What's with the AdBlock Notice?

Seelinnikoi

It's easy to disable that pop-up and make it never appear again. 

Make a paid sub if you wil and i will help, but I refuse to have annoying ads.

scorpex-x

Jakobmiller said:

I use adblock simply because I hate the ads you get. Usually it's more like porn and I don't want to see that.

This is the reason I white list, I love that shit!  BOOBS! BIG BOUNCING TITTIES!

RIG4RED

SpottyGekko said:

The average internet user is not obsessive enough to use anti-anti-anti-blocker software. Thank goodness for that.

There will always be an arms race between those that make their living from serving ads and those that make their living from blocking them. 

As long as the advertisers feel that their message is getting through, they will continue to pay for the privilege of placing ads. If they feel that nobody sees their ads due to effective ad blocking, the ad revenue will go elsewhere.

Ad revenue is the grease that keeps site access free of subscription charges. I'm old enough to remember the days when the internet was not F2P. I'd hate to go back to those times, but it seems we are slowly drifting in that direction.

Anti-AdBlock Block technology will soon be in AdBlocker, Adguard, ect... Thank goodness for that.

Ads as we know them on the Internet are on their way out - this isn't a point of argument or debate, its fact. Small sites like MMORPG.com (which I love) should not and cannot fight to maintain revenue based on classical ad placement. Its not cost effective, it defaces your website and it creates user churn (like this mega thread).

MMORPG STAFF: THINK "CROWD FUNDING"

How to Make Money Online in the Present Age:

1. Already addressed, a monthly payment (should be named "donation") to maintain the site. This will be a shot the the arm in terms of immediate cash flow.

2. Along those same lines: Premium content. This is a double edged sword, however it can be an incredible tool for content creators. While maintaining the "Front Page" for your average non-paying user base, MMORPG staff can begin to host premium content/features for users who pay a subscription fee.

3. Steemit style advertisements. (Note: This is bleeding edge and beyond most webmasters/developers). This is a system of user driven ad content backed by community but primarily company "reddit'esque" upvotes. It is a blockchain service which Steemit proved is the modern approach to ads. It generates massive wealth naturally from within the community mutually benefiting the users, the platform and the companies users selectively involve.

4. YouTube. For every article written at MMORPG.com, a YouTube video could easily be produced and uploaded. The benefits are massive: 1. Reaching out to a new user base on YouTube. 2. Establishing a fan base who's demographic does not typically read content, but rather watches it. 3. MORE AD REVENUE - YouTube has its own ad placement service which will directly contribute to MMORPG.com's bottom line. 

5. Twitch.tv. This is not an easy nut to crack, but MMORPG.com, backed by a new YouTube channel has an excellent opportunity to create a casting desk. MMORPG.com covers enough content that it could host a daily talk show about the latest and greatest in the MMO universe. It could (and should) easily expand into a producing E-Sport content (where the money's at). With a content director, a pretty face and some equipment (~$1500) MMORPG could host a quality stream. Bonus: These streams can be cut up and edited into YouTube highlight reals.



I work in the tech sector and would work pro bono to help MMORPG.com transform its revenue platform. If you're interested, just reach out to me.

Nanfoodle

RIG4RED said:

SpottyGekko said:

The average internet user is not obsessive enough to use anti-anti-anti-blocker software. Thank goodness for that.

There will always be an arms race between those that make their living from serving ads and those that make their living from blocking them. 

As long as the advertisers feel that their message is getting through, they will continue to pay for the privilege of placing ads. If they feel that nobody sees their ads due to effective ad blocking, the ad revenue will go elsewhere.

Ad revenue is the grease that keeps site access free of subscription charges. I'm old enough to remember the days when the internet was not F2P. I'd hate to go back to those times, but it seems we are slowly drifting in that direction.

Anti-AdBlock Block technology will soon be in AdBlocker, Adguard, ect... Thank goodness for that.

