tag:old-support.getadblock.com,2013-08-06:/discussions/suggestions/44-increasing-the-number-of-users-will-inevitably-hurt-the-internetAdBlock: Discussion 2013-08-29T18:41:07Ztag:old-support.getadblock.com,2013-08-06:Comment/284877872013-08-28T20:14:47Z2013-08-28T20:14:48ZIncreasing the number of users will inevitably hurt the internet<div><p>I agree with this statement. AdBlock is an extremely
well-meaning program that aims to improve internet browsing
experience, but, to me, either it's much better thought out than it
seems or focused blindly on a short-term (and admirable) goal. I
appreciate what is being done, but I feel an obligation to disable
this on my own device. I would rather pay for internet content with
a few annoying banners than with my credit card.</p></div>Xtag:old-support.getadblock.com,2013-08-06:Comment/284877872013-08-29T02:26:47Z2013-08-29T02:26:50ZIncreasing the number of users will inevitably hurt the internet<div><p>I totally agree, and they seem to be completely ignoring any and
all of the discussions opened on this topic, including the one I
wrote yesterday which looks like it might as well have been closed
by an automated bot response.</p></div>Andrewtag:old-support.getadblock.com,2013-08-06:Comment/284877872013-08-29T18:41:04Z2013-08-29T18:41:04ZIncreasing the number of users will inevitably hurt the internet<div><p>Derek, X and Andrew,</p>
<p>Hi! We're definitely humans (not bots). And we understand what
you're saying. We just don't agree that AdBlock gaining users is
going to hurt the web.</p>
<p>I've just written out some of our thoughts in a couple of
articles:</p>
<p><a href=
"http://adblock.tenderapp.com/kb/about-the-project/isnt-adblock-destroying-the-web">
http://adblock.tenderapp.com/kb/about-the-project/isnt-adblock-dest...</a><br>
<a href=
"http://adblock.tenderapp.com/kb/about-the-project/wont-adblocks-popularity-destroy-it">
http://adblock.tenderapp.com/kb/about-the-project/wont-adblocks-pop...</a></p>
<p>If we are wrong, time will tell. But we're going to try to bring
AdBlock to more people because we think it's a good thing.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I'm not sure that debating the issues on our
support forum is the best way for us to spend our time. This site
is here for users experiencing bugs or other issues, and we need to
focus our energy on solving their problems and improving
AdBlock.</p>
<p>Thanks for your feedback, and we do wish you well.</p></div>nathan