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Far be it from me to tell SW what to do, but I don’t think the Competition stacks up to the Real Deal.

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Probably just a free trial.

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I think it shows just how confident Spiceworks is in their product. They will even let their competition advertise on their site.

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lol - you still see ads on the Internet?

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Edit: Forgot the image. DOH!

Whoa!

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Many of us whitelist Spiceworks because the adds have their place and stay in them, and it helps support them.

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The Spiceworks Helpdesk app isn’t for everyone. It’s not intended to be! We made a freely available, lightweight application for small businesses that may not have (or want to spend) the resources for an entire helpdesk system.

We fully expect some SpiceHeads to “outgrow” the app as their needs increase, and we’re more than okay with that. In an ideal world, those SpiceHeads stick around in the community (and most of them have), because Spiceworks is more than just an application these days.

With all that said, that’s why we allow (and seek out) other helpdesk apps to advertise here: It’s not our intention to lock you into the Spiceworks ecosystem; we want to make sure you’re using the best product for what your company needs.

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Spiceworks politely asked me to unblock their ads since they’re apparently not so bad.

Some have actually been decent or interesting and I don’t mind helping out these guys.

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SW has always show competitor’s ads. Nothing new or unexpected here. ManageEngine is a sponsoring vendor. Why would SW not show their ads?

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What

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My brain has been trained to block them completely.

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I see ads on spiceworks and spiceworks alone, because it’s how they make their money and i’m not a douchebag.

I’ve also gotten probably $60-$70 in free amazon gift cards because of it, so you’re only hurting yourself.

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I usually run two programs on each screen. In the case of spiceworks, I donate some of its width to an application that needs it like ESET console. Win win.

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What have you done? You are going to break the internet!

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…if Spiceworks existence is that shaky that is depends on ad revenue then they are doomed to fail. This isn’t facebook or farming games for the masses - sure, maybe the ads are OK/safe today, but that doesn’t mean they will be tomorrow. Ads are the very thing that gives you malware/adware/badware/cryptolocker.

The oxymoron of this conversation is mind-boggling. I’m on an IT forum, and people are actually defending ads. HOLY F$#@

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$60 to $70 in gift cards doesn’t even cover a half hour of my time cleaning up spyware/adware. I’ve got better things to do with my life than un-doing how other people want to wreak havoc with my computer.

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What on earth does this have to do with whitelisting ads on spiceworks?

@legoman

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Sigh… It has nothing to do with being shaky… Most of the ads go to internal links to their sponsors Spiceworks pages. These do not give you viruses… I understand most of the time I would agree with other sites. Spiceworks is different though. All the ads apply to IT, and some of them are just links to contest in Spiceworks. I choose to allow ads on SW because they are non malicious, relevant, and gives a little extra dough to a free service that I enjoy. You can do what you want, but the way you just presented yourself in your last post is not going to go over well in this community. Feel free to disagree with me, but try not to come across as an ass hat.

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But they say their ads don’t suck (I was on another PC I didn’t whitelist with ABP)

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Dude it’s cool, doesn’t phase me one bit if you think I’m an “ass hat” Contrary to popular belief I don’t hang out on this forum (or others) to be marketed to, to see how big I can get my virtual friends list, or to pretend I’m hip and “social networking” If you think ads are safe, and you understand the process so well, fine, don’t block em.

In the meantime, I’ll keep enjoying all the time I’ve saved NOT cleaning up malware/adware/badware/cryptolocker over the last 10+ years because I’m not afraid to implement an Internet filter and firewall rules the right way - and that means blocking ads too. It allows me to have more time with family and friends, and working on cool and interesting projects for customers all over the world, and not have to worry about trying to justify my existence by cleaning up crapware/spam/phishing/hacks, or other meaningless BS, at a single company. Cause when your complacent, or just lazy, and allow any of that crap in your door (none of which is needed for your company to be in business) that’s exactly the time-suck you can expect to get out of it - and sure, you’ll look busy doing it - and people will come to you as an “expert” or a “guru” - and you’ll fix it, and you’ll have a sense of accomplishment … but if you could find a free moment and stand back, you might realize how your “job function” has been reduced to little more than the Internet’s garbage man, cleaning up the trash, that you just keep letting blow in your door. On the other hand, you could try being a true IT professional - defending the network proactively and constantly - from an onslaught of attacks and traffic that you can really, absolutely, do without. Heck you could even feel empowered and take a stand - that it’s not OK, it’s not the “norm”, and it’s not an acceptable use of your time to have to cleanup the constant adware/malware and the personal/company information theft that goes with it - all because you think a little ad can’t hurt.