Ads as we know them on the Internet are on their way out - this isn't a point of argument or debate, its fact. Small sites like MMORPG.com (which I love) should not and cannot fight to maintain revenue based on classical ad placement. Its not cost effective, it defaces your website and it creates user churn (like this mega thread).

MMORPG STAFF: THINK "CROWD FUNDING"

How to Make Money Online in the Present Age:

1. Already addressed, a monthly payment (should be named "donation") to maintain the site. This will be a shot the the arm in terms of immediate cash flow.

2. Along those same lines: Premium content. This is a double edged sword, however it can be an incredible tool for content creators. While maintaining the "Front Page" for your average non-paying user base, MMORPG staff can begin to host premium content/features for users who pay a subscription fee.

3. Steemit style advertisements. (Note: This is bleeding edge and beyond most webmasters/developers). This is a system of user driven ad content backed by community but primarily company "reddit'esque" upvotes. It is a blockchain service which Steemit proved is the modern approach to ads. It generates massive wealth naturally from within the community mutually benefiting the users, the platform and the companies users selectively involve.

4. YouTube. For every article written at MMORPG.com, a YouTube video could easily be produced and uploaded. The benefits are massive: 1. Reaching out to a new user base on YouTube. 2. Establishing a fan base who's demographic does not typically read content, but rather watches it. 3. MORE AD REVENUE - YouTube has its own ad placement service which will directly contribute to MMORPG.com's bottom line. 

5. Twitch.tv. This is not an easy nut to crack, but MMORPG.com, backed by a new YouTube channel has an excellent opportunity to create a casting desk. MMORPG.com covers enough content that it could host a daily talk show about the latest and greatest in the MMO universe. It could (and should) easily expand into a producing E-Sport content (where the money's at). With a content director, a pretty face and some equipment (~$1500) MMORPG could host a quality stream. Bonus: These streams can be cut up and edited into YouTube highlight reals.



I work in the tech sector and would work pro bono to help MMORPG.com transform its revenue platform. If you're interested, just reach out to me.

Also selling things like shirts, mugs, bags and the like. All promoted on their channels on twitch and youtube. 

Bloodaxes

So far this Insticator revenue crap ad is the only one that is very annoying as it keeps animating endlessly unlike the ffxiv ones.

pythonlabs

MikeB said:

Hey guys,


If you still have any questions regarding this change, feel free to post them in this thread.

Before I turn off adblock can you describe how you will keep malicious advertisements, that have plagued your competitors in the past, off your site?  I wouldn't mind adding an allowance for mmorpg.com but not so long as I don't know who your third party service is or how they keep malicious advertising out of their ads.

pinktailz

Lol it is most lame and obnoxious anti adblocker message I ever seen on internet Whoever genius thought it is a great idea to ask users to support site by annoy shit of them lmao xD

Anyways this is the last time I came here, it is already full of league of slutlends garbage everywhere, and now this Good luck with your business model counting users as adverts sheeps it is disgusting

filmoret

Bloodaxes said:

So far this Insticator revenue crap ad is the only one that is very annoying as it keeps animating endlessly unlike the ffxiv ones.

You got an animated signature and complain about animations.  That signature doesn't stop it keeps moving animating its driving me crazy.  I'm gonna go to a website that doesn't allow animated signatures.

Bloodaxes

filmoret said:

Bloodaxes said:

So far this Insticator revenue crap ad is the only one that is very annoying as it keeps animating endlessly unlike the ffxiv ones.

You got an animated signature and complain about animations.  That signature doesn't stop it keeps moving animating its driving me crazy.  I'm gonna go to a website that doesn't allow animated signatures.

MadocDes

pinktailz said:

Lol it is most lame and obnoxious anti adblocker message I ever seen on internet Whoever genius thought it is a great idea to ask users to support site by annoy shit of them lmao xD

Anyways this is the last time I came here, it is already full of league of slutlends garbage everywhere, and now this Good luck with your business model counting users as adverts sheeps it is disgusting

ScriptBlock for Chrome and Adblock pro do a good job of nixxing the nag itself as well. Now you can have no ads AND no nags about no ads!

