Adblock Plus 2.3

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  1. siljaline

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    never enabled the Typo correction feature so it is a good move to remove it

    thanks
     
  3. Tyrizian

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    I really wish they would cut down on resource consumption.

    My Firefox always runs in the 200+Mb range, when Adblock Plus is installed.
     
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  6. siljaline

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    It would be a bit of a stretch in calling Adblock Plus bloatware.

     
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    Just a bit? More like a giant sensational stretch.
     
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    I think people often forget that the lists you use and how many is more of a factor in the "bloat" (that term is used an awful lot for things) than the addon itself.
     
  10. siljaline

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    Based on what are you making this grandiose statement ? :cautious:
     
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    His comment obviously. o_O
     
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    Adblock plus isn't bloat. It's the subscription lists that slow down the loading of firefox. I have adblock plus running with no subscription list and it loads up instantly. I just use hellboy firewall along with element hider and blocks everything I need. Without the bloat of the massive easylist subscription.

    Feels pointless to run a fork of adblock plus. When you can uncheck the "allow some non-intrusive advertising" box in filter preferences anyway. Plus either run smaller subscription list or RegEx filter extensions like hellboy firewall and silent block.
     
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    I don't know much about how ABP works, but what does it do without a list? I was under the impression that the lists were necessary to tell it what domains to block. Or does it come with a basic list and the subscriptions add more domains?
     
  15. siljaline

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    You may also use Disconnect as a compliment to AdBlock plus.

     
  16. syk69

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    Already do :D thanks. :thumb:
     
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    The reason I use it is to make my own rules and hide elements that don't get blocked by hell boy firewall. Same thing like using a hosts file to block ads. The ads get blocked but the place holder still shows, so I use ad block element hider to get rid of them. Or if hell boy misses and ad (which is very few), I can use adblocker to manually add the rule.

    Point is I don't use the massive easy list subscription which terribly slows down the loading of Firefox. Due to having to load it into memory.
     
  18. siljaline

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    Alrighty then :D
     

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    I like to build my own lists :) If you want to hide a great number of ads, you can use a list compiled by someone else, but if you want to stop only the more obnoxious and intrusive ads, or only some advertising companies you can build your own list.
     
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