Gamespot flash advert needs blocking

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:57 pm

On the Gamspot website, in the window where you stream videos (any gamespot video) there is a flash ad.

You can block it putting this into the filter:
view.atdmt.com

(PS: I think adblock plus is totally awsome! Wouldn't advise browsing without it.)

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:59 pm

Whose subscription? ... not encountered with the EasyList.

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:02 pm

http://uk.gamespot.com/video/935184/617 ... al-movie-1

top right hand corner of the screen.

edit: I used that "search for frame" trick that was in one of your posts.

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:11 pm

I still don't understand. That ad frame IS blocked with the EasyList. Did you turn a filter string off or make a whitelist?

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:38 pm

No...
Mind you, there is a white list here under EasyList, but I havn't touched it.
I've even updated the subscription.

What's it called under the EasyList?

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:56 pm

Try updating the EasyList or something:

The string:

Code: Select all

.atdmt.com/

... should already block the ad itself.

... and that one isn't even necessary because:

Code: Select all

/mac-ad?

... already blocks that frame too.

Are you sure you are using the EasyList? Something is not right. Is the EasyList active? ... is another subscription/filter whitelisting it?

chewey · Post by **chewey** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:53 pm

Maybe another manifestation of the "content modifying web filter software" problem?

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:14 pm

Nope, looks normal.

Note: I'm using SeaMonkey, which seems to be bugggy at times.

chewey · Post by **chewey** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:53 pm

I'm using SeaMonkey too, nothing buggy here...

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:35 pm

Funny, this has happened a few times today.

Does it have anything to do with this?
http://www.richsterling.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4637

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:20 am

rick752 wrote:Funny, this has happened a few times today.

Does it have anything to do with this?
http://www.richsterling.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4637

The banner ad at the top isn't there but the one on the right I can see as it isn't an external ad, it's an internal one.

What about my cookie settings?
My cookie settings:
- All third party cookies are blocked
- First party cookies that have no policy or do not have my concent are set to session
- First party cookies that have my concent are accepted.

When I say SeaMonkey is buggy, it's things like when you load it, sometimes the back and forwards buttons don't work and that the current address bar at the top hasn't got the url of the site I'm browsing.
And having to constantly relog back into my e-mail account with a browser add on.
Things like that.

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:34 am

Heh, got it working, but there's a catch.

When I initially view the page, the ad is there, on refresh, it's gone... O_o

Edit: maybe the page is loading faster than the ABP is checking the page?
Quirky...

Edit 2: ok, now this is realy odd, sometimes it works, some times it doesn... >_<
Even after multiple refreshes.

Edit 3:

When not blocked, ABP active filter says:
http://adlog. (2)
2 out of 85 blocked

When blocked, ABP active filter says:
http://adlog. (2)
/adverti (1)
http://mads. (1)
4 out of 84 blocked

chewey · Post by **chewey** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:42 am

There is no such thing as "loading too fast for ABP to filter", as all the loading has to go through ABP.

I suspect some sort of rotating ads, of which some are blocked and some aren't

rick752 · Post by **rick752** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:45 am

Wow, that's weird ... try clearing your cache.

I just tried it in my Seamonkey and it blocks that ad fine.

It shouldn't have anything to do with your cookies.

mdagli1 · Post by **mdagli1** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:50 am

Cleared cache and reopened browser, no effect.

And for god sake, could you validate your privacy policy. Constantly reloging back in it driving me nuts. and don't say "put us under except" as it's open to exploition.