When did iMore stop being an Apple site?

[ItnStln]

That's what I do most of the time. If it's something I really need to see, I copy the link in Safari, then paste it in my Puffin browser. It works there, even with the ad block on.

I didn't know that worked, thanks!

 

[Ledsteplin]

I didn't know that worked, thanks!

Puffin does things in the cloud. Flash videos work. I started using it to play flash eCards I got that didn't work in Safari.

 

[MrJustastic]

I don't mind it. I like both Apple and Nintendo

Although, a new grouping, like Windows Central, Android Central but for Gaming on the Go would be cool.
I imagine that'd be gaming on the Switch (as it's portable) and all other gaming related news so we can have more depth of content into Pokemon GO, Harry Potter GO, Draconius GO, any others?.. Or yeah, Ghostbusters World and Jurassic World Alive.. Perhaps Animal Crossing.. shrug
But also anything else Switch, which is the most Apple-ish gaming company.

 

[robertk328]

Big reason why I stopped reading their articles here a couple of years ago. I came here for Apple and too many articles are not apple related. So now I use imore for the forums only.

Yup.

Occasionally I'll come across an article from a google search but I don't look too much.

Partnering with Thrifter (you'll hear it a good bit on the iMore podcast) is a good idea for extra revenue to keep the site going. The forums are where the good stuff happens #community

 

[Sherry_B]

Ad blocker turned off:



Four right on the forum home page.

I don't see the ads because I use a custom host file that blocks them before I ever open my browser.

Is this a serious comment? The two things you mentioned are literally everywhere, lol.

Why wouldn't it be?

I hate ads. Loath them. With a serious severe passion, I hate advertisements. I will go to any extreme measure to remove them. Any. Custom host files block them before the browser is ever opened. Since I seldom use my phone to browse the Internet I won't go to that extreme to block them on my phone. But I do on my computer and my laptop because that's where the majority of my time is spent when I am online.

As for the articles, I don't see them because I don't open them or go looking for them.

 

[Sherry_B]

Maybe you missed these.

Can't miss something that does not appear/load on my screen. (ie; I don't click on links that do not interest me.)

Fair AdBlocker enabled:

View attachment 122639

All that empty space...

 

[ItnStln]

Puffin does things in the cloud. Flash videos work. I started using it to play flash eCards I got that didn't work in Safari.

I'll check it out, thanks! What do you mean it does things in the cloud?

 

[ItnStln]

I don't see the ads because I use a custom host file that blocks them before I ever open my browser.

Will you share how you did this?

 

[Lee_Bo]

Can't miss something that does not appear/load on my screen. (ie; I don't click on links that do not interest me.)




All that empty space...

Refer to post #12 above.

 

[Sherry_B]

Will you share how you did this?

You must be comfortable changing file permissions and editing your Windows host file with something like Notepad++ (free software). If you don't know what a host file is or what it does, either leave it alone or research it heavily first (I promise I'm not being rude, just brutally honest so that you know editing a Windows system host file is not something to take lightly). Always make a backup of your host file in case something goes wrong.

Don't use their auto installer (it does other things you may not want it to do), do it manually. It's basically a copy and paste procedure;

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File


This custom host file is a lot like a a virus scanner in that you must keep it updated. I typically check for an update every month or two. Running your browser with an adblocker plugin gives you an extra layer of protection.

 

[ItnStln]

You must be comfortable changing file permissions and editing your Windows host file with something like Notepad++ (free software). If you don't know what a host file is or what it does, either leave it alone or research it heavily first (I promise I'm not being rude, just brutally honest so that you know editing a Windows system host file is not something to take lightly). Always make a backup of your host file in case something goes wrong.

Don't use their auto installer (it does other things you may not want it to do), do it manually. It's basically a copy and paste procedure;

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File


This custom host file is a lot like a a virus scanner in that you must keep it updated. I typically check for an update every month or two. Running your browser with an adblocker plugin gives you an extra layer of protection.

Thanks, I'll look into it!

 

[anony_mouse]

I don't see the ads because I use a custom host file that blocks them before I ever open my browser.

If you block advertisements, how do you pay your share of the running of this site? I assume you are not freeloading from other users who don't block ads.

 

[ItnStln]

If you block advertisements, how do you pay your share of the running of this site? I assume you are not freeloading from other users who don't block ads.

What’s your point? Why are you hating on ad blockers? If the site had a paid feature to disable the ads I would pay, but they don’t. If the site has an issue with ad blockers they should be like some news sites and not let you proceed until they’re disabled.
I access the forums through Tapatalk, is that okay with you or not?

 

[anony_mouse]

What’s your point? Why are you hating on ad blockers? If the site had a paid feature to disable the ads I would pay, but they don’t. If the site has an issue with ad blockers they should be like some news sites and not let you proceed until they’re disabled.
I access the forums through Tapatalk, is that okay with you or not?

