Journal Journal: Crazy fool calls Adblock+ users "Thieves" 4
[edit] I really should have made this a story, not a journal entry[/edit]
Danny Carlton writes on Adsense chat:
Here's my solution which you can see if you visit http://articlewagon.com/ with FireFox with Adblock Plus. Create a 1x1 transparent gif named "fake.adbrite.gif" and place it on your site in the topmost directory. Install the following code on every page of your site... Code:
<img src="/fake.adbrite.gif" id="fakeAd"
/><!-- 1x1 pixel image -->
<script language="javascript">
function checkAdBlock() {
var img = document.getElementById('fakeAd');
if (img && (img.style.display == 'none' || img.style.visibility == 'hidden')) {
window.location = 'http://myDomain.com/thief.htm';
}
}
setTimeout('checkAdBlock()', 2000);
</script>(Change "myDomain.com" to your URL) Create the following html page, name it thief.htm and also place it in the top most directory... Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>Stop Thief!!</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align="center"><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>This site is monetized
by advertising.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>You are using Adblock
Plus, which takes resources and blocks ads.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>The ads are how this
site is paid for.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>Taking things without
paying for them is called stealing.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><b><font face="Century Gothic" size="5">Thieves are not
welcome at this site.</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>Don't like being
called a thief, stop using Adblock Plus.</b></font></p>
</body>
</html>If enough people do this Adblock Plus will die a well deserved death.
