European Cookie Bullshit
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If this is true, this is absolutely halarious...plus it ignores the fact that since cookies could be wiped...people could easily find themselves on their favorite website spammed by "you've never been here before!"
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@UnknownGeek Sadly, it is true.
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I see no issues with the "European Cookie Bullshit" (I am from Europe, but as American as Lincoln now). It is intended to protect the user (any other hidden and ulterior purpose notwithstanding). It takes a second to make the notice disappear. More often than not, I simply ignore it and continue using the site as I was.
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@a_5mith I don't use it on forum, but some other sites.
All larger forums and blogs use Adsense or ads in general. If you have some heavy used website, which generates user experience from content, then you have to invest much time to this website. This is the time which you could invest in your job or family, so for me it is OK to monetize.
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@Fastidious said:
I see no issues with the "European Cookie Bullshit" (I am from Europe, but as American as Lincoln now). It is intended to protect the user (any other hidden and ulterior purpose notwithstanding). It takes a second to make the notice disappear. More often than not, I simply ignore it and continue using the site as I was.
By why should we (website owners) use this shit? 99,99% will click on OK and not leave the website. That is not a real choice, it is a button which every new user or every user with incognito browser-modus has to click on.
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@prog said:
By why should we (website owners) use this shit?
Simple answer? It is the law, deal with it.
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@Fastidious said:
@prog said:
By why should we (website owners) use this shit?
Simple answer? It is the law, deal with it.
Clear, but it is against user experience and it makes no sense to me.
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Why does this need to be a plugin? Throw this code into a header widget and "furget abawt it".
<script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = {"message":"This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website","dismiss":"Got it!","learnMore":"More info","link":"http://example.com/cookie-policy","theme":"dark-top"}; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s3.amazonaws.com/cc.silktide.com/cookieconsent.latest.min.js"></script>Hints: Replace
dark-topwith any of the following:dark-floatingdark-bottomlight-toplight-bottomlight-floating
Floating will float it in from the bottom right corner. Bottom sets it at the bottom just above urgh "the fold"
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@a_5mith said:
Why does this need to be a plugin? Throw this code into a header widget and "furget abawt it".
<script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = {"message":"This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website","dismiss":"Got it!","learnMore":"More info","link":"http://example.com/cookie-policy","theme":"dark-top"}; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s3.amazonaws.com/cc.silktide.com/cookieconsent.latest.min.js"></script>Hints: Replace
dark-topwith any of the following:dark-floatingdark-bottomlight-toplight-bottomlight-floating
Floating will float it in from the bottom right corner. Bottom sets it at the bottom just above urgh "the fold"
Problem solved.but you get his everytime?
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I'm firmly in the "this is a stupid law" camp but as @Fastidious said earlier, it is what it is and we just have to deal with that.
@a_5mith Thanks for the snippet!
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Personally, I think it's funny that all sites I know (including all large sites) show a "This site uses cookie. Accept or leave immediately" banner, but
- they don't explain what the cookies do and why. "This site requires cookies to work" is surely not a clear and comprehensive explanation, and
- most sites show this warning after cookies have been set (because it's technically much easier).
So these sites annoy their users and miss the goals of the directive (i.e. they're – in my humble opinion – not fulfilling the legal requirements), and so top even the "lawmakers who couldn't use a mouse".
