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Thread: Please Disable AdBlock Plus Warning Message never goes away

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    I have Adblock plus installed on FF and it's always been disabled for FST. I checked blockable items and it only shows FST on the page. Yet starting on 7/31/2013, every single page load gives me a popup. Anyone else get this?

    I have EASYLIST installed to update the ad blocking list, it must be adding something to trigger FST popup. When I disable it, no popup. This combo means I can't visit without a popup or I have to disable it entirely.

    If anyone knows or can provide the list I can manually add exceptions I guess. All ads are displaying so this a little aggravating but who cares right.
    Last edited by Hahaiah; 07-31-2013 at 05:10 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hahaiah View Post
    Anyone else get this?
    Yes, same.

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    yeah, also getting the auto prompt about turning it off (mine is off for site also) - i still see the adds
    Last edited by slagboyz; 08-01-2013 at 09:33 AM.

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    While I do agree to some extent that the ads are needed to fund the site, I believe the consistant popups to be very obtrusive. While FST may *think* the ads are relevant to the content (or whatever message was displayed), I have no intention whatsoever of clicking on any of them anyway.

    If I want to purchase something, I either go through Quidco or find out if there's an offer on.

    This is a big step backwards IMO and will no doubt alienate quite a few users.

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    I've disabled mine for FST & also still getting the pop-up
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    I hear you, but this is my favorite site for this stuff so I'm willing to put up with a lot more than I would from any other site. It looks like the EASY lists override per site rules in Adblock plus, I manually disabled ADSENSE (something) and no popups. But I'm sure now that it won't block on any other site. Anyone know if donations kill ads?

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    +1 for FST added to exception list but still getting warning message.

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    I don't mind whitelisting fst but even when I permit the domain with:
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     @@||filesharingtalk.com^$document
    I continue to get the pop up!

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    I block the ads with ABP, and do not get the pop-up. Just saying this is not a universal issue.

    EDIT-Got it on one page. Closed it with the [x] instead of saying "OK". Not sure if that helped me or not.

    I do know I would not be "charmed" into complying by annoyance terrorism, though...
    Last edited by megabyteme; 07-31-2013 at 11:05 PM.
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    The false positives are something tesco or RealitY will have to fix. A JavaScript alert on every page load is somewhat vexing even for those who deliberately leave Adblock on, though. Maybe drawing the banners over a background that says something like "please turn your ad blocker off to support the site" (which would then only appear if they're blocked or hidden) would be a better idea. I do agree with the idea behind this; we don't have pop-ups or those annoying Flash ads that plague other sites, and advertising revenue helps keep the forum alive.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hahaiah View Post
    Anyone know if donations kill ads?
    I don't know the specifics, but the welcome thread says donators see "less ads".
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