Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5070188-20151202130010

As many of you are already aware, Wikia did a large technical update a couple days ago, which has (in my opinion) added some of the most annoying new features yet, one of which has thankfully been removed after only a couple hours or so if it being enabled. The most recent change that I noticed is that Wikia now has a banner programmed to appear whenever they dedect that someone is using ad-blocking software. I will admit right here right now that yes, I do use ad-blocking software, although I won't disclose the specific program I use. I know Wikia will probably indirectly antagonize me because of this and it might even get me banned, but this leads me to explain WHY I started using ad-blocking software on Wikia.

Last year, the ads on Wikia seemed to get worse and worse. But when I saw two ads for Russian dating websites, that's where I drew the line. Everyone is above seeing these types of low-standard ads if we just believe, so I installed my ad-blocking software right after seeing those specific ads. Since I have been using Wikia for over three years now and know that it used to be a better place, I think Wikia is setting a very low bar for themselves by allowing these types of ads to be run. Either do a better job of tailoring ads or we will all use ad-blocking software, although I won't stop using it just because it improves my Wikia experience, even with the new banner appearing.

Does anyone agree or disagree and why? Let's try to be civilized about this please. 