Comments on: Using Ad Blockers: Is It Stealing? http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/ Six Figure ProBlogger, Blog Marketing, Make Money Online, Blogging Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-27769 Robin Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-27769 I have the right to make my online experience as pleasurable for myself as possible. Due to the fact most sites spam their website with advertisement I'll never use, with annoying flashes, sound effects or following me whilst scrolling, I don't see a reason why not. I have the right to scrape as much ice off my window as I want. If you're really offended, then make it so that the ads aren't a disturbance to the visitor and they won't mind. I have the right to make my online experience as pleasurable for myself as possible.
Due to the fact most sites spam their website with advertisement I’ll never use, with annoying flashes, sound effects or following me whilst scrolling, I don’t see a reason why not.
I have the right to scrape as much ice off my window as I want.
If you’re really offended, then make it so that the ads aren’t a disturbance to the visitor and they won’t mind.

]]> By: bluenut http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-6526 bluenut Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:56:36 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-6526 also, blocking ads is NOT stealing. i am sick and tired of liberal-minded admins crying "THIEF" bcuz someone is preventing them from bringing in revenue they way they specifically want to. i am not stealing from you bcuz i am blocking ads. stop crying and charge a fee. if your site is worth the fee then people will pay you money. if not, your site will die a quick, agonizing death. deal with it. it's the future now. this is now things simply work. also, blocking ads is NOT stealing. i am sick and tired of liberal-minded admins crying “THIEF” bcuz someone is preventing them from bringing in revenue they way they specifically want to. i am not stealing from you bcuz i am blocking ads. stop crying and charge a fee. if your site is worth the fee then people will pay you money. if not, your site will die a quick, agonizing death. deal with it. it’s the future now. this is now things simply work.

]]> By: bluenut http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-18785 bluenut Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-18785 also, blocking ads is NOT stealing. i am sick and tired of liberal-minded admins crying "THIEF" bcuz someone is preventing them from bringing in revenue they way they specifically want to. i am not stealing from you bcuz i am blocking ads. stop crying and charge a fee. if your site is worth the fee then people will pay you money. if not, your site will die a quick, agonizing death. deal with it. it's the future now. this is now things simply work. also, blocking ads is NOT stealing. i am sick and tired of liberal-minded admins crying “THIEF” bcuz someone is preventing them from bringing in revenue they way they specifically want to. i am not stealing from you bcuz i am blocking ads. stop crying and charge a fee. if your site is worth the fee then people will pay you money. if not, your site will die a quick, agonizing death. deal with it. it’s the future now. this is now things simply work.

]]> By: bluenut http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-6525 bluenut Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:53:32 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-6525 "Advertising on the Internet is a common way to generate revenue. It is no different than watching commercials throughout a television program. If you want to skip the commercials, you pay some money for a DVR like Tivo. Well, on PCMech, if you want to skip the ads, you pay for the membership." this is a fallacious statement. buying a DVR to skip TV ads is not the equivalent of buying a membership to your site to avoid seeing ads. buying a DVR to skip tv commercials still HURTS the network bcuz you're not necessarily buying the DVR from them as a trade-off to avoid commercials. why didn't you use the analogy of buying an ad blocker to avoid ads? yes, why didn't you use that analogy? “Advertising on the Internet is a common way to generate revenue. It is no different than watching commercials throughout a television program. If you want to skip the commercials, you pay some money for a DVR like Tivo. Well, on PCMech, if you want to skip the ads, you pay for the membership.”

this is a fallacious statement. buying a DVR to skip TV ads is not the equivalent of buying a membership to your site to avoid seeing ads. buying a DVR to skip tv commercials still HURTS the network bcuz you’re not necessarily buying the DVR from them as a trade-off to avoid commercials. why didn’t you use the analogy of buying an ad blocker to avoid ads? yes, why didn’t you use that analogy?

]]> By: bluenut http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-18784 bluenut Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-18784 "Advertising on the Internet is a common way to generate revenue. It is no different than watching commercials throughout a television program. If you want to skip the commercials, you pay some money for a DVR like Tivo. Well, on PCMech, if you want to skip the ads, you pay for the membership." this is a fallacious statement. buying a DVR to skip TV ads is not the equivalent of buying a membership to your site to avoid seeing ads. buying a DVR to skip tv commercials still HURTS the network bcuz you're not necessarily buying the DVR from them as a trade-off to avoid commercials. why didn't you use the analogy of buying an ad blocker to avoid ads? yes, why didn't you use that analogy? “Advertising on the Internet is a common way to generate revenue. It is no different than watching commercials throughout a television program. If you want to skip the commercials, you pay some money for a DVR like Tivo. Well, on PCMech, if you want to skip the ads, you pay for the membership.”

this is a fallacious statement. buying a DVR to skip TV ads is not the equivalent of buying a membership to your site to avoid seeing ads. buying a DVR to skip tv commercials still HURTS the network bcuz you’re not necessarily buying the DVR from them as a trade-off to avoid commercials. why didn’t you use the analogy of buying an ad blocker to avoid ads? yes, why didn’t you use that analogy?

