TorrentLeech - now with ads

[aburyach]

I logged into TL today and noticed a new mass PM-

Today we made a deal with an ad company, that will help us deal with the server costs a bit. Of course, VIPs will still enjoy a totally banner-free site. In addition, all the ads will be family and work-safe, with no popups or whatsoever and without sacrificing the browsing speed and experience,

Thank you for your understanding,and be sure that this at the end will be your gain and only!

// Staff

Of course, I did not see them until I unblocked Adblocker Plus (good prog by the way). I know that torrentleech easily makes $100K+/month from the pay to leechers (ie, "VIPs") so I find their new ads most unpleasant :dry:

The ads are rather large and unpleasant-


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6407/tladsug9.png

[cj4258]

agreed

[garherd]

Suprise suprise!

[X]

how hard is it to get into torrentleech?

[cj4258]

as hard as an invite

[shosh]

well at least their ads are family friendly. one big reason i dont use my filelist account was because of the obscene ads they have of women (not to mention that tracker totally sucks).

[lysine]

what ads? adblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) + easylist + easyelement (http://easylist.adblockplus.org/) = hassle free browsing

you can also use adblock to remove portions of webpages you don't want to view, like the thing at the top of filemp3 that urges you to become a vip :)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7865/noadsza3.jpg

[Acidice]

yeah... no likey :(

*thumbs down*

[PooBar]

pays the bills,..

[skswati]

we need to click for help.

[Rip The Jacker]

Weird, I see the annoucement, and the space where the ads go, but I don't see any ads. I do have adblock installed, but it doesn't show any ads on the page that it's blocking.

Yay? =/

[upGrayde]

man they're harmless, don't be ticky tacky punks

their tracker rocks and these ads are just going to help them keep the site running, the site which most of you love,

these ads are nowhere near "large and unpleasant". and at least they don't have those "you could be having sex with these local hometown girls" lol

Just ignore them?

[Rip The Jacker]

Ohhh, now I see.

The ads are loaded via a script from etology.com in that little frame. I have NoScript installed with Firefox, so NoScript doesn't allow the ads to load.

Firefox + Adblock + NoScript = Better internet. :)

[pECi]

still...they are big ads and they kinda stink...


Video: Idol Farted

verrrry nice and friendly ad :lol:

[gamer4eva]

No ads here mate!!!

[kavalchuk17]

Yeah like TL needs them. they make bank on all the pay2leechers.

Selfish a-holes.

[sert]

what ads? adblock plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/) + easylist + easyelement (http://easylist.adblockplus.org/) = hassle free browsing

you can also use adblock to remove portions of webpages you don't want to view, like the thing at the top of filemp3 that urges you to become a vip :)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7865/noadsza3.jpg

Yeah thats all you have to do easylist_rulez (http://easylist.adblockplus.org/)

[Skiz]

Ohhh, now I see.

The ads are loaded via a script from etology.com in that little frame. I have NoScript installed with Firefox, so NoScript doesn't allow the ads to load.

Firefox + Adblock + NoScript = Better internet. :)

Ditto.

Also, when I read the thread title, I could help but read it with enthusiasm, as it were an advertisement. :lol:

TorrentLeech - now with ads!! :w00t:

[gamer4eva]

I call this thread effective advertisement :lol:

[erax]

if AD really help to keep TL alive, so we have to agreed about that :)

and viva TL

[faresalandlos]

ya i find them today

but for me it is np

[Fortech]

keeps the site going, got nothing wrong with that

[Melvinmeow]

I logged into TL today and noticed a new mass PM-

Today we made a deal with an ad company, that will help us deal with the server costs a bit. Of course, VIPs will still enjoy a totally banner-free site. In addition, all the ads will be family and work-safe, with no popups or whatsoever and without sacrificing the browsing speed and experience,

Thank you for your understanding,and be sure that this at the end will be your gain and only!

// Staff

Of course, I did not see them until I unblocked Adblocker Plus (good prog by the way). I know that torrentleech easily makes $100K+/month from the pay to leechers (ie, "VIPs") so I find their new ads most unpleasant :dry:

The ads are rather large and unpleasant-


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6407/tladsug9.png

Im pretty certain they do not make 100,000 off of their vip deals.
Youll notice they spend their money from VIP donations on seedboxes. They have quite alot of seedboxes if you didnt notice.
In any case the adds arent all that annoying. I didnt even notice them right away. You ussually look for the files which are in the middle of the page anyways.

