Separate *ad* related css with others to avoid usability issues regarding firefox with Adblock plus

[bbbush]

Title
Separate *ad* related css with others to avoid usability issues regarding firefox with Adblock plus installed

Short, concise description of the idea
Currently css files comes within one style tag, and unfortunately it falls into Adblock+ filter rules.

Full description of the ideaFor several days all livejournal system pages becomes style-less,

Comments

[velvetchamber]

I believe the point of ads is that they are to be viewed, so there is no reason for LJ to make it easier for people to avoid ads. If people don't want to see ads anywhere on the site, they can always get a paid account.

[zorkfox]

Excuse me, but I have a paid account, and until I log in, the site tries to display ads. There's nothing wrong with me blocking those ads until I've logged in since I derive no benefit from them. In fact, every time I turn around, they are causing me more and more irritation.

[vanbeast]

I see what you're saying, but it strikes me as highly unlikely that they'll implement something to allow users to block ads.

[idonotlikepeas]

I'm not a huge fan of ads, but LJ is under no obligation to actually help you use software to defeat them.

The whole point of having Plus accounts is that you get benefits for generating a revenue stream for LJ (even though you don't pay for it); with an ad-blocker you're getting the benefits without generating the revenue. Why would they make it easier to do that?

[livredor]

I think you're a bit confused about the point of this suggestion. Currently, Basic and Paid users are having normal LJ pages not loading their CSS, because common ad blockers see the word "ad" in the file and block everything. This isn't about helping Plus users to block ads, it's about helping Basic and Paid users, who don't see the ads anyway, to use the site in a normal way. If someone isn't seeing ads at all, there's no reason for their browser to be loading the style definition for that ads. This would be a neutral thing apart from the fact that it's causing lots of people to lose all CSS site-wide.

Current situation: Plus users see ads, assuming they are not dishonestly using ad-blocking software to hide them. Basic and Paid users who are using ad-blockers for other sites are seeing unstyled pages all over the site

[ursamajor]

*nod* That was what I was under the impression the request was for, since the original poster has a paid account. Which is to say, yes, I support the suggestion.

[velvetchamber]

Ah, well, in that case it would make sense, but it would have to be implemented in a way that would still make pages look messed up for Plus users with adblocking.

[7rin]

Makes sense to me.

[ladysorka]

I had this exact same problem, and given that I have a permanent account and never see ads anyway, it's beyond annoying.

I just went in and whitelisted stat.livejournal.com, but given that I wouldn't have been affected by the ads in the first place...

In other words, very yes.