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706 in page adverts - a record ?

  • 05-01-2015 9:28pm
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,088 ✭✭✭


    Installed ad block on safari yesterday. It's been ticking away nicely. This page for example has 5 ads blocked...

    But... Hit a site yesterday that gave me a whopping 706 in page adverts blocked. The numbers were going round like a very fast counting number thing...

    I this a record ?

    gugOs7F.png


Comments

  • #2
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,644 ✭✭✭cml387


    When you have adblock, Dav cry.


  • #3
    Rabbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Rabbo


    Adverts pay for your online enjoyment. You are basically stealing the Internet. I don't know how you sleep at night.


  • #4
    EuropeanSon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭EuropeanSon


    I think it's a bit scummy to use boards and not contribute by letting them show you a few harmless ads. It's not like you'll suffer from them, and you are getting a service for free.


  • #5
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I enjoy using boards ad free, without the need for any internet bojiggery.

    In fact, DaV is probably happy I'm able to do it :-D


  • #6
    AndonHandon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭AndonHandon


    Don't want me to use it for free? Charge for it.


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  • #7
    Talib Fiasco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,428 ✭✭✭Talib Fiasco


    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    I think it's a bit scummy to use boards and not contribute by letting them show you a few harmless ads. It's not like you'll suffer from them, and you are getting a service for free.

    Look at this cheese. I'm sure every single person who has adblock is not doing it as a result of ads on boards.ie. Ads are bloody everywhere and they f*ck up page loading as well as scrolling etc. And we're hardly gonna click pause adblock on boards and then unpause it for everything else.


  • #8
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Rabbo wrote: »
    You are basically stealing the Internet.

    Maybe they're just borrowing it..



  • #9
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    I think it's a bit scummy to use boards and not contribute by letting them show you a few harmless ads. It's not like you'll suffer from them, and you are getting a service for free.

    It's ok to use it on other sites though?


  • #10
    Karl Stein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,689 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    You wouldn't steal a policeman's helmet and go to the toilet in it.

    Seriously though you should disable your adblock on sites that you value.


  • #11
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    OU812 wrote: »
    Installed ad block on safari yesterday. It's been ticking away nicely. This page for example has 5 ads blocked...

    But... Hit a site yesterday that gave me a whopping 706 in page adverts blocked. The numbers were going round like a very fast counting number thing...

    I this a record ?

    gugOs7F.png

    They're not really ads though. They're links to Amazon pages (to the relevant DVDs etc) that are displayed when you hover over them

    If you disable Adblock on the site and hover over any of the flags on the page you'll see what I mean.


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