Am simply stating facts, and there is nothing wrong with being ignorant, for example am ignorant about fish, and am happy to remain ignorant in that respect
__________________________________________ Internet is relatively new in some parts of the world. ( Are you referring to DR Congo ?) __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ These parts have yet to experience the full benefit Internet could bring, and also some of the pitfalls. - So Ad blocking is the silver bullet, thats simply a fiction of your imagination __________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ I would like to help people evade these pitfalls). - Good luck _______________________________________ Ad blocking can be effective if its a mass movement like "occupy", however the lone wolf efforts by a one Benjamin are simply a drop in the .... Assuming you have a good message and you broadcast it through an Internet Advertisement, should this be blocked too, I hate ads, but i will not throw the baby out with the bath water On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < [email protected]> wrote: > I simply listed the common benefits of using an ad blocker; I never said > that any of them would necessarily apply to you. You made that assumption. > > The Internet neutrality argument is valid for everyone. Apparently, you > cannot find any valid counterargument to this, so you resort to patronising > insults. Your response is based on arrogance. > > However, it's a free world. Use one or don't use one. :) > > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> You wrongly assume that all users have the same needs/constraints >> >> Some of the advantages you highlight like battery life, are quite useless >> to me, >> I wont point out any other items, Ad blocking is good but useless for me, >> for reasons, you might not understand, so I will spare you the details >> >> The statement below is based on ignorance >> ___________________________________ >> (Internet is relatively new in some parts of the world. These parts have >> yet to experience the full benefit Internet could bring, and also some of >> the pitfalls. I would like to help people evade these pitfalls). >> ___________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> In the very same article, it says that you can disable the feature >>> altogether and block *all* ads if you so choose. You could also create >>> your own whitelist if there are some web pages for which to want to enable >>> ads. >>> >>> There are lots of reasons to block ads. Besides easing stress on your >>> network, you ease stress on your computer by not having to show unnecessary >>> image or flash ads. This improves battery life and overall longevity in the >>> long run. There are also privacy issues, where many ad firms track >>> individual computers and their owners' habits. Last but not least, ads are >>> harmful to the Internet neutrality. Imagine a web site. Let's say it's an >>> independent digital newspaper. It is financed by ads via a well-renowned >>> firm, and without this income it could not exist. One day, this newspaper >>> uncovers something huge, perhaps some huge scandal in the financial world >>> with many large companies involved. The newspaper, intent on bringing truth >>> to the people, publish a story on it, with promises to disclose more in >>> time. What happens now? If one of the major companies involved in the >>> scandal doesn't already own the ad firm financing the newspaper, they will >>> aspire to do so in the very close future. They will then proceed to >>> threaten to cut off the ad revenues to the newspaper if they do not cease >>> the disclosure. Incidents such as this has happened on occasion in Europe >>> and in America, so it is not that unlikely to happen. Revenues via ads is >>> dangerous, because it is the advertisers who ultimately decide what you may >>> write on your page. Blocking ads en masse is a way of making ads unreliable >>> as a primary income for a web site, thus making it less common for web >>> sites to do so. >>> >>> Internet is relatively new in some parts of the world. These parts have >>> yet to experience the full benefit Internet could bring, and also some of >>> the pitfalls. I would like to help people evade these pitfalls. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, and in the very same article, am not sure you read this >>>> section, either way, i dont see any need to use an ad block >>>> service/software/tool, >>>> >>>> Will all "acceptable" ads be unblocked? >>>> >>>> No. Unfortunately, it isn't technically possible to recognize >>>> "acceptable" ads automatically. We have >>>> agreements<https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads-agreements>with >>>> some websites and advertisers that only advertising matching our criteria >>>> will be used, their ads will be unblocked then. We hope to grow our list >>>> significantly over time. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Hari Kurup <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 23 December 2011 17:34, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It would be my friend if it had grey matter, am not sure it does, >>>>>> for example, if it would block spam ads, not simply any ads, >>>>>> ads are useful (1%), why should i block ads, and miss out on a deal, >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> you want to read this >>>>> https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hari >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >>>>> (including attachments if any). 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