Oh my god at the amount of conspiracies and arguments here.
I have no use for this mod, but people should respect those who do. I'm sure some people chose to Block MS and their Browsers for similar reasoning.
Personally, I think the notion of "browser discrimination" is very '90s, but like I said people are free to do what they want with their sites. There's also nothing stopping browser users from changing their user agent
It would be good if people actually read all the information themselves before making their decision though, rather than going off 3rd hand information.
Blocking MSIE by itself blocks all instances of IE. (as I'm sure you know)
Changing it to MSIE 6.0 would seem to be more useful for those who use lots of .png gradients and such for backgrounds that get totally hosed in earlier versions of IE.
And, since anyone can download IE7 now even with a pirated version of XP, I think blocking old browsers may be harsh, sure, but might push a user to get a new browser, no matter what it is. Including a link in the text to a newer browser might be nice as well.
The mod is a clever idea, but I also think it is too paranoid. Another name for this mod could be "How to limit traffic to my site".
If you have a very exclusive and secretive community, then maybe it can be useful. But otherwise, it will be working against your site and make it less appealing to new users.
You have installed Spyware Loki and this spyware collects also the private information of your forum friends and their pictures and texts. I think it's okay to block malware to protect your community.
You have installed Spyware Loki and this spyware collects also the private information of your forum friends and their pictures and texts. I think it's okay to block malware to protect your community.
Ignorance is bliss. I'd rather stay in the Matrix.
Chrome user here and i have nothing to hide, that doesn't mean i don't have anything i wouldn't want out, it means i don't care lol highly unlikely my browsing habits will ever be picked up and actioned on. But again, nice MOD idea.
Chrome user here and i have nothing to hide, that doesn't mean i don't have anything i wouldn't want out, it means i don't care lol highly unlikely my browsing habits will ever be picked up and actioned on. But again, nice MOD idea.
I agree with the majority of your post the but the first sentance... urghh, why do people still trot out the old 'if you have nothing to hide'. People still use curtains, people would object if I asked to put a camera in their bedrooms. It's not that you have something to hide, it's that you value your privacy.
But yes, I agree with what you're saying.
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Anyway, I like the idea but I don't think I'll be using it :P.
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10-13-2008, 12:10 PM
