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Very likely the person who posted it was unaware due to using an ad blocker or script blocker.

by Kliment 11y ago

bobwaycott 11y ago
And now they are aware. Not everyone runs an ad/script blocker.
- jacquesm 11y ago
  Well, at least now you too have at least one good reason to run one.
  - bobwaycott 11y ago
    Good grief. Do you seriously think I am, unlike all the other HN users who wear their adblockers on their sleeves, likely to be unaware of reasons for using adblockers? Having reasons for using an adblocker are entirely orthogonal to what happened when I clicked on a link shared by another HN user—a link I have an inherently higher expectation of trust for because it's from a fellow HN user. The user needed to know the site they shared is a piece of shit source that shouldn't be posted to HN.
    - jacquesm 11y ago
      The point is that to them that wasn't a piece of shit source. It's the ad tag that your browser downloaded that made it so and the content provider might not even be aware of this.
- 9935c101ab17a66 11y ago
  I just want to make sure you're aware that you completely and totally overreacted, and, if the tone you employed in your comment is your normal way of communicating online, I suggest you wait a day before replying to comments.
- wernercd 11y ago
  Which is more reason to be aware of reasons to get one: security, Annoyances, security, mental effort to pay attention to ads (Takes effort/training to block/ignore/click X/etc), security, bandwidth (more for mobile), Oh... did I mention security (lots of attacks through ad networks)?
  - bobwaycott 11y ago
    Good grief. Do you seriously think I am, unlike all the other HN users, likely to be unaware of reasons for using adblockers? The reasons for using an adblocker are entirely orthogonal to what happened when I clicked on a link shared by another HN user—a link I have an inherently higher expectation of trust for because it's from a fellow HN user. The user needed to know the site they shared is a piece of shit source that shouldn't be posted to HN.
duncan_bayne 11y ago
I've done this before. Posted a link to a place with a tonne of vaguely NSFW ads that I personally couldn't see.

Very likely the person who posted it was unaware due to using an ad blocker or script blocker.

by Kliment 11y ago

Very likely the person who posted it was unaware due to using an ad blocker or script blocker.

bobwaycott 11y ago

And now they are aware. Not everyone runs an ad/script blocker.

jacquesm 11y ago
Well, at least now you too have at least one good reason to run one.
- bobwaycott 11y ago
  Good grief. Do you seriously think I am, unlike all the other HN users who wear their adblockers on their sleeves, likely to be unaware of reasons for using adblockers? Having reasons for using an adblocker are entirely orthogonal to what happened when I clicked on a link shared by another HN user—a link I have an inherently higher expectation of trust for because it's from a fellow HN user. The user needed to know the site they shared is a piece of shit source that shouldn't be posted to HN.
  - jacquesm 11y ago
    The point is that to them that wasn't a piece of shit source. It's the ad tag that your browser downloaded that made it so and the content provider might not even be aware of this.
9935c101ab17a66 11y ago
I just want to make sure you're aware that you completely and totally overreacted, and, if the tone you employed in your comment is your normal way of communicating online, I suggest you wait a day before replying to comments.
wernercd 11y ago
Which is more reason to be aware of reasons to get one: security, Annoyances, security, mental effort to pay attention to ads (Takes effort/training to block/ignore/click X/etc), security, bandwidth (more for mobile), Oh... did I mention security (lots of attacks through ad networks)?
- bobwaycott 11y ago
  Good grief. Do you seriously think I am, unlike all the other HN users, likely to be unaware of reasons for using adblockers? The reasons for using an adblocker are entirely orthogonal to what happened when I clicked on a link shared by another HN user—a link I have an inherently higher expectation of trust for because it's from a fellow HN user. The user needed to know the site they shared is a piece of shit source that shouldn't be posted to HN.

duncan_bayne 11y ago

I've done this before. Posted a link to a place with a tonne of vaguely NSFW ads that I personally couldn't see.