XIVDB admin stepping down

[DeaconMoore]

Imagine living in 2018 and not using uBlock Origin.

And risk computer herpes? *shudder* No thanks.

[Zephera]

I have an adblocker and all it did was turn the ads into WoW-related stuff as opposed to getting rid of them. IDK if I'm doing something wrong...it takes so long for pages to load on WoWhead regardless that I hope XIVDB doesn't go the same way.

I recommend using something like uBlock Origin. If I recall correctly, AdBlock Plus has some accepted advertiser system these days that lets some through which kind of defeats the purpose of it being an adblocker.

[KaivaC]

As long as the site itself isn't affected too much ie overwhelming ads and slowing down, I'm willing to keep giving it a shot. I have a pretty strong ad blocker on Chrome.

[Elamys]

I recommend using something like uBlock Origin. If I recall correctly, AdBlock Plus has some accepted advertiser system these days that lets some through which kind of defeats the purpose of it being an adblocker.

I'll give that one a try then. What a stupid change for ABP to make. thanks!

[Nixxe]

I have an adblocker and all it did was turn the ads into WoW-related stuff as opposed to getting rid of them. IDK if I'm doing something wrong...it takes so long for pages to load on WoWhead with my crappy internet regardless that I hope XIVDB doesn't go the same way.

ABP is what you're doing wrong. It used to be good, but it has been unreliable ever since they started whitelisting, even if you opt out of it. Get uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Extra.

And risk computer herpes? *shudder* No thanks.

Fortunately, computers operate on cause and effect like anything else, not vague superstitions. This makes "computer herpes" quite unlikely if you have any idea at all what you're doing.

[DeaconMoore]

Fortunately, computers operate on cause and effect like anything else, not vague superstitions. This makes "computer herpes" quite unlikely if you have any idea at all what you're doing.

Indeed, which is why you should go to wowhead with the understanding that the site is a bomb waiting to go off and if you really want to go deal with that you should suit up in the best bomb disposal suit you can get your hands on.

Why a sane person would go there even in such a suit knowing the potential pain awaiting them though, I dunno. There are other sources out there to mine that are a lot safer.

[Zephera]

Indeed, which is why you should go to wowhead with the understanding that the site is a bomb waiting to go off and if you really want to go deal with that you should suit up in the best bomb disposal suit you can get your hands on.

Why a sane person would go there even in such a suit knowing the potential pain awaiting them though, I dunno. There are other sources out there to mine that are a lot safer.

The site won't do anything bad to you if you have a remotely decent adblocker. If we're using the bomb analogy, it's less like wearing a suit and more like the bomb has been disarmed safely before you even approached it.

[DeaconMoore]

The site won't do anything bad to you if you have a remotely decent adblocker.

The fact you even have to say that should tell you something about the site and it's administration...

[Zephera]

The fact you even have to say that should tell you something about the site and it's administration...

I'm not defending their admin. I'm just saying there's nothing that they can do to hurt you if you have an adblocker. Despite it's admin, it's still one of the best sites for info on WoW and an adblocker neuters the worst part of the site leaving you with all the good features.

[Nixxe]

Indeed, which is why you should go to wowhead with the understanding that the site is a bomb waiting to go off and if you really want to go deal with that you should suit up in the best bomb disposal suit you can get your hands on.

Why a sane person would go there even in such a suit knowing the potential pain awaiting them though, I dunno. There are other sources out there to mine that are a lot safer.

The issue with the site is that the ads are broken and sometimes try to infinitely load nonexistent targets, which eats up the resources on your computer (and as far as I know that's not even a problem anymore). It's not giving out viruses, which is the superstitious mumbo jumbo to which I was referring. Again though, uBlock prevents the problem entirely by never giving the ads a chance to load.