Welcome to the New GamersNexus Website v5.0: A Message (opens in new tab)

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55 pointsstonepresto2y ago33 comments

33 comments

As always, they boast a lot how they are good.

I heard the message.

> The new "5.0" version of the GamersNexus website is now live, ad-free, and function-focused.

Here all the trackers that Privacy Badger blocked: googleads.g.doubleclick.net static.doubleclick.net play.google.com www.google.com www.googletagmanager.com fonts.gstatic.com cdn.jsdelivr.net o23210.ingest.sentry.io

Edit: oh god, it's a drupal website.

rchaud2y ago

That may be because they have a Youtube video embedded in the post. All those scripts are Google related. Tag Manager is likely theirs however, for loading Google Analytics.

lousken2y ago

i would say the same about wordpress and joomla, unless it's statically generated it'll suck. The issue is regular people should be able to administer the site and add content to it. So drupal seems like a reasonable choice.

with regards to other things mentioned - youtube-nocookie should have been used but other than that i don't see a problem?

edit: drupal 10 is already out and they are still using 9 and not even 9.5

PartiallyTyped2y ago

> The issue is regular people should be able to administer the site and add content to it

Why not markdown + static site generator?

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askonomm2y ago

What's wrong with Drupal?

Kuinox2y ago

It recall me bad memories when I tried to maintain a drupal website, it was hell, it's a dedicated job.

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threeseed2y ago

Last three are not trackers: Google Fonts, JS CDN and Error handling.

Kuinox2y ago

Google Fonts leaks your IP to google, it's also not GDPR complient.

JS CDN leaks your IP to a third party, they already have a CDN: cloudflare.

Saying sentry.io is just "error handling" is wrong, it's a monitoring suite.

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poser-boy2y ago

Summary: The website will relaunch with detailed hardware reviews ad-free.

sebazzz2y ago

It is fast indeed, no cookie wall either.

PartiallyTyped2y ago

Odd how at 36 points in 2 hours this isn't on the front page and has been bumped down to 2nd page :thinking:

pennybanks2y ago

whats does that imply to you? im not too knowledgeable on the system but you got me curious lol.

PartiallyTyped2y ago

I was merely expressing that the mods demoted the post.

lagt_t2y ago

Am I the only one that has to scroll down to find the article? Also the navbar has 2 lines at 1366. :/

rubatuga2y ago

Hope it's not a shitty squarespace website .

Kuinox2y ago

It's a drupal website.

rubatuga2y ago

Thanks, not sure why they were incessantly advertising squarespace for the past few years.

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jjcon2y ago

I guess this is what they are doing with all YouTube drama revenue they generated earlier this year?

PartiallyTyped2y ago

They didn't monetize any of those videos, nor did they include "silly" jokes about their stores thinking it was a good idea, nor did they make "silly" sex jokes.

jjcon2y ago

I assume they monetized everything after it though (yes obviously they did). You can turn off monetization on a video and still benefit from drama.

hughesjj2y ago

They didn't generate anything, but they did capitalize on the self inflicted LMG drama

pennybanks2y ago

how is that self inflicting? dude made a hour long video intentionally trying to start drama and get views lol. if he sent an email there would be no drama its definitely not self inflicted. but hey i mean drama was the main point. good for him hes good at what he does

smegsicle2y ago

anyone got a tldr of drama?

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Kuinox2y ago

As always, they boast a lot how they are good.

I heard the message.

> The new "5.0" version of the GamersNexus website is now live, ad-free, and function-focused.

Edit: oh god, it's a drupal website.

rchaud2y ago

That may be because they have a Youtube video embedded in the post. All those scripts are Google related. Tag Manager is likely theirs however, for loading Google Analytics.

lousken2y ago

with regards to other things mentioned - youtube-nocookie should have been used but other than that i don't see a problem?

edit: drupal 10 is already out and they are still using 9 and not even 9.5

PartiallyTyped2y ago

> The issue is regular people should be able to administer the site and add content to it

Why not markdown + static site generator?

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askonomm2y ago

What's wrong with Drupal?

Kuinox2y ago

It recall me bad memories when I tried to maintain a drupal website, it was hell, it's a dedicated job.

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threeseed2y ago

Last three are not trackers: Google Fonts, JS CDN and Error handling.

Kuinox2y ago

Google Fonts leaks your IP to google, it's also not GDPR complient.

JS CDN leaks your IP to a third party, they already have a CDN: cloudflare.

Saying sentry.io is just "error handling" is wrong, it's a monitoring suite.

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poser-boy2y ago

Summary: The website will relaunch with detailed hardware reviews ad-free.

sebazzz2y ago

It is fast indeed, no cookie wall either.

PartiallyTyped2y ago

Odd how at 36 points in 2 hours this isn't on the front page and has been bumped down to 2nd page :thinking:

pennybanks2y ago

whats does that imply to you? im not too knowledgeable on the system but you got me curious lol.

PartiallyTyped2y ago

I was merely expressing that the mods demoted the post.

lagt_t2y ago

Am I the only one that has to scroll down to find the article? Also the navbar has 2 lines at 1366. :/

rubatuga2y ago

Hope it's not a shitty squarespace website .

Kuinox2y ago

It's a drupal website.

rubatuga2y ago

Thanks, not sure why they were incessantly advertising squarespace for the past few years.

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jjcon2y ago

I guess this is what they are doing with all YouTube drama revenue they generated earlier this year?

PartiallyTyped2y ago

They didn't monetize any of those videos, nor did they include "silly" jokes about their stores thinking it was a good idea, nor did they make "silly" sex jokes.

jjcon2y ago

I assume they monetized everything after it though (yes obviously they did). You can turn off monetization on a video and still benefit from drama.

hughesjj2y ago

They didn't generate anything, but they did capitalize on the self inflicted LMG drama

pennybanks2y ago

smegsicle2y ago

anyone got a tldr of drama?

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