Can ads be filtered on the main Straight Dope page?

[Ludovic]

While I’ve only been a member of this msg board since 2000, I have been reading the Straight Dope column online for longer than that, and the paper column before that.

However, I will stop reading the column if animated advertisements become common. They arouse my ire.

Is there a way the SD main page can decline animated ads? They are one of the most literally disgusting forms of advertisements I’ve ever seen.

I don’t block other forms of ads, both through inability and principle, so the SD is getting revenue from me through other channels, just not through animated ads if this continues.

[Duckster]

If you don’t click on the ad, the SDMB doesn’t get the revenue.

[friedo]

@Duckster

If you don’t click on the ad, the SDMB doesn’t get the revenue.

That may not necessarily be true. Lots of advertising is sold on a per-impression basis rather than per-click.

As for the OP, I’d recommend just getting AdBlock (if you’re using FireFox.) You can set the filters to be as specific as you want – let the Google text-ads through and block the Flash ones, for instance.