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Unread postby Kalah » 05 Dec 2014, 11:42

Hi! <img src="/images/smiles/waving.gif">



Are you using Adblock to prevent ads from being displayed while you graze the Internet? I know <i>I</i> am. Ads are just so annoying, especially when they're big and obtrusive. I disable it for Celestial Heavens, though. You know why? Because the ads are paying for the server we're using. Without money, the site won't survive.



Wanna do us a favour? Disable Adblock for celestialheavens.com! <img src="/images/smiles/sign_correct.gif">

If you would like to take a look at the original page visit this link:
https://www.celestialheavens.com/1417779735
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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 05 Dec 2014, 14:49

I certainly don't. Because the built-in Firefox abilities are sufficient: I set Flash to be click-to-play, so I don't see any of those ads to begin with; bad Google ads can be disabled by pressing the "X" button to the top right of the ad; and bad ads from everything else can be blocked by right-clicking on the image, selecting "image info", and putting a checkmark on "do not send images from <ad company page>". With that there are no more annoying ads.

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Unread postby Infiltrator » 05 Dec 2014, 15:08

I don't typically do this, but for ch I'll make an exception :)
Infiltrator out.

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Unread postby theGryphon » 05 Dec 2014, 18:34

I'll make an exception too ;)
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 05 Dec 2014, 20:10

And then, years later, we discover that he was not Kalah, but a power hungry AI trying to install tracking ads into our PCs to control our minds remotely for all eternity.

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Unread postby Pol » 05 Dec 2014, 21:08

I think that not using adblock as favour here is easy. Harmless small google ad which you can survive without a scar.



As for Kalah he's true.



And AI already control your computer, no need to put an advert here. Think of it that advert is donation. Simplest way to show your support, if you're reading our articles. :)
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 05 Dec 2014, 21:27

I have unlocked for this site. Actually, it's so automatic that I didn't even remember I could unblock that. :D
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Unread postby Pol » 05 Dec 2014, 21:33

Thank you Panda, I hope you will be happy with your contextual service. Don't forget to click, at least sometimes. :devious:
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Unread postby mr.hackcrag » 06 Dec 2014, 01:26

I've never used adblock. I must be the biggest donor to this site. :proud:

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Unread postby Kalah » 06 Dec 2014, 09:30

Hehe, thanks, guys. :)
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Unread postby Bloax » 07 Dec 2014, 03:29

I'm not going to stop using adblock, although if you can set up a way to toss some coin against the server bills then I'd gladly toss some at some point.
(I can't imagine the ad income being anything but miserable for a site as crowded as CH is these days.)

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Unread postby Salamandre » 07 Dec 2014, 15:54

You miss the point, GreatEmerald. This is not about how skilled you are to avoid ads but if you understand why adblock (or any other similar tool) kills free fan forums.

Same issue occurred in heroes community lately. I totally agree, keeping forums and database of this quality deserves a little effort as unblocking it. Done, and thanks.

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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 08 Dec 2014, 10:17

Salamandre wrote:> You miss the point, GreatEmerald. This is not about how skilled you are to avoid ads but if you understand why adblock (or any other similar tool) kills free fan forums.
I think it's you who's missing my point... There's no need for adblock to begin with, because you can disable the really annoying and resource-consuming ads with built-in tools, and the remaining ads are harmless, thus there is no need to block them.

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Unread postby VodevilX » 17 Dec 2014, 18:57

Done!

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Unread postby Pol » 17 Dec 2014, 19:24

Thank You!

As for Bloax, imagine ir or not it does.
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Unread postby Bloax » 18 Dec 2014, 17:22

Hm, that's certainly interesting.
I'm still down on throwing coins though.


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