Do you block Adsense ads?

Apparently a large percentage of 'techie' users block ads. And most users here are techies.

BUT, many users here are also Adsense publishers, so I imagine they wouldn't want to block the ads...

I'd like to see some numbers though!

 

I am a tech but I do not block ads of any kind. Never even really gave the idea much though.

Ads do not bother me and I would imagine not seeing the ads on some sites can take away from the appearance as sometimes these things are integrated into the design.

 

I do not block AdSense ads. But, I sometimes wish I did so that I could actually tell the difference between content and ad blocks made to look like content.

I ran into a site yesterday, owned by a Russian group which picks up just expired domain names that still have backlinks, especially in rarely edited DMOZ sections. The front page was all ads. The only non-ad (or was it) link opened a page with all ads. Backing up regenerated the fornt page, with all new ads!

A proper ad blocker would have generated a blank page.

 

good point. I used to 'break' templates and designs all the time when I tried ad blocking

 

Anyone else wanna share their stance? 6 poll results is hardly enough to produce reliable stats of any sort

 

Never block them.
If the ads bother me too much, I just don't visit that site anymore

 

I didnt know that I could, I will need to find out how.

 

How can ads be blocked?

I'd actually like to block the ads on my own sites so I dont click on them.. Some ads are just SOOO tempting

 

oops, I didn't mean to inspire people to block ads because of this thread!

I guess this is a classic example of the theory that you can't accurately measure something without changing it in some way

 

I don't block them, I want to see a site exactly as most users see it.

 

These results so far are more positive than I'd anticipated. I've just created a free, adsense-supported link checking tool for link buyers, and I was kind of worried that half of my users wouldn't see the ads anyways...

 

No, because I like to see sites how they're supposed to be like. Plus, I sometimes pick up a few tips here and there on ad placement.

 

I have a site I use to track JS usage on my sites.

http://js.icarusindie.com/js.php?a=stat

I'd be nice if there was a way to see if adsense was blocked and log it.

 

Thats what I was thinking. I wonder if I could come up with a script of some sort

 

ads are source of income for me; i dont block them at all! I dont want anybody to block ads! but popup ads are to be hated

 

I dont block Adsense ads, only the popups are blocked automatically by my browser.

 

do you find yourself blind to adsense ads?

 

No, I am always looking at adsense ads...

They are in my opinion the "most friendly"... As opposed to flashy, popups, and blinking ads...

 

I don't block ads, I think it's disrespectful to the websites you're surfing. They provide a free service, you view their ads. I think that's a fair trade.

 

well then, you're exactly the kind of person that I hope uses my free tool!