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Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by algesten »

jasonkostempski wrote: post #136
rabboRubble wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can your add-on remove all mentions of the Kardashians, Taylor Swift, Kanye, and Bruce/Caitlin Jenner?

HA! As a joke, I originally had "Kardashian" as sample for things other than URLs :) So yes, it can but you might not hit all the variety of ways they can be presented or get false hits, especially with "Swift". Edit: Here's a screenshot of Google after adding the rule and searching "Kardashian" http://imgur.com/a/ltuAk

> get false hits, especially with "Swift"

This is why machine learning was invented. Context smart blocking of annoying things.

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by jmcdiesel »

aendruk wrote: post #132

Just hit the back button when this happens. A website covering its content with trash is a good indicator that the content wasn't worth spending your time on in the first place.

They wont do that. They feel entitled to the content. They feel entitled to someone else's work for free but only in the format they demand.

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by majewsky »

dbg31415 wrote: post #127
js2 wrote: post #106

I use Safari and I almost always click/tap the reader view icon as soon as the page loads. This: 1) Shows the text even if a modal has already tried to obscure it. 2) Ensures a legible font and contrast. 3) Undoes stupid scroll jacking. Yay, the text scrolls smoothly again. 4) Fixes the scroll bar so that it provides an accurate indication of how far through the page I've read, since the non-text crap I don't care ab…

With many sites you can just hit Esc before the page finishes loading and you avoid all the crappy ad pop-up scripts / "please turn off your ad blocker" messages.

Great. Now I can have a free reaction time test everytime I visit a news outlet. /s

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

#154

Post by whatnotests »

kgwxd wrote: post #53

I made a add-on for myself to shun sites that behave in ways I don't like. It removes links to their sites from every page. It effectively removes them from the internet. I think that's a way scarier scenario for a website owner than just getting their ads blocked. If the list were community driven and widely used, I think site owners would start changing their behavior. I know most people just want the content and d…

Hey it would be swell to implement this for Chrome as well.

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

#155

Post by soheil »

js2 wrote: post #106

I use Safari and I almost always click/tap the reader view icon as soon as the page loads. This: 1) Shows the text even if a modal has already tried to obscure it. 2) Ensures a legible font and contrast. 3) Undoes stupid scroll jacking. Yay, the text scrolls smoothly again. 4) Fixes the scroll bar so that it provides an accurate indication of how far through the page I've read, since the non-text crap I don't care ab…

Works well if you're using the web to do... reading.

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by jasonkostempski »

bdcravens wrote: post #120
howderek wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Consensual, transparent censorship. Interesting.

Can't help but think about what is censorship. What role does intent place? If you're trying to inform? Entertain? Sell? Write an ad blocker you're celebrated, write an add-on that's hides divs that mention , you're a villain.

I think when you're the one controlling the list it's called filtering instead of censorship :)

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by jmcdiesel »

Rooster61 wrote: post #42
Karunamon wrote: post #23

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I've found that many of them respond to ESC, probably for accessibility reasons. It's almost become a reflex when the page suddenly goes dim to thwack the key before whatever garbage they decided to shove in my face finishes loading.

That's nice when you are on a web browser designed for desktop use, but that recourse is never present on mobile, which is where I encounter a large majority of modals. It's doubly annoying when you have to press that tiny little X with sausage fingers like mine. Not to mention when they are coded to only display an image of an X rather than an actual close link and you get redirected anyways. I hate these thing with…

back button works :)

Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

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Post by jdironman »

barfbuttface wrote: post #101
rabboRubble wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can your add-on remove all mentions of the Kardashians, Taylor Swift, Kanye, and Bruce/Caitlin Jenner?

I'm going to use this to block any advertisements/PR from Apple, Google and Microsoft. Thanks OP.

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Re: No, I Don’t Want to Subscribe to Your Newsletter

#160

Post by majewsky »

ufmace wrote: post #112
jpalomaki wrote: post #71

Instead of asking "Do you want to participate ..." ask one relevant question that actually has some value for you. And put one field for entering free information. If I'm in the mood, I could actually help you to develop your business/web site by providing some highly insightful information. Can't see any value in these questionnaires, since the population who answers to them must be highly biased. If you spend many…

That would be kinda funny - a modal pop-over to ask a single question: What would you improve about this website?

"Get rid of that annoying modal pop-over."
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