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Guy is mad that ad blockers block his ads.

by bluefox 10y ago

ekidd 10y ago
The guy is mad because he has a one-line, textual "sponsorship" banner that's very tasteful and understated, and because EasyList is blocking it with a rule targeted specifically at his site. As an EasyList user, I personally feel that EasyList is being a bit obnoxious here.
- supergreg 10y ago
  Couldn't he submit a pull request with the rule out explaining his reasons?
  - johneth 10y ago
    He's tried. Nothing's happened.
  - __s 10y ago
    "Clearly, this is a mistake so I went ahead and filled out an acceptable ads application. That was now a couple of weeks ago and as of today, their false positive remains."
- joesmo 10y ago
  I didn't know EasyList had advanced AI to differentiate between 'one-line, textual "sponsorship" banner' ads and other ads, nor that its stated goal was to block some ads but not others. I'm quite sure if the latter ever becomes true, it'll stop being used by reputable ad blockers. Until then, the list is working correctly in respect to this ad like it works correctly in respect to other ads.
CountSessine 10y ago
Did you read the article? He has a small sponsorship message, not an advertisement. And someone still submitted it to Easylist.
- mrob 10y ago
  A sponsorship message is an advert. Easylist is working as intended. The "acceptable ads" program is an entirely separate whitelist and it makes no difference if the advert meets those criteria.
- omginternets 10y ago
  It's still an ad. Calling it a sponsorship doesn't change that. Granted, it's an unobtrusive ad (at best), but it has every reason to be filtered out by a gosh-darn ad-blocker.
  - __s 10y ago
    Yet ABP seeks to not block 'acceptable ads' so your categorical line of thought here isn't one they claim to follow
    - omginternets 10y ago
      1. ABP does this as an option, and does this for financial gain [0]. 2. This is why I don't use ABP anymore. 3. This is about EasyList, which ABP uses, but the two should not be confused. EasyList seeks to block adverts. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/13/adblock-plus-launching-platform-to-sell-acceptable-ads https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/13/adblock-plu...
- arkitaip 10y ago
  That's kinda silly even if people may technically view it as an ad.

Guy is mad that ad blockers block his ads.

by bluefox 10y ago

Guy is mad that ad blockers block his ads.

ekidd 10y ago

The guy is mad because he has a one-line, textual "sponsorship" banner that's very tasteful and understated, and because EasyList is blocking it with a rule targeted specifically at his site. As an EasyList user, I personally feel that EasyList is being a bit obnoxious here.

supergreg 10y ago
Couldn't he submit a pull request with the rule out explaining his reasons?
- johneth 10y ago
  He's tried. Nothing's happened.
- __s 10y ago
  "Clearly, this is a mistake so I went ahead and filled out an acceptable ads application. That was now a couple of weeks ago and as of today, their false positive remains."
joesmo 10y ago
I didn't know EasyList had advanced AI to differentiate between 'one-line, textual "sponsorship" banner' ads and other ads, nor that its stated goal was to block some ads but not others. I'm quite sure if the latter ever becomes true, it'll stop being used by reputable ad blockers. Until then, the list is working correctly in respect to this ad like it works correctly in respect to other ads.

CountSessine 10y ago

Did you read the article? He has a small sponsorship message, not an advertisement. And someone still submitted it to Easylist.

mrob 10y ago
A sponsorship message is an advert. Easylist is working as intended. The "acceptable ads" program is an entirely separate whitelist and it makes no difference if the advert meets those criteria.
omginternets 10y ago
It's still an ad. Calling it a sponsorship doesn't change that. Granted, it's an unobtrusive ad (at best), but it has every reason to be filtered out by a gosh-darn ad-blocker.
- __s 10y ago
  Yet ABP seeks to not block 'acceptable ads' so your categorical line of thought here isn't one they claim to follow
  - omginternets 10y ago
    1. ABP does this as an option, and does this for financial gain [0]. 2. This is why I don't use ABP anymore. 3. This is about EasyList, which ABP uses, but the two should not be confused. EasyList seeks to block adverts. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/13/adblock-plus-launching-platform-to-sell-acceptable-ads https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/13/adblock-plu...
arkitaip 10y ago
That's kinda silly even if people may technically view it as an ad.