a website that blocks you if your using adblock
I hate those no copy / paste scripts...
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If they dont like people blocking their ads then maybe they should try a more ethical way of making money. Their rationale is that they need to pay bills so thats how they make their money. Well theres a million ways to make money on the web. Just because you say "dont go on our site then if you dont like it" doesnt make it ok to put crap on peoples computer. Obviously this isnt a comparison but sort of an analogy. If a drug dealer says "well then dont come down this street then if you dont like me selling drugs" that still doesnt make it ok.
I first noticed it at [url]http://www.timesonline.co.uk[/url].
I just stopped going there. It feels wrong to @@ sites that block ABP ^_^
I just stopped going there. It feels wrong to @@ sites that block ABP ^_^
"I'm Not God, I Just Look Like Him"
Another site blocking ABP users...
Here's how some are doing it:
Anyway around this sort of browser "hijacking" (they ARE forcing you to go somewhere you don't want to - and even more unethical folks could send you to some really nasty or dangerous places if they wanted to).
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<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
setTimeout('detect_abp()', 10000);
var isFF = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") > -1) ? true : false;
var hasABP = false;
function detect_abp()
{
if(isFF)
{
if(Components.interfaces.nsIAdblockPlus != undefined)
{
hasABP = true;
}
else
{
var AbpImage = document.createElement("IMG");
AbpImage.id = 'abp_detector';
AbpImage.src = '/textlink-ads.jpg';
AbpImage.style.width = '0px';
AbpImage.style.height = '0px';
AbpImage.style.top = '-1000px';
AbpImage.style.left = '-1000px';
document.body.appendChild(AbpImage);
hasABP = (document.getElementById('abp_detector').style.display == 'none');
var e = document.getElementsByTagName("iframe");
for (var i = 0; i < e.length; i++)
{
if(e[i].clientHeight == 0)
{
hasABP = true;
}
}
if(hasABP == true)
{
history.go(1);
location = "http://www.tweaktown.com/supportus.html";
window.location(location);
}
}
}
}
</script>
Honestly, the only reason I use ABP on PWI is because the ads are obnoxious and intrusive. They don't make me consider clicking the links or buying the ads, just the opposite, it completely ruins any idea of wanting to visit their advertisers. The content and writing is top-notch, but also isn't worth the subscription either. I realize they're in a tough spot, but when you choose to basically sell out to advertiser and let them basically run your site, I don't feel sorry for blocking their ads so I can resume enjoying the content.
My friend is an elite subscriber and he sends in stuff to the site on a consistent basis. His name pops up all over different wrestling sites too. Even he says that the elite content isn't worth it because they rarely break news anymore and the stuff that does break is up elsewhere within minutes or a couple of hours at the most but he's just used to having the sub and it's like a habit.
basically what that says to people is that sites like the observer and the torch can run a subscription service and make money but pwi might not get as much traffic as they do so their subscription serivce isn't enough so they need to flood the free site with intrusive ads. thats probably the case here and i do feel for them in that aspect but sticking 20 or more ads and a bunch of scripts on the site isn't the answer.Kevin wrote:Honestly, the only reason I use ABP on PWI is because the ads are obnoxious and intrusive. They don't make me consider clicking the links or buying the ads, just the opposite, it completely ruins any idea of wanting to visit their advertisers. The content and writing is top-notch, but also isn't worth the subscription either. I realize they're in a tough spot, but when you choose to basically sell out to advertiser and let them basically run your site, I don't feel sorry for blocking their ads so I can resume enjoying the content.
Looks like the cat and mouse game continues. pwinsider has found a way around the latest script. Have a look at this page where Adblock is blocked. http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=33392&p=1