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Vulspyr
When a website doesn't let you access the website without turning off adblock I leave the website never to return.
Wutsabi
ALittlePsycho
You were born in 1299?
DeadBoiTasty
This is a bot post for UX, report for spam.
jayjayjayjayjayjayjay
too real
DorkJedi
If I am trying to look at a store's goods and the screen grays/blacks out, I close the fucking tab and go to a different one.
vvp2424
Miss the good old days, where every site hasn’t been sued which forced every one needing to get permission 6 times to show you a webpage
MissConduct10
Nope. You forgot to include all the bullshit ads that must load before any pertinent content loads.
plainoldfool
You forgot the part where the help chat bot window keeps opening up even after you close it.
GreenFox
My god, this was a journey.
Daerc
I just don't understand why every site about improving user experience has ux that's like Mike Tyson uppercutting your nuts every 30 seconds
snoozypie
@cutiepatoeti
badmusicpuns
v
Hammertulski
"Did you found what you was looking for" - I would let this pass functional testing just for the glorious phrasing
hibikicheekibreeki
1299, OP was around for the beginning stages of the Reconquista
TheBlueMuppet
They entered using the Reconquistadoor.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Pet peeve: disappearing scrollbars. Why is it a secret how far down the page I am?
PierreHagelberg
Because we don't want you to realize how much more there is, making you feel "ugh" and leaving, nor how long you've spent on the site. /Dev
That is a somewhat logical explanation, thank you. Although I'll take this opportunity to underline, that I still hate it with a vengeance.
0utrider
UGH, no kidding! Or when they make them auto-hide after you stop scrolling. Stop it! It's distracting!
Even worse; sites implemented stupidly, so that scrollbars pop-out for each scroll and then back in (i.e. not just on mouse-over).
giraffinator
Yep. Infuriating as shit.
DirtyDunko
I have put a few sites on my pi-hole list for this.
BunnyBooBear69
Same, except its ab-solution/pixelserv. Same thing basically, except it runs on my router instead.
NotSoLongDickOfTheLaw
I legitimately thought this was an Imgur ad for a second...
Felderburg
I mean, it is...
demosthenes89
It seems like the entire user account is actually just this ad for what I assume is a UX consultant. This post is spam.
djdavid98
This is the worst spam I've ever heard of!
WhitePhoenix
Report for Spam then!
Nathanyel
Igotten some spammy comments on my few public posts (e.g. just my name with an emote) from spam accounts, reported them, nothing happened.
I did! v
The701
"Would you like to participate in this survey?"
ncerteza
Forgot after clicking "read more" and get the "you have reached the maximum articles this month, subscribe to read more."
nitroghost
ah, medium. also missing the bloody cookies shite too
dangranos
And also the creepy: "Pardon the interruption. We’ve seen you here before. Let’s make things official."
(and that's without accepting their cookies... cough cough)
justonlyme1
right click, open in new incognito tab.
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
I closed the website way before all that shit.
ProxyPlayerHD
eww MM/DD/YYYY format on modern sites
Cheomesh
Should be YYYYMMDD
ISO 8601 FTW. though you forgot the - between them. so YYYY-MM-DD
Templeofpoon
You forgot the boxes where you have to find the bus in 17 scrambled pictures
Or cars, streetlights, crosswalks, storefronts, bicycles, and motorcycles. Worse are the ones that wont continue until you wait
Vectron
install uMatrix and only run the minimum of required scripts. Combine it with uBlock Origin to regain a semblance of control of your browser
StormDrain
Thanks!
pancreas
I literally forgot what ads look like on web pages because i only used my pc, and had that (and previously noscript) installed for so long.
What made you switch from NoScript to uMatrix/uBlock? (which one and why?)
umatrix just gives you more control and more information. So i like it better.
opentokix
Yes, this is very true.
VenderTrashImgur
Unfortunately just had to unfavorite cyanide and happiness cuz they want me to remove my adblocker
sme2812
Oh noes, you're using adblock!
Evergrey
"aw, you like kicking puppies? All the puppies will die if you use an adblocker!"
Pacuta
And then I immediately go back and try a different site.
Cranbananarama
I don't mind a little snark about it, because I know they get money from ads, but when they hinder my viewing? I take my business elsewhere.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
And you're done with your ONE FREE ARTICLE of the month, too bad, it's used now, go away
Davedavedavedavedave
I too was born in 12/12/1299.
dunecat1337
There can be only one!
