Turning off the ad blocker boss :)

I'd like to ask everyone that now uses adblocker if before they used it they were getting virus and malicious code warnings from their antivirus, or indeed like me something was installed without them even clicking on anything?

I'd also like to know from people who don't use any adblocker whether or not they have had any warnings within the last few months or been infected due to ths site?

It's fair enough if you feel the site is losing money because of ad blocker but if a user gets malicious code from your site are you prepared to pay for the problem to be fixed if that user is inexperienced in dealing with such problems?

With the restaurant analogy, it's true I wouldnt expect free food but if the stick something in the food that should be there, I'm going to ask for a refund and/or compensation!

Another thing I'd like to add. I NEVER block adds. I simply don't because if a site has enough adds that would make me feel uncomfortable, I will simply stop using that site. It's like going to a concert and not paying for the tickets. If the tickets are too expensive, too bad, I won't go.

I wouldn't go back to an establishment that put my health at risk and I guess the equivalent of 'not going back' for me after being infected by the ads on a website, is ad blocker.

But I have asked, without reply so far, people that don't use ad blocker whether the problem still exists.

At one point, although I admit it was well over a year ago, I was receiving warnings almost every visit

Um... if shareholders started stealing from my company, which I've already proven is equivalent to this situation in the post that you decided not to try to rebut, then damn straight I'd tell them that it's their fault.

Good day to you, sir.

@ llewdebkram

I live in Denmark, and I have not had an issue with the ads for a very long time. I have had one with noise in once or twice over the last few months, but that was it

Is it financially impossible to run the site without the revenue from everyone having adverts? Im just wondering because if thats the case i expect we will see other sites implementing bans on ad blockers. Or is that not the case?

I hate to quote myself but the fact that this wasn't really addressed is somewhat worrisome to me as a member of this community.

Am I right to believe that the community manager, of all people, thinks of many of his members as thieves?

Again, ioi, I empathize with you here and very much agree with you. However, with thekitchensink going as far as calling people thieves for something that would likely be better referred to as non-contributers or simply ungrateful (once made aware, of course) is actually quite alarming.

However it isn't stealing.  Not by a stretch of ANY imagination is it stealing.

I had a malware attack just today, but I live in the US where it appears to be much worse....