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GeezerGamer

filmoret said:

GeezerGamer said:

waynejr2 said:

GeezerGamer said:

filmoret said:

GeezerGamer said:

So here's what I did.
While running Ad-block in Chrome, I clicked on the ad-block Icon in my upper corner of the browser. Select "Show All Requests" Then right click on MMORPG.com and select Inspect. Click on the AdBlock Tab and then refresh the page.

On this site right now on the home page, I am seeing some red flags. OK, the one all the way at the bottom is from "Securepubads"
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=securepubads

ADBLOCK STAYS!

I dont have adblock and visit this site maybe 20+ times a day.  If what you are saying is true then how is my computer even working?

Why do you expect me to answer that?

LOL! Can't argue with her logic.  Literally, you can't argue with that.  If she scooped a bucket into the ocean and found zero fish, I guess she would say the ocean doesn't have any fish.........haha.

I literally showed something that concerned me that was on this site....right now....today......Is it OK? Maybe? Is it malware? Maybe....who knows?

But just because someone decides to swim in piranha infested water and say "Why am I not getting eaten?", doesn't mean I'm sticking my big toe in.

Really bad analogy.  Anyways I just went to that dangerous website that everyone was talking about and man yes it has a bunch of malware and crap all over it.  ALT-f4 fixed the problem immediately.  Maybe I'm safer because default windows makes you authorize anything that installs first.  It also makes me authorize any downloads and any changes to my browser or hard drive.  Maybe you guys need to use windows like a normal person because they have protected me for 20 years now.  

But yea as far as your analogy is concerned.  You are saying the malware is all over the place.  I have over 10k hours internet use and yes there's some dangerous stuff out there.  But that is why we have what is called trusted sites.  I didn't pull a bucket out of the ocean.  I have been swimming through the entire thing.

What are you trying to prove? You want to allow it and tell me it's fine, and therefore so should I?
As if millions who use AdBlock are wrong because you can surf the web just fine?

defector1968

i use AdBlock Plus from its birth and i'll never stop using it. If you block me watching your site or become so pushing with that ''welcome screen'' that you add today, then i'll leave you. Simple as that. You arent the 1st one that i'll do it.

Imagine your site as a store showcase that you show to pedestrians what you selling. Forcing them to watch it before entering to your store will make them never enter again to your store.

observer

defector1968 said:

i use AdBlock Plus from its birth and i'll never stop using it. If you block me watching your site or become so pushing with that ''welcome screen'' that you add today, then i'll leave you. Simple as that. You arent the 1st one that i'll do it.

Imagine your site as a store showcase that you show to pedestrians what you selling. Forcing them to watch it before entering to your store will make them never enter again to your store.

You might want to read up more on AdBlock.  They have their own whitelist and allow certain advertisers through their program.  That's how they get paid too.

Nanfoodle

defector1968 said:

i use AdBlock Plus from its birth and i'll never stop using it. If you block me watching your site or become so pushing with that ''welcome screen'' that you add today, then i'll leave you. Simple as that. You arent the 1st one that i'll do it.

Imagine your site as a store showcase that you show to pedestrians what you selling. Forcing them to watch it before entering to your store will make them never enter again to your store.

Imagine your someone who always stands in a store, taking up room and never buying anything from that business. Thats kinda what you are.

SpottyGekko

observer said:

defector1968 said:

i use AdBlock Plus from its birth and i'll never stop using it. If you block me watching your site or become so pushing with that ''welcome screen'' that you add today, then i'll leave you. Simple as that. You arent the 1st one that i'll do it.

Imagine your site as a store showcase that you show to pedestrians what you selling. Forcing them to watch it before entering to your store will make them never enter again to your store.

You might want to read up more on AdBlock.  They have their own whitelist and allow certain advertisers through their program.  That's how they get paid too.

Of course, nobody REALLY works for free, they just pretend to !

MikeB

OK guys, we've heard you on this issue and we've removed the adblock popup. Closing this up.