FourWindBadger
Shit ? You too???
paranoidx89
I was born 121289
UvaroviteKing
I was born on Jan 01 1900 for most of these
JohnSnot
I wanna see data about birthdays on those sites that are asking them - 90% must be 1st of january of random year, because it's fast to input
stevtom27
1/1/2000
maddeninglemon
Best part is when I was under 18, I carefully chose a non 1 Jan date, whereas now that I am over 18, it's literally always 1 Jan.
StrategicWeaponsPlatformNineAndThreeQuarters
I use 01/01/1970 for my throwaways, because if anyone ever tries to block my account for being "fake" I can just say their data is corrupt.
Xenolith166
I always go for 1-1-1999, easy to type, not too many keys
Vashdakari
Yeah, but if you were born in 1999 then... dammit, now I feel old.
yeah, it only started working recently. Before then, my go-to was 1990.
magicrhombus
My email address is fuckoff@fuckyou.com
Yinyang107
I was born 12/12/1912.
pyschotherapist
Birthday paradox.
SomeGrayFox
I found Keanu!
Gosuamakenatek
Wow, so you made it through the black plague, WW2, and 80s hair metal bands? How did you do it?
Alcohol
Dramacian
I'm younger 01-01-1901
TheGriffin
This guy gets it
TheMemeForge
I was born when time began :Jan 1 1970
AMRIV
Is that BC then?
DukeDarkwood
He said younger, so no.
sdrawkcabmIpleH
I changed to 09-09-1990 when I got fed up with ads about how to treat urinary incontinence
And yes, I went and drank from the fountain of youth and got some 90 years younger. What did you expect?
But protection is good... for your browser! Ghostery is good and easy. Adblock of course. I only get random ads on site is support.
Yeah, but I don't really want ads about urinary incontinence even on the sites I support
Clean your cookies (all) get ghostery +adblock. You'll see. (hope you remember the passwords from the sites you auto log in ;) Trust me.
MaximusDecimusMeridiusCommanderOfTheArmiesOfTheNorthGenerDAMNIT
Pfft, 150 AD. Beat that
BurgundyBurrito
It was nice when I was finally over 18, and could just start putting my real birth date in things
GetlnLoserWereGonnaOffendEveryone
12-12-1212 here!
TedTheMan
6-6-66
ButtsMcGee86
DrNick
Man, I'm 27 and I was born on New year's Day, whatever year I land on that's over 18.
dudeismfollower
why though? limit irl info you can give out online
jrblast
It's also just more work that hitting 1111
thisistotallynotausername
What harm can sharing your birthday do? Oh no some random dude online/an FBI agent send me a present/birthday wishes.
InsertNameHereIGuess
I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic.
Thorinori
Seeing as birthdays are limited, you share a birthday with multiple millions of other people. It is probably one of the least useful things
that can be given out online, on its own that is. Birthday + other stuff is much more revealing
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
Google knows age and gender almost instantly. And it is the MAIN determining factor in ads, which make most of their money so....
Generalizing for a target audience, sure. That is a totally different story than actual info about *you* specifically.
ButternutCrinklefries
On this point though.... I doubt Google uses THAT information to determine it, they would know regardless and wouldn't want conflicting data
destinychopsticks
I fucking hate the ad overlays. If you are putting that shit up to ask me to disable my adblocker, you are the reason I put it up to start.
LiveTheMomentLoveTheLife
If you’re using chrome and you inspect element on the pop up you can delete it and continue browsing add free
3Davideo
Often times the adblockerblocker layers can be disabled by revoking the site's javascript privileges.
balentay
They ask me to disable my adblocker and I adblock their popups
Babaloga
I assume part of the point is trying to make using an ad blocker more annoying than not using one.
CKOD
Thats when I switched to a script blocker. dont host your adblockerblocker on your own domain? guess what, not gonna work.
Or if you just throw up a dozen trackers on your site for whatever reason. (I see imgur is down to only 11 trackers...)
I run a website of my own and I have a brief blurb to politely ask people to disable adblocker after assuring them my ads are nonintrusive.
KingKolunikus
Link please?
http://dmsworkshop.com
dumpcollector
Effing dot, thanks, dude. I'm just starting out for myself!
TurnYourHeadBackward
Fantastic for ads block test site v
valen00
If your ad is a static in tracked jpg then sure. Anything else is intrusive
The problem isn't that your ads are non-intrusive. Can you guarantee your ad provider will NEVER serve up malware? No.
I use Google Ads. They vet their stuff to be malware and pop-up free.
