem. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-14-2008, 11:03 AM	#6
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	OMG, you're STEALING THE INTERNET! Just like TIVO! Once the content leaves their server, I'm free to manipulate it in any way I choose, from RSS readers to ad-blockers, filters for my mobile phone, hired pageboy to shout the content to me while we ride the metro together ... __________________ to live and die in LA

04-16-2008, 03:36 PM	#7
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	No. The answer is no. I actually believe the exact opposite of all the questions listed above. Let's play the opposite game: Are you being solicited to everywhere you go, and are you tired of ads popping up every time you are trying to reach the actual content you were expecting, requesting, and/or paid for? Including, but not limited to, the internet? When you click on an item, and you are re-directed elsewhere for marketing purposes, don't you feel a little cheated? When I drive to town to see a movie that I pay for, why am I a marketing target about 250 times by the time I get to see the opening credits? The agreement lies inbetween the webmaster and advertiser. Not the target. lol! They are sneaking into your movie xo, cheating you. Baiting with content then the old switcheroo! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

04-13-2008, 03:06 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	With Flash Block I block only the worst ads, and the ones that try to hijack the text part while I'm reading it. I still get the "dancing silhouettes for car insurance" ads. I'm doing the site owner a favor by preventing them from wasting bandwidth.

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