sythe.org

[Sythe]

Sythe.org has exactly 4 unintrusive ads: 2 banners at the top and 2 banners at the bottom. All other advertising on the site is by users for users in their threads and signatures.

For whatever reason someone here has decided to block about 90% of the image content on sythe.org with the following regular expression in easylist:

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! sythe.org
/^https:\/\/([a-z]+\.)?sythe\.org\/[0-9a-zA-Z\/+=_]{36,}/$image

As a result we've had no choice but to block ad-block users. The site is now unusable when they have adblock enabled.

Can someone please explain to me the rationale behind this adblock entry?

[intense]

Maybe you've fighted back .. to display your banners even if were blocked initially by easylist, so they added the regex.

If you want to fix the issue you should put together all your banners in a specific folder (/img/banner for example)

or accept a new regex fixing the issue without fighting back ..

for example replacing the regex:

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/^https:\/\/([a-z]+\.)?sythe\.org\/[0-9a-zA-Z\/+=_]{36,}/$image

with

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/^https:\/\/([a-z]+\.)?sythe\.org\/[0-9a-zA-Z\/+=_$]{60,}/$image

@fanboy

[Sythe]

Just remove the entries altogether? There's nothing that adblock should be blocking on the site. All our ads are acceptable ads.

[intense]

"acceptable ads" are only related to ABP / AB, not to all adblockers and has nothing to do with easylist. You should apply to be part of their (ABP) list.
https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads

[fanboy]

I'm not seeing your site in Acceptable ads. and Easylist is separate from Acceptable ads.

I have removed the filter.

[Sythe]

I'm not seeing your site in Acceptable ads. and Easylist is separate from Acceptable ads.

I have removed the filter.

Why should we have to pay money to sign up for Acceptable Ads? We already have unobtrusive ads. Stop promoting a probably illegal racket.

There remain 4 entries in easylist for sythe.org, none of these are justified. Please remove them.

[LanikSJ]

Why should we have to pay money to sign up for Acceptable Ads?

Who said anything about money? What you define as "acceptable ads" and reality aren't the same.

We already have unobtrusive ads. Stop promoting a probably illegal racket.

Easy on the hyperbole.

[Sythe]

Why should we have to pay money to sign up for Acceptable Ads?

Who said anything about money? What you define as "acceptable ads" and reality aren't the same.

We already have unobtrusive ads. Stop promoting a probably illegal racket.

Easy on the hyperbole.

It's tortious interference with a view to making a profit off of that interference. Essentially racketeering and probably illegal in most jurisdictions.

Anyway what do we have to do to get the remaining 4 entries removed from easylist?

[fanboy]

This is an an adblock forum, what are you complaining about? Are you surprised your ads have been targeted? I'm not.

[Sythe]

This is an an adblock forum, what are you complaining about? Are you surprised your ads have been targeted? I'm not.

You're aware New Zealand courts recognise tortious interference right? Send your solicitor an email and ask them if what you're doing is tortious interference. When he/she tells you it is remove the entries.

You are hereby trespassed from sythe.org, as is everyone involved in easylist. You are not to access the website, doing so would be unlawful.

[fanboy]

People are free to use what ever they want on their computers and web browsers.

I think this is enough regarding this topic, if you don't like Easylist or Adblock software. Uninstall it.

And if you wish to threaten anyone, you'll be banned from this forum.

[LanikSJ]

It's tortious interference with a view to making a profit off of that interference. Essentially racketeering and probably illegal in most jurisdictions.

For the second time nobody here makes a profit as Acceptable Ads are run by Eyeo and NOT EasyList Staff rules#about

You are hereby trespassed from sythe.org, as is everyone involved in easylist. You are not to access the website, doing so would be unlawful.

Wonderful.

And if you wish to threaten anyone, you'll be banned from this forum.

What @fanboy said. If you're looking to get banned you're doing a bang up job.