DabuEllington
https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/19/6537511/google-ad-network-exposed-millions-of-computers-to-malware
https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/01/26/hackers-abuse-google-ad-network-to-spread-malware-that-mines-cryptocurrency/
justherefortheshitposting
They sure as hell aren't, though.
What I do not have is an obnoxious overlay, and any website that puts one up immediately loses my interest.
bamblebimble
I use fuck it or if I need more pages ad your overlay or any overlay to the adblock list. Any site that prevents that is added to a block
Altogether and I never go there again
talianagisan
Indeed. I am fine with ads not the ones that force open new tabs, pop up stuff, noise, flash seizure inducing stuff, adjust the page size.
Lilly64
And you would get me to disable my Adblock with that. I use it to protect me from pop ups and audio, I don’t need it if they aren’t there.
LivingCactus
Very nice and fluid GUI though.
Ulthirm
That sort've stuff is stupid and tends to be improperly programmed which take up excessive ram and hog the allowed CPU into crashing the
browser. Wikias used to do it to me so fucking much.
CycloneSP
meh, the animations were nice and smooth, but there was too much wasted/empty space, and utterly no textures. 5/10
DemSumBigAssRidges
I love fluid GUI.
omletteduformage
Designers/programmers do their best with what shitshow given by managers and executives. Smh.
BluebellRhymes
When coders nail their job but the business decides the content xD
wingmanofmayhem
Snooj
Gorgeous uselessness. Welcome to the new web.
I'm totally not denying they're useless, just pretty. At least from a coding/design side :)
mindstorm8191
I, for one, am trying to make some useful stuff on the web (its just not working yet though... getting there!)
I hate that type of bullshit. just load the fucking thing and stop fucking around with additional animations. It's usually indicative of (1)
(2)poor coding, and therefor things like memory leaks.
CaptainScout
It actually takes a good programmer to create reliable and fluid transitions, and most modern platforms have automatic Garbage collection
exactly. most coders aren't good. they just assume everyone has 8 gb of ram.
Vulspyr
When a website doesn't let you access the website without turning off adblock I leave the website never to return.
Wutsabi
ALittlePsycho
You were born in 1299?
DeadBoiTasty
This is a bot post for UX, report for spam.
jayjayjayjayjayjayjay
too real
DorkJedi
If I am trying to look at a store's goods and the screen grays/blacks out, I close the fucking tab and go to a different one.
vvp2424
Miss the good old days, where every site hasn’t been sued which forced every one needing to get permission 6 times to show you a webpage
MissConduct10
Nope. You forgot to include all the bullshit ads that must load before any pertinent content loads.
plainoldfool
You forgot the part where the help chat bot window keeps opening up even after you close it.
GreenFox
My god, this was a journey.
Daerc
I just don't understand why every site about improving user experience has ux that's like Mike Tyson uppercutting your nuts every 30 seconds
snoozypie
@cutiepatoeti
badmusicpuns
Hammertulski
"Did you found what you was looking for" - I would let this pass functional testing just for the glorious phrasing
hibikicheekibreeki
1299, OP was around for the beginning stages of the Reconquista
TheBlueMuppet
They entered using the Reconquistadoor.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Pet peeve: disappearing scrollbars. Why is it a secret how far down the page I am?
PierreHagelberg
Because we don't want you to realize how much more there is, making you feel "ugh" and leaving, nor how long you've spent on the site. /Dev
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
That is a somewhat logical explanation, thank you. Although I'll take this opportunity to underline, that I still hate it with a vengeance.
0utrider
UGH, no kidding! Or when they make them auto-hide after you stop scrolling. Stop it! It's distracting!
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Even worse; sites implemented stupidly, so that scrollbars pop-out for each scroll and then back in (i.e. not just on mouse-over).
giraffinator
Yep. Infuriating as shit.
DirtyDunko
I have put a few sites on my pi-hole list for this.
BunnyBooBear69
Same, except its ab-solution/pixelserv. Same thing basically, except it runs on my router instead.
NotSoLongDickOfTheLaw
I legitimately thought this was an Imgur ad for a second...
Felderburg
I mean, it is...
demosthenes89
It seems like the entire user account is actually just this ad for what I assume is a UX consultant. This post is spam.
djdavid98
This is the worst spam I've ever heard of!
WhitePhoenix
Report for Spam then!
