Ad trap / donating

**Mulvaney** · 04-28-12 at 03:25 AM

Hi

I couldn't get on today until I disabled JavaScript in Firefox, because the FunnyHub ad doesn't seem to have a "skip" or "close" and I got stuck there on every page I tried, every time I tried it. I guess not everyone will know to do this (unless it's only happening to me). It's gone from an ad a day to an ad per refresh (fair enough, you've got to pay the bills) but now this (which was preventing me from using the site altogether).

I've since been reading up and I'm considering donating, partly to get rid of ads altogether.

I don't mean to rock the boat and appreciate that many people have donated, but does donating potentially compromise the relative anonymity that a user of this site normally enjoys, if a MegaUpload type scenario were to occur and your records were seized? I assume you keep records which would then tie my username on this site to my payment username or transaction number, which could then be requested from the payment provider to trace my payment details and identify me?

I'm not usually this paranoid and I wouldn't imagine that a small donation would put me at the top of anyone's most wanted list, but since the recent online locker closures etc I've become more wary.

Thanks for your time and thanks for letting me be a part of such a great community!

:o)

**robbo0000** · 04-28-12 at 03:33 AM

Donating is the best bet to be add free

Donating to the site will not put you in any danger , you are donating to help keep a site running , not paying for the sites running costs

Noscrypt addon for firefox will help but donating will fix your problems

**navarreli** · 04-28-12 at 10:29 AM

If you are a firefox user ABP(Adblock Plus) will do the trick

**neophyte666** · 04-28-12 at 11:01 AM

I see you chose to donate. Congrats on premium and ad free.

**shin** · 04-28-12 at 11:45 AM

Welcome to the premium club Mulvaney!
we have cake & sexy parties

shima_momy · 04-28-12 at 12:12 PM

+1 AdBlock Plus

**neophyte666** · 04-28-12 at 12:40 PM

Quote:

Welcome to the premium club Mulvaney!
we have cake & sexy parties

I have seen the sexy parties but never cake

Where are they

**L1b3rta** · 04-28-12 at 01:39 PM

Welcome to the club Mulvaney! =)

**robbo0000** · 04-28-12 at 02:19 PM

Yes good to see you chose to donate

**Scyence** · 04-28-12 at 03:01 PM

Honestly, I've had similar thoughts these past few days (shortly after I became Premium): If this site was shut down by the US government (or any government for that matter), what would happen to the Premium Users (who participated in supporting an "illegal" site)?

But like robbo said, I think we can sleep fairly relaxed..

Btw I don't support using ABP on this site since it depends on ads and donations..

**PopSmith** · 04-28-12 at 10:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Scyence

Honestly, I've had similar thoughts these past few days (shortly after I became Premium): If this site was shut down by the US government (or any government for that matter), what would happen to the Premium Users (who participated in supporting an "illegal" site)?

No agency is going to go after someone for donating because that individual (or group) is not profiting from the site. That being said, no one profits from this site. All the donations go towards the server costs.

Since this thread's issue has been resolved I'm closing it.

04-28-12 at 03:33 AM	#2
robbo0000 ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,613	Donating is the best bet to be add free Donating to the site will not put you in any danger , you are donating to help keep a site running , not paying for the sites running costs Noscrypt addon for firefox will help but donating will fix your problems Last edited by robbo0000; 04-28-12 at 03:38 AM.

04-28-12 at 12:40 PM	#7
neophyte666 ℝα√їᾔℊ ☩ ℳαḓ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: υи∂єяgяσυи∂ яανє Posts: 6,885	Quote: Welcome to the premium club Mulvaney! we have cake & sexy parties I have seen the sexy parties but never cake Where are they Last edited by neophyte666; 04-28-12 at 12:42 PM.

04-28-12 at 10:29 AM	#3
navarreli Expert Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 823	If you are a firefox user ABP(Adblock Plus) will do the trick

04-28-12 at 11:01 AM	#4
neophyte666 ℝα√їᾔℊ ☩ ℳαḓ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: υи∂єяgяσυи∂ яανє Posts: 6,885	I see you chose to donate. Congrats on premium and ad free.

04-28-12 at 12:12 PM	#6
shima_momy Novice Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 113	+1 AdBlock Plus

04-28-12 at 01:39 PM	#8
L1b3rta Guru Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,053	Welcome to the club Mulvaney! =)

04-28-12 at 02:19 PM	#9
robbo0000 ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,613	Yes good to see you chose to donate

04-28-12 at 03:01 PM	#10
Scyence 聖哭螳螂 Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 261	Honestly, I've had similar thoughts these past few days (shortly after I became Premium): If this site was shut down by the US government (or any government for that matter), what would happen to the Premium Users (who participated in supporting an "illegal" site)? But like robbo said, I think we can sleep fairly relaxed.. Btw I don't support using ABP on this site since it depends on ads and donations..

04-28-12 at 10:54 PM	#11
PopSmith Elder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 山で Posts: 2,538	Quote: Originally Posted by Scyence Honestly, I've had similar thoughts these past few days (shortly after I became Premium): If this site was shut down by the US government (or any government for that matter), what would happen to the Premium Users (who participated in supporting an "illegal" site)? No agency is going to go after someone for donating because that individual (or group) is not profiting from the site. *That being said, no one profits from this site. All* the donations go towards the server costs. Since this thread's issue has been resolved I'm closing it.**