On 12/6/05, Roy Schestowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are actually a number of selectors that match "advanced". By stick- > ing to the word "advanced", you leave yourself with 3 letters that precede > common advertisement graphics. Changing these in AdBlock as to prevent the > collision would significantly reduce its effectiveness, i.e. weaken the > success rate.
Yes, this is true. However, I quite honestly don't give a damn about whether you have to look at 2% of the ads out there instead of 1%. You, the user, are purposefully breaking your own browser. Given the billions of web sites out there, there are probably millions that serve non-ad images from a subdirectory called "advanced." Certainly any site using TinyMCE with the default theme (advanced) will be affected. The source of this too-liberal selector is ultimately responsible and should be responsive to feedback, especially if it comes from more than one person. Now that it is clear to you how strongly I feel about pandering to the "I can't be bothered to look at advertisements" crowd by considering all words beginning with "adv" off-limits in URLs, I will concede that I do not have control over the WordPress codebase, I do not have commit rights, and I am not the only person capable of creating patches for the core. This is OSS and I am merely a contributor. All I can do is what I think is the right thing, which involves contacting the source of the problem to effect a proper resolution. I hope nothing in this email hurts anybody's feelings. Andy _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
