Nah, thats a blacklist for in TF2, so you don't see those servers.
technically its not a ad-blocker. creating the hosts file to block the advert
server of pinion would be considered such.
>________________________________
> From: Christopher Andrews <[email protected]>
>To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list
><[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 15:35
>Subject: Re: [hlds] NO to in game advertising
>
>
>
>Didn't Dr. McKay already make one?
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Patrick Delle Grazie
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Here’s an idea. Why don’t one of you stalwarts create an in game ad blocker.
>J But then of course you’d have to advertise it
>>to get people to use it. ;)
>>
>>P.
>>
>>
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Saint K.
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:26 AM
>>
>>To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [hlds] NO to in game advertising
>>
>>It's a server discussion mailing list, we, the server operators make the call
>>on advertisements.
>>
>>No need for SPUF, perfectly valid here.
>>
>>Saint K.
>>
>>________________________________
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[[email protected]] on behalf of Sebastian Iskra
>>[[email protected]]
>>Sent: 05 June 2013 14:18
>>To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [hlds] NO to in game advertising
>>Once upon a time there was SPUF. /thread.
>>
>>On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Saint K. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Once upon a time there was an era where community's survived on donations.
>>Receiving donations was an indication of the community doing a good job,
>>after all, if they weren't, they wouldn't receive donations and the community
>>wouldn't last.
>>
>>With crap like Pinion nowadays all that counts is luring people in to connect
>>and then earn money per player being forced to watch the pinion crap in their
>>MOTD (MVM matchmaking and quickplay makes for an easy task to do this).
>>
>>You can host the most shittiest servers now and still earn money to survive.
>>
>>I for one would like to see VALVe picks up their old policies again, where
>>advertising in their games was completely prohibited.
>>
>>Want to have better quality servers again VALVe? Then make sure you get rid
>>of crap like Pinion.
>>
>>My 2 cents.
>>
>>Saint K.
>>
>>________________________________
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[[email protected]] on behalf of Devin [[email protected]]
>>Sent: 04 June 2013 17:50
>>
>>To: 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list'
>>Subject: Re: [hlds] NO to in game advertising
>>
>>Valve and Pinion are independent companies. Pinion is designed to help offset
>>the overhead required to host servers, web sites, etc. Valve isn’t going to
>>force you to start using pinion. My goodness, use some brain power at some
>>point. Don’t just spew your knee-jerk reactions on a mailing list that end up
>>harassing people with your bonehead thoughts.
>>
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doctor McKay
>>Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 4:49 PM
>>To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [hlds] NO to in game advertising
>>
>>This mailing list is for server operators, not for players. Please take it to
>>SPUF or SPUD if you want to discuss this.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Doctor McKay
>>http://www.doctormckay.com
>>[email protected]
>>
>>On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:49 AM, big john <[email protected]> wrote:
>>What the hell is this random mumbo jumbo. It was clear in the first 2
>>sentences the you have no idea what you are talking about.
>>>On Jun 3, 2013 11:47 AM, "proto mon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>Holy Jesus Please disable these ads
>>>>They are getting so god damn annoying, And the audio ads are even worst.
>>>>They keep playing somehow even if you switch the server. You literally have
>>>>to quit the game to stop the ads.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 2:42 AM, G. Hutchinson <[email protected]>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>This pinion thing first visited the list a month or two back and I wrote a
>>>>response to the list voicing my two cents. However I did this from my phone
>>>>and it got bounced back for because of the previous posts not being cropped
>>>>down. In short it essentially said "Shame on Valve for even entertaining
>>>>something like pinion" pertaining to any in game advertising.
>>>>>
>>>>>Valve is selling hats, drop items, etc etc etc... The game is still
>>>>>generating money. To play the game we see advertising when we log in to
>>>>>steam. I don't want to see ads when playing games for Viagra, Uncle Bucks
>>>>>Beer, and Lysol. Everyone knows Uncle Buck is in the Klan. If Valve wants
>>>>>to pursue money in advertising, then replace the cereal boxes in L4D with
>>>>>Honeycomb and Fruit Loop boxes. Make the soda cans in the games that are
>>>>>lying around Pepsi cans and profit that way. You're welcome for the
>>>>>idea... (% my way).
>>>>>
>>>>>MAKE MOVIES...
>>>>>
>>>>>If other community owners want to show ads on their MOTD, have at it.
>>>>>Whether it is through pinion, or by bypassing pinion and seeking ads
>>>>>through other means and cutting out the "middle man", ie; pinon. Live and
>>>>>let live.
>>>>>
>>>>>However, my fear is about the day Valve "forces" the servers I run to show
>>>>>ads or do anything through the in game browser I am unaware of for that
>>>>>matter, of such nature. They are ran on my hardware, at my expense,
>>>>>running essentially an "open source" game server file(s). Or at least
>>>>>that's how it started out. So if this changes, I would expect to see a
>>>>>full disclosure on the matter, and expect to have to click something
>>>>>saying I approve of the conditions before downloading the new server files
>>>>>to my server prior to implementation. Warranting today's society, a class
>>>>>action suit undoubtedly would pop up and surely Valve is clever enough to
>>>>>think of such matters, thus dropping such a concept of pinion rather
>>>>>quickly.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now through my own absurdity I hope it makes Valve see it's own... If any
>>>>>of this pinion crap is true.
>>>>>
>>>>>I am reasonable... I would expect 50,000% profit for my share of monies
>>>>>generated. That is fifty thousand percent, not 50 percent. I am reasonable
>>>>>after all... Should the day come that I entertained a partnership with
>>>>>Valve as an advertising agency. This would cover any future potential and
>>>>>probably legal expenses expected to incur. And that's what would occur...
>>>>>My hardware would them become a venue of advertising the game more so than
>>>>>I already do, not to mention the involvement of a third party(s) and their
>>>>>products. I would also expect a seat on the "board" to approve and review
>>>>>any such ads conveyed though my medium. And the typical 20% from any
>>>>>advertisers I obtain and bring to the table that are interested.
>>>>>
>>>>>Should Valve "force" me to advertise through the current concept of the
>>>>>"MOTD Browser" in game for any of the game servers I host, I will probably
>>>>>not host them any longer. In fact, I am sure I would no longer host them
>>>>>in protest. The same if Valve will not show my servers in the game browser
>>>>>or include me in matchmaking pools simply because I chose not to promote
>>>>>advertising unknown products through such medium. That is not a way to
>>>>>treat the folks that assisted in making your games a success for you. WE
>>>>>THE PEOPLE ran the majority of the servers promoting your games at our own
>>>>>cost.
>>>>>
>>>>>Game console, Steam, PC computing... At what point does the "want to take
>>>>>over the world" settle back down to reason? Is ValveOS next (®) ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Make Half Life 3... Left4Dead 3 (bigger maps and 6/6 or 8/8 for versus
>>>>>please), or even make a TF3... Make money that way Valve... You look like
>>>>>beggars and extortionist when you team up with such things as an
>>>>>advertising plugin if that is what you have done. Have some dignity.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now mind you, whoever designed and thought of this pinion gig, more power
>>>>>too you... Brilliant... I wished I had thought of it. But Valve having any
>>>>>official involvement with it... Just doesn't sit right with me or anyone
>>>>>else I have discussed it with.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now if you think my post is ridiculous, imagine how YOU look Valve
>>>>>entertaining ANY involvement with such.
>>>>>
>>>>>NO TO FORCED IN GAME ADVERTISING if it is being entertained...
>>>>>
>>>>>But that's just my two cents...
>>>>>
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