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Post by MonztA »

Ares2 wrote:Should we put them into a subsection? I think it's best if you move those rules as you added most of them so you know what section they belong to.
A subsection is not necessary imo.

https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/df9d166df11e
https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/f154daa6b588

https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylistgerm ... 4232b7f70c

If a rule is in the wrong section, feel free to move it.
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Post by Famlam »

I've added another test I'd personally like to perform: https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/66dfdd4a5821
||banner.$third-party
||banners.$third-party
(I asked this to Ares2 last night, when I switched subject in a PM again, something I do way to often, but well, to make sure I won't switch subjects here: he was fine with it).
I also spotted a lot of ||affiliate(s).somethi.ng in easylist_thirdparty. Can I add both ||affiliate.$third-party and ||affiliates.$third-party to EasyTest too?
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Post by Ares2 »

Famlam wrote:I also spotted a lot of ||affiliate(s).somethi.ng in easylist_thirdparty. Can I add both ||affiliate.$third-party and ||affiliates.$third-party to EasyTest too?
Added: https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/8d824e0b3bd1
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Post by Ares2 »

A recent discussion among the EasyList authors resulted in general agreement to switch to a less aggressive approach when it comes to filtering words used in common speech (due to false positives, but also due to the ambiguity of those words and possible non ad-related usage in articles, commentary or even simply in negations like no-ads, ads-free, etc).

A direct result of this is that the test regarding "ads" rules can be considered as failed, the corresponding rules have therefore been removed: https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/2b1a0f566d64
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Post by Ares2 »

Moved "Third-party, ad-related subdomains" to the main subscription: https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/e363bd5aec47
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Post by arflech »

^^I remember in some filter-list (actually for Opera but still) I had a problem with a URL that read in part "white-house-advisor" because it matched for "house-ad"; I see where you're coming from there.
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hell no i know what you mean
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How about connect.facebook.com?
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Ares2 wrote:
Michael wrote:Is the update interval actually valid? I didn't detect any headers to force the setting, but is one hour really appropriate? I would recommend daily as a minimum, even for such a small user base.
Wladimir's "expire" header interferes anyway, so I have reset the interval to the one that is approximately how long Adblock Plus will take in reality to auto-update it for now.
Michael wrote:Additionally, where should whitelists be located? In section separated by a comment?
I would place them just beneath the rule they are required for to see at one glance how many whitelists are necessary for it. Generally, if this list ever gets so hard to read that it requires additional sections, it's a strong indication that this list has failed it's purpose (which is: being a very time-limited test environment with the sole purpose of determining the best ways to improve the main lists in the near future).
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Post by Famlam »

About 1.5 years after it started, the Google-Analytics experiment has ended.
||google-analytics.com^$third-party and ||google-analytics.com/ga.js were decided to still be too dangerous. Two other scripts they serve were considered safe enough to be blocked. https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/fd7a9aca7b9f
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Post by fanboy »

Should combine them into the enhanced tracking list ;)
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Post by Crits »

I've added a few more questionable dimension filters from Liste FR: https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/6d5fa5c990c2
/300250.
/72890_
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Post by Famlam »

IMO those numbers without separator in between will never reach the main list :). Way too generic...
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Post by Crits »

It depends on the number of hits you got I guess :)
I personally have none since I subscribed to EasyTest a few months ago, even for /upload/ad/*
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