[chaptorrent]

look mate ........its harmless ads & TL has right to add ads its the best tracker i have ever seen & no one can deny this

[killswitx]

oh damn, that sucks just :(

[kapowcowpwned]

pays the bills,..

they dont need the bills payed when they have so many VIP members paying them...

[mags23]

Is that true about VIPs? They're just too lazy to seed, so they pay to leech? And here I am working my ass off, seeding like a sucker to one day earn VIP status, and all I needed was to pay for my pirated material? Damn.

Ya, the ads don't bother me a bit. I didn't notice them until you pointed it out. Thanks a lot! Now I can't stop looking at them. Man, they're so big, they take up 3/4 of the screen! Is it just me, or have they gotten bigger over the last couple of minutes?

[bunny67]

ya bunch of prudes the ads aint that bad lol and as if none of you guys havent seen rude stuff before and they do have clothes on

[Shadowfire]

Just use the Remove It Permanently extension if you're using Firefox if the ads bother you that much.

[aburyach]

Well I suppose you are all right in the "just block them" regard- they don't really pose too much of a threat to anyone. What I don't really like is the mass amounts of money they are making from pirated material- not only from the pay-to-leeches, but now ads. The site has something around 120,000 members (correct me if you have a more reliable figure, they have atleast 100k), of which 10,000-20,000 are easily the "VIPs". This alone is a jackpot, not to mention the ads to be seen by thousands.

[mathieuleplusbeau]

Too bad ... :(

[deputysalty]

Firefox + Adblock Plus. I never see any ads anymore.

/smirk firefox rant

[mags23]

They're not that intrusive, and don't pop up in anyone's face. Come on - support that tracker by clicking on them once in awhile. It will not cost you anything, and you don't have to sign up.

[kalpesh]

its ok for free site

[andrzejek1999]

well, torrentleech is driving the same road as empornium did ( lol, ads there r everywhere),

i think that peopel will just stop using that site as much as they did.

[finnlugg]

i agree, they could use some more pretty girls though

[okkes]

filelist girls are better than tl girls.

[BANDORAM]

i agree

[gamer4eva]

Fek em....they should remove it!!!!

[StevenVD]

Fek em....they should remove it!!!!

use adblock m8 :) But yea, they should remove them!

[PsychoDude]

As if it's the site what you come to look for, as long as the torrents are easily browsable, who cares about the rest :P.

[raspberry1331]

thanks for the tips, adblock plus and noscript are really cool.

[n00nekn0w]

may be they want more money hehe

[Dr. Lecter]

What about FileList ? I don't see any1 here complainting about it...
(I don't know how many members the site has... maybe because of that no1 complaints... :D )

[mestari]

I never even noticed.... <3 adblock

[MTFG]

it's not matter///

[makeit]

indeed not matter anyway

[keepit]

not such a different

[rock21]

well it's a shame lol but it will bring them money :)

[rocke]

doesn't care anymore :-P

[manofstyle]

I think it is good for trackers to make money. the more money they make the longer they will be around, and if they ever get lawsuits maybe the will have the cash to fight em.

[p3st]

i don`t mind the ads as long as everything stays the same ;)

[Laxxonn]

agreed.
Good Download speeds? still good site :D

[walczanin]

well i guess everyone needs money to survive right?
as long as it doesnt affect comfort of useage, im fine with it

[gamer4eva]

Yeah true....but don't you think popups will suck!!!!!!!!!!! I hope they don't bring them in.

[smiley001]

still a good site

[Panther]

hmmm, not that happy with having some chick watching me when I am browsing for torrents but if that is what has too bee done to keep the site going then fine...

[buenoda]

I was seeing something different, didn't realize what it was.... lol

[ElGatoo]

adblock ;)

[buddy]

I hope they dont become another filelist.. Filelist has become undisputedly the worst tracker out there :(

[sayanek]

adblock, block this ads, so install ff and dont care :)

[Curlz31]

I think the advertising is justified. These sites are taking a significant risk given the extent the MPAA and RIAA are willing to go to have torrent sites shut down. They have to prepare for costly legal bills. You have to question the intelligence of companies willing to pay to have their products advertised on a private bittorrent tracker website. You would think those who have access to these websites will already be wary of misleading, click-tempting internet banner ads.


It does have an impact on the sites aesthetics though.

[sababot]

with ad muncher i dont see any ads :D

[invasion6]

Still best tracker

[Smith111]

Still great speed and best tracker

[Achilleskun]

i dont mind ads as long as they arent overly intrusive

[v150r]

thanks guys for sharing. :)

[farmir]

i hate ads