Originally posted by: Crimson
Along the same lines of Anand owns this forum, and he is free to do what he wants with it... People also own their computers and internet connections, and are free to do what THEY want to them as well.. and I think this includes the right to block or prevent ads from appearing if we so choose. Just as people have the right to view free TV, record it on a VCR, and skip the commercials. I think its morally and legally perfectly OK for people to block such ads.
People need to remember that Anandtech has long since moved on from the Geocities free web page that it started on, its a business now. Consumers are under no obligation to insure that Anand continues to make a profit.. Its up to Anand to provide content people are willing to pay for.. People who block ads are unlikely to be buying from these businesses advertising anyway, so really there is no harm done. If Anand feels this is unacceptable, he should be offering up more "Services" in order to entice people to subscribe, or completely remove the free areas if he thinks he can survive doing that. How many subscribers do you think Anandtech would have if there were no free message boards? I don't think very many.. The content provided by people using the service for free probably far outweighs any advertising revenue that Anand makes from the ads.. ie, I would venture to say he has made more money off the content provided here for free by members (Through people subscribing because of that free content) than any Google ads.
Personally, I ignore the ads.. But the left side one IS annoying..
Your "moralizing" is becoming annoying.Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Undetectable? The ads don't get a hit when you load a page. That's detectable. They may not get simple view revenue anymore, but they can tell you aren't even seeing them.
You must be new to this thread. He became annoying last week.Originally posted by: apoppin
Your "moralizing" is becoming annoying.Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Undetectable? The ads don't get a hit when you load a page. That's detectable. They may not get simple view revenue anymore, but they can tell you aren't even seeing them.
Do what you want to do and keep your own nose clean . . . don't worry about what others are doing . . . frankly it's none of your business.
Well, then I guess I can also "call you" what everyone else in this thread is thinking - a whiner.Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Actually, I just bring up every possible side to an issue I can think of. I use Proxomitron too. Not everyone realizes the implications of doing things, and may change their mind once they do know.
Guess what, you can ignore me if you think I'm annoying. I've just as much right to remind people when something is illegal or less than ethical as you do to advocate it.
Nope, look back about 300 posts or so. :QYou must be new to this thread. He became annoying last week.
Whiner.Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Said it before, I'll say it again, if you bitches can say what you want, so can I.
At least my insult was implied. Yours is right out there in the open. Too bad it's not a banning offense or worth a couple of weeks off.Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Said it before, I'll say it again, if you bitches can say what you want, so can I.
Originally posted by: aphex
Ahhhh, back to normal...... God i missed how it looked
Originally posted by: Parrotheader
In a way it's kind of funny reading through all this (and I didn't make it all the way to the end, just too long of a thread.) There's a collision of two different love/hates here at AT. Nearly all ATers love Google and most things affiliated with it, yet apparently some hate ads with an intensity that I thought (up until I saw this thread anyway) was reserved only for child molestors and terrorists judging by the intensity of some of these arguments. Step back, count to ten and breathe for a second folks. I can certainly understand being irritated that one of your favorite sites has instituted a design change that you don't like. And obviously everybody has a right and forum to voice their displeasure here. I've been hanging around these forums for years and have seen various changes which I did and didn't like. But from my perspective it's not as if these ads are suddenly rendering the forum completely inoperable or anything. Maybe it's a bit uglier aesthetically compared to what we've been used to, but if this placement helps offset the cost of managing the site (or even gives them a profit) I'm personally willing to accept it since I'm personally not willing to pay for the subscriber service - I have in the past, but I'm just not that heavy of a user of the extra features. My eyes have already gotten used to shifting just a little bit right to look at the main content. Heck I do that already for most of the sites I visit anyway.
Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
If you're using the service, and disabling the ads, then you're stealing.
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
What's you're point?Originally posted by: c
Easy solution.