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written by Michael, on Oct 3, 2010 6:57:00 PM.

Problem:

The EasyList and EasyPrivacy filter subscriptions prevent users from logging into and using the comments systems on the Gannett news websites, as well as using the next and previous buttons present in some articles and tabs on the page.

Affects:

All 81 Gannett news websites

Cause:

In a winter 2009 redesign Gannett centralised the data that is served to their numerous domains by providing user and comment data through third-party services. While not normally an issue, the domains, all of which must load successfully for the comments to display correctly, are usually better known for the provision of advertisements and trackers:

This obviously causes problems for EasyList and EasyPrivacy, which by default block the domains because of the nature of the content served.

There are also nine additional domains used for the comments system only on The Indianapolis Star (indystar.com) that are also blocked by default for similar reasons:

Solution:

The items will not be whitelisted in the subscriptions because of the excessively permissive filters required, the length of which prevents them from being listed on the blog. I would therefore recommend that users subscribe to Fanboy's Gannett List in addition to any current subscriptions. Although there are redundant filters present in the subscription when used in conjunction with EasyList, it is currently one of the few solutions available to those with advert-blocking software who wish to use the Gannett comment system.

Categories: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Known issues

Comments

  • new rule ##.theAd conflicts with html term <thead> causing table headers not to display.

    (Sorry, didn't want to register to the message board just for this).

    Comment by Rogier — Oct 21, 2010 6:16:15 AM | # - re

  • Rogier, neither forums.lanik.us/ nor https://adblockplus.org/forum/ require registration for the reporting of false positives or for the suggestion of filters. Which sites does this issue affect?

    Comment by Michael — Oct 21, 2010 6:48:00 AM | # - re

  • My stock brokers' site ( www.binck.nl ) is affected by this. I don't mind sharing the source if needed, but I think the offending line is <tr class="thead" align="center"> <td>Portefeuille</td><td>Waarde</td><td>Hist. waarde</td><td>Rendement</td><td>Rend %</td>

    and not the <thead> tag. the css file has a .thead class which causes adblack to trip about it. The css has the following line

    thead,.thead
    {
    font-weight: bold;
    background-color:#102452;
    color: #ffffff;
    }

    Comment by Rogier — Oct 21, 2010 10:42:29 AM | # - re

  • Neither ###thead nor ##.thead are present in EasyList. Which subscriptions do you use?

    Comment by Michael — Oct 21, 2010 3:50:36 PM | # - re

  • "The EasyList and EasyPrivacy filter subscriptions prevent users from logging into and using the comments systems on the Gannett news websites." Should be extended for www.delawareonline.com/article/20110405/BUSINESS/104050328/Banks-hit-by-huge-data-breach?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home

    Because on this page, the next/previous buttons are broken (bottom of article)...

    Comment by Famlam — Apr 6, 2011 12:11:59 PM | # - re

  • Thanks for the reminder Famlam; I've been meaning to update this page and have done so by adding reference to the previous and next buttons in the "Problem" section at the beginning of the article.

    Comment by Michael — Apr 7, 2011 7:47:55 PM | # - re

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