Nathanyel
Igotten some spammy comments on my few public posts (e.g. just my name with an emote) from spam accounts, reported them, nothing happened.
demosthenes89
I did!
v
The701
"Would you like to participate in this survey?"
ncerteza
Forgot after clicking "read more" and get the "you have reached the maximum articles this month, subscribe to read more."
nitroghost
ah, medium. also missing the bloody cookies shite too
dangranos
And also the creepy: "Pardon the interruption. We’ve seen you here before. Let’s make things official."
dangranos
(and that's without accepting their cookies... cough cough)
justonlyme1
right click, open in new incognito tab.
schrodingersasymmetric12gauge
I closed the website way before all that shit.
ProxyPlayerHD
eww MM/DD/YYYY format on modern sites
Cheomesh
Should be YYYYMMDD
ProxyPlayerHD
ISO 8601 FTW. though you forgot the - between them. so YYYY-MM-DD
Templeofpoon
You forgot the boxes where you have to find the bus in 17 scrambled pictures
ncerteza
Or cars, streetlights, crosswalks, storefronts, bicycles, and motorcycles. Worse are the ones that wont continue until you wait
Vectron
install uMatrix and only run the minimum of required scripts. Combine it with uBlock Origin to regain a semblance of control of your browser
StormDrain
Thanks!
pancreas
I literally forgot what ads look like on web pages because i only used my pc, and had that (and previously noscript) installed for so long.
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
What made you switch from NoScript to uMatrix/uBlock? (which one and why?)
pancreas
umatrix just gives you more control and more information. So i like it better.
opentokix
Yes, this is very true.
VenderTrashImgur
Unfortunately just had to unfavorite cyanide and happiness cuz they want me to remove my adblocker
sme2812
Oh noes, you're using adblock!
Evergrey
"aw, you like kicking puppies? All the puppies will die if you use an adblocker!"
Pacuta
And then I immediately go back and try a different site.
Cranbananarama
I don't mind a little snark about it, because I know they get money from ads, but when they hinder my viewing? I take my business elsewhere.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
And you're done with your ONE FREE ARTICLE of the month, too bad, it's used now, go away
Davedavedavedavedave
I too was born in 12/12/1299.
dunecat1337
There can be only one!
FourWindBadger
Shit ? You too???
paranoidx89
I was born 121289
UvaroviteKing
I was born on Jan 01 1900 for most of these
JohnSnot
I wanna see data about birthdays on those sites that are asking them - 90% must be 1st of january of random year, because it's fast to input
stevtom27
1/1/2000
maddeninglemon
Best part is when I was under 18, I carefully chose a non 1 Jan date, whereas now that I am over 18, it's literally always 1 Jan.
StrategicWeaponsPlatformNineAndThreeQuarters
I use 01/01/1970 for my throwaways, because if anyone ever tries to block my account for being "fake" I can just say their data is corrupt.
Xenolith166
I always go for 1-1-1999, easy to type, not too many keys
Vashdakari
Yeah, but if you were born in 1999 then... dammit, now I feel old.
Xenolith166
yeah, it only started working recently. Before then, my go-to was 1990.
magicrhombus
My email address is fuckoff@fuckyou.com
Yinyang107
I was born 12/12/1912.
pyschotherapist
Birthday paradox.
SomeGrayFox
I found Keanu!
Gosuamakenatek
Wow, so you made it through the black plague, WW2, and 80s hair metal bands? How did you do it?
Davedavedavedavedave
Alcohol
Dramacian
I'm younger 01-01-1901
TheGriffin
This guy gets it
TheMemeForge
I was born when time began :Jan 1 1970
AMRIV
Is that BC then?
DukeDarkwood
He said younger, so no.
sdrawkcabmIpleH
I changed to 09-09-1990 when I got fed up with ads about how to treat urinary incontinence
sdrawkcabmIpleH
And yes, I went and drank from the fountain of youth and got some 90 years younger. What did you expect?
Dramacian
But protection is good... for your browser! Ghostery is good and easy. Adblock of course. I only get random ads on site is support.
sdrawkcabmIpleH
Yeah, but I don't really want ads about urinary incontinence even on the sites I support
Dramacian
Clean your cookies (all) get ghostery +adblock. You'll see. (hope you remember the passwords from the sites you auto log in ;) Trust me.
MaximusDecimusMeridiusCommanderOfTheArmiesOfTheNorthGenerDAMNIT
Pfft, 150 AD. Beat that
BurgundyBurrito
It was nice when I was finally over 18, and could just start putting my real birth date in things
GetlnLoserWereGonnaOffendEveryone
12-12-1212 here!