]]> By: Colleen http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 Colleen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:04:35 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-4718 It burns me that these rabid ad blockers are almost always guys with very highly paid secure jobs. The thing is those guys are virtually immune to advertising anyway and wouldn't actually click an ad, let alone buy anything because of advertising. What I would like to have is nanodonations on my site: as in: I have no ads in this site. Would you care to chip in $0.01 -- worth a read $0.05 -- very nice read $1.00 -- THIS BLOG POST WAS VERY HELPFUL $20.00 -- THIS BLOG POST TURNED MY CAREER OR LIFE AROUND If you tracked this on a post by post basis, you'd soon find out which your good posts are. It burns me that these rabid ad blockers are almost always guys with very highly paid secure jobs. The thing is those guys are virtually immune to advertising anyway and wouldn’t actually click an ad, let alone buy anything because of advertising.

What I would like to have is nanodonations on my site:
as in:
I have no ads in this site. Would you care to chip in
$0.01 — worth a read
$0.05 — very nice read
$1.00 — THIS BLOG POST WAS VERY HELPFUL
$20.00 — THIS BLOG POST TURNED MY CAREER OR LIFE AROUND

If you tracked this on a post by post basis, you’d soon find out which your good posts are.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-18783 Colleen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-18783 It burns me that these rabid ad blockers are almost always guys with very highly paid secure jobs. The thing is those guys are virtually immune to advertising anyway and wouldn't actually click an ad, let alone buy anything because of advertising. What I would like to have is nanodonations on my site: as in: I have no ads in this site. Would you care to chip in $0.01 -- worth a read $0.05 -- very nice read $1.00 -- THIS BLOG POST WAS VERY HELPFUL $20.00 -- THIS BLOG POST TURNED MY CAREER OR LIFE AROUND If you tracked this on a post by post basis, you'd soon find out which your good posts are. It burns me that these rabid ad blockers are almost always guys with very highly paid secure jobs. The thing is those guys are virtually immune to advertising anyway and wouldn’t actually click an ad, let alone buy anything because of advertising.

What I would like to have is nanodonations on my site:
as in:
I have no ads in this site. Would you care to chip in
$0.01 — worth a read
$0.05 — very nice read
$1.00 — THIS BLOG POST WAS VERY HELPFUL
$20.00 — THIS BLOG POST TURNED MY CAREER OR LIFE AROUND

If you tracked this on a post by post basis, you’d soon find out which your good posts are.

]]> By: Quick Guide for Moving from Safari to Firefox | @danielmorrow http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-4125 Quick Guide for Moving from Safari to Firefox | @danielmorrow Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:10:52 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-4125 [...] as to if ad-blocking is wrong, since many sites depend on the revenue stream made by their ads. You can decide what you think is right. Also remember that AdBlock Plus is useless without a subscription. “EasyList” is the [...] [...] as to if ad-blocking is wrong, since many sites depend on the revenue stream made by their ads. You can decide what you think is right. Also remember that AdBlock Plus is useless without a subscription. “EasyList” is the [...]

]]> By: jacky http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 jacky Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:05:24 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-3581 Basically the advertisers/merchants pay the website owners, this means the web designers dont work for free, but advertisers are paying them. If everyone was to block ads, then advertisers would no longer pay webmasters because there is no need for ads........... so guess what, you the user will have to pay to view each and every webpage(pay 20p to check each email). So would you rather pay to view each website? Or let the advertisers pay for you, and have to put up with targeted non-intrusive ads alongside your content. Which you actually would click. I click ads all the time because they are relative to my content. Affiliate links make up half the links on the web, you are missing out on a lot of good information. The fact that the link is being payed for does not always mean the link will take you somewhere you don't want to go. Yes many websites use intrusive annoying ads, simple, dont go to those sites, those sites generally go out of business anyway because no one goes to them. Without advertising how would you know about new movies coming out, new resteraunts to go to, the best locations to go on holiday? You would have a very boring life. The internet is a place advertising can live a rich life, bad advertising is easy to spot, so avoid those sites and enjoy the good advertising and the ability to browse the internet for free. I am a webmaster, personally if all ads got blocked and advertising died, I could make a lot more money by charging people for viewing my website when that becomes the normal thing to do. But I don't want that, I believe in freedom. But then I could also do with a new house and car, so if you want to pay for it, keep blocking ads. Basically the advertisers/merchants pay the website owners, this means the web designers dont work for free, but advertisers are paying them.

