# Where are we going to go when we abandon this dump? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134 "2007-11-29T02:54:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/21 "2007-11-29T03:43:01Z")
I’d rather pay an extra $1 or $2 to eliminate the need for banner ads. I get a lot of enjoyment for my subscription fee (what is it now, $14?) less than $1.50 a month for the kind of fun I’ve had here to date? psh. not a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/22 "2007-11-29T03:47:58Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > And, despite that, it still wouldn’t be a dealbreaker for me, except that I think it will be for a lot of interesting people I like a whole lot. So I want to know where everyone’s going so I can tag along. That’s my issue. I don’t care so much about the ads myself, but I know that people whose posts I value will. Unfortunately, if enough of those people leave I will have to as well. > [@WhyNot](#): > > When they chase out everyone except those who like big flashy animations, then it won’t be the board I like anymore, 'cause I like the people who don’t like big flashy animations. The ironic part is, I expect that some of the same people who want animated avatars are going to be up in arms (if they aren’t already) about the banner ads. BTW, I saw **TubaDiva** explain in another thread that members are only going to see them for as long as it takes for Jerry to find some bug. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/23 "2007-11-29T03:48:34Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] (I’ll admit to the possibility of setting up a donation system like the Wikipedia has–and indeed, if I was the Reader I might talk to the Wikipedia to see if there was any way to team up.) [/QUOTE] In the run-up to subscriptions, Admins said numerous times that they couldn’t take donations because they are a private business run for profit, or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/24 "2007-11-29T03:50:47Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] I guess you never watch television or read magazines. Here’s a revelation: they have ads, too. [/QUOTE] Preach it, Brother/Sister !! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/25 "2007-11-29T03:52:47Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] In the run-up to subscriptions, Admins said numerous times that they couldn’t take donations because they are a private business run for profit, or something like that. [/QUOTE] They could certainly offer more expensive ad-free subscriptions, though. Hell, I bet Jerry could even solicit “tips”. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/26 "2007-11-29T03:55:26Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I’d rather pay an extra $1 or $2 to eliminate the need for banner ads. I get a lot of enjoyment for my subscription fee (what is it now, $14?) less than $1.50 a month for the kind of fun I’ve had here to date? psh. not a problem. [/QUOTE] I have a sneaking suspicion that people would bitch and moan no matter what the Reader did. Jeez, you’d think they were jabbing forks in your eyes, people. Try to fortify yourselves for life’s soul-searing tribulations a little better. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/27 "2007-11-29T03:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] I guess you never watch television or read magazines. Here’s a revelation: they have ads, too. [/QUOTE] TV, magazines and newspapers pay for content too, whether through subscriptions to wire services (or syndicated episodes for TV) or directly, to the reporters, writers, actors, directors, and so on, for content produced directly for them. The SDMB does not have this cost. WE create all the content. They don’t even pay the SDSAB who write some of the reports going up on the front page. Your analogy is flawed. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/28 "2007-11-29T04:05:02Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] The SDMB is one of the most populous boards on the internet, [/QUOTE] It’s not even in the top 500. [Cite](http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/15/members/). ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/29 "2007-11-29T04:09:40Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] It’s not even in the top 500. [Cite](http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/15/members/). [/QUOTE] Hm…well I stand corrected then. Perhaps it was back when we were free that we had so many people? I could have sworn we were in the top 40 once. ETA: We do seem to be doing better in the post-count department though. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/30 "2007-11-29T04:11:44Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] The SDMB is one of the most populous boards on the internet, and despite having pretty much all of the functionality turned off is still slow running. So ultimately the options are advertisements or higher membership costs. [/QUOTE] It was explained in another thread that the slow running is due to a bug, not lack of resources. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/31 "2007-11-29T04:20:06Z")
Ads? I see no ads. I do have a metric boatload of the advertising infrastructure of America blocked though, so damn near nobody can get an ad onto any page I see on any site. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/32 "2007-11-29T04:56:38Z")
I just noticed the ads today, oddly enough. I can take them or leave them. Haven’t noticed any with sound, as I usually have my computer speakers turned off when visiting the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/33 "2007-11-29T04:57:04Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] There’s [Fathom](http://fff.fathom.org/forums/), Skip’s Magic Board, and The Upside Down Message Board. There are some others as well, but I don’t remember them off the top of my head. This is in response to **Whynot’s** post, BTW. [/QUOTE] I’m there anyways. The ads aren’t annoying to make me jump ship. I’ll miss anyone who does go, though. ---
**Author:** ![ladysorrowfree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@ladysorrowfree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladysorrowfree)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/34 "2007-11-29T05:00:00Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071025 Firefox/2.0.0.9 > > No banner ads. Nada. > > Edit: Adblock Plus running too. Get it. You’ll like it. What\*\* Leaffan\*\* said. I’ve been lurking here awhile on the same Mozilla/Firefox/Adblock Plus combination (Windows XP), and had I not seen this thread I would have had no idea the SDMB had started banner ads. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/35 "2007-11-29T05:18:26Z")
\*\*Silenus \*\* and everyone else, don’t go away. I know this sucks and hopefully the 3 ongoing protest threads will not be met with hostility but rather a concession to us members, but it is simple enough to block this crap. There are several methods for IE, free add-on blockers, hosts files (not as good) or using this method: \*\*What I did was first view source to find the ad site and then I went into tools - internet option - security tab - restricted sites - and I added the one I found. [http://media.chicagoreader.com/phpAdsNewer](http://media.chicagoreader.com/phpAdsNewer) The view source in IE 6 is available as a right click, in IE7 it is under Page option.\*\* ETA: Hit f5 to refresh the pages with banners and see if they go and clear the temporary history files in internet options. If these don’t work I will be experimenting on other machines in the morning. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/36 "2007-11-29T05:18:30Z")
Fuck me, I’m so jaded by the whole intarwebz experience I didn’t even realise there was a banner ad staring me in the face until I saw this thread! ☹ Thanks everyone who has suggested Adblock. That’s happening RIGHT NOW. :mad: (“Your photos on real postage!” “FUCKO OFF!!!” God I want to split that baby’s head open with an ice pick.) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/37 "2007-11-29T05:20:57Z")
I’m not seeing ads any more. There’s a white space where the ads would be. I installed something for Internet Explorer, so we’ll see if that does it. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/38 "2007-11-29T05:21:21Z")
Wow, I had no idea. I thought this was a joke thread. Running Firefox with adblock, stop autoplay, and flashblock extensions. My internet experience is well filtered, aesthetically. I heartily recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/39 "2007-11-29T05:28:09Z")
Before: [QUOTE=Nancarrow] Thanks everyone who has suggested Adblock. That’s happening RIGHT NOW. :mad: [/QUOTE] After: Big photo of Nancarrow with a huge grin on his face and a thumbs-up. Voice-over: “The Adblock extension to Firefox changed my life, and it can change yours too! Download now! It’s free!” … annoying jingle music. Subliminal message flashed for 1/50 of a second saying “Nancarrow is really hot in bed!” ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134/40 "2007-11-29T05:30:13Z")
Jim, f5 is “hibernate” on my laptop. What am I going for here? For what it’s worth, I’m still getting the ads but now all the pages are hanging for up to 3 minutes before loading. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134.md?page=3)