# Let's pit the google ads... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137 "2005-09-23T22:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/242 "2005-09-24T19:42:41Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > \ > > > [@vl\_mungo](#): > > > > I guess when they start putting advertising on billboards in space or projecting it on the moon, you’ll be okay with that too. > > Oh, please. I’m saying that it is unethical to actively block advertisements when the product or service you’re using is supported by advertising. I’m not saying it’s okay to plaster advertisements everywhere. Failed reading comprehension, didja? > \ Okay maybe I was engaging in some hyperbole there, but the fact remains the the site I _paid_ for was not supported by advertising… it was to be supported by subscription. _If_ I renew my subscription, maybe your arguement has a leg to stand on. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/243 "2005-09-24T19:43:47Z")
> [@vl\_mungo](#): > > Okay maybe I was engaging in some hyperbole there, but the fact remains the the site I _paid_ for was not supported by advertising… it was to be supported by subscription. _If_ I renew my subscription, maybe your arguement has a leg to stand on. The admins were discussing putting up ads before you renewed your subscription. _Caveat Emptor_. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/244 "2005-09-24T19:45:33Z")
> [@catsix](#): > > While we are waiting for the people in _ahem_ customer service to respond to the complaints, you can prevent seeing the ads by using the links in my sig. They’ve already responded in a way: [You gotta take that out of your sig](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336615). Daniel ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/245 "2005-09-24T19:49:56Z")
Lefty, dude, you’re spending a lot of your Saturday taking up a pretty lame cause. There’s gotta be better things to do than arguing on behalf of Google Ads and the Chicago Reader, who presumably have paid PR people. Don’t they have college football in Asheville? Water parks? How about taking the kids to Chimney Rock or the Biltmore estate? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/246 "2005-09-24T19:51:22Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Lefty, dude, you’re spending a lot of your Saturday taking up a pretty lame cause. There’s gotta be better things to do than arguing on behalf of Google Ads and the Chicago Reader, who presumably have paid PR people. Don’t they have college football in Asheville? Water parks? How about taking the kids to Chimney Rock or the Biltmore estate? Heh–my wife’s at Biltmore now, working; and I’m putting off homework. You’re right, though. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/247 "2005-09-24T19:52:53Z")
Wow. Did you know this?: “Indien u een e-mailadres heeft, dan kan u helemaal gratis leren hoe een 25-jarige werkloze 4572 euro per maand verdient met zijn ‘onprofessioneel’ in mekaar geknutselde website” Very useful. Those ads. And in my native language too! 😃 [seriously: I don’t mind them. On a popular Dutch message board [we see this dancing all around our screen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Frog). I prefer the Google ads. :)] ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/248 "2005-09-24T19:53:56Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > I’m putting off homework. You’re right, though. That makes two of us. I guess with the Gopher game over, I got no excuse. : settles down to watch Notre Dame : ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/249 "2005-09-24T20:07:27Z")
I just don’t get the fuss over these ads. Jeez, they barely take up the space of a single message header. I didn’t even notice them at first. They don’t bother me in the slightest. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/250 "2005-09-24T20:13:07Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > I just don’t get the fuss over these ads. Jeez, they barely take up the space of a single message header. I didn’t even notice them at first. They don’t bother me in the slightest. Well, what constitutes a fuss? People have gone so far as to **make posts on a bulletin board** in a forum given to hystrionics and profanity. It’s nothing more than the pile on of the day. It’s actually considerably less of a fuss than they expected, I bet. I’m just disappointed the google ads aren’t smarter. I’d like 'em to sell me NCAA football merchandise in my Gophers thread, or alternative rock CD’s in my Andrew Bird thread. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/251 "2005-09-24T21:20:12Z")
Erm, does AdBlock block every image? I’ve got some setting in Firefox set so I can’t get any images, period. Doesn’t matter what site it is, thre are no images, at all, anywhere. I’d ask in GQ but the post rely and submit new thread buttons are hidden as well. Do I need to come back in IE to ask? What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/252 "2005-09-24T21:34:22Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > You would rather the ads be placed in a more conspicuous location? Ads suck, but at least here they’re at the bottom of a thread page. How would it be more conspicuous? I hardly ever notice the SDMB logo anymore, because it’s not in the same field as the content I wish to read. These ads, however, are right at the end of the posts, which make it LOOK like another post. Very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/253 "2005-09-24T21:42:41Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > These ads, however, are right at the end of the posts, which make it LOOK like another post. Very annoying. You’re right. I never realized how all the user information in the ads made them look like a post. Gosh, maybe if they put “Sponsored Links” above the ads, it would be harder to mistake them for a post. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/254 "2005-09-24T22:24:38Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Erm, does AdBlock block every image? I’ve got some setting in Firefox set so I can’t get any images, period. Doesn’t matter what site it is, thre are no images, at all, anywhere. I’d ask in GQ but the post rely and submit new thread buttons are hidden as well. Do I need to come back in IE to ask? What am I missing? In Firefox go to Tools/Options/Web Features and make sure that the Load Images box is checked. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/255 "2005-09-24T22:34:12Z")
Nah, I tried that. Oh well. No biggie I guess, but it would be nice to use this browser for the convenience. Thanks though. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/256 "2005-09-24T22:43:11Z")
**duffer** , I’d uninstall AdBlock to confirm that’s the problem. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/257 "2005-09-24T22:47:19Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Nah, I tried that. Oh well. No biggie I guess, but it would be nice to use this browser for the convenience. Thanks though. Do you have Javascript blocking enabled? If so, that will block a good deal of stuff from loading, although I don’t know if it extends to all images. I’ve got it set for blocking in Firefox since Javascript is a prime way for malware to infect your computer, which means if I want to watch a video clip on [cnn.com](http://cnn.com), for example, I have to use Internet Explorer to do so. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/258 "2005-09-24T23:35:48Z")
Kick ass. It was added “\*” at the end of the filter. Thanks everyone. Firefox is now my browser. _Snoopy-dance_ ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/259 "2005-09-24T23:59:03Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Kick ass. It was added “\*” at the end of the filter. Thanks everyone. Firefox is now my browser. _Snoopy-dance_ I was about to suggest that. Glad you fixed it. You have to be careful setting filters not to set them too broadly - I’ve accidentally killed all the images on certain websites before, because the ads weren’t coming from a clearly marked subdirectory. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/260 "2005-09-25T00:11:18Z")
If you don’t mind Google ads on other sites, here’s the filter I use for SDMB ads: [http://pagead](http://pagead)\*.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-8505671427584150\* ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137/261 "2005-09-25T00:36:50Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > The admins were discussing putting up ads before you renewed your subscription. _Caveat Emptor_. > > Daniel Yeah, they did a good job of letting the people here know about that… > [@](#): > > “But Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months.” > “Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them yesterday afternoon. You haven’t exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them had you? I mean like actually telling anybody or anything.” > "But the plans were on display…: > “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” > "That’s the display department: > “With a torch” > “Ah, well the lights had probably gone.” > “So had the stairs.” > “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” > “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying BEWARE OF LEOPARD.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-the-google-ads/323137.md?page=14)