Talk:Filterset.G/Archives/2013

Requested move
The proper name is "Filterset.G", not "Filterset.g"; the "G" should always be capitalized.


 * Moved, thanks. -- Naive cynic 22:27, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Period
The period does go inside the quotation mark, but it doesn't really matter.&mdash;Sixteen Left 00:39, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Names
In case anyone is wondering where the name "Graham Pierce" comes from, it's on the "Important Notice!" that shows up the first time you run Filterset.G Updater. It also mentions developers Michael McDonald and Reid Rankin. æle ✆ 15:52, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Proposed merge
It seems inappropriate to merge this page to Adblock. Filterset.G is a common set of rules used for Adblock but is not necessarily part of Adblock (users can use other rules) nor is it affiliated. I've removed the merge template. Twinxor t 22:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

delete
this ain't notable folks. someone delete it please —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 222.155.208.49 (talk) 00:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC).


 * An assertion from a random IP address by someone who won't even sign their post themselves... Sorry, but I disagree; the article stays unless you can give a better argument. -- Limulus 09:47, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Deletion re: Notability
Notability is asserted: "the first major filter list available for Adblock", also ongoing conflict (non-compatibility with most current Adblock Plus, currently the 2nd most popular Fx extension). Sufficient? Mr. Bene 19:18, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. I've removed the deletion request. Clearly, this topic is notable to somebody.Larry 10:41, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Why does this page exist?
It seems like nothing but a chance for FiltersetG + Adblock plus creators to snark at each other in the Criticism section. The entire article seems to have left behind the NPOV concept. What value does this article add? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.27.158 (talk) 22:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree - having my blog post quoted here as the ultimate wisdom certainly wasn't my idea. I was simply disappointed with the way Wikipedia was misused. Also, the "snarking" is very old, Adblock Plus and Filterset.G simply go separate ways - and have been for a long time already. —Wladimir Palant, 16 April 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.61.171.11 (talk) 14:44, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Like Wladimir was saying, the creators of the two extension don't do much snarking. See my comment at bug 468663 on Bugzilla. All the snarking seems to be performed by the users of the extensions, not by us. I personally feel that Adblock Filterset.G Updater has served its purpose. Filterset.G hasn't been updated in 9 months now. As I see it, Graham got a girlfriend, and had his time priorities shift. And that's perfectly fine. The power of open source is that if your code becomes popular, it will be taken and run with. I coded AFGU because I wanted autoupdating filters, and despite the fact that I now use EasyList, I'm happy because I have autoupdating filters. (Oh yes, I'm also Reid Rankin. Don't believe it? Email [mailto:reidrankin@gmail.com] me for verification.) MrNerdHair (talk) 21:00, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Article update and full disclosure
I've just updated the article to adhere more to WP:NPOV and to increase its factual accuracy. Be advised that since I'm one of the developers of Adblock Filterset.G Updater, I may have a conflict of interest. However, I don't believe that I was biased in my rewrite. If anyone else does, I'll yield to their judgment. -- Reid Rankin MrNerdHair (talk) 21:25, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Once again, full disclosure
I don't get a chance to check this page often, and when I do it's usually out of nostalgia. I was disappointed to see a "this article has issues" tag referencing notability and lack of references, and I can't find any discussion on the talk page to back it up. There's no AfD request or anything like that that I can tell, and there are references to back things up too. (I'd love to see more, but I don't see a specific complaint about anything in particular.) Because of this, I've axed the tag because I don't think it reflects actual consensus.

This article is important to me personally, but also, I think, to the internet at large as a form of historical record. This extension has been discontinued for some time now, and it's gone from the official AMO statistics. I understand the gut reaction of editors that see this page, and are skeptical of its notability because they've never heard of it, but despite the fact that it's been made obsolete it was a pivotal part of getting the community to accept the concept of automatically-updating ad filter lists from a central source. It was the first option out there enabling people who weren't able to construct their own filters to reap the benefits of ad blocking, and without a piece of software like this one linking filter list projects like EasyList with their user base, the development of the comprehensive and extremely accurate ad blocking that we can enjoy today wouldn't have happened.

I appeal to all editors to leave this page in place. It documents an important part of web history, and eliminating this page would harm the historical record.

Full disclosure, as always: I'm Reid Rankin, one of the original developers of the extension this page refers to. I'm doing my best not to be biased, though, and if anyone else is willing to jump in and work on this page, I'll yield to their judgement. -- Reid Rankin MrNerdHair (talk) 04:28, 19 December 2013 (UTC)