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I wasn't particularly talking about GBATemp anyway. Think like Youtube. It's a great website that allows people to upload videos for free. Why would Youtube allow that? Because you're a potential ad-clicker and you somehow bring them money. Even I sometimes watch those commercial videos that are on the frontpage.
Or IGN. You can get a paid membership and block the ads. Otherwise, you're gonna have to see them. Not all ads needs to be clicked in order for the site to get money. Just you seeing them is enough for them. and I absolutely love IGN, it's a great website, even though the ads sometimes irritate me, I don't blame them. But you blocking that Ad destroys all the purpose of it.
"In fact, I'm saving them money by saving the bandwidth they would have loaded had I let the ads load on my end."
Besides, this doesn't really make any sense at all because whaeter you block them or not, they're already downloaded and the bandwith is already used. You just don't see it on your browser. It's only a visual thing.
As I said, sooner or later, somehow is going to click on those ads, accidentally or on purpose. Ads aren't there just to annoy you and give a worse browsing experience. Those websites need money. I am suprised how GBATemp can hold down all these stuff with minimum to none advertisement and I'm really glad to that. But as just I said above, when you'll have your own website, you'll understand that better.
Or IGN. You can get a paid membership and block the ads. Otherwise, you're gonna have to see them. Not all ads needs to be clicked in order for the site to get money. Just you seeing them is enough for them. and I absolutely love IGN, it's a great website, even though the ads sometimes irritate me, I don't blame them. But you blocking that Ad destroys all the purpose of it.
"In fact, I'm saving them money by saving the bandwidth they would have loaded had I let the ads load on my end."
Besides, this doesn't really make any sense at all because whaeter you block them or not, they're already downloaded and the bandwith is already used. You just don't see it on your browser. It's only a visual thing.
As I said, sooner or later, somehow is going to click on those ads, accidentally or on purpose. Ads aren't there just to annoy you and give a worse browsing experience. Those websites need money. I am suprised how GBATemp can hold down all these stuff with minimum to none advertisement and I'm really glad to that. But as just I said above, when you'll have your own website, you'll understand that better.