"digg it" links/buttons/counters [discussion]

[alexk]

Why aren't they being blocked by default? I see these things on many websites, and they're kinda look distracting (especially the yellow counter with number of diggs in it) and they don't provide any useful information by itself. Maybe it's just because I don't visit the main http://www.digg.com site (since I consider it totally useless because I usually find ALL of the interesting (to me) info/news without using it at all), but I really think these annoying things should be blocked by default, with the exception of main http://www.digg.com site.

[chewey]

Why aren't they being blocked by default?

Easy: They are not ads...

[alexk]

Why aren't they being blocked by default?

Easy: They are not ads...

What's the difference? They're also taking up webpage space (especially the yellow counters), are also annoying (I understand that it's a subjective thing but I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that) and are equally useless in terms of content

[chewey]

What's the difference?

Easy again: EasyList's scope is to block ads and to not block not-ads.

[alexk]

What's the difference?

Easy again: EasyList's scope is to block ads and to not block not-ads.

...but "digg" links have the same properties as Ads, plus they ARE actually Ads if you'll think about it - teh "digg it" link/counter/button on some website is basically an advertisement for the Digg service, and Digg service itself (the main http://www.digg.com site) has only one purpose - to advertise the websites linked to it

[IceDogg]

I see both sides of this one, I really do. It very well can be considered an ad (to some) if you think about it. On the other hand it's not your typical advertising that is for sure. I don't really care either way, but maybe someone could post a filter for him to use even if it's not added in the easylist?

[rick752]

This is something I will not add to the filters ... but if you give me a page link, I'll figure out a filter to use if you want.

[chewey]

maybe someone could post a filter for him to use even if it's not added in the easylist?

Sure:

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digg.com/tools/diggthis.

[Guest]

This is something I will not add to the filters

Why not?

... but if you give me a page link, I'll figure out a filter to use if you want.

Allright, here you go:
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13479/8
It has a regular yellow digg counter plus the very small button at the very bottom of the page. Also, this page has teh Digg link too:
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.h ... VzaWFzdA==
Making a simple filter like "http://digg.com/*" doesn't get rid of all of them...

P.S: Also notice the huge "powered by Pricegrabber" Ad on teh Techreport's page I've linked... I'd also like it to be removed.

[Matt]

Blocking

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digg.com/tools/diggthis.js 

digg.com/tools/diggthis.php?u=$subdocument

will remove the button from any pages.


For pricegrabber, you can block

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.pricegrabber.com/$image,script

Jamie Plucinski's ABP filter actually blocks both of these things already. You can get it at http://www.jamieplucinski.com/blog/?page_id=53 or abp://subscribe/?location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamieplucinski.com%2Fadblock%2Fsubscription.php&title=JamiePlucinski.com


I personally like the "Digg This" button since I visit digg rather often, so I whitelisted the items myself so I could see the buttons, but not everyone needs them even though they're not really ads.

[rick752]

@Jamie:

Jamie, do you block these? What is your reasoning (simply out of curiosity). I would not consider them an ad .... but I can understand them being 'irrelevant' to a site's content. I would like a little input about the decision to block those besides what alexk has offered.

I will consider if the arguments are good.

[chewey]

I will consider if the arguments are good.

I'm pretty sure you would upset a lot of people by blocking those things.
(Me not included though )

digg.com is a very popular site within the target audience of both Firefox and ABP,
and I'm pretty sure lots of them use your filter list(s).

[rick752]

digg.com is a very popular site within the target audience of both Firefox and ABP,
and I'm pretty sure lots of them use your filter list(s).

That's what I figured, chewey. I have nothing against Digg and do not consider it advertising. I think that would be a bad move (not one that I would recommend) and doing that would surely be the initiation of some VERY angry Digg members. They would probably hammer this post (and not for anything good) .... it would NOT be pretty

I have not even considered doing this. Digg members are VERY pro-ABP and pro-EasyList. The members do not use those links for advertising .... it is just a way of pointing to articles (sometimes not for good either). I just wanted to hear some reactions and points of view.

[Hubird]

Maybe some filter for dig should be added to the tracking list

Digg acquired by the FBI: http://blog.abuzant.com/interesting-fin ... ml#more-95

[eighty5cacao]

I don't exactly see how that article about FBI activity relates to the "Digg it" buttons themselves, which I feel shouldn't be blocked.
If what that article says is true, wouldn't the proper filter (for the ABP Tracking Filter list) have something to do with the domain "y.digg.com" rather than just "digg.com"?