# Firefox Users: Do you block the SDMB with NoScript? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447 "2010-10-08T02:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/1 "2010-10-08T02:30:58Z")
Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/2 "2010-10-08T02:34:01Z")
I don’t block anything with NoScript. I just googled it to find out what it was. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/3 "2010-10-08T02:50:36Z")
There are dozens of other plugins that block ads just as well. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/4 "2010-10-08T03:23:44Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > There are dozens of other plugins that block ads just as well. I don’t have ads, since I’m a paid member. I block the site with NoScript because I’m (perhaps overly) cautious about allowing sites. I only allow a site if it’s necessary for the site’s basic functionality. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/5 "2010-10-08T03:31:58Z")
Yeah, I don’t use NoScript to block ads. I use NoScript to make sure scripts don’t run when I don’t need them to run. It’s probably overly paranoid, but I prefer things that way. And, I just checked and saw that I have it turned off for the SDMB. I forget why. Probably some functionality here or there. So, I use it, but not for the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Djinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@Djinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Djinn)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/6 "2010-10-08T06:25:24Z")
I use Adblock Plus. Never even realised SDMB has ads. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/7 "2010-10-08T07:13:35Z")
Adblock Plus here, too. I never knew a lot of stuff had ads, like Facebook, you tube, some news and weather channels I use, and the SDMB. I found out one day when I used someone else’s computer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/8 "2010-10-08T11:30:24Z")
The SDMB itself, no. There’s 5 other things on the page that are blocked (quantserve etc). If SDMB is blocked fast reply and polls don’t work properly, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/9 "2010-10-08T13:39:46Z")
I said yes for the half dozen other sites that have scripts running here. I allow SDMB scripts though. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/10 "2010-10-08T13:56:55Z")
Nah. Don’t care enough. I have NoScript more for the ability to block plugins, and occasionally to block Javascript on sites that use it to keep you from copy-and-paste. I have everything globally allowed, but with plugin restrictions on even trusted sites. The only plugin I don’t block is Flash, for which I use FlashBlock (which can let me globally allow features.) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/11 "2010-10-08T14:08:18Z")
I use Adblock Plus for all sites. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Nene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/12 "2010-10-08T18:06:41Z")
No or I wouldn’t be able to post this. There are five other things blocked on the site though. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/13 "2010-10-08T18:15:00Z")
I don’t block [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com) with NoScript, but I do block the other domains trying to piggyback on the pages here. For those of you bringing up AdBlock, that does not serve the same function as NoScript. NoScript prevents sites from running scripts in your browser without your permission. While some ads will run scripts and are blocked by AdBlock, I don’t think it blocks non-advertising scripts. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/14 "2010-10-08T18:34:54Z")
[straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com): not blocked everything else on this page: blocked. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/15 "2010-10-08T19:17:16Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I don’t block [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com) with NoScript, but I do block the other domains trying to piggyback on the pages here. > > For those of you bringing up AdBlock, that does not serve the same function as NoScript. NoScript prevents sites from running scripts in your browser without your permission. While some ads will run scripts and are blocked by AdBlock, I don’t think it blocks non-advertising scripts. Same here, sdmb itself is not blocked, all the other “piggyback” parasites are ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/16 "2010-10-08T19:28:40Z")
NoScript no; Adblock yes. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-users-do-you-block-the-sdmb-with-noscript/556447/17 "2010-10-08T19:40:01Z")
> [@Djinn](#): > > I use Adblock Plus. Never even realised SDMB has ads. Yeah, me either. Except for those posts that say, “Hey, check out the ad they put on _this_ thread!” Usually a religious ad on an atheist post or something similarly incongruous. But, yeah, I wouldn’t have known there were ads except for that. I love Adblock. Don’t leave home [page] without it.