Websites now asking people to turn off Adblock?

Tmall · 08-23-2011, 10:28 AM

I've had a message pop up on a forum I'm on asking me to disable my adblock on their forum. It happens several times a day.

I understand they want ad revenue. At the same time, they run a shop off of their forum and also want people to buy from them. But, that's the purpose of adblock, so I don't have to see that shit.

Have you guys been seeing this on any other sites? Would the universe collapse if I block their "adblock detector" page?

Trip · 08-23-2011, 11:25 AM

turn off adblock bitch

Homeslice · 08-23-2011, 11:27 AM

Sounds like a micromanager Admin. I doubt his advertisers can tell how many users have adblock, so what does he care.

Rangerscott · 08-23-2011, 12:19 PM

Im on two forums that are infested with ads. It takes a long time to load even on my cable. Its funny that the adds load before anything else. Fuck ads.

Trip · 08-23-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Sounds like a micromanager Admin. I doubt his advertisers can tell how many users have adblock, so what does he care.

Cause he probably gets paid via ad views. If no one loads the ads, he doesn't get paid.

Tmall · 08-23-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Cause he probably gets paid via ad views. If no one loads the ads, he doesn't get paid.

The forum has a pretty large store. They're expecting people to build up the forum database, buy from the shop and view the ads. I fully intend to buy things from them if the price is right. On the other hand, I'd never buy something because of an ad on a forum. If anything, I'm saving them money on bandwidth by not loading em.

If there's one thing everybody here knows, there's always another forum willing to fill a void.

Trip · 08-23-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

The forum has a pretty large store. They're expecting people to build up the forum database, buy from the shop and view the ads. I fully intend to buy things from them if the price is right. On the other hand, I'd never buy something because of an ad on a forum. If anything, I'm saving them money on bandwidth by not loading em.

If there's one thing everybody here knows, there's always another forum willing to fill a void.

Ads don't cost him bandwidth, they load off the advertisers servers, so all you are doing is costing him money.

Tmall · 08-23-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Ads don't cost him bandwidth, they load off the advertisers servers, so all you are doing is costing him money.

Particle Man · 08-23-2011, 03:02 PM

I'm okay with an ad at the top or something - I'm all for the site admin getting something to keep the site running.

However, ads all over the fucking place or ads that have nothing to do with the forum type or ads that are downright dumb gets 'em blocked. Period.

Trip · 08-23-2011, 03:15 PM

Ads for this place make enough to piss me off. Not worth putting up with the ads for the pennies it produces...

I did have an offer from some dude with a yahoo account to buy the forum for $35k, lol

08-23-2011, 10:28 AM	#1
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Websites now asking people to turn off Adblock? I've had a message pop up on a forum I'm on asking me to disable my adblock on their forum. It happens several times a day. I understand they want ad revenue. At the same time, they run a shop off of their forum and also want people to buy from them. But, that's the purpose of adblock, so I don't have to see that shit. Have you guys been seeing this on any other sites? Would the universe collapse if I block their "adblock detector" page?

08-23-2011, 03:02 PM	#9
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	I'm okay with an ad at the top or something - I'm all for the site admin getting something to keep the site running. However, ads all over the fucking place or ads that have nothing to do with the forum type or ads that are downright dumb gets 'em blocked. Period. Last edited by Particle Man; 08-23-2011 at 08:58 PM..

08-23-2011, 11:25 AM	#2
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	turn off adblock bitch

08-23-2011, 11:27 AM	#3
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Sounds like a micromanager Admin. I doubt his advertisers can tell how many users have adblock, so what does he care.

08-23-2011, 12:19 PM	#4
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Im on two forums that are infested with ads. It takes a long time to load even on my cable. Its funny that the adds load before anything else. Fuck ads.

08-23-2011, 03:15 PM	#10
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Ads for this place make enough to piss me off. Not worth putting up with the ads for the pennies it produces... I did have an offer from some dude with a yahoo account to buy the forum for $35k, lol