If everyone was to block ads, then advertisers would no longer pay webmasters because there is no need for ads……….. so guess what, you the user will have to pay to view each and every webpage(pay 20p to check each email).

So would you rather pay to view each website? Or let the advertisers pay for you, and have to put up with targeted non-intrusive ads alongside your content. Which you actually would click. I click ads all the time because they are relative to my content. Affiliate links make up half the links on the web, you are missing out on a lot of good information. The fact that the link is being payed for does not always mean the link will take you somewhere you don’t want to go.

Yes many websites use intrusive annoying ads, simple, dont go to those sites, those sites generally go out of business anyway because no one goes to them.

Without advertising how would you know about new movies coming out, new resteraunts to go to, the best locations to go on holiday? You would have a very boring life. The internet is a place advertising can live a rich life, bad advertising is easy to spot, so avoid those sites and enjoy the good advertising and the ability to browse the internet for free.

I am a webmaster, personally if all ads got blocked and advertising died, I could make a lot more money by charging people for viewing my website when that becomes the normal thing to do. But I don’t want that, I believe in freedom. But then I could also do with a new house and car, so if you want to pay for it, keep blocking ads.

]]> By: jacky http://www.davidrisley.com/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/comment-page-1/#comment-18782 jacky Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2008/07/25/using-ad-blockers-is-it-stealing/#comment-18782 Basically the advertisers/merchants pay the website owners, this means the web designers dont work for free, but advertisers are paying them. If everyone was to block ads, then advertisers would no longer pay webmasters because there is no need for ads........... so guess what, you the user will have to pay to view each and every webpage(pay 20p to check each email). So would you rather pay to view each website? Or let the advertisers pay for you, and have to put up with targeted non-intrusive ads alongside your content. Which you actually would click. I click ads all the time because they are relative to my content. Affiliate links make up half the links on the web, you are missing out on a lot of good information. The fact that the link is being payed for does not always mean the link will take you somewhere you don't want to go. Yes many websites use intrusive annoying ads, simple, dont go to those sites, those sites generally go out of business anyway because no one goes to them. Without advertising how would you know about new movies coming out, new resteraunts to go to, the best locations to go on holiday? You would have a very boring life. The internet is a place advertising can live a rich life, bad advertising is easy to spot, so avoid those sites and enjoy the good advertising and the ability to browse the internet for free. I am a webmaster, personally if all ads got blocked and advertising died, I could make a lot more money by charging people for viewing my website when that becomes the normal thing to do. But I don't want that, I believe in freedom. But then I could also do with a new house and car, so if you want to pay for it, keep blocking ads. Basically the advertisers/merchants pay the website owners, this means the web designers dont work for free, but advertisers are paying them.

If everyone was to block ads, then advertisers would no longer pay webmasters because there is no need for ads……….. so guess what, you the user will have to pay to view each and every webpage(pay 20p to check each email).

So would you rather pay to view each website? Or let the advertisers pay for you, and have to put up with targeted non-intrusive ads alongside your content. Which you actually would click. I click ads all the time because they are relative to my content. Affiliate links make up half the links on the web, you are missing out on a lot of good information. The fact that the link is being payed for does not always mean the link will take you somewhere you don’t want to go.

Yes many websites use intrusive annoying ads, simple, dont go to those sites, those sites generally go out of business anyway because no one goes to them.

Without advertising how would you know about new movies coming out, new resteraunts to go to, the best locations to go on holiday? You would have a very boring life. The internet is a place advertising can live a rich life, bad advertising is easy to spot, so avoid those sites and enjoy the good advertising and the ability to browse the internet for free.

I am a webmaster, personally if all ads got blocked and advertising died, I could make a lot more money by charging people for viewing my website when that becomes the normal thing to do. But I don’t want that, I believe in freedom. But then I could also do with a new house and car, so if you want to pay for it, keep blocking ads.

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