Public Service Announcement

[luxken27]

So apparently FF.net is having troubles with ads again. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if you want to have a hassle-free internet experience, you need to (1) download Firefox, and (2) install AdBlockPlus. I literally haven't seen an ad in years, and I've never had a whit of trouble trying to read fanfic at FF.net.

It even takes the commercials off videos uploaded to YouTube!

In the meanwhile, it seems AO3 has gotten its act together since Yuletide, so I'll be trying them out again as well. So if you *really* want to read my stuff, you have a couple of different alternatives to FF.net:

[+] my LJ fic community - IY fandom stuff only
[+] my Dreamwidth account - everything *but* IY fandom stuff
[+] my deviantART account - selected oneshots
[+] Archive of Our Own - selected oneshots

Media Miner seems to be on its last legs, but I'm leaving what's there, there until it bites the dust for good.

Comments

[luxken27]

those memes which asked personal questions were over the top. There was no skip ad button for them. You had to close the page.

That was most likely a malicious hack of the site, not the site itself. Apparently something similar had happened to Facebook. This is why I don't like to have ads at all, even if you "get so used to them you just ignore them". LOL, how about no?

ffnet stopped counting hits from Jan 1-6. Just when they caught up the hit counter went down again. It is nice to know that someone is actually reading what you write.

I've always kinda made the assumption that if nobody's reviewing, nobody's reading, and stepping out into my tiny, obscure fandoms has humbled my entitlement complex leik woah. It really sucks that the traffic counter went down - and that's a legit rant to make to the above comm - but I try not to let to get to me *too* much.