Daker777NG 2013-08-28 12:50:59

It's the end of the internets!!!1

bocodamondo 2013-08-28 13:14:10

if you ask me. this entire campaing is all just a scam. there is no way a few faggots will be able to remove ads from the internet

TheMajormel 2013-08-28 14:04:14

i leave my adblock on when going through dangerous websites *COUGH*PORN*COUGH*, but for user focused stuff i leave it off

deathink 2013-08-28 15:31:45

So let me get this straight, this fucking douche bag need money so he can BUY ad space to promote adblocking...

SimplyRobot 2013-08-28 22:50:55

As someone who has owned, designed, and co-directed websites for over 5 years, I can say that there are better ways to earn funding for your website. I'm not saying ads are bad, no, they are okay in certain situations. Think about TV without ads, how would you find out about some of the products you like? But again, there are ads that interfere with the enjoyment of the sight.
Didn't mean to type a novel, but all the same with things you know and are passionate about, right?

Informis 2013-08-28 23:38:39

I think I'll download adblock to block adblock's ads

Viano 2013-08-29 02:53:34

man. if the whole world has adblock, how will website support it self????
So far I don't like adblock. I could be ignorant or naive, but like.

TurkeyOnAStick 2013-08-29 09:18:50

@Remorph My suggestion to not using unobtrusive adverts is to get users to fund their internet usage directly.

I dub my creative solution "Internet Tax".

drackmore 2013-08-29 11:21:45

I've had Adblocker long before this, and I will have it long after this. But a kickstarter for this is just plain stupid -_-

VicariousE 2013-08-29 16:06:31

I know.. I hear ya. Two other NG members have made light of the situation, and I'm with ya. I asked Tom about a lifetime Supporter Upgrade option, but he hasn't responded...

SimplyRobot 2013-08-29 17:29:12

Yeah I hear ya man, but ads that interfere with your use of the website (IE the ones that look like false links to your "downloads" or others).

VicariousE 2013-08-29 21:56:45

I suggested opening up the "recently bought" thingy, so you could at least scan back, to see when you bought it. Even a shit fix, is still a fix. I still kinda wish buy the upgrade would squash the cookies.... visual ads are gone, but they're still tracking ya. Oh well.

Kajenx 2013-08-29 23:10:05

Yeah, I don't think people realize it, but they're hurting the people who make the games and videos when they use adblock. I like the whole free software/internet movement, and they've made some amazing programs like Blender, but this isn't a communist society. We all still have to pay for food...

Psyh 2013-08-30 07:14:14

I like to support my favorite entertainers on the Internet.
I would Donate to my favorite ones if I had a freaking credit card I could use for that.
The least I can do is watch those fucking ads (well, I skip them but... I guess it still counts... right?).
And sometimes even click on the ads of sites like Webcomic artists and such. I don't like the idea of Adblock for some stuff. Now a campaign for AdBlock? Screw that!
Sure, some guys who watch a lot of pr0n and stuff on sites that are not really secure (thing I never do btw, leaves too much evidence on your computer) may use Adblock for those pop-ups, but at least if you go on a site you like or on a channel you like, turn it off... But I guess people don't understand that. Campaign reached 45000$ already... wtf...

Fastfly 2013-08-30 11:06:27

but what about BBC? 0_0

Nanashi 2013-08-30 17:27:46

I, like Hyrus here, use adblock because I'm not a fool. If you buy something from an ad, that means you didn't already have it, and thus didn't need it (And don't try to tell me ads raise awareness. Most of the time they don't. That is what blogs, word of mouth or the news is for). When I need a product or service, I seek it out, which additionally lets me do my own research to find the better product.

By generating profit simply because I started watching, lets say, a youtube video, I'm not supporting them for their work, I'm supporting them for finding a way to funnel me to their content. If I want to support someone's work, I would buy it (if it is that kind of thing) or donate. The ad supported system is vicious, and does not foster good design, art, or content. It rewards anyone who can trick someone into consuming said ad, regardless of the original content. So, if you have a youtube video that is a thumbnail of some woman's boobs, with a title like 'I can't believe she did that!,' you'll generate hits, and thus money, and climb the ladder, without actually providing valuable content.

Imagine if people were promoting/funding content based on that material's merit? The net quality of material, or at least net quality of highly visible material would go up, benefiting everyone. Or maybe if ads were displayed after the content, so that someone could consciously chose to support the artist if they liked the work.

Years ago I got sick of advertisements not only disrupting my browsing, but actively trying to TRICK me into clicking on them. Things like making the sides of a website a huge click-space because research showed users clicked there in order to re-focus their browser or pop up ads that subject you to their content, distracting you from your work/play. I discovered Adblock shortly after it came out and have been using it ever since. Eventually Adblock will be corrupted, and I'll move on to the next plugin that does the job.

So no, I'm not impatient, I just see no reason why I am REQUIRED to subject myself to garbage simply to support something that I haven't even been able to review yet. I have videos on youtube, and I have monitization enabled. And I don't give a shit that I've only made $0.51 because people are blocking ads. I didn't put up my tutorial video to make money. If I did, I'd have submitted it to a paywall website.

redminus 2013-08-30 17:39:45

My two favorite misconceptions about ad-funded revenue:

1: "These advertisements don't make money based on your viewing them. The money is made when someone clicks on these advertisements"
NOPE. Exposures pay. Clicks pay more, but the advertising pay rate is based on number of exposures. If you're under the impression that using ablocker doesnt hurt anything because you wouldn't click on ads anyways, you're straight up wrong.

2: "Ads track and sell my info"
NOPE. Your info has already been tracked and sold by means that aren't prevented by adblockers. The ads you see are usually based on this collected data, and just because you don't see ads doesn't mean that your information is safe.

There are some good instances to use adblockersand people are going to use them regardles of what anybody says, but there's no way around the fact that they do hurt the revenue that funds websites that run on ads, and that's a plain FACT. Funding alternatives will appear, at the moment there arent any clearly viable options, but everything is still working itself out.
In the meantime, justify your use of Adblockers if you feel that you must, but don't insult everyone's intelligence (including your own) by using nonsense bullshit arguments like the ones above.

Agent64 2013-09-25 21:08:55

You know, its really true. companies like that just want your money! I completely agree with this!

vampiretodd 2013-11-02 21:21:20

So should I tell my friend that the Ad blocker is evil or what?