Hi ItnStln, my point is that if everyone did as you do (i.e. used an ad blocker), this site would not exist.

Whether using an ad blocker is justified or not depends if you:
1. Agree with Kant's view that an action should be judged on consequences if everybody did the same thing (i.e. everybody used an ad blocker, which would mean this site closed down)
2. Prefer the opinion of Marx, who argued that all actions are relative from an ethical point of view (i.e. that it's OK for you to use an ad blocker, but not for me).

What do you think?

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Hi ItnStln, my point is that if everyone did as you do (i.e. used an ad blocker), this site would not exist.

What do you think?

I'd continue my life without it. Simple as that. If I'm not monetizing from it then I don't care.

 

[anony_mouse]

I'd continue my life without it. Simple as that. If I'm not monetizing from it then I don't care.

Hi BreakingKayfabe, please could you explain what you mean by "if I'm not monetising from it"? Are you expecting the site to pay you to look at its content?

As you're not prepared to look at adverts when using the site, I am effectively paying for it on your behalf. Please consider compensating me for this - contact me privately and we can set up some kind of regular payment.

 

[ItnStln]

Hi ItnStln, my point is that if everyone did as you do (i.e. used an ad blocker), this site would not exist.

Whether using an ad blocker is justified or not depends if you:
1. Agree with Kant's view that an action should be judged on consequences if everybody did the same thing (i.e. everybody used an ad blocker, which would mean this site closed down)
2. Prefer the opinion of Marx, who argued that all actions are relative from an ethical point of view (i.e. that it's OK for you to use an ad blocker, but not for me).

What do you think?

I said before if the site had a paid subscription without the ads I would contribute. However I refuse to be bothered with ads so someone can profit from my reading their articles. You never answered my question so I will ask again. I access the forums through Tapatalk, is that okay with you or not? I paid for the premium version of Tapatalk so I don't have to deal with ads.
I will answer the points you raise even though this isn't the politics section and, judging by your points, you won't like my answers.
1. If everybody used ad blockers I doubt MoNa would close down. Most likely they would go to a paid subscription service first. If MoNa suffered from ad blockers they should be like certain news sites and not allow one to proceed until the ad blockers are disabled. Further they should look at their articles and find out what they can do to improve their site, including partnering with online storefronts to increase revenue. Don't break your articles down into pages where one must click to the next page to continue reading to drive up your revenue. I am sure you could read between the lines and see that I am a huge supporter of capitalism as well as a business manager and a graduate of business school.
2. I am going to have fun with this point! Can you show me where I said that it is okay for me to use an ad blocker but not you or anyone else? I wish someone with knowledge would chime in here and tell us how much money MoNa generates from the ads and what the average ad pays them. I think it is okay for anyone to use an ad blocker as it enhances the viewing experience, especially on MoNa sites. Marx and ethical don't belong in the same sentence. Marx was racist, anti-Semitic, middle-class, jobless, and living off his parents and sounds a lot like his current-day followers.

 

[ItnStln]

I'd continue my life without it. Simple as that. If I'm not monetizing from it then I don't care.

Indeed

 

[ItnStln]

Hi BreakingKayfabe, please could you explain what you mean by "if I'm not monetising from it"? Are you expecting the site to pay you to look at its content?

As you're not prepared to look at adverts when using the site, I am effectively paying for it on your behalf. Please consider compensating me for this - contact me privately and we can set up some kind of regular payment.

What is your role in MoNa? You seem like you are being harmed financially when @Sherry_B @BreakingKayfabe and myself use an ad blocker. If @James Falconer wants me to compensate MoNa for my use of ad blockers I will. He can contact me at any time. I have said before I have no problem with a paid subscription service that removes the ads. It would be interesting to see how much MoNa makes from the ads and what the average ad pays them as well as what the average page load pays them. Perhaps some people would be less likely to use ad blockers if they saw the financial harm they do to MoNa. From your earlier post it appears you are a proponent of socialism so you should understand this is a form of socialism, albeit on a much smaller scale. From your posts it sounds like you have a role in MoNa so I am curious what that role is.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Hi BreakingKayfabe, please could you explain what you mean by "if I'm not monetising from it"? Are you expecting the site to pay you to look at its content?

If I have no interest financially in the site I will use it for myself however I see fit. If I don't want to be bothered by ads I will use an ad blocker.

As you're not prepared to look at adverts when using the site, I am effectively paying for it on your behalf. Please consider compensating me for this - contact me privately and we can set up some kind of regular payment.

You personally find value in the site so you are willing to put up with the ads. While the site provides good content it won't hurt me if it was to eventually go away. This is where the part about me not caring comes in. If the site is still running because you're willing to put up with the ads then that benefits me because I can still access it without putting up with ads. If eventually the site goes the Forbes route and doesn't provide what I want to see unless I disable my ad blocker, that's also fine with me. I'll just find content someplace else.