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Has anyone tried surfing HAN without ad blocking browser plug-ins?

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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 06:39 PM
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Default Has anyone tried surfing HAN without ad blocking browser plug-ins?

Holy shit. It's no mystery why our user base is gone.

This thing is so fucking spammed, the site is almost unusable.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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Pretty sad.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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I don't think I've been on HAN without adblocker for about 5 years
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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I have an adblocker, and I still see the dumb tirerack image all the time.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Just paused mine.
Ads on top.
Ads on bottom.
Ad on new post.
Google keyword ads.

:rofl:

Fuck this.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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And what's with that damn fake post on top of the basement.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by dE.fUsEd
And what's with that damn fake post on top of the basement.
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i deal with the ads
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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Users come here looking for car info, but never register or participate. This damn site looks like something that will steal your private information.

To IB, we're another property that they flow "targeted" advertising dollars thorough.

How it works:
- IB has X number of "specialty" websites. Where "specialty" may include cars, video games, technology, etc.
- IB then installs an advertising plug-in on top of the VB software
- IB sells ads to firms for pennies, claiming all kinds of click-through effectiveness based on context sniffing code
- IB loads up the ads into their publishing engine
- IB lets the ads run for X amount of days

The way IB makes money is by claiming "your ad will be seen on X # of websites". Obviously, they don't care about the impact to the usability of the forum, they just need a large number of forums to boast about.

Fuck you Daniel. Fuck off. You're a huge piece of ass garbage.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Fucka IB, I've tried it once without logging in, no bueno man.
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