Re: Do you use HOSTS file ?

From: Roman Werpachowski (romanNOSPAM_at_student.ifpan.edu.pl)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:42:41 +0000 (UTC)

On the Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:36:42 +0300, Thor Kottelin wrote:
 
> In a way, this is already happening. More and more sites now require
> visitors to register, e.g. to receive email advertisements, before access is
> allowed. I would usually prefer watching ads, but I can understand that the
> proliferation of ad blocking software is forcing webmasters to reconsider
> the viability of banner advertising.

Funny, it should force them to reconsider going back to plain old images
side by side with text. These can't be blocked.

Don't tell me that you can't earn without popups. Google does not use
popups.

 
> No, that's close to a strawman argument. What I am saying that you should
> either play along politely, or go elsewhere. Someone offers you content you
> want, for free, and only asks in return that you look at their ads.

This is polite. Blocking the ads is polite. Putting something before my eyes
is not.

>
>> If the ad is well done it may even catch my
>> attention to the point where I actually click on it and check the offer.
>
> Exactly.

So you agree that popups are stupid? 

-- 
Roman Werpachowski