The Fucking ad covers the content I literally could not get back into his comic strip because of the Fucking unremoveable ad covering the content. Guess time for that ad blocker.
Ublock origin on Firefox. You'll be shocked at how fast pages will load
Just installed unblock anc you are correct.
Holy shit, Something Positive is still going.
The creator is also currently the guy behind the Popeye comics, the Sunday newspaper ones!
Yeah, I read his comic's 22nd anniversary blurb and learned that Popeye is still going after over a century ...
Oh what. That's weird.
I have pi-hole running for network level ad blocking, it always confuses me when not at home and I see ads
Firefox mobile + ublock and you'll never see ads again
What is the best tutorial for this.
I use the Control D private DNS, which performs similar functions to a pi-hole, but I think is easier to set up.
Idk. Sure, use an ad blocker, but the medium is also content - if the comic author wants their site to be so full of ads that their content is unreadable then tbh I'm probably going to give up reading. Ads like that don't just happen by accident - ad placement is just as much an artistic decision as the colour palette they use
Not all webcomic authors are also well versed in web design. There's a good chance this is a WordPress theme for comics and a plug-in for ads, maybe with more third party add-ons.
Then you load up your site, go "oh, those ads make my site look like garbage", and turn the plugin off. Ads don't magically appear, someone has to actively decide that they want them and that they are happy with the trade off for user experience
While that's true, there's also the "Works on my machine" effect.
It might've been less obstructive on their pc than on op's
yeah OP has an ultra wide. the ad probably calculates size with a percentage.
Browser gets a vote when it comes to HTML. Loading the site on your browser might not look the same as it does on someone else's.
Hell... The author could have an adblock plugin themselves... :)
If that is the Something Positive I read a decade ago he should know how to make a website by now, and it was not that bad back then.
Got ad blocker now can read the comics. Maybe it was a sign for me to finally get one. I use to not be bothered by them plus figure how artists gets funds outside of Patron but goddamm never was they that bad.
People publish their comics into platforms nowadays, and if the author uses an ad-blocker, they may not even know how the comics appear in a naive browser.
But, continuing there or not, the OP is well advised to install a blocker, just like everyone else. Both for information security reasons (many of those ads are nasty for your computer) as for personal health reasons (many of those ads are nasty for your brain). All of those being attacks that nobody ever consented to (as they are forced into you without a chance for you to consent).
And rest assured, all of that is only getting to become worse on the near future.
Mething Positive.
Home to all things "Mildly Infuriating" Not infuriating, not enraging. Mildly Infuriating. All posts should reflect that.
I want my day mildly ruined, not completely ruined. Please remember to refrain from reposting old content. If you post a post from reddit it is good practice to include a link and credit the OP. I'm not about stealing content!
It's just good to get something in this website for casual viewing whilst refreshing original content is added overtime.
Rules:
1. Be Respectful
Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.
Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.
...
2. No Illegal Content
Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.
That means: -No promoting violence/threats against any individuals
-No CSA content or Revenge Porn
-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)
...
3. No Spam
Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.
-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.
-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.
-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers
-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.
...
4. No Porn/Explicit
Content
-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.
-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.
...
5. No Enciting Harassment,
Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts
-Do not Brigade other Communities
-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.
-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.
-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.
...
6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.
-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.
-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.
...
7. Content should match the theme of this community.
-Content should be Mildly infuriating.
-At this time we permit content that is infuriating until an infuriating community is made available.
...
8. Reposting of Reddit content is permitted, try to credit the OC.
-Please consider crediting the OC when reposting content. A name of the user or a link to the original post is sufficient.
...
...
Also check out:
Partnered Communities:
Reach out to LillianVS for inclusion on the sidebar.
All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules.