Do you use AdBlocker? Do you use it on Giant Bomb?

Simple enough question I'm pushing your way.  Some people make waaaaay too much of an issue about ads online.  I'm more of a whatev kinda person when it comes to it.  The one thing that does irk me a bit are pop unders on youtube...and they always come up like 13-15 seconds in, right when you're getting comfortable and settled in...

I don't need to use it on GiantBomb. Canada never gets the ads.

Yes and I use it everywhere....no exceptions.

I don't use AdBlocker. Most of the sites I go on don't have pop-up ads.

I use it, but for sites I really like (like Giant Bomb) I turn it off.

Not many ads here in Ireland but even if there was I wouldn't use it have to support the Bomb the only way I can.

Nope. I'm more than happy to view ads on websites. They pay for the goddamn website. And after using the internet for so long, I barely even notice ads.

No adblocker, and even if I did it wouldn't be on Giant Bomb. 

I always have AdBlock Plus running, but after reading the announcement from Jeff, about the new office and stuff I am suspending use of ABP on this site as of now. Hooray for Giant Bomb :3
 
On other sites though, I always block ads. I find that the site loads faster, and therefore I'm happier to be using the site. With Giant Bomb though I'm willing to endure any advertising on the site if it means I can edit the wiki some more.

I don't use it on GiantBomb because I trust that it wont be some ridicules and offensive ad.

American users get ads? Huh. You learn something new everyday. Even if I got the ads I don't use ad blockers since I barely notice them. It's just the pop-up ads that irritate me a little but I haven't seen much of those on most of the sites I visit anyway.

" Nope. I'm more than happy to view ads on websites. They pay for the goddamn website. And after using the internet for so long, I barely even notice ads. "

Nope, I don't block them at all. The internet wouldn't be how it is today if it weren't for advertisements. 
 
If a site uses overly obnoxious ads, then I will avoid that site and find my information elsewhere.

C.  But I have yet to see ads on Giant Bomb.

" I don't need to use it on GiantBomb. Canada never gets the ads. "

I use my adblocker on sites that have intrusive ads I define intrusive as 

• Ads that expand over page content
• ANYTHING Malicious
• Ads with sound
• Ads that autoplay video
• Anything that pops up/under.
• Interstitial (between page) ads that IGN-Gamespy seems to love.

After reading Jeff's article I have turned off ABP for Giantbomb only.

no

I just added a filter for giantbomb.com on my adblock plus. This means adds will show up on giantbomb.com for me. I want to support this website cause i believe it is the most trustworthy of all the game review news sites.

I turn it off on Giant Bomb and several other sites. I had ads for the most part...

I also have exceptions in adblock for all whiskey media sites even the ones i don't visit all the time.

Wait... Giant Bomb has ads...?
 
*takes apart computer... I cant find them...*

I only use it for livestream.com because when my buddy is streaming himself playing a game I don't want to be interrupted every minute with an AXE commercial.

" After reading Jeff's article I have turned off ABP for Giantbomb only. "

" @OllyOxenFree said:

" After reading Jeff's article I have turned off ABP for Giantbomb only. "

Same.  I actually noticed a difference with blocking and unblocking sites. With block sites it was faster to load up. "

I turn it off for giantbomb, there really is no difference because there are no ads on giantbomb.

I whitelist all of my favorite sites.  They provide me with knowledge or entertainment, so I make sure they get paid for it.

" I don't need to use it on GiantBomb. Canada never gets the ads. "

" Nope, I don't block them at all. The internet wouldn't be how it is today if it weren't for advertisements.  If a site uses overly obnoxious ads, then I will avoid that site and find my information elsewhere. "

I use no-script which blocks Java or flash based anything on a site until I approve it.  I could easily change the settings if I want to and I might do it now.

" I use my adblocker on sites that have intrusive ads I define intrusive as 

• Ads that expand over page content
• ANYTHING Malicious
• Ads with sound
• Ads that autoplay video
• Anything that pops up/under.
• Interstitial (between page) ads that IGN-Gamespy seems to love.

If there are any ads like that on a site those sites get blacklisted. "

"Yep, use it everywhere and anywhere"

" @Zidd said:

" I use my adblocker on sites that have intrusive ads I define intrusive as 

• Ads that expand over page content
• ANYTHING Malicious
• Ads with sound
• Ads that autoplay video
• Anything that pops up/under.
• Interstitial (between page) ads that IGN-Gamespy seems to love.

If there are any ads like that on a site those sites get blacklisted. "

By the time you known an ad is malicious, its all ready accomplished its task.    Adblocker also accomplishes much more then blocking  visual adds, i wont be moralized into using or not using adblocker. The level to which marketing has been taken by society is disgusting. If you believe marketing is part of society then hurrah, and i respect your opinion. I simply do not support marketing out of social ideals. I apologize if i reduce your revenue, or if you even would like to say i " steal" from giantbomb. "

Seeing as i haven't seen an ad on giant bomb since late last year... there'd be no point in me using it on gb anyways.

By the time you known an ad is malicious, its all ready accomplished its task.  

Why do these threads always pop up? If you don't use it because you have a moral objection, why do you want to spread knowledge of it to people who may not know? Why do you care what other people do? It's about as bad as asking about religion.

" Why do these threads always pop up? If you don't use it because you have a moral objection, why do you want to spread knowledge of it to people who may not know? Why do you care what other people do? It's about as bad as asking about religion. "

i always have my adblockers on. i'm to lazy to turn it off. i will turn them off if they are entertaining like the ads that people made for dragon age origins.

" I use my adblocker on sites that have intrusive ads I define intrusive as 

• Ads that expand over page content
• ANYTHING Malicious
• Ads with sound
• Ads that autoplay video
• Anything that pops up/under.
• Interstitial (between page) ads that IGN-Gamespy seems to love.

If there are any ads like that on a site those sites get blacklisted. "

I use NoScript with Firefox. I have everything allowed on GiantBomb and I will allow any ads they add to their site in the future that have other domains.

I used to use AdBlocker everywhere, but then it started prohibiting me from watching ANY videos here.

" @AndrewB said:

" Why do these threads always pop up? If you don't use it because you have a moral objection, why do you want to spread knowledge of it to people who may not know? Why do you care what other people do? It's about as bad as asking about religion. "

Because AdBlockers are used by a large number of people, and on sites with a more geeky audience, that percentage gets really high.  You end up screwing the people (who you apparently like enough to regularly visit their site) out of money they deserve. "

" @l3eaudacious said: 

By the time you known an ad is malicious, its all ready accomplished its task.  

Mac users are less vulnerable to malware than Windows users due to our smaller numbers. When I'm running Windows I run a firewall and I keep my OS and anti-virus up to date so unless its 0-day I'm not gonna get infected. "

I use it everywhere. I don't like ads.

I only block Flash ads on Youtube and auto-script. The ads before the video you can't skip and the pop ups while you watch videos.  Got rid of those quick. 
 
Everything else is fine.  Doesn't really bother me unless it's a flashy out of place product.  Like car insurance on a Halo Reach page.  
 
Ads don't seem like a reliable source of income for websites anymore.  They should really be looking else where.  Sponsorship of some sort, wares, subscription fees for people to upload their own Quick Looks and GB related content.  So on.  I am sure they have other ideas, I just don't think anyone, these days, should be heavily dependent on ad money. 

I didn't even know i had them on. I've jsut disabled them for Giantbomb after i read Jeff's article.