Blocking a gif in sig line, for example, the fly swatter

[edgineered]

A quick look around revealed 5 members still using the fly swatter, hence the solution.

Click on ABP
Select Filter Preferences
Select Custom Filters
Select Add Filter
Paste the following into block: (add http to the beginning)

//i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/SidDithers/New%20Loonix%20bug.gif

Enter
Close

[merrily]

1. Just to choose a random example. LOL! nt

[edgineered]

2. Random, yes. Odds on favorite, yes also! nt

[merrily]

5. I'm not fooled. No flies on me!

[tularetom]

3. Or you can just put the poster on ignore

Nice thing is you can do that for avatars as well. I never have to look at that inane H> logo these days.

[edgineered]

9. What? And miss all the pom poms and cheerleaders?

Hell no. I live for bread and circus.

[LiberalArkie]

4. Whats ABP?

[edgineered]

7. Ad Blocker Plus

Here's the link:

https://adblockplus.org/

You'll never miss what you don't see. Even the silly ads that appear on this most favorite site of ours just disappear...

[LiberalArkie]

8. Oh OK, thanks

[Old Codger]

6. Easier to just hit Ignore

Don't care to hear from them anyway....

[Cassiopeia]

10. I would rather see them.

Let's me know exactly who they are before even considering the comment or post.

[edgineered]

12. I agree with you.

At the time of the OP the number using a particular offensive gif was way down from yesterday. Two usurpers had usernames beginning with the letter c, two more with an s, and let's just say the last username was prior to using the greek alphabet. There is a checkbox on each filter to enable or disable it quickly.

[MerryBlooms]

11. I turned off all sig lines... way less clutter and posts load quicker.

[edgineered]

13. Please keep in mind that turning off the sig line

only prevents you, as an individual, from seeing it. Should someone decide their own sig line is no longer appropriate it needs to be erased to prevent others from viewing it.

[TeeYiYi]

14. Or...

...just rightclick the offending image and select 'Adblock Plus: block image...'

TYY

[edgineered]

15. Hey TeeYiYi! Never even noticed it.

There are two philosophies about work that you reminded me of:

1) Always give a job that must get done to the busiest person. They will find a way to do it.

2) To find out the easiest way to get something done, give it to the laziest.

Haha, I'm just joking with you, having played it both ways myself. Thanks for the tip.

[TeeYiYi]

16. Guilty as charged...

re:"2) To find out the easiest way to get something done, give it to the laziest."

...and happy to own the moniker.

Glad I could be of help. I don't know how anyone survives without Adblock Plus.

Seriously... I'm on a mac and surf the intertubes virtually ad free. I'm always amazed to hear about friends fighting ad pop-ups, video interruptions, malware, etc. I can't even imagine how annoying that would be. I always tell them to use Firefox with Adblock Plus. Beyond that, what else can I do?... It's up to them.

TYY