I have not altered the state of firefox from how it was installed, in regards to pop-ups and advertisements. Any blockers that are on are built into the initials settings of the browser. It does block some pop-ups, I think, but I know it doesn't block all, as I get one nearly every time I access NWR.
I do see advertisements as revenue screens, and have considered installing ad blockers before, then decided not to, entirely because I don't think it's fair to the website providing the content. If a website's advertisements are incompatible with whatever my browser has as a feature, that's their problem, because FireFox 2 is a pretty common browser.
Whenever I think ads are overbearing or too much, I do change the station or channel, or I stop visiting the site on a regular basis. If they want my page hits, they can find a way to adverstise in a way that's less obtrusive to whatever I'm observing. It's unfortunate to find something good on the radio to have it interrupted after three minutes of air-time with ten minutes of ad time. I don't listen to it then, and find something else. Capitalism, buddy. It's why we have so many forms of media out there for us to enjoy.
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