TedTheMan
6-6-66
ButtsMcGee86
DrNick
Man, I'm 27 and I was born on New year's Day, whatever year I land on that's over 18.
dudeismfollower
why though? limit irl info you can give out online
jrblast
It's also just more work that hitting 1111
thisistotallynotausername
What harm can sharing your birthday do? Oh no some random dude online/an FBI agent send me a present/birthday wishes.
InsertNameHereIGuess
I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic.
Thorinori
Seeing as birthdays are limited, you share a birthday with multiple millions of other people. It is probably one of the least useful things
Thorinori
that can be given out online, on its own that is. Birthday + other stuff is much more revealing
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
Google knows age and gender almost instantly. And it is the MAIN determining factor in ads, which make most of their money so....
Thorinori
Generalizing for a target audience, sure. That is a totally different story than actual info about *you* specifically.
ButternutCrinklefries
On this point though.... I doubt Google uses THAT information to determine it, they would know regardless and wouldn't want conflicting data
destinychopsticks
I fucking hate the ad overlays. If you are putting that shit up to ask me to disable my adblocker, you are the reason I put it up to start.
LiveTheMomentLoveTheLife
If you’re using chrome and you inspect element on the pop up you can delete it and continue browsing add free
3Davideo
Often times the adblockerblocker layers can be disabled by revoking the site's javascript privileges.
balentay
They ask me to disable my adblocker and I adblock their popups
Babaloga
I assume part of the point is trying to make using an ad blocker more annoying than not using one.
CKOD
Thats when I switched to a script blocker. dont host your adblockerblocker on your own domain? guess what, not gonna work.
CKOD
Or if you just throw up a dozen trackers on your site for whatever reason. (I see imgur is down to only 11 trackers...)
destinychopsticks
I run a website of my own and I have a brief blurb to politely ask people to disable adblocker after assuring them my ads are nonintrusive.
KingKolunikus
Link please?
destinychopsticks
http://dmsworkshop.com
dumpcollector
Effing dot, thanks, dude. I'm just starting out for myself!
TurnYourHeadBackward
Fantastic for ads block test site
v
valen00
If your ad is a static in tracked jpg then sure. Anything else is intrusive
0utrider
The problem isn't that your ads are non-intrusive. Can you guarantee your ad provider will NEVER serve up malware? No.
destinychopsticks
I use Google Ads. They vet their stuff to be malware and pop-up free.
DabuEllington
0utrider
https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/19/6537511/google-ad-network-exposed-millions-of-computers-to-malware
0utrider
https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/01/26/hackers-abuse-google-ad-network-to-spread-malware-that-mines-cryptocurrency/
justherefortheshitposting
They sure as hell aren't, though.
destinychopsticks
What I do not have is an obnoxious overlay, and any website that puts one up immediately loses my interest.
bamblebimble
I use fuck it or if I need more pages ad your overlay or any overlay to the adblock list. Any site that prevents that is added to a block
bamblebimble
Altogether and I never go there again
talianagisan
Indeed. I am fine with ads not the ones that force open new tabs, pop up stuff, noise, flash seizure inducing stuff, adjust the page size.
Lilly64
And you would get me to disable my Adblock with that. I use it to protect me from pop ups and audio, I don’t need it if they aren’t there.
LivingCactus
Very nice and fluid GUI though.
Ulthirm
That sort've stuff is stupid and tends to be improperly programmed which take up excessive ram and hog the allowed CPU into crashing the
Ulthirm
browser. Wikias used to do it to me so fucking much.
CycloneSP
meh, the animations were nice and smooth, but there was too much wasted/empty space, and utterly no textures. 5/10
DemSumBigAssRidges
I love fluid GUI.
omletteduformage
Designers/programmers do their best with what shitshow given by managers and executives. Smh.
BluebellRhymes
When coders nail their job but the business decides the content xD
wingmanofmayhem
Snooj
Gorgeous uselessness. Welcome to the new web.
LivingCactus
I'm totally not denying they're useless, just pretty. At least from a coding/design side :)
mindstorm8191
I, for one, am trying to make some useful stuff on the web (its just not working yet though... getting there!)
pancreas
I hate that type of bullshit. just load the fucking thing and stop fucking around with additional animations. It's usually indicative of (1)
pancreas
(2)poor coding, and therefor things like memory leaks.
CaptainScout
It actually takes a good programmer to create reliable and fluid transitions, and most modern platforms have automatic Garbage collection
pancreas
exactly. most coders aren't good. they just assume everyone has